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. | W? xìng Huáng.
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| That gentleman's last name is Kim. | Nàwèi xi?nsh?ng xìng J?n.
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| His first name is Ming. | T?de míngzi jiào Míng.
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| Mr. Lee's first name is John. | L? xi?nsh?ngde míngzi jiào Yu?hàn.
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| Mr. Lee is American / Australian / Canadian / British / Korean / Japanese / French / German / Italian. | L? xi?nsh?ng shì M?iguórén / àozh?urén / Ji?nádàrén / Y?ngguórén / Hánguórén / Rìb?nrén / Fàguórén / Déguórén / Yìdàlìrén.
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| Mr. Lee does not live in America; Mr. Lee lives in China. | L? xi?nsh?ng búzhù zài M?iguó, L? xi?nsh?ng zhù zài Zh?ngguó.
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| The teacher gave me a Chinese name. | La?sh? g?i w? q?le y?g? zh?ngwén míngzi.
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| We picked a name for the puppy. | W?men g?i xi?og?u q? míngzi.
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| His pronunciation of Chinese is very good. | T? shu? zh?ngguóhuà, f?y?n h?n h?o.
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| The pronunciation of this character in Chinese is different from that in Japanese. | Zhège zì, zh?ngwén hé rìwén f?y?n bù yíyàng.
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| Mr. Bai and Mr. Wu are about the same height. | Bái xi?nsh?ng hé Wú xi?nsh?ng chàbudu? g?o.
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| The two of them sound similar when singing. | T?men li?ngge rén chàngg?de sh?ngy?n chàbudu?.
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| The character "--" is easy to write. | "Y?" zì h?n róngyì xi?.
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| Mr. Li said, "Chinese is easy to learn." | L? xi?nsh?ng shu?: "Xué zh?ngwén h?n róngyì."
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| I shall remember the pronunciation of this word. | W? yào jìzhu zhège zìde f?y?n.
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| Please remember my telephone number. | Q?ng n? jìzhu w?de diànhuà hàoma.
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| He goes horse riding every day; he is an experienced horseback rider. | T? ti?nti?n qí m?, t? shì y?u j?ngyànde qísh?.
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| Mr. Yang has been teaching foreign students for ten years. He is an experienced teacher. | Yáng xi?nsh?ng jiào wàiguó xuésh?ng shínián le, t? shì y?u j?ngyànde l?osh?.
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| Ming doesn't know how to play baseball. I teach him how to play. | Míng búhuì d? bàngqiú, w? jiào t? d? bàngqiú.
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| Mr. Chen teaches Miss Liu how to swim. | Chén xi?nsh?ng jiào L? xi?oji? yóuy?ng.
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| I've already had my lunch. | W? y?j?ng ch? guò w? fàn le.
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| He already earned a Bachelor's degree by graduating from college last year. | T? qùnián dàxué bìyè, t? y?j?ng shì xuéshì le.
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| During the class, the teacher and students are inside the classroom. | Shàngkède shíhòu, l?osh? hé xuésh?ng d?u zài jiàoshìlitóu.
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| My father often tells jokes during meal time. | W? bàba chángcháng zài ch?fànde shíhòu shu? xiàohuà.
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| You can have no more than one piece of candy. | N? zh? néng ch? yíkuài táng, bùnéng du? ch?.
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| It is time for recess. You can take a break for up to ten minutes. | Xiàkèle, n?men zh? néng xi?xí shíf?n zh?ng.
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| There are ten words in this lesson that I haven't learned before. | Zhèkè w? y?u shíge méi xuéguòde sh?ngcí.
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| There are too many new words in this lesson, and it is too difficult. | Zhèkè sh? sh?ngcí tài du?, tài nánle.
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| Jianguo drew five trees. | Jiànguó huàle w?k? shù.
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| This painting is beautiful. | Zhèfú huà huà zh?n pi?oliàng.
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| The teacher asked me to act out an old man walking. | L?osh? ràng w? bi?oy?n l?o xi?nsh?ng z?ulù (z?ulùde yàngzi).
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| Wenjie demonstrates how to brush one's teeth and wash one's face. | Wénjié bi?oy?n shu?yá x?li?nde dòngzuò.
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| Our teacher, Mr. Qiu, told stories in Chinese, and all of us understood. | Zh?ng l?osh? yòng Zh?ngguóhuà shu? gùshì, w?men d?u d?ng.
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| This teacher has a good teaching method so the students are learning quickly. | Zhèwèi l?osh? jiàoxuéf? h?o, xuésh?ng d?u jìnbù kuài.
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| That teacher doesn't have a good teaching method so the students all stopped coming to class. | Nàwèi l?osh? jiàoxuéf? bù h?o, xuésh?ng d?u bùlái le.
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| This game is very interesting. | Zhège yóuxì h?n y?u yìsi.
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| That television show is very interesting. | Nàge diànshì jiémù h?n y?u yìsi.
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| I like to play tennis / golf / basketball / table tennis / badminton / soccer. | W? x?hu?n d? w?ngqiú.
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| Miss Feng likes to swim. | Zh?ng xi?oji? x?hu?n yóuy?ng.
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| Mr. Gao rented a house. | G?o xi?nsh?ng z?le y?ji?n f?ngzi.
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| I would like to rent a big house. | W? xi?ng z? y?ji?n dà f?ngzi.
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| My school is located on Nanjing East Road. | W?de xuéxiào zài Nánj?ng D?nglù.
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| This is a Chinese school. | Zhè shì y?su? zh?ngwén xuéxiào.
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| There's some beautiful scenery in our neighborhood. | Zài w?men fùjìn dìf?ng y?u y?xi? m?ilì j?ngsè.
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| There is a good library in the vicinity. | Fùjìn y?u y?su? h?o t?sh?gu?n.
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| Yesterday afternoon I was looking for a place to live nearby the school. | Zuóti?n xiàw?, w? zài xúexiào fùjìn zh?o f?ngzi.
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| He has been looking for a place to live since last week. | T? cóng shàngge l?bài jiù zài zh?o f?ngzi le.
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| This apartment is very beautiful. | Zhè dòng g?ngyù h?n pi?oliàng.
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| My apartment is right on this street. | W? zhù de g?ngyù jiù zài zhè tiáo ji? shàng.
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| There is a house for rent. | Zhèr y?u f?ngzi yào ch?z?.
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