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Table of ContentsTable of ContentsChapter 1: Greetings, Gratitude, GoodbyesChapter 2: Do You Speak English?Chapter 3: Names and IntroductionsChapter 4: Getting AroundChapter 5: Shopping and PaymentChapter 6: Drinks and DiningChapter 7: Numbers and CurrencyChapter 8: Getting HelpChapter 9: Organic Learning (I)Chapter 10: Organic Learning (II)Vocabulary ReviewPhrase ReviewCultural NotesGrammar Notes2312213038495768799099120142149
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseCHAPTER 1: GREETINGS , GRATITUDE, GOODBYES问候，感谢及再见Chapter 1: Greetings, Gratitude, GoodbyesConversational GoalsExpress GratitudeGreet PeopleSay GoodbyeGrammar GoalsLearn Personal PronounsConversationEnglishMandarin Chinese你好。Hello.(nǐ hǎo。)你好，很高兴认识你。Hello. Very nice to meet you.(nǐ hǎo, hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ。)我也很高兴认识你。Very nice to meet you too.(wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ。)谢谢。Thank you.(xiè xiè。)不客气。再见!You're welcome. Goodbye!(bú kè qì。 zài jiàn!)再见！Goodbye!(zài jiàn!)MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.3
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseHello.你好。English1Mandarin ChineseHello.你好。(You good.)(nǐ hǎo。)你2you3good4你好 is the general term for greeting in Chinese. It can mean "Hello," "How are you," and "How do youdo?" You can say it to anyone, both male and female. We're all equal, thus we're all equallyaddressed!5you6您 is a polite form to address someone you meet for the first time, thus showing more respect.People also tend to use this to address older people or people of higher social status.7Hello.8morning9早上 refers to the early morning in Mandarin, approximately from 5am to 9am.(nǐ)好(hǎo)您(nín)您好。(nín hǎo。)早上(zǎo shàng)早上好。10 Good morning.11(zǎo shàng hǎo。)Did you say 好早上 according to the English order? You'll notice that there are a lot of cases wherethe Chinese orders are reversed from the English counterpart.晚上12 evening13(wǎn shàng)晚上 would normally refer to the time between 6pm and 10pm. But, this can be a rather loose rangefor any time after it's dark. Most of the time, it could cover both "evening" and "night" in English.晚上好。14 Good evening.(wǎn shàng hǎo。)下午15 afternoon16(xià wǔ)In Mandarin, 下午 is very much like "afternoon" in English. It normally refers to the period between1pm and 6pm.Continued on next pageMangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.4
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseEnglishMandarin Chinese下午好。17 Good afternoon.18(xià wǔ hǎo。)Although you can greet according to the time of day, 你好 is the default form of greeting and alsothe most commonly used.嗨19 Hi.2021(hài / hèi)As you could guess, 嗨 is borrowed from English. It's an informal way of greeting and particularlypopular among younger generations and people who are more familiar with each other.How are you?你好。(You good.)(nǐ hǎo。)22 Do you remember that 你好 can also mean "How are you?" in addition to "Hello"?2324Hi, how are you?嗨，你好。(Hi, you good.)(hài / hèi, nǐ hǎo。)Generally, when it's the first time to meet with someone, you shake hands while greeting each other.Bowing and hugging are not part of the Chinese way of greetings.MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.5
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseVery nice to meet you.很高兴认识你。English1Very nice to meet you.很高兴认识你。(Very glad know you.)(hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ。)2very3glad4very glad5know6Mandarin Chinese很(hěn)高兴(gāo xìng)很高兴(hěn gāo xìng)认识(rèn shi)very glad to know很高兴认识(very glad know)(hěn gāo xìng rèn shi)7You can also say 认识你很高兴. Word order can be flexible in Mandarin.8sir9先生 is also used as a title, meaning "Mr." But different from English, the last name is placed in frontof the title.1011先生(xiān sheng)I am very glad to meet you, sir.很高兴认识你，先生。(Very glad know you, sir.)(hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ, xiān sheng。)It's perfectly fine to say 先生，认识你很高兴 (Sir, I am very glad to get to know you. See how flexibleMandarin can be sometimes?小姐12 Miss(xiǎo jiě)小姐 is an interesting term. While on a formal and business occasion, it literally means "Miss" to13 address a woman. In some areas of China, it can actually refer to call girls. So you want to be carefulwith it and watch how local people use it - When in Rome, do as Romans do!14Miss, I am very glad to meet you.小姐，认识你很高兴。(Miss, very glad know you.)(xiǎo jiě, rèn shi nǐ hěn gāo xìng。)女士15 Ms. or Ma'am(nǚ shì)同志16 comrade(tóng zhì)Continued on next pageMangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.6
