Most Common Verbs
- 是Shì - to be
- 有Yǒu - to have
- 在Zài - to be at
- 去Qù - to go
- 来Lái - to come
- 看Kàn - to look/watch
Word Order
Verbs
Negation of a verb
Add 不Bù in front of the verb
For example:
我不是中国人Wǒ bùshì zhōngguó rén - I am not chinese
Possession
Add 的 between nouns.
For example:
我的猫是漂亮 - My cat is pretty
Conjunctions
| hanzi | pinyin | yinwen |
|---|---|---|
| 和 | Hé | And |
| 就 | jiù | Then |
| 但是 or 可是 | dànshì or kěshì | But |
| 或者 | huòzhě | Or (statements） |
| 如果 | rúguǒ | If |
| 跟 | gēn | With |
| 还是 | háishì | Or (questions) |
| 因为 | yīnwèi | Because |
| 所以 | suǒyǐ | So / Therefore |
Pronouns
| hanzi | pinyin | yinwen |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | ? | I |
| 你 | ? | You |
| 我们 | ? | Us |
| 你们 | ? | Y'all |
| 他 | ? | Him |
| 她 | ? | Her |
| 他们 | ? | Them |
| 它 | ? | That |
If Then
因为 我很来， 所以我睡觉
Yīnwèi wǒ hěn lái, suǒyǐ wǒ shuìjiào
I was very tired, so I went to sleep.
Tenses
了- Did
在- Am doing
会- Will do
过 - Have done
1000》千
0》零
Money》元
Numbers
Numbers 1-10
For numbers over ten, structure like this:
(Tens) 十 (Ones)
For example:
六十七 》 67
For numbers over 100 it is the same.
二百八十九 》289
Time
Chinese modifiers can be substituted for actual times.
今天 - Today
明天 - Tomorrow
昨天 - Yesterday
现在是八点半*。
The time is 8:30.
All time follows the structure:
现在(hour)点(minute)分。
明天我八点去学校。
Tomorrow, I go to school at 8.
(*=half past)