Vocabulary
What does 学生 mean?
student
Translate: I am a student.
我是学生。
wo shi xuesheng.
What is the radical in 叫?
口 – “mouth”
Write the character for "shi" / to be /is /am/ are
是
What phrase would you use to politely ask a question? (excuse me, may I ask)
请问 qǐngwèn
What does 老师 mean?
teacher
Translate: He is not a teacher.
他不是老师。
ta bu shi laoshi.
What is the radical in 吗?
口 – “mouth”
Write the character for "wo" / I, me
我
Translate: My name is…
(我叫… wǒ jiào …)
What does 美国人 mean?
American
What word turns a statement into a yes/no question?
吗 ma
What is the radical in 姐?
女 – “female”
Which character means friend in 李友 (Li You)?
友
What does ...什么意思？ mean?
...什么意思？= (What does … mean?)
（How to ask what does something mean in Chinese.）
What does 中国人 mean?
Chinese person
Translate: Are you Chinese?
你是中国人吗？
Radicals give us a clue about what?
meaning or category of a character
Write the characters for "mei guo" / America
美国
What does 我听不懂 mean?
(I don’t understand.)
How do you say “also/too” in Chinese?
也 ye
Translate: She is also a student.
她也是学生。
What does this radical mean: 讠
讠= speech/ language radical
Write the characters for "I am a student." (Wo shi xue sheng.)
我是学生。
How do you say hello, classmates?
(同学们好 tóngxuémen hǎo)