Lesson 1

Question 1

你

Answer 1

nǐ | you

Question 2

好

Answer 2

hǎo | fine, good, nice, ok, it’s settled

Question 3

请

Answer 3

qǐng | polite form of request, to treat or to invite (somebody)

NM: 讠looks like “information”, I am requesting information

Question 4

问

Answer 4

wèn | to ask (a question)

nm: Asking when

Question 5

贵

Answer 5

guì | honorable, expensive

Question 6

姓

Answer 6

xìng | family name

nm: lookis like to knights fighting and their swords make a “xìng sound”

Question 7

我

Answer 7

wǒ | I, me

Question 8

呢

Answer 8

ne | question particle

Question 9

小姐

Answer 9

xiǎojiě | Miss, young lady

Question 10

叫

Answer 10

jiào | To be called, to call

Question 11

什么

Answer 11

shénme | what

Question 12

名字

Answer 12

míngzi | name

Question 13

先生

Answer 13

xiānsheng | Mr., husband, teacher

nm: looks like a guy throwing a baseball to a catcher, like a guy and his son

Question 14

李友

Answer 14

Lǐ Yǒu (name)

Question 15

李

Answer 15

lǐ (name), plum

Question 16

王朋

Answer 16

Wáng Péng (name)

Question 17

王

Answer 17

Wáng (family name), king

Question 18

是

Answer 18

Shì | To be

Question 19

老师

Answer 19

Lǎoshī | Teacher

Question 20

吗

Answer 20

ma | question particle

Question 21

不

Answer 21

bù | no, not

Question 22

学生

Answer 22

xuésheng | student

Question 23

也

Answer 23

yě | too, also

Question 24

人

Answer 24

rén | person, people

Question 25

中国

Answer 25

Zhōngguó | China

Question 26

北京

Answer 26

Běijīng | Beijing

Question 27

美国

Answer 27

Měiguó | America

Question 28

纽约

Answer 28

Niǔyuē

Question 29

请问

Answer 29

Qǐng wèn | May I ask (formal)

Question 30

贵姓

Answer 30

Guì xìng | Honorable surname (formal)

Question 31

May I ask, what is your honorable surname?

Answer 31

Qǐng wèn, nǐ guì xìng?

Question 32

Miss (Lǐ), what is your full name?

Answer 32

(Lǐ) xiǎojie, nǐ jiaò shénme míngzi?

Question 33

Mr. (Wáng), what is your first name?

Answer 33

(Wáng) xiānsheng, nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

Question 34

中国人

Answer 34

Zhōngguó rén | Chinese Person

Question 35

美国人

Answer 35

Měiguó rén | American