Learn Chinese with BBC : Part 1

Your challenge is to learn these 10 vocabularies and 6 sentences.
Step 1: Learn 10 vocabularies. Listen to the audio & speak Mandarin
Soundcloud : Click “listen in browser” if you’re using phone
EN | Malay | CN | pinyin |
I / me | Saya | 我 | wǒ |
You | Kamu | 你 | nǐ |
Called as | Panggil | 叫 | jiào |
What | Apa | 什么 | shén me |
Name | Nama | 名字 | míng zì |
How many/much | Berapa | 几 | jǐ |
Years old | Umur | 岁 | suì |
Live | Tinggal | 住 | zhù |
At/in/on | Di | 在 | zài |
Where | Mana | 哪里 | nǎ lǐ |
Step 2 : Create 6 sentences using 10 vocabularies that we just learned. Tips to ask question: Think like Malay /broken English. Tips to answer: Copy and paste from the question, remain same sentence structure
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Q1: What do you called as?
Awak panggil apa nama?
你叫什么名字?
nǐ jiào shén me míng zì?
A1: wǒ jiào Vincent
Q2: How old are you?
Awak berapa umur?
你几岁?
nǐ jǐ suì?
A2: wǒ 33 suì
Q3:Where do you live?
Awak tinggal di mana?
你住在哪里?
nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ?
A3: wǒ zhù zài Malaysia
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Learn Chinese with BBC : Part 2
If you have completed Part 1, congratulation! It shows that you are serious to learn Chinese.
Let’s continue…. How many words do you need to speak Mandarin?
Based on our experience, you need at least 500 words to speak basic Mandarin.
Today, let us start with 30 most common words that you must know.
Focus to improve 1% by each day and you will be able to speak fluent Mandarin very soon!
Here are 30 vocabularies you need to learn today:
Subjects |
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1 |
I / me |
Saya |
我 |
wǒ |
2 |
You |
Kamu |
你 |
nǐ |
3 |
He/she/it |
Dia |
他/她 |
tā |
Importand word / Verb to be |
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4 |
Belong to (‘s) |
Punya |
的 |
de |
5 |
Is/are/am |
Sangat |
很 |
hěn |
6 |
Not |
Tidak |
不 |
bù |
7 |
Is/are/am |
Ialah/adalah |
是 |
shì |
8 |
Am not/is not/are not |
Bukan |
不是 |
bù shì |
9 |
This |
Ini |
这个 |
zhè ge |
10 |
Want |
Mahu |
要 |
yào |
Noun |
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11 |
Telephone |
Telefon |
电话 |
diàn huà |
12 |
Name |
Nama |
名字 |
míng zì |
13 |
Student |
Pelajar |
学生 |
xué shēng |
14 |
Malaysia |
Malaysia |
马来西亚 |
mǎ lái xī yǎ
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15 |
Person/ |
Orang |
人 |
rén |
Adjectives |
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16 |
Cute |
Comel |
可爱 |
kě ài |
17 |
Good |
Baik |
好 |
hǎo |
18 |
Happy |
Gembira |
开心 |
kāi xīn |
19 |
Tall |
Tinggi |
高 |
gāo |
Verb |
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20 |
Eat |
Makan |
吃 |
chī |
21 |
Drink |
Minum |
喝 |
hē |
22 |
Go |
Pergi |
去 |
qù |
Uncategorised |
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23 |
Called as |
Panggil |
叫 |
jiào |
24 |
Years old |
Umur |
岁 |
suì |
25 |
Live |
Tinggal |
住 |
zhù |
26 |
At/in/on |
Di |
在 |
zài |
Questions |
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27 |
Where |
Mana |
哪里 |
nǎ lǐ |
28 |
How many/much |
Berapa |
几 |
jǐ |
29 |
What |
Apa |
什么 |
shén me |
30 |
Question mark? |
ke/tak? |
吗? |
ma? |
p/s: Remember we have learned numbers before? So total you should have 40-50 vocabularies in your mind now
Let’s do the assignment below & submit to the teacher to check your answer:
Q1: What is your name?
A1 : My name is _______
Q2: How old are you?
A2: I am 30 years old
Q3: Where do you live?
A3: I live in Shah Alam
Q4: Are you Malaysian?
A4: I am not Malaysian.
Q5: Are you Vincent’s student?
A5: I am his student.
Q6: Are you happy?
A6: I am happy
Q7: What do you eat?
A7: I eat Nasi Lemak.
Q8: What do you want to drink?
A8: I want to drink Milo.
Q9: Where do you want to go?
A9: I want to go Kuala Lumpur.
Q10: You are tall
A10: I am not tall
Q11: He is tall
A11: No, he is cute
Q12: I am a good person
A12: You are not a good person
Q13: Is this your phone?
A13: This is not my phone.
Q14: Where are you from?
Q14: I am from Melaka.
Q15: What is this?
A15: This is my phone.
Q16: Where are you?
A16: I am at my office.
Q17: Is he Vincent?
A17: He is Vincent
Q18: How are you?
A18: I am good
Q19: What is your phone number?
Q19: My phone number is 0172978497
Q20: Do you want to go?
A20: I don’t want to go.
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