Learning Chinese: Frequently Asked Questions (Part 1)

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For Chinese-learning newbies, this site shows Chinese characters (Hanzi) and their alphabet-based pronunciation (Pinyin). Use the Blog Archive (on the left sidebar) to navigate to the different lessons. Note: Your first lesson in speaking Chinese should be Tones (click here). Also remember: the letter "q" is pronounced as "ch" and the letter "x" is pronounced as "sh" while the letter "c" sounds like "ts." The pronunciation for the letter "e" sounds like "uh" while the letter "o" sounds more like "wuh" --- Crazy, eh? :-)

Friday, March 2, 2007

Frequently Asked Questions (Part 1)

你哪里人?
Ni3 na3 li ren2?
What (nationality) are you?

你在中国生活了多久?
Ni3 zai4 Zhong1 guo4 sheng1 huo2 le duo1 jiu3?
How long have you lived in China?

你在中国逗留多久?
Ni3 zai4 Zhong1 guo2 dou4 liu2 duo1 jiu3?
How long will you stay in China?

你多大了?
Ni3 duo1 da4 le?
How old are you?

你有什么工作?
Ni3 you3 shen2 me gong1 zuo4?
What is your work?

你住那里?
Ni3 zhu4 na4 li?
Where do you live?

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