Vocabulary for Lesson 1

Learn Chinese: Vocabulary from Unit 1

Methodology

To practice memorizing vocabulary in writing, make a list of the vocabulary in Chinese characters only, then try to recall the pinyin and the French translation. Repeat until there are no mistakes. Then, do the same exercise in reverse: write the list in French and try to recall the characters and pinyin.

Personal pronouns

我 wǒ : I, me

你 nǐ : you

Adjectival verb

好 hǎo : good, well, fine

Adverbs

很 hěn : very

也 yě : also, as well

Modal particle

吗 ma : interrogative particle

Expressions

你好 nǐhǎo : hello

谢谢 xièxie : thank you

不客气 bú kèqi : you're welcome

再见 zàijiàn : goodbye

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