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Chinese Course (3rd Edition) 1A汉语教程第一册上Lesson 2 汉语不太难 Chinese is not very difficult

汉字姐姐

Pinyin

English

Nǐ máng ma?

你忙吗？

Are you busy?

¿Estás ocupado?

Hěn máng.

很忙。

Very busy.

Muy ocupado.

Hànyǔ nán ma?

汉语难吗？

Is Chinese difficult?

¿Es difícil el chino?

Bú tài nán.

不太难。

Not too difficult.

No es tan difícil.

1. 忙 máng （形） busy
2. 