The first words you’ll learn in the lesson are wǒ (我) and nǐ (你). Check out my previous lesson personal pronouns to review this vocabulary.

Next you’ll learn how to say “to want”: yào (要). Make sure you get the fourth tone right. Next you’ll learn how to say “what”: shén me (什么). Notice the me has a neutral tone. Thus, it does not rise or fall.

Now you’ll learn how to make a sentence. nǐ yào shén me? (你要什么?). Wǒ yào kā fēi (我要咖啡.)

You can also say, Wǒ yào chá (我要茶).

Now you’ll learn how to say, “I want to buy”. Do do this you first say wǒyào, I want. Then you’ll need to add the verb for “to buy”: mǎi (买). Notice it uses the third tone. If you switch to the fourth falling tone you get mài (卖), which means, “to sell”.

The final verb you’ll learn here is “to like”: xǐhuān (喜欢). So, to say “What do you like?” you say, ní xǐ huān shén me? (你喜欢什么).  An example of a response to that question would be, “I like coffee”, or wǒ xǐ huān kā fēi (我喜欢咖啡).

Now you can practice these Chinese sentences and verbs many times with Benny’s fantastic YouTube video!

How to say hello everybody this is your Mandarin Chinese teacher in Chinese

We say: dà jià hǎo wǒ shì dà wèi nǐ mén zhōng wén lǎo shī (大家好我是大卫你们中文老师). Dà jià means everybody and literally means “big family”. Zhōng wén (中文) is one of several ways to describe Chinese. The first character zhong means “central” or China (eg, Middle/central Kindom). Lǎo shī (老师) is teacher. Actually Lǎo shī is considered an honorable title in China. So, I don’t know if I’m worthy enough of being called Lǎo shī.

How to say Kitten in Mandarin Chinese

To say kitten you say: xiǎo māo 小猫 = kitten. Xiǎo (小) means little or small. Make sure you get the third dipping tone right.

How to say but she is very shy in Mandarin Chinese

We say: dàn shì tā hěn hài xiū (但是他很害羞). Dàn shì means but. Remember, emphasize the fourth tone on those two chracters. To say shy you say  hài xiū = 害羞. Be sure to make the tones fourth falling tone then first tone.

How to say Do you know what he’s trying to find in Mandarin Chinese

You say: ní zhī dào tā zài zhǎo shén me ma? (你知道他在找什么马). Zhī dào (知道) means to know. It literally means to have knowledge of the “Way” – as in Taoism.  To find you say zhǎo (找). Make sure you get that third dipping tone right. If you use the fourth falling tone you’ll be saying photograph.

How to say he’s looking for mommy’s nipple

You say: Tā zài zhǎo mā mā de nǎi tōu （她再找妈妈的奶头）. Zài is a particle placed before the very to indicate that the person doing the verb is in the process of doing it. It’s the same as adding an “ing” to the end of a very in English. To say nipple you say: nǎi tōu (奶头) which literally means milk head.

How to say Yes! Why? Because he wants to eat! in Mandarin Chinese

You say: Shì  de wěi  shé  me ne? Yīn wèi tā yào chī fàn (是的, 为什么呢？因为他要吃饭). Wěi  shé  me (为什么) means why. Yào (要) means to want to in the immediate sense like you want to do something right away.

How to say to be hungry in Mandarin Chinese

To say hungry you say: è = 饿. That “e” sounds like when somebody hits you in the stomach. To say hungry you can also say: dù zi è le (肚子饿了). Dù zi (肚子) means stomach. Le (了) is simply a particle that describes that there is a situation occuring.

How to say she does not want to eat anymore in Mandarin Chinese

You say: Tā bù xiǎng chī le (他不想吃了). Xiǎng (想) means to wish or desire to. It’s not as strong as the Yao (fourth tone) we learn above. Here the le (了) particle indicates that the situation has occured and is finshed or completed.

How to say she wants to rest in Mandarin Chinese

Tā yào xiū xí le (他要休息了) Again, the yào (要) here indicates that the kitten wants to sleep immediately.

How to say Also in Mandarin Chinese

To say also you say yě (也). Make sure you put stress on the third dipping tone.

How to say wait in Mandarin Chinese

You say: Děng yixià. Děng (等) means to wait.  Yixià is added after verbs in Mandarin Chinese to indicate that the action will take place soon and quickly.

How to say to speak in Mandarin Chinese

To say to speak you say: Jiǎng huà = 讲话= to speak. Make sure you get that third tone right on the Jiǎng and the fourth tone right on the hu.