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseEnglishMandarin Chinese同志 (comrade) is the most "authentic" term people used to call each other in Mainland China.Though, it's becoming less popular and even a bit outdated in some areas of China and is being17 replaced by the Western terms 先生，小姐，and 女士. Don't be surprised to hear it used betweenChinese people, especially among older people. You can try to address people by 同志 just for funand watching people's reaction!MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.7
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseVery nice to meet you too.我也很高兴认识您。English1Mandarin ChineseVery nice to meet you too.我也很高兴认识您。(I also very glad know you.)(wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nín。)我2I3also4Again, you can change the order and say 认识您我也很高兴. Quite flexible, isn't it?5him67(wǒ)也(yě)他(tā)meet him认识他(know him)(rèn shi tā)I'm also very glad to meet him.我也很高兴认识他。(I also very glad know him.)(wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shi tā。)8他 means both "he" and "him." Isn't it nice to have one word covering two counterparts?9her1011她(tā)meet her认识她(know her)(rèn shi tā)Nice to meet her too.我也很高兴认识她。(I also very glad know her.)(wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shi tā。)12 Just as 他 means both "he" and "him," 她 means both "she" and "her." Gotta love the simplicity of it!MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.8
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseThanks.谢谢。EnglishMandarin Chinese谢谢。1Thanks.2Generally, Chinese people are saying 谢谢 significantly more often than before as part of the culturalinfluence from the West.3Thank you.4Thank you.5Thank you, Miss.678910(xiè xiè。)谢谢你。(xiè xiè nǐ。)谢谢您。(xiè xiè nín。)谢谢你，小姐。(xiè xiè nǐ，xiǎo jiě。)You can say either 谢谢您，小姐 or 小姐，谢谢您 for "Thank you, Miss." The order does not change itsformality, but the use of 您 would make it more respectful than 你.多much(duō)Thanks a lot.多谢。(Much thank.)(duō xiè。)Please note that it's 多谢 and won't be correct to say 多谢谢.People in the northern part of China tend to say 谢谢 more, while people from the southern part tendto say 多谢 more naturally.MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.9
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseNot at all.不客气。English12Mandarin ChineseNot at all.不客气。(Not courteous.)(bú kè qì。)Although the literal meaning of 不客气 is "not courteous," it's implied meaning is "no need to becourteous." This is used in response to 谢谢 (thank you).不3not4courteous5too6太 means "too," as in "too much," "too tall," etc.7too courteous8(bù)客气(kè qì)太(tài)太客气(tài kè qì)You are welcome.您太客气。(You're too courteous.)(nín tài kè qì。)9When someone says 谢谢, you can say 您太客气 or 你太客气. In Chinese culture, politeness issometimes seen as an indicator of distance and closeness in relationships, especially amongfriends. Thus, if you respond to 谢谢 with 太客气, it would indicate that "you don't need to mention itand it's not a big deal." That's basically the equivalent of "you are welcome."10There are a few little words like 了 in 太谢谢了 (Thanks so much). They don't always have a specificmeaning, so just remember the sentence as the way they are.太谢谢了。11 Thanks so much.(tài xiè xiè le。)MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.10
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseGoodbye.再见。English1Mandarin ChineseGoodbye.再见。(See again.)(zài jiàn。)2again3see4Goodbye, �n sheng, zài jiàn。)拜拜(bái báI)拜拜 sounds very similar to "bye-bye," doesn't it? That's because it's borrowed from English. With the6influence of Western culture, particularly English, 拜拜 has replaced 再见 to quite an extent. However,拜拜 is a casual way of saying "goodbye" while 再见 remains formal.MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.11
