Essential Chinese Phrases and Classroom Commands
Learn common everyday classroom commands and essential phrases in Mandarin Chinese with videos and corresponding flashcards. Click on each flashcard to see the English on the back. Learning these commands help students understand me in the classroom when I speak Chinese. I made up movements for each command to help students remember better. From my teaching experience, I find that learning becomes more authentic when you combine various learning modalities. After all, we all learn differently. The videos are listed from the most recent ones to the earliest ones.
Common Verbs 常用动词
Practice Chinese common verbs by clicking on each flashcard
- 问to ask
- 擦to wipe, to clean
- 来to come
- 剪to cut
- 画to draw,to paint
- 喝to drink
- 吃to eat
- 给to give
- 去to go
- 笑to laugh or to smile
- 看to look,to see,to watch
- 玩to play
- 读to read
- 跑to run
- 唱to drink
- 坐to sit
- 停stop
- 走to walk,to go
- 做to do, to make, to work
- 写to write
问
to ask
擦
to wipe, to clean
来
to come
剪
to cut
画
to draw,to paint
喝
to drink
吃
to eat
给
to give
去
to go
笑
to laugh or to smile
看
to look,to see,to watch
玩
to play
读
to read
跑
to run
唱
to drink
坐
to sit
停
stop
走
to walk,to go
做
to do, to make, to work
写
to write
Commands 6
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- 怎么样?how is going? wuz up?
- 嗨!朋友Hi! friend
- 大家好hello everyone (when greeting more than 1 person)
- 请问excuse me (when asking a question)
- 欢迎welcome
- 给我to give me
- 打电脑use the computer
- 上网surf the Internet
- 给…打电话give….a call
- 你的电话是多少?what is your phone number?
- 等一下wait a second
- 不好意思to feel embarrassed, to be sorry (for inconveniencing)
Commands 5
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- 大声朗读read out loud, reading aloud
- 放好put away
- 铅笔放好put pencil away
- 椅子放好put chair away
- 英文怎么说?How do you say it in English?
- 中文怎么说?How do you say it in Chinese?
- 怎么?How?
- 复习review
- 集中注意力stay focused
Commands 4
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- 好了finished, done
- ...了shows an action has just been completed
- 没好not finished
- 没(verb)了not finished with (verb)
- 写名字write your name
- 过来come here
- 过去go over there
- 早上morning
- 中午mid day
- 下午afternoon
- 晚上night time
Commands 3
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- 我想喝水I want to drink water
- 请帮助我please help me
- 老师早good morning teacher
- 请开门please open the door
- 请关门please close the door
- 请开灯please turn on the lights
- 请关灯please turn off the lights
- 开turn on, open
- 关turn off, close
Commands 2
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- 对不起sorry
- 没关系no problem, it's ok (when responding to sorry)
- 懂不懂?do you understand?
- 懂understand
- 不懂don't understand
- 听不懂don't understand what you are saying
- 跟我说say it with me
- 一起说say it all together
- 请说中文please speak Chinese
Commands 1
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- 眼睛看eyes watching
- 耳朵听ears listening
- 停stop
- 我想去厕所I want to use the restroom
- 有问题吗?any questions?
- 请进please come in
- 真棒really great!
- 顶呱呱awesome!
- 举手raise your hand
- 安静be quiet
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