First, what do you need to know about Chinese pronunciation? For each phrase in this article, you’ll see there are a few parts. Here’s the first phrase as an example: 1. 你好！Nǐhǎo! … See more

You may have noticed some markings on the vowel sounds in the Pinyin example above: Nǐhǎo. These represent the “tone” of each syllable. Spoken Chinese is a tonal language. … See more

Ok, now that we’ve covered the pronunciation basics – let’s get talking! Here are the categories of phrases that you will learn below: 1. Greetings & small talk 2. Getting to k… See more

The backbone of social interactions – we all need greetings to start off a conversation right! 1. #1 你好！Nǐhǎo – Hello! 1.1. (Nee haow) 2. #2 你好吗？Nǐhǎo ma? – How are you? 2.1. (… See more