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In this lesson you’ll learn how to pronounce Wang Lee-Hom in Mandarin. But first I thought you might want to check out some of his fantastic albums on Amazon!

First of all this is Lee-Hom Wang. He’s a famous singer in Hong Kong. Let’s learn how to say his name using the right tones. His last name is wang, second tone. And then his name Li, fourth tone and Hong, second tone. Let’s put his whole name together: Wang Li Hong.

Now we need to learn how to say handsome guy in Mandarin Chinese. To say handsome guy we say shuai, tone, then ge, first tone.

Now let’s put everything together: wáng  lì  hóng  shì  yī gè shuai gē. Shì means to be. Yī gè means a or an. Thank you very much. Now we know how to say Lee-Hom Wang is a handsome guy in Mandarin Chinese. I hope you find video tutorial below helpful.
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The number system in Mandarin Chinese is surprisingly easy. There are two interesting things to note here. Firstly, once you learn the counting system in Chinese you’ll be able to learn the number systems in other Asian languages such as Japanese, Korean and Thai very easily as they are largely based on the Chinese counting system. Secondly, you’ll notice find that the counting system and numbers in Mandarin Chinese are actually EASIER than in other western European languages such as French and German!

So, here goes with the tutorial:

To say the number one (1 )you say yī (一) with the first flat tone. It sounds kind of like “yeeeee”.

The number two (2)  èr (二). Basically it’s kind of like the “urgh” sound you make when you’re angry at something or somebody!

The number three (3) sān (三) is extremely easy – just remember to use the first flat tone.

The number four (4) is pronounced sì (四) and you must remember to use that fourth falling tone. If you goof up and use the third dipping tone you will be saying “dead” or “death” and the Chinese people will look at you in a very funny way!

The number five (5) is pronounced wǔ (五) and uses that third dipping tone. The number five sounds like the common Chinese surname (lastname) Wu so this one is quite easy. Note the number 5 in Mandarin and the surname Wu (吳 – i think i got that right!) are writting in totally separate characters.

The number six (6) is pronounced lìu and sounds like “Leo” – the Thai beer. Remember to use the fourth falling tone. If u goof up and use the second rising tone you’ll be saying to stay.

The number seven (7 ) is pronounced qī (七) with the first flat tone. Remember that Q in Chinese pinyin sounds kind of like “ch”

The number eight (8) bā (八) is really easy – just say ba and make sure you use the first flat tone.

The number nine (9) jiǔ (九) is a bit tricky. Remember to use that third dipping tone.

The number ten (10) shí (十) uses the second rising tone. It is absolutely essential that you stress that rising tone. If you goof up and use the fourth falling tone you’ll be saying the word for “to be” or the chinese identifier word, shi – 是!

Here you’ll learn how to say Sorry or Excuse Me in Mandarin Chinese. To say sorry you must pronounce three characters: Duì Bù Qǐ. Written in Chinese characters you get: 对不起.


The first character Duì (对) literally means right or correct. The second characte, Bù (不) means no and is used to make sentences negative. The third character Qǐ (起) menas to rise or get up. If you string all three characters together: Duì Bù Qǐ you get “Sorry”.

Watch this video over and over until you feel comfortable saying it. By the way, while we say “Sorry” quite often in Western culture you might not hear it so much in China or Asia. However, it’s still a good word to know when your traveling or living in Mandarin-speaking areas.

Also, in this video I’ve thrown in an added BONUS: You’ll learn how to say sorry in Taiwanese. It is very easy: Pai-Say. Just remember, “What did the pie say?” – and you’ll know how to say sorry in Taiwan.

Learn to Say I Love You Mandarin Chinese Video Tutorial

To ask “Are you busy?” in Mandarin say nǐ máng ma? (你忙吗?). Máng uses the second rising tone. Say this sentence over and over as it’s great practice for this tricky tone.

Say it as if somebody were asking you a question and you respond saying, “yeah?” with your voice going up.

In Chinese the way of asking strangers and people of authority “What is your name?” is very different from Western languages. The question “What is your last name?” literally translates to “Your honorable name”.

Say “Nín guì xìng?” (???). Rather than saying the informal n? (?) for “you” stick an “n” on the end and use the second rising tone and say “Nín”. Interestingly, the character for nín is written the same as n? but also has a heart radical. Guì (?) literally means honourable or esteemed and xìng (?) means last or surname. The whole phrase when meeting somebody for the first time would be “Q?ngwèn?Nín guì xìng?” (??????) or, “Excuse me, what is your honorable surname?”