Mandarin Lesson 1
For a complete beginner, these sentences will seem hard! Not only that, but they're fast! Ok, so why would I do that? To improve your listening! First, listen to my introductory recordings here:
Forward 1 (2 Meg file, so be patient for the download)
Forward 2 (1.5 Meg file, it will cancel if you click other MP3s)
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| My last name is Huang. | Wǒ xìng Huáng.
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| That gentleman's last name is Kim. | Nàwèi xiānshēng xìng Jīn.
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| His first name is Ming. | Tāde míngzi jiào Míng.
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| Mr. Lee's first name is John. | Lǐ xiānshēngde míngzi jiào Yuēhàn.
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| Mr. Lee is American / Australian / Canadian / British / Korean / Japanese / French / German / Italian. | Lǐ xiānshēng shì Měiguórén / àozhōurén / Jiānádàrén / Yīngguórén / Hánguórén / Rìběnrén / Fàguórén / Déguórén / Yìdàlìrén.
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| Mr. Lee does not live in America; Mr. Lee lives in China. | Lǐ xiānshēng búzhù zài Měiguó, Lǐ xiānshēng zhù zài Zhōngguó.
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| The teacher gave me a Chinese name. | Laǒshī gěi wǒ qǔle yīgē zhōngwén míngzi.
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| We picked a name for the puppy. | Wǒmen gěi xiǎogǒu qǔ míngzi.
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| His pronunciation of Chinese is very good. | Tā shuō zhōngguóhuà, fāyīn hěn hǎo.
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| The pronunciation of this character in Chinese is different from that in Japanese. | Zhège zì, zhōngwén hé rìwén fāyīn bù yíyàng.
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| Mr. Bai and Mr. Wu are about the same height. | Bái xiānshēng hé Wú xiānshēng chàbuduō gāo.
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| The two of them sound similar when singing. | Tāmen liǎngge rén chànggēde shēngyīn chàbuduō.
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| The character "--" is easy to write. | "Yī" zì hěn róngyì xiě.
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| Mr. Li said, "Chinese is easy to learn." | Lǐ xiānshēng shuō: "Xué zhōngwén hěn róngyì."
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| I shall remember the pronunciation of this word. | Wǒ yào jìzhu zhège zìde fāyīn.
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| Please remember my telephone number. | Qǐng nǐ jìzhu wǒde diànhuà hàoma.
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| He goes horse riding every day; he is an experienced horseback rider. | Tā tiāntiān qí mǎ, tā shì yǒu jīngyànde qíshī.
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| Mr. Yang has been teaching foreign students for ten years. He is an experienced teacher. | Yáng xiānshēng jiào wàiguó xuéshēng shínián le, tā shì yǒu jīngyànde lǎoshī.
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| Ming doesn't know how to play baseball. I teach him how to play. | Míng búhuì dǎ bàngqiú, wǒ jiào tā dǎ bàngqiú.
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| Mr. Chen teaches Miss Liu how to swim. | Chén xiānshēng jiào Lǐ xiǎojiě yóuyǒng.
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| I've already had my lunch. | Wǒ yǐjīng chī guò wǔ fàn le.
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| He already earned a Bachelor's degree by graduating from college last year. | Tā qùnián dàxué bìyè, tā yǐjīng shì xuéshì le.
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| During the class, the teacher and students are inside the classroom. | Shàngkède shíhòu, lǎoshī hé xuéshēng dōu zài jiàoshìlitóu.
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| My father often tells jokes during meal time. | Wǒ bàba chángcháng zài chīfànde shíhòu shuō xiàohuà.
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| You can have no more than one piece of candy. | Nǐ zhǐ néng chī yíkuài táng, bùnéng duō chī.
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| It is time for recess. You can take a break for up to ten minutes. | Xiàkèle, nǐmen zhǐ néng xiūxí shífēn zhōng.
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| There are ten words in this lesson that I haven't learned before. | Zhèkè wǒ yǒu shíge méi xuéguòde shēngcí.
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| There are too many new words in this lesson, and it is too difficult. | Zhèkè shū shēngcí tài duō, tài nánle.
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| Jianguo drew five trees. | Jiànguó huàle wǔkē shù.
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| This painting is beautiful. | Zhèfú huà huà zhēn piāoliàng.
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| The teacher asked me to act out an old man walking. | Lǎoshī ràng wǒ biǎoyǎn lǎo xiānshēng zǒulù (zǒulùde yàngzi).
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| Wenjie demonstrates how to brush one's teeth and wash one's face. | Wénjié biǎoyǎn shuāyá xǐliǎnde dòngzuò.
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| Our teacher, Mr. Qiu, told stories in Chinese, and all of us understood. | Zhāng lǎoshī yòng Zhōngguóhuà shuō gùshì, wǒmen dōu dǒng.
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| This teacher has a good teaching method so the students are learning quickly. | Zhèwèi lǎoshī jiàoxuéfǎ hǎo, xuéshēng dōu jìnbù kuài.
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| That teacher doesn't have a good teaching method so the students all stopped coming to class. | Nàwèi lǎoshī jiàoxuéfǎ bù hǎo, xuéshēng dōu bùlái le.
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| This game is very interesting. | Zhège yóuxì hěn yǒu yìsi.
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| That television show is very interesting. | Nàge diànshì jiémù hěn yǒu yìsi.
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| I like to play tennis / golf / basketball / table tennis / badminton / soccer. | Wǒ xǐhuān dǎ wǎngqiú.
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| Miss Feng likes to swim. | Zhāng xiǎojiě xǐhuān yóuyǒng.
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| Mr. Gao rented a house. | Gāo xiānshēng zūle yījiān fāngzi.
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| I would like to rent a big house. | Wǒ xiǎng zū yījiān dà fāngzi.
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| My school is located on Nanjing East Road. | Wǒde xuéxiào zài Nánjīng Dōnglù.
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| This is a Chinese school. | Zhè shì yīsuǒ zhōngwén xuéxiào.
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| There's some beautiful scenery in our neighborhood. | Zài wǒmen fùjìn dìfāng yǒu yīxiē měilì jǐngsè.
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| There is a good library in the vicinity. | Fùjìn yǒu yīsuǒ hǎo tǔshūguǎn.
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| Yesterday afternoon I was looking for a place to live nearby the school. | Zuótiān xiàwǔ, wǒ zài xúexiào fùjìn zhǎo fāngzi.
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| He has been looking for a place to live since last week. | Tā cóng shàngge lǐbài jiù zài zhǎo fāngzi le.
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| This apartment is very beautiful. | Zhè dòng gōngyù hěn piāoliàng.
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| My apartment is right on this street. | Wǒ zhù de gōngyù jiù zài zhè tiáo jiē shàng.
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| There is a house for rent. | Zhèr yǒu fāngzi yào chūzū.
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