Kids Learn Mandarin: Asking “Can I…?” in Mandarin
Kě yǐ ma 可以吗 Can I
Wǒ kě yǐ wán ma? 我可以玩吗? Can I play?
Wǒ kě yǐ chī ma? 我可以吃吗? Can I eat?
Wǒ kě yǐ qù ma? 我可以去吗? Can I go?
Wǒ kě yǐ mǎi zhè ge ma? 我可以买这个吗? Can I buy this?…
Kě yǐ ma 可以吗 Can I
Wǒ kě yǐ wán ma? 我可以玩吗? Can I play?
Wǒ kě yǐ chī ma? 我可以吃吗? Can I eat?
Wǒ kě yǐ qù ma? 我可以去吗? Can I go?
Wǒ kě yǐ mǎi zhè ge ma? 我可以买这个吗? Can I buy this?…
Wèi shén me 为什么 Why
Wèi shén me yào shàng xué? 为什么要上学? Why do we go to school?
Wèi shén me yào shuì jiào? 为什么要睡觉? Why do we need to sleep?
Wèi shén me bù kě yǐ wán? 为什么不可以玩? Why can’t I play?
Wèi shén …
Zěn me 怎么 How
Zhè ge zěn me wán? 这个怎么玩? How do we play this?
Zěn me qù xué xiào? 怎么去学校? How do we go to school?
Zěn me shuō? 怎么说? How do you say it?
Zěn me zuò? 怎么做? How do I do it?…
Duō shǎo 多少 How much / How many
Zhè ge duō shǎo qián? 这个多少钱? How much is this?
Yǒu duō shǎo gè? 有多少个? How many are there?
Nǐ yào duō shǎo? 你要多少? How many do you want?
Wǒ hái néng wán duō shǎo fēn zhōng? …
Shén me 什么 What
Zhè shì shén me? 这是什么? What is this?
Wǒ men chī shén me? 我们吃什么? What are we eating?
Shén me shí hòu chī fàn? 什么时候吃饭? When do we eat?
Zhè shì shén me yán sè? 这是什么颜色? What color is this?
Nǐ …
Nǎ lǐ 哪里 Where
Wǒ men qù nǎ lǐ? 我们去哪里? Where are we going?
Nǐ zài nǎ lǐ? 你在哪里? Where are you?
Shū zài nǎ lǐ? 书在哪里? Where is the book?
Shū bāo zài nǎ lǐ? 书包在哪里? Where is my backpack?
Nǎ lǐ kě yǐ …
Shén me shí hòu 什么时候 When
Bà ba shén me shí hòu huí lái? 爸爸什么时候回来? When will dad come back?
Wǒ men shén me shí hòu qù kàn diàn yǐng? 我们什么时候去看电影? When are we going to watch a movie?
Wǒ men shén me shí hòu …
Nǐ zài zuò shén me? 你在做什么? What are you doing?
Wǒ zài zuò zuò yè. 我在做作业。 I’m doing homework.
Wǒ zài kàn shū. 我在看书。 I’m reading.
Wǒ zài tīng gē. 我在听歌。 I’m listening to music.
Wǒ zài kàn diàn shì. 我在看电视。 I’m watching TV.
Wǒ …
Wǒ xiǎng yào zhè ge. 我想要这个。 I want this.
Zhè ge shì shén me? 这个是什么? What is this?
Wǒ yào yī fèn zhè ge. 我要一份这个。 I want one of this.
Bù yào là. 不要辣。 Not spicy.
Zài yào yī gè. 再要一个。 One more.
Hái yào …
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhè ge. 我想买这个。 I want to buy this.
Duō shǎo qián? 多少钱? How much is it?
Tài guì le. 太贵了。 Too expensive.
Wǒ mǎi zhè ge. 我买这个 I’ll buy this one
Wǒ yào zěn me zhī fù? 我要怎么支付? How do I pay?…
Wǒ è le. 我饿了。 I’m hungry.
Wǒ kě le. 我渴了。 I’m thirsty.
Wǒ lèi le. 我累了。 I’m tired.
Wǒ yào qù cè suǒ. 我要去厕所。 I need to go to the bathroom.
Wǒ yào shuì jiào. 我要睡觉。 I want to sleep.
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Qǐng zuò xià! 请坐下! Please sit down!
Qǐng zhù yì tīng. 请注意听。 Please listen carefully.
Dǎ kāi shū. 打开书。 Open your book.
Qǐng gēn wǒ niàn. 请跟我念。 Please read after me.
Tí gōng wèn tí. 提问题。 Ask a question.
Qǐng xiě xià lái. 请写下来。 Please …
Lǎo shī hǎo! 老师好 Hello, teacher!
Wǒ méi tīng dǒng. 我没听懂。 I didn’t understand.
Kě yǐ zài shuō yī cì ma? 可以再说一次吗? Can you say it again?
Zhè dào tí zěn me zuò? 这道题怎么做? How do I do this question?
Xiè xie lǎo shī! 谢谢老师! …
Yī qǐ wán! 一起玩! Play together!
Gěi nǐ. 给你。 Here you go.
Wǒ xǐ huan gēn nǐ wán. 我喜欢跟你玩。 I like playing with you.
Wǒ men zuò hǎo péng yǒu ba! 我们做好朋友吧! Let’s be good friends!
Wǒ men zǒu! 我们走! Let’s go!
If you consider …
Zǎo ān! 早安! Good morning!
Nǐ hǎo. 你好。 Hello.
Dào le. 到了。 Arrived.
Qǐng zuò. 请坐。 Please sit.
Xiè xie. 谢谢。 Thank you.
Zài jiàn! 再见! Goodbye!
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Lái ba! 来吧! Come here!
Zǒu ba! 走吧! Let’s go!
Kuài yī diǎn! 快一点! Hurry up!
Bú yào! 不要! Don’t!
Wǒ lái. 我来。 I’ll do it.
Tài hǎo le! 太好了! Great! / Awesome!
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Hǎo ma? 好吗? Okay? / Are you okay?
Wǒ lái le. 我来了。 I’m coming.
Děng yī xià. 等一下。 Wait a moment.
Wǒ zhī dào. 我知道。 I know.
Wǒ bù zhī dào. 我不知道。 I don’t know.
Wǒ yào zhè ge. 我要这个。 I want this.
If you …
Nǐ hǎo 你好 Hello
Zài jiàn 再见 Goodbye
Xiè xie 谢谢 Thank you
Duì bu qǐ 对不起 Sorry
Méi guān xi 没关系 It’s okay
Bāng bang wǒ 帮帮我 Help me
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Gāng qín 钢琴 Piano
Jí tā 吉他 Guitar
Xiǎo tí qín 小提琴 Violin
Sà kè sī 萨克斯 Saxophone
Dà tí qín 大提琴 Cello
Jià zi gǔ 架子鼓 Drum set
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Pǎo bù 跑步 Run
Tiào shéng 跳绳 Jump rope
Tiào yuǎn 跳远 Long jump
Tiào gāo 跳高 High jump
Pá shān 爬山 Mountain climbing
Sàn bù 散步 Take a walk
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