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Nǐ hǎo Lesson 3 on Basic Mandarin!
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Revision - Tones
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Revision-Vocabulary
English Mandarin
Mother Mā
Hemp Má
Horse Mǎ
Scold Mà
You (informal) Nǐ
You (formal) Nín
Good Hǎo
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Revision
English Mandarin Tone
Hello (informal) Nǐ hǎofalling rising,
falling rising
Hello (formal) Nín hǎomid rising,
falling rising
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Lesson objectives
1 Basic greetings
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What's in store today?
Alright! So you now know how to say 'hello' in Mandarin!
Let's move on and look at some other greetings
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Vocabulary
English Mandarin Type
You (singular,
informal)Nǐ Pronoun
Good Hǎo Adj
Question particle Ma Yes/no questions
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Greetings and pleasantries
How are you?
'How are you?' is literally translated as 'you good?' in Mandarin
We saw that Nǐ hǎo = You good
We just need to convert it to a question now...
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Greetings and pleasantries
You good = Nǐ hǎo
To convert this into a question (you good?), we only need to add a question particle; ‹ma›
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Tonal tip
As a question particle, 'ma' is pronounced using a neutral tone which carries a soft falling sound, as
if the sound is fading away
Let’s try and say 'ma'
Great! Now let's try it in a question!
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Greetings : How are you?
Literally : you good?
How are you?
Nǐ hǎo ma?
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Grammar tip
Ma is a question particle
Adding the particle ‹ma› to the end of a sentencemakes a statement into a question
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Grammar tip
Ma is usually used for questions which can be answered by a yes/no
Eg: Nǐ hǎo ma? = you good?
Can be answered by saying 'yes/no'
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So remember!
'Ma' is pronounced using a neutral tone which carries a soft falling sound, as if the sound
is fading away
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Tonal tip
Let's try saying Nǐ hǎo ma?
It is said using a mid rising tone for Nǐ, a rising falling tone for 'Hǎo'and a neutral tone
for the question particle 'ma'
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Let's see if you remember…
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Pick the right option
How do we say, 'How are you?'
1
Nǐ hāo ma?
2
Nǐ hǎo ma?
3
Nǐ háo ma?
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Solution
How do we say, 'How are you?'
1
Nǐ hāo ma?
2
Nǐ hǎo ma?
3
Nǐ háo ma?
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Responding to : how are you?
Let's see how to answer the question
How are you? / you good? = 'Nǐ hǎo ma?'
You will say 'I am very good' or 'I am very well'
Let’s learn the vocabulary for this!
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Vocabulary
English Mandarin Type
I, Me Wǒ Pronoun
Very Hěn Adv.
Good Hǎo Adj.
Also / too Yě Adv.
'To-be' verb (is,
am, are)Shì Verb
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Pronunciation tip
Before moving on, lets take a look at the pronunciations for the new
words we've just learnt!
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Tonal tip
I, Me = Wǒ
It is pronounced using a 'falling rising' tone (3rd)
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Tonal tip
Let's try and say Wǒ
It is said with a 'falling rising' tone - also known as the third tone, Wǒ
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Tonal tip
Very = Hěn
It is also pronounced using a 'falling rising' tone (3rd)
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Tonal tip
Let's try and say Hěn
It is said with a 'falling rising' tone - also known as the third tone, Hěn
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Tonal tip
Good = Hǎo
It is also pronounced using a 'falling rising' tone (3rd)
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Tonal tip
Let's try and say Hǎo
It is said with a 'falling rising' tone - also known as the third tone, Hǎo
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Tonal tip
'To-be' verb = Shì
( 'To-be' verbs include : is, am, are, etc...)
It is pronounced using a 'falling' tone (4th)
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Tonal tip
Let's try and say Shì
It is said with a 'falling' tone - also known as the fourth tone, Shì
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Moving on...
Great! Now that we know how to pronounce these words,
let's use them in a sentence!
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Responding to : how are you?
In Chinese, 'am', 'is', 'are' etc. are not used with adjectives
I am very good
↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Wǒ shì hěn hǎo
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Grammar tip
We noticed that we did not translate 'am' in the last sentence
Unlike English, in Chinese, the 'to-be' verb (shì = am, is, are) is not used with
adjectives (good, bad etc.)
I am very good = Wǒ hěn hǎo = I very good
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Responding to : how are you?
'am' is not translated
I am very good / I am very well
Wǒ hěn hǎo
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So do you remember?
Very good = Hěn hǎo I am very good = Wǒ hěn hǎo
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Let's see if you remember…
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Pick the right option
'How are you?' translates as?
