Say I, you, he and she, and make your first sentences.
About 5 minutes. 8 words and phrases.
Learn
Read each one out loud, following the pinyin. Say it a second time before you move on.
我
wǒ
I, me
你
nǐ
you
他
tā
he, him
她
tā
she, her
他 and 她 sound exactly the same. Only the written character shows the difference.
是
shì
to be (am, is, are)
Used to link two nouns, as in 我是老师 (I am a teacher). It does not change for I, you or they.
不
bù
not, no
Goes in front of the verb. 我不是 means "I am not".
很
hěn
very
好
hǎo
good, well
Check yourself
What does each one mean? You can take the check again as often as you like.
Lesson done
Take this with you
Mandarin verbs never change their form. 我是, 你是 and 她是 all use the same 是, and there is no past tense ending to learn. Word order does most of the work.