Interrogative pronoun
What : shén me
Where : nǎ li
Who : shéi
When : shén me shí jian (or) shén me shí hòu
Which : nǎ ge
When asking a question. The order should always be same as declaration sentence i.e. Subjective + Verb + Objective
Example
Question : tā shì shén me míngzi (he is what name)
Answer : tā shì zhang hóng (he is zhang hong)
Question : tā shì shéi péng yǒu (he/she is whose friend)
Answer : tā shì wǒ de péng yǒu (he/she is my friend)
Word comes from outside (Words borrow from other language)
Coca-cola : kěkǒu kě lè
Chocolate : qiǎo kè lì
Aspirin : ā sī pǐ lín
Coffee : kā fēi
Tank : tǎnkè
Hamburger : hān bǎo bāo
Lemon : níng méng
Soda : su dá
Motorcycle : mó tuō chē
Sofa : shā fā
Jacket : jiā kè
Salad : shā lā
Other new words learn
birthday : shēng rì
phone number : diàn huà
female : nǚ
male : nán
women : nǚ rén
men : nán rén
classmate : tóng xué
we/us : wǒ men
you (more than 1) : nǐ men
they : tā men
go : qù
know : rèn shi
Country
Brunei : wén lái
Singapore : xīn jiā pō
Malaysia : mǎ lái xī yà
Japan : rì běn
Korean : háng guó
United Kingdom (U.K) : yīng guó
U.S.A : měi guó
Notes : To say the citizen in the country just add the word "rén" after the country. Example, bruneian is call wén lái rén
Adverb
Word place in front of verb. Subjective + Adverb + Verb + Objective
yě : also, as well, too
dōu : all; both
Example :
wǒ yě shì wén lái rén
I'm also a bruneian
wǒmen dōu shì wén lái rén
We are all bruneian
bù : no, not, negative
méi : not, not exist
Example :
wǒ yě bù shì wén lái rén
I'm also not a bruneian
Labels: Mandarin Lesson, Notes