1
Nǐ hǎo ma?
2
Nǐ hǎo
3
Wǒ hěn hǎo
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Solution
'How are you?' translates as?
1
Nǐ hǎo ma?
2
Nǐ hǎo
3
Wǒ hěn hǎo
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Pick the right option
'I am very good' translates as?
1
Nǐ hǎo
2
Wǒ shì hěn hǎo
3
Wǒ hěn hǎo
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Solution
'I am very good' translates as?
1
Nǐ hǎo
2
Wǒ shì hěn hǎo
3
Wǒ hěn hǎo
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Moving on…
While responding to 'how are you?' you would often say :
'I am very good, and you?'
Let's see how we say this in Mandarin…
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Responding to : how are you?
Now you know I am very good = Wǒ hěn hǎo
To additionally ask 'and you?' we need to learn one new question particle, 'ne'
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Tonal tip
'Ne' is spoken in a neutral tone
It is pronounced using a soft falling sound, as if the sound is fading away
Let’s try and pronounce 'Ne'
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Grammar tip
Ne is also a particle used to convert
statements to questions
Ending with 'ne' makes a question when the context is already known
nǐ ne? = and you?
A common circumstance is when you wish to repeat a question that was just asked
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Responding to : how are you?
Remember! In Mandarin, 'am','is', 'are' etc. are notused with adjectives
I am very good, and you?↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?
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Responding to : how are you?
nǐ ne? = and you?
We used 'ne' here as we were answering to 'how are you?' by saying 'I am good, and you? '
hence we were repeating the question
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Responding to : how are you?
'am' is not translated
I am very good, and you?
Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?
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Responding to : I am good, and you?
You can also reply to 'I am good, and you?' by saying 'I am also very good'
For this we will need to learn how to say 'also'
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Tonal tip
Also = Yě
It is pronounced using a 'falling rising' tone (3rd)
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Tonal tip
Let's try and say Yě
It is said with a 'falling rising' tone - also known as the third tone, Yě
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Responding to : I am good, and you?
Remember!In Mandarin, 'am','is', 'are' etc. are not used with adjectives
I am also very good↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Wǒ yě hěn hǎo
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Grammar tip
We can just say 'also very good' instead of saying
'I am also very good'
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Responding to : how are you?
Literally : also very good
Also very good
Yě hěn hǎo
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Let's see if you remember…
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Pick the right option
How do we say 'I am also very good' in Mandarin?
1
Nǐ hěn hǎo
ma
2
Nǐ yě hěn
hǎo
3
Wǒ yě hěn
hǎo
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Solution
How do we say 'I am also very good' in Mandarin?
1
Nǐ hěn hǎo
ma
2
Nǐ yě hěn
hǎo
3
Wǒ yě hěn
hǎo
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Pick the right option
What tone does 'yě' carry?
1
High level
2
Falling rising
3
Mid rising
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Solution
What tone does 'yě' carry?
1
High level
2
Falling rising
3
Mid rising
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Pick the right option
What tone does 'ne' carry?
1
Neutral
2
Falling
3
High level
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Solution
What tone does 'ne' carry?
1
Neutral
2
Falling
3
High level
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Vocabulary for today
English Mandarin Type
I, Me Wǒ Pronoun
You (singular,
informal)Nǐ Pronoun
Very Hěn Adv
Good Hǎo Adj
Also / too Yě Adv
Ne Question particle
MaQuestion particle
(yes/no questions)
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Let's practice
English Mandarin
Lisa Hello! Nǐ hǎo
Mark Hello! Nǐ hǎo
Lisa How are you? Nǐ hǎo ma?
Mark I am very good, and you? Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?
Lisa I am also very good Yě hěn hǎo
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Culture Leaf
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Culture leaf : Yin and yang
The concept of yin and yang (Pinyin:yīnyáng)originates in ancient Chinese philosophy,which describes two opposing but complementary
forces found in all things in the universe
Literally meaning 'shadow and light'
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Culture leaf : Yin and yang
Many natural dualities — e.g., dark andlight,female and
male, low and high, cold and hot, water and fire, earth and air — are thought of as manifestations
of yin and yang (respectively)
Everything has both Yin and Yang aspects - E.g.We could
not have appreciated 'Light' had there been no'Darkness'
and 'Shadow (a form of darkness)' could not haveexisted
without there being 'Light'!
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What's next?
In the next lesson, we will learn more greetings and pleasantries and common
phrases like 'thank you'!
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Credits
Content Team Culture Alley, Sunny Dang
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yin_and_yang
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