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These Mandarin Chinese lessons have been designed to provide practical travel vocabulary and a foundation for basic conversational skills. You may also download a complete audio transcript for listening in your car. |
| SECTION: THING / SOMETHING |
| English: | Thing | |
| Chinese: | dohng-see |
| English: | You are nothing (can be said as an insult) | |
| Chinese: | nee boo shih dohng-see | |
| Literally: | you not are thing |
| English: | To shop | |
| Chinese: | mie dohng-see | |
| Literally: | to buy things |
| English: | I would like to go shop | |
| Chinese: | woh see-ahng mie dohng-see | |
| Literally: | I would like to buy things |
| English: | Something | |
| Chinese: | ee-dee-en dohng-see | |
| Literally: | little thing |
| English: | I would like to eat something | |
| Chinese: | woh see-ahng chih ee-dee-en dohng-see | |
| Literally: | I would like to eat something |
| English: | I would like to buy something | |
| Chinese: | woh see-ahng mie ee-dee-en dohng-see | |
| Literally: | I would like to buy something |
| SECTION: TO GO |
| English: | To go | |
| Chinese: | tchoo |
| English: | I'm going | |
| Chinese: | woh tchoo | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | He's not going | |
| Chinese: | tah boo tchoo | |
| Literally: | he not going |
| English: | Are we going? | |
| Chinese: | woh-men tchoo mah | |
| Literally: | we going +? |
| English: | Are you going? | |
| Chinese: | nee tchoo mah | |
| Literally: | you going +? |
| English: | What are you going there to do? | |
| Chinese: | nee tchoo nar dzoh shun-muh | |
| Literally: | you go there do what? |
| English: | I would like to go | |
| Chinese: | woh see-ahng tchoo | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Would you like to go? | |
| Chinese: | nee see-ahng tchoo mah | |
| Literally: | you would like to go +? |
| English: | Let's go eat, okay? | |
| Chinese: | woh-men tchoo chih fahn, hau mah | |
| Literally: | we go eat rice, good +? |
| English: | Beijing | |
| Chinese: | bay-jeeng |
| English: | I'm going to Beijing | |
| Chinese: | woh tchoo bay-jeeng | |
| Literally: | I go Beijing |
| English: | I would like to go to Beijing | |
| Chinese: | woh see-ahng tchoo bay-jeeng | |
| Literally: | I would like to go Beijing |