Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Proper nouns

Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students NOUNS - Pronouns - Nouns - Proper nouns VERBS - Activity verbs - Adjectival stative verbs - Non-adjectival stative verbs - Yes/No answers - Past tense - Future tense OTHERS - Negation - Questions - Adverbs - Conjunctions - Prepositions - Numbers - Phrases

Proper nouns

Languages

Examples

英文	yīngwén	English
普通话	pŭtōng huà	Mandarin Chinese (expression used in Mainland China)
国语	guó yŭ	Mandarin Chinese (expression used outside Mainland China)

Syntax

我会说国语 ◦	wŏ huì shuō guó yŭ.	I can speak Mandarin Chinese.
你国语说得很好 ◦	nĭ guó yŭ shuō de hěn hăo.	You speak Mandarin Chinese very well.

Countries

Examples

美国	Měiguó	America; American
中国	Zhōnguó	China; Chinese

Syntax

美国很远 ◦	Měiguó hěn yuăn.	America is very far.
我们喜欢中国 ◦	wŏmen xĭhuān Zhōngguó.	We like China.
在中国啤酒不是很贵 ◦	zài Zhōngguó píjĭu bù shì hěn guì.	In China, beer is not very expensive.
我的女儿在 美国 ◦	wŏ de nǚér zài Měiguó.	My daughter is in America.
他们要去中国 ◦	tāmen yào qù Zhōngguó.	They will go to China.
你是中国人吗 ?	nĭ shì Zhōngguó rén ma?	Are you Chinese (lit.: Chinese person)?

Others

This is a list of other proper nouns that are used in the program:

北京	Běijīng	Beijing
长安街	Cháng Ān jiē	Long Peace Street
华盛顿	Huá Shèng Dùn	Washington
香港	Xiānggǎng	Hong Kong
学院路	Xuéyuàn lù	College Road
英王道	Yīng Wáng dào	Kings Road