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseCHAPTER 2: DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?你会说英语吗？Chapter 2: Do You Speak English?Conversational GoalsAsk / Tell If Someone Speaks a LanguageAsk / Tell Where Someone is FromGet Someone's AttentionGrammar GoalsBe Able to Create Yes/No QuestionsLearn the Uses of WH QuestionsConversationEnglishExcuse me. Can you speak English?Sorry. I don't understand English.I speak Mandarin.Oh, I can speak a little Mandarin.Really?! Where are you from?I'm from the United States.Mandarin Chinese请问，您会说英语吗？(qǐng wèn, nín huì shuō yīng yǔ ma?)对不起, 我不懂英语。(duì bù qǐ, wǒ bù dǒng yīng yǔ。)我说汉语。(wǒ shuō hàn yǔ。)哦，我会说一点儿汉语。(ò, wǒ huì shuō yì diǎr hàn yǔ。)真的？！你是哪国人？(zhēn de?! nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?)我是美国人。(wǒ shì měi guó rén。)MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.12
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseExcuse me.请问。English1Mandarin ChineseExcuse me.请问。(Please ask.)(qǐng wèn。)2Just like "Excuse me" in English, "请问" is a very useful phrase in Mandarin. It's a polite way to getsome one's attention before asking a question or making a es.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.13
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseCan you speak English?您会说英语吗？English1Mandarin ChineseCan you speak English?您会说英语吗？(You can speak English?)(nín huì shuō yīng yǔ �ng yǔ)吗 is put at the end of a sentence to turn it into a yes/no question. This word doesn't ask for any new56information; it's to ask whether the statement was true. 吗 doesn't carry any specific meaning on itsown.Can you speak English?你会说英语吗？(You can speak English?)(nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma?)7English has become the most frequently studied foreign language in China. While there is a largepopulation that speaks other languages, like Japanese and Korean due to their geographic proximity,English is still the most popular because it's more of an international standard. You'd be surprisedby its popularity and by how well the younger generation can speak it--schoolchildren are required tostudy a foreign language.8Japanese9Can you speak Japanese?日语(rì yǔ)你会说日语吗？(nín huì shuō rì yǔ ma?)法语10 French(fǎ yǔ)你会说法语吗？11 Can you speak French?(nín huì shuō fǎ yǔ ma?)There are more and more French-speaking Chinese as well, as studying overseas has become a loteasier nowadays for young people. France and Germany are becoming popular destinations for12international students who choose not to go to English speaking countries -- the U.S., Canada,Britain, and Australia.德语13 German(dé yǔ)Continued on next pageMangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.14
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseEnglishMandarin Chinese您会说德语吗？14 Can you speak German?(nín huì shuō dé yǔ ma?)西班牙语15 Spanish(xī bān yá yǔ)你会说西班牙语吗？16 Can you speak Spanish?(nín huì shuō xī bān yá yǔ ma?)MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.15
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseSorry. I don't understand arin ChineseSorry. I don't understand English.对不起，我不懂英语。(Sorry, I not understand English.)(duì bù qǐ, wǒ bù dǒng yīng yǔ。)对不起2sorry3not4understand5I don't understand English.6There are more and more English speakers in China, but you won't find a lot of older people who canspeak fluent English. Also, unless it's a very touristy place, you won't find a lot of English-speakers insmall cities and towns, and even fewer in the country.7I understand English.8I understand French.(duì bù qǐ)不(bù)懂(dǒng)我不懂英语。(wǒ bù dǒng yīng yǔ。)我懂英语。(wǒ dǒng yīng yǔ。)我懂法语。(wǒ dǒng fǎ yǔ。)MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.16
