The purpose of learning a language is to be able to communicate with the locals. Do you want to learn how to tell time and make an appointment in Chinese or how to ask for directions?
Survival Chinese shows you practical and useful expressions. In 15 hours of lessons, you will feel confident of speaking Chinese!
How do people greet each other in Chinese?
- How do you say “hello” and “goodbye”?
- What could you say when people ask you “How are you”?
Are you able to give a short self-introduction when you first meet someone?
- How do you introduce your full name and meanwhile get people’s names?
- How to tell people where you are from?
How to say date and time when you need to make an appointment?
- Do you know how to count in Chinese?
- Can you say your phone number correctly in Chinese?
Do you know how to ask for directions on the street or in a taxi?
- Do you know how to say, “Excuse me” or “Can you help me”?
- How do you say “Where should I get off” when you are in the subway or on the bus?
Survival Chinese
Lesson 1 - Greetings
1. 你nǐ 好hăo 吗mā ？(How are you?)
2. 谢xiè 谢xie (Thank you.)
3. 不bù 好hăo 意yì 思si (Excuse me.)
4. 请qǐng 帮bāng 我wǒ (Please help me.)
5. 再zài 说shuō 一yí 次cì (Say it again.)
Lesson 3 - Time
It is time to talk about “Measure Words” in Chinese now. In English or other Western languages, the similar idea of “measure words” is like a “slice” of bread, a “head” of broccoli. Just, in Chinese, each noun requires a measure word. So, if you want to say, for example, ten books, you have to say “ten __(measure word)__ books” in Chinese.
Q: 你(nǐ) 昨天(zuótiān) 几点(jǐdiǎn) 回家(huíjiā)？(What time did you get home yesterday?)
Lesson 5 - Public transportation
1. 你(nǐ) 好(hǎo)，我(wǒ) 要(yào) 去(qù) _____。(Hi, I need to go to _____.)
2. 快(kuài) 到(dào) 了(le) 吗mā ? (Almost there?)
3. 公(gōng) 車(che) 站(zhàn) 在(zài) 哪(nǎ) 裡(lǐ)? (Where is the bus stop?)