The lessons that primarily use the following vocabulary are Lesson 1 – Hello, how are you? and Lesson 2 – Meeting someone new.
生词 (New Words)
你好 | nǐ hǎo | Hello |
你好吗? | nǐ hǎo ma ? | How are you |
很好 | hěn hǎo | Very well |
不太好 | bù tài hǎo | Not so well |
早上好 | zǎo shàng hǎo | Good morning |
下午好 | xià wǔ hǎo | Good afternoon |
晚安 | wǎn ān | Good night |
再见 | zài jiàn | Goodbye |
注意 (Note)
Even though the pinyin for 你好 is written as “nǐ hǎo”, 你好 is actually pronounced “ní hǎo.” This is due to a tone change that occurs when there are two consecutive third tones. The same is true for “很好“. In the phrase “不太好”, the character “不” also undergoes a tone change to “bú” because of another tone change rule. If these tone change rules seem unfamiliar, see The Tone Change Challenge.