Counting
Greeting
Pronouns
Basics
Bonus
100

The number one in Mandarin.

What is yī (一) ?

100

The most basic way to say “Hello” in Mandarin.

What is nǐ hǎo (你好)?

100

The pronoun I/me

What is wǒ (我 )?

100

This is the Mandarin word for “yes.”

What is shì (是)?

100

Mandarin has this many main tones.

What is four?

200

The number five in Mandarin.

What is wǔ (五)?

200

Translation for Dajia hao (大家好) 

What is Hello Everyone?

200

The pronoun you

What is 你 (nǐ) 

200

This Mandarin word means “Thank you.”

What is xièxie (谢谢)?

200

You are meeting a group of people for the first time. You greet the group by saying this phrase

What is "Nǐmen hǎo! "?

300

The number eight in Mandarin.

What is bā (八)?

300

This is how you say “Goodbye” in Mandarin.

What is zàijiàn (再见)?

300

The pronoun He/She

What is tā (他/她 ) ?

300

This Mandarin word means “no/not.”

What is bù (不)?

300

You are meeting someone for the first time. You introduce yourself by saying your name in Mandarin

What is "Wǒ jiào [your name] "?

400

The number ten in mandarin 

What is shí (十)?

400

Someone asks “Nǐ hǎo ma?” You should understand that they are asking this.

What is “How are you?”

400

The pronoun we/us

What is wǒ men (我们) ?

400

The writing system used for Mandarin Chinese uses these symbols rather than the English alphabet.

What are Chinese characters (汉字)?

400

You want to express your love to your sister. This is the Mandarin phrase you would use to say “I love you”

What is "Wǒ ài nǐ. (我爱你)"?

500

This number is shí èr .

What is 12?

500

If someone says “Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?”, they are asking you this.

What is “What is your name?”

500

The pronoun for they/them

What is the tāmen ?

500

The system that uses the Roman alphabet to show how Mandarin words are pronounced is called this.

What is Pinyin (拼音)?

500

You see your friend for the first time today and ask how she is doing

What is Ni hao ma?

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