Mandarin

Greetings
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你好 Knee-how
Hello

你好嗎 ? Knee-how-mah
How are you?

My name is 我叫 ____ Woh-chow

_______

What is your name? 你叫什麼名字 ? Knee-chow-suh-

mah-meeng-suh

再見 ! Sigh-gin
Goodbye
 Emotions
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I am good 我很好 Wah-hun-how

I am all right 我還好 Wah-high-how

I am bad 我不好 Wah-poo-how

I am sad 我很難過 Wah-hen-nahn-kuh

I am sick 我病了 Wah-bing-ah

It hurts 很痛 ! Hen-tohn
 Commands
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Take out _______ 把 ____ 拿出來 Bah-_____-nah-suh-

lie
Sit down 坐下 ! Zuo-sheh

Stand up 起立 ! She-lee

Write down 寫下來 Sheh-ah-shall-eye

Draw 畫 Huah

Raise your hand 舉手 Juh-show

Turn in 交 Juh-owe
 Common Words/Phrases
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Yes 是 Suh

No 不是 Who-suh

Maybe 可能 Kuh-now

Can I go to the 我可以上廁所嗎 ? Woh-kigh-eh-suhn-

restroom? suh-so-mah

Where is the ______ _____ 在哪裡 ______-zay-nah-lee

Did you bring your 你帶了你的作業嗎 Knee-die-leh-knee-

homework? ? zoy-eh-mah
 Comprehension/Academic
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Do you understand? 聽懂了嗎 ? Ting-toe-mah-mah

What do you know? 你知道什麼 ? Knee-zuh-tao-suh-

mah

What have you 你學到了什麼 Knee-shuh-tao-ah-

learned? suh-muh

How do you say ____ 怎麼說 ____-zuh-muh-suh

_________
 Comprehensions contd.
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Who? 誰? Say

What? 什麼 ? Suh-muh

Where? 哪裡 ? Nah-lee

When? 什麼時候 ? Suh-muh-suh-ho

Why? 為什麼 ? Way-suh-mah

How? 怎麼 ? Suh-mah