Learn Mandarin with Kemauan : Lesson 4


This is lesson 4 of Learn Mandarin with Kemauan but before you begin, it is better if you review again previous lessons

Read carefully with the right tone

nǐ hǎo, nǐ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà ma ?
wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn er, wǒ shuō de bù hǎo
nǐ shì Měi guó rén ma ?
shì, wǒ shì Měi guó rén
kě shì, nǐ pǔ tōng huà shuō de hěn hǎo


kě shì = but

1. commond language (mandarin) : .....
2. I can speak mandarin : .....
3. a little : .....
4. now tell me you can speak a little mandarin : .....
5. ask me, can you speak english ? : .....
6. answer No : .....
7. I can't speak english : .....
8. I don't speak well : .....
9. excuse me : .....
10. please let me ask : .....
11. Can you speak mandarin ? : .....
12. I don't speak well : .....
13. How are you ? : .....
14. Very well : .....
15. thanks : .....
16. thank you : .....
17. good bye : .....

Remember in mandarin the tone of the word is the center part of the correct pronunciation

18. How are you ? : .....
19. Very well, thank you : .....
20. I can't speak english : .....
21. I can speak a little mandarin : .....
22. I don't speak well : .....
23. Are you american ? : .....
24. Answer Yes, I'm american : .....
25. Can you speak mandarin ? : .....
26. I don't speak well : .....
27. I'm american : .....

China = Zhōng guó

28. now try to say, I'm chinese : .....
29. Are you chinese ? : .....
30. Answer Yes, I'm chinese : .....
31. I'm American : .....
32. I'm not chinese : .....
33. You are not chinese : .....

How about you ? : nǐ ne ? (In mandarin you say, "you, how about ?")

34. Are you american ? : .....
35. Yes, I'm american, how about you ? : .....
36. I'm not chinese : .....

but I can speak : kě shì, wǒ huì shuō

37. but I can speak a little mandarin : .....
38. how about you ? : .....
39. Are you chinese ? : .....
40. I don't speak well : .....
41. goodbye : .....
42. excuse me, please let me ask : .....
43. you are : .....
44. I am : .....
45. You are not chinese : .....
46. I'm not american, how about you ? : .....
47. How are you ? : .....
48. Very well thank you : .....

Now let's make a little conversation

X : duì bu qǐ, qǐng wèn, nǐ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà ma?
You : (I don't speak well) .....
X: : nǐ shì Měi guó rén ma ?
You : (yes, but I can speak a little mandarin) or try to say (I'm chinese but I can speak a little english) .....
X : nǐ pǔ tōng huà shuō de hěn hǎo
You : (thank you) .....
X : zài jiàn
You : (good bye) .....


OK that's the end of lesson 4, if you can answer about 85% of above questions then you are ready for the next lesson, otherwise you need to spend more time to study again, but don't worry you don't need to pay anything, you are always welcome to my blog :)

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the answers:
1. pǔ tōng huà
2. wǒ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà
3. yī diǎn er
4. wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn er pǔ tōng huà
5. nǐ huì shuō Yīng wén ma ?
6. bù huì
7. wǒ bù huì shuō Yīng wén
8. wǒ shuō de bù hǎo
9. duì bu qǐ
10. qǐng wèn
11. nǐ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà ma ?
12. wǒ shuō de bù hǎo
13. nǐ hǎo ma ?
14. hěn hǎo
15. xiè xie
16. xiè xie nǐ
17. zài jiàn
18. nǐ hǎo ma ?
19. hěn hǎo, xiè xie nǐ
20. wǒ bù huì shuō Yīng wén
21. wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn er pǔ tōng huà
22. wǒ shuō de bù hǎo
23. nǐ shì Měi guó rén ma ?
24. shì, wǒ shì Měi guó rén
25. nǐ huì shuō pǔ tōng huà ma ?
26. wǒ shuō de bù hǎo
27. wǒ shì Měi guó rén
28. wǒ shì Zhōng guó rén
29. nǐ shì Zhōng guó rén ma ?
30. shì, wǒ shì Zhōng guó rén
31. wǒ shì Měi guó rén
32. wǒ bù shì Zhōng guó rén
33. nǐ bù shì Zhōng guó rén
34. nǐ shì Měi guó rén ma ?
35. shì, wǒ shì Měi guó rén, nǐ ne ?
36. wǒ bù shì Zhōng guó rén
37. kě shì, wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn er pǔ tōng huà
38. nǐ ne ?
39. nǐ shì Zhōng guó rén ma ?
40. wǒ shuō de bù hǎo
41. zài jiàn
42. duì bu qǐ, qǐng wèn
43. nǐ shì
44. wǒ shì
45. nǐ bù shì Zhōng guó rén
46. wǒ bù shì Měi guó rén, nǐ ne ?
47. nǐ hǎo ma ?
48. hěn hǎo, xiè xie nǐ