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Chinese Conjunction: If ... Then...

2/6/2013

rǔ guǒ jìu
如果…就… If…then…

Example:
Rú guǒ xià yu, wǒ jìu bù néng tī zú qíu
如果下雨，我就不能踢足球。
If it rains, then I can’t play soccer.

Exercise with the following phrases:

mǎi dàn gāo, mǎi qiǎo kē lì
买蛋糕，买巧克力
buy cake, buy chocolate

If I buy cake, then I can't buy chocolate

bù xué xí, wán yóu xì
不学习，玩游戏
don’t study, play game

If I don't study, then I can't play game

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My Chinese Beginner Lesson 2

1/23/2013

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Grammar:
"的" ("de") is used after an adjectival, to show possessive. For example: "wǒ" means "I". "wǒ de" means "my". Adding "de" at the end of a noun shows possessive.

“们” （"mén") is used after a pronoun to indicate the plural form. For example: "wǒ" means "I" . "wǒ mén" means "we".

My Chinese Level 1 Lesson 2 Self-introduction flashcards from goldenkey on FlashcardDB.

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Essential Beginner Mandarin for Business Purposes

1/14/2013

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1. Hello !   Nǐ hǎo
  你好！
2. Hello！ Nin hao
您好- formal
3. Nice to meet you! Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ
      很高兴见到你。
4. Good morning . Zǎoshang hǎo
  早上好。
5. Good afternoon. Xiàwǔ hǎo
       下午好。
6. Good evening.   Wǎnshàng hǎo
晚上好。

My Chinese Level 1 Lesson 1 Nihao flashcards from goldenkey on FlashcardDB.

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