Mandarin Chinese for Beginners Quotes

“I’mAmerican.I’mlearningChinese.Wǒshìměiguórén.Wǒzàixuézhōngwén.我是美国人。我在学中文。Ho,ho!Youhavenowspokentwoveryimportantsentences.Practicethemwithyourfriendsandfamily.They’llbesurprisedwithyourprogressinyourfirstlesson.You’reabletospeaksomerealChinesesentences!Notbad!Now,takeabreak,andthenwe’llstartanewchapter.Therearealotofinterestingthingsaheadforyoutolearn.”
― Yi Ren, Mandarin Chinese for Beginners: Mastering Conversational Chinese

“The sound of some initials is similar to that of English letters: b like “b” in ball p like “p” in push m like “m” in mine f like “f” in far d like “d” in day t like “t” in tea n like “n” in name l like “l” in look g like “g” in girl k like “k” in kind h like “h” in hot j like “j” in just q like “ch” in cheese x like “sh” in sheep z like “ds” in reads c like “ts” in sits s like “s” in silk zh like “dge” in judge ch like “ch” in rich sh like “sh” in shop r like “r” in rubber y like “y” in yellow w like “w” in way”
― Yi Ren, Mandarin Chinese for Beginners: Mastering Conversational Chinese