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseI speak Mandarin.我说汉语。English1Mandarin ChineseI speak Mandarin.我说汉语。(I speak Chinese.)(wǒ shuō hàn yǔ。)汉语2Chinese3"Chinese," 汉语, literally means "Han Speech," because it's spoken mainly by the Han People, amajority the people in China.(hàn yǔ)Besides 汉语, 中文 is another term for "Chinese." While they both mean "Chinese" and can be used4interchangeably, People from Hong Kong and Taiwan tend to use 中文 more often to refer to eitherCantonese or Mandarin, while people from Mainland China use both to refer to Mandarin.5Mandarin6Cantonese7普通话 means strictly Mandarin and 广东话 mean strictly Cantonese. They won't be mistaken for eachother at all.8I speak Cantonese.9I don't speak Cantonese.普通话(pǔ tōng huà)广东话(guǎng dōng huà)我说广东话。(wǒ shuō guǎng dōng huà。)我不说广东话。(wǒ bù shuō guǎng dōng huà。)10 不, "not," is always in front of the word to be negated.You might be surprised to hear that there are hundreds of different languages spoken in China.Mandarin is the official language of the country, but many children don't start learning it until they go11to school. In some provinces, people living not even 100 miles away may speak two completelydifferent languages. Such is the result of a big country with a very long history.我不懂广东话，我说普通话。12 I don't understand Cantonese, I speak Mandarin.MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.17(wǒ bù dǒng guǎng dōng huà, wǒ shuō pǔ tōnghuà。)
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseOh, I can speak a little ndarin Chinese哦，我会说一点儿汉语。1Oh, I can speak a little Chinese.2oh3a4little5a little6一点儿 and 点儿 can both mean "a little," but 点儿 is more casual than 一点儿.7speak a little8speak a little Chinese9Did you wonder why there's a period after 说一点儿汉语? Although "speak a little Mandarin" can't be asentence on its own in English, it's a complete thought in Mandarin. Mandarin's a contextuallanguage, so sentences without subjects are completely acceptable.(ò, wǒ huì shuō yì diǎr hàn yǔ。)哦(ò)一(yī)点儿(diǎr)一点儿(yì diǎr)说一点儿(shuō yì diǎr)说一点儿汉语。(shuō yì diǎr hàn yǔ。)你会说一点儿西班牙语。10 You can speak a little Spanish.(nǐ huì shuō yì diǎr xī bān yá yǔ。)俄语11 Russian(é yǔ)我会说一点儿俄语。12 I can speak a little Russian.(wǒ huì shuō yì diǎr é yǔ。)Russian used to be a very important and popular foreign language decades ago, when China and theformer USSR were very close. Now, although it's not as popular as before, there are still a lot of13students and business people going to Russia every year. It's more popular in the North than inSouth due to the geographic proximity.MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.18
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseReally?! Where are you n ChineseReally?! Where are you from?真的？！你是哪国人？(Really?! You be which country person?)(zhēn de?! nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?)真的2really3be4You probably have noticed that there are no different forms for "to be" in Mandarin. Regardless ofthe person, it'll always be 是. Yes, you guessed right -- there are no conjugations or verb endings inMandarin. (Quite a relief, isn't it?) One form is used for everything!5which6country7person8(zhēn de)是(shì)哪(nǎ)国(guó)人(rén)from where哪国人(which country person)(nǎ guó rén)Did you notice the difference in word order between the English and Chinese for the question 你是哪91011国人? "Which country are you from"? In Chinese, you don't have to worry about changing the wordorder to form a question. The question word replaces the answer part in the sentence, and the restremains the same.Where is he from?他是哪国人？(He is which country person?)(tā shì nǎ guó rén?)Where is she from?她是哪国人？(She is which country person?)(tā shì nǎ guó rén?)MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.19
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseI'm from the United States.我是美国人。English123456789Mandarin ChineseI'm from the United States.我是美国人。(I be the United States person.)(wǒ shì měi guó rén。)美国the U.S.(měi guó)American / from the U.S.美国人(the U.S. person)(měi guó rén)法国France(fǎ guó)He's French.他是法国人。(He's France person.)(tā shì fǎ guó rén。)德国Germany(dé guó)I'm German.我是德国人。(I'm Germany person.)(wǒ shì dé guó rén。)英国Britain(yīng guó)I'm not British.我不是英国人。(I'm not Britain person.)(wǒ bú shì yīng guó rén。)香港10 Hong Kong11(xiāng gǎng)She's not from Hong Kong.她不是香港人。(She's not Hong Kong person.)(tā bú shì xiāng gǎng rén。)台湾12 Taiwan(tái wān)MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.20
