Lesson 2 · Vocabulary
First words for sentences
A pronoun, a few verbs, the things they act on. Enough to build a real Mandarin sentence by the end.
1 我wǒ I, me pronoun 6 在zài at, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker preposition 11 好hǎo good, well, OK adjective 20 是shì to be (linking verb) verb 21 去qù to go verb 29 想xiǎng to think; to want; to miss verb 60 这里zhè lǐ here, this place noun 63 看kàn to look, to watch, to read, to see verb 74 先生xiān shēng Mr., sir; husband (informal) noun 90 喜欢xǐ huan to like, to enjoy verb Lesson 4 · Vocabulary
More people, more words
Subject pronouns for everyone else, plus the rest of the vocabulary you need for your first story.
2 你nǐ you (singular) pronoun 4 他tā he, him pronoun 8 我们wǒ men we, us pronoun 10 这zhè this determiner 11 那nà that determiner 14 就jiù then, just, exactly, as soon as adverb 16 她tā she, her pronoun 19 说shuō to say, to speak verb 20 都dōu all, both, already adverb 24 要yào to want; will; need to verb 25 也yě also, too, as well adverb 52 跟gēn with; and; to follow preposition 56 走zǒu to walk; to leave, to go verb 64 事shì matter, affair, thing (abstract) noun 70 告诉gào sù to tell, to inform verb 73 真的zhēn de really, truly; genuine adverb 87 但是dàn shì but, however (formal) conjunction 97 听tīng to listen, to hear verb 99 里lǐ inside, in, within noun