你好![mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0101MP3down/0101nihao.mp3″ title=””]
<Nǐ hǎo!>
You good!
HELLO!
// we use 吗 <ma> to create one type of a question
// word order is the same in indicative and interrogative sentence
你好!你好吗?[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0101MP3down/0101nihaonihaoma.mp3″ title=””]
<Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ hǎo ma?>
You good! You good question_particle_ma?
HELLO! ARE YOU FINE?
// you will understand the function of 很 <hěn> later in this lesson
// here the particle 呢 <ne> creates a postscript “and you”?
我很好,你呢?[mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0101MP3down/0101wohenhaonine.mp3″ title=””]
<Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?>
I hen good. You particle_ne?
I’M FINE. AND YOU?
我也很好,谢谢![mp3j flow=”y” track=”http://chineseffect.com/audio/0101MP3down/0101woyehenhaoxiexie.mp3″ title=””]
<Wǒ yě hěn hǎo, xièxie!>
I also hen good, thank you!
I’M ALSO FINE, THANK YOU!
These sentences are part of Lesson 1.1