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseCHAPTER 3: NAMES AND INTRODUCTIONS姓名和介绍Chapter 3: Names and IntroductionsConversational GoalsAsk Someone's NameGet to Know Some Popular Chinese NamesSay Some English Names in MandarinSay You're Not Someone or SomethingSay Your NameGrammar GoalsUnderstand the Format of Chinese NamesConversationEnglishHello. My name is Tom. This is my wife, Mary.What's your name?Mandarin ��。(nǐ hǎo. wǒ jiào tāng mǔ. zhè shì wǒ tài tài mǎ lì.)你叫什么名字？(nǐ jiào shén me míng y name is Zhang, Zhang Li. Nice to meet you!Nice to meet you too!Are you German?No, I'm not German. I'm American.(wǒ xìng zhāng, jiào zhāng lì. rèn shi nǐ hěn gāoxìng!)认识你我也很高兴！(rèn shi nǐ wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng!)你是德国人吗？(nǐ shì dé guó rén bù, wǒ bú shì dé guó rén. wǒ shì měi guó rén.)MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.21
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseHello. My name is Tom. This is my wife 。English1Hello. My name is Tom. This is my wife 。(You good. I call Tom. This is I wife Mary.)(nǐ hǎo. wǒ jiào tāng mǔ. zhè shì wǒ tài tài mǎ lì.)2call3Tom4叫(jiào)汤姆(tāng mǔ)My name is Tom.我叫汤姆。(I call Tom.)(wǒ jiào tāng mǔ.)5this6wife7Mandarin Chinese这(zhè)太太(tài tài)my wife我太太(I wife)(wǒ tài tài)Are you wondering why "my wife" is literally "I wife" 我太太 in Mandarin? When it comes to family8members and people of close relationships, 的, which equals the "of" or "-'s" for showing possessionin English, is dropped. We'll practice this some more shortly.9Mary玛丽(mǎ lì)Foreign names can be transliterated into Mandarin with moderate success. A lot of Chinese peopleare familiar with popular English names, like Tom, John, Smith, Ann, and Jane. However, you may find10their pronunciation closer to the Mandarin translation, because chances are that they first learnedthose foreign names from Mandarin media.11This is my wife Mary.这是我太太玛丽。(This is I wife Mary.)(zhè shì wǒ tài tài mǎ lì.)12 Do you remember how to say "Mr." or "sir"? The same word can also mean "husband."先生13 Mr. / sir / husband14(xiān sheng)This is my husband.这是我先生。(This is I husband.)(zhè shì wǒ xiān shēng.)我是汤姆。15 I'm Tom.(wǒ shì tāng mǔ.)Continued on next pageMangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.22
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseEnglish16Mandarin ChineseYou can say either 我是 (I am) or 我叫 (My name is) in self-introductions. In both cases, your nameimmediately follows.安17 Anne18(ān)Her name's Anne.她叫安。(She call Anne.)(tā jiào ān.)约翰19 John(yuē hàn)他是约翰。20 He's John.(tā shì yuē hàn.)米雪儿21 Michelle(mǐ xuě ér)奥巴马22 Obama(ào bā mǎ)她是米雪儿·奥巴马。23 She is Michelle Obama.(tā shì mǐ xuě ér ào bā mǎ.)You may have noticed that there's no space between words in Mandarin. Sentences are separated24 by punctuation. When it comes to foreign names, especially Western names where the first nameand surname are separated by a space, Mandarin uses "·".25Some other popular English names would be 杰克 (Jack), 迈克 (Mike), 彼得 (Peter), 辛迪 (Cindy), 艾美 (Amy), 丽萨 (Lisa), and 露西 (Lucy).MangoLanguages.com 2010 MANGO LANGUAGESAll rights reserved.23
Mango Passport - Mandarin ChineseWhat's your name?你叫什么名字？English1What's your name?你叫什么名字？(You call what name?)(nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?)2what3name4Miss5(shén me)名字(míng zi)小姐(xiǎo jiě)小姐，请问你叫什么名字？(Miss, please ask you call what name?)(xiǎo jiě, qǐng wèn nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?)honorable7surname8honorable surname10什么Excuse me, Miss. What's your name?69Mandarin Chinese贵(gùi)姓(xìng)贵姓(guì xìng.)May I have your surname?您贵姓？(You honorable surname?)(nín guì xìng?)您贵姓 is a somewhat old-fashioned way of asking a person's surname. It's highly respectful and isstill used in the business world.
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