Mandarin · Chapter 2
Negation: 不 (bù) vs 没 (méi)
10 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.
Start this chapterLesson 1 · Words 1-10
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1 的de of, possessive and modifier particle particle 1 我wǒ I, me pronoun 2 你nǐ you (singular) pronoun 4 了le aspect particle (le) marking completion or a change of state; also (as liǎo) to finish or to understand particle 4 他tā he, him pronoun 6 在zài at, in, on; to be located at; progressive marker preposition 8 我们wǒ men we, us pronoun 9 不bù not, no adverb 10 吗ma question particle (turns a statement into a yes/no question) particle 20 是shì to be (linking verb) verb Lesson 2 · Words 11-20
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10 这zhè this determiner 11 好hǎo good, well, OK adjective 12 什么shén me what pronoun 13 有yǒu to have, there is/are verb 14 就jiù then, just, exactly, as soon as adverb 15 吧ba suggestion or softening particle (let's, shall we, I suppose) particle 16 她tā she, her pronoun 18 知道zhī dào to know (a fact) verb 19 说shuō to say, to speak verb 20 都dōu all, both, already adverb Lesson 4 · Words 31-41
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31 会huì can, to know how to; will; meeting verb 33 来lái to come verb 34 把bǎ to take, handle; disposal marker preposition 35 对duì correct, right; toward; pair adjective 36 没有méi yǒu do not have; have not; not (past negation) verb 37 做zuò to do, to make, to work as verb 38 不是bú shì is not, am not, are not verb 39 让ràng to let, to allow; to make (causative) verb 40 给gěi to give; for (beneficiary marker) verb 41 可以kě yǐ can, may (permission or possibility) verb Lesson 5 · Words 42-51
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42 你们nǐ men you (plural) pronoun 43 呢ne and what about...? (question particle) particle 44 但dàn but, however conjunction 45 到dào to arrive; to (destination); result complement verb 46 还hái still, yet; also; even more adverb 47 现在xiàn zài now, at present noun 48 这个zhè ge this one, this (with general measure word) pronoun 49 能néng can, to be able to (physical capacity) verb 50 怎么zěn me how; why (in rhetorical questions) pronoun 51 就是jiù shì exactly is; just is; even if verb Lesson 7 · Words 52-61
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52 跟gēn with; and; to follow preposition 53 如果rú guǒ if, in case conjunction 54 没méi not (past negation); to lack adverb 55 它tā it (non-human) pronoun 56 走zǒu to walk; to leave, to go verb 57 上shàng up, above, on; to go up; to attend noun 58 得dé complement marker (result/degree) particle 59 被bèi by (passive marker) preposition 60 这里zhè lǐ here, this place noun 61 这样zhè yàng like this, this way, such pronoun Lesson 8 · Words 62-71
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62 个gè general measure word for people and things measure-word 63 看kàn to look, to watch, to read, to see verb 64 事shì matter, affair, thing (abstract) noun 65 自己zì jǐ oneself, self pronoun 66 着zhe progressive/continuous aspect marker particle 67 谁shuí who, whom pronoun 68 过guò experiential aspect marker; to pass particle 69 不会bú huì cannot, does not know how to; will not verb 70 告诉gào sù to tell, to inform verb 71 为什么wèi shén me why, for what reason pronoun Lesson 9 · Words 72-82
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72 不能bù néng cannot, must not (prohibition or incapacity) verb 73 真的zhēn de really, truly; genuine adverb 74 先生xiān shēng Mr., sir; husband (informal) noun 75 只是zhǐ shì just, merely, only adverb 76 不要bú yào do not (imperative negation) verb 78 已经yǐ jīng already adverb 79 再zài again; then (sequential) adverb 80 哦ò oh (realisation or acknowledgment) interjection 81 需要xū yào to need, to require verb 82 因为yīn wèi because, since conjunction Lesson 10 · Words 83-92
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83 谢谢xiè xiè thank you interjection 84 像xiàng to resemble, to be like; image, likeness verb 85 这么zhè me so, this much, like this pronoun 86 可能kě néng possibly, maybe; possible adverb 87 但是dàn shì but, however (formal) conjunction 88 那个nà ge that one, that (with general measure word) pronoun 89 所以suǒ yǐ therefore, so, as a result conjunction 90 喜欢xǐ huan to like, to enjoy verb 91 又yòu again; also, and (expressing addition) adverb 92 叫jiào to be called; to call out; to order verb Lesson 11 · Words 93-103
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93 快kuài fast, quick; soon; sharp adjective 95 觉得jué de to feel, to think, to find (subjective) verb 96 别bié do not (imperative); other adverb 97 听tīng to listen, to hear verb 98 找zhǎo to look for, to seek, to find verb 99 里lǐ inside, in, within noun 100 还有hái yǒu and also, furthermore, in addition conjunction 101 时候shí hòu time, moment, period noun 102 东西dōng xī thing, object, stuff noun 103 等děng to wait, to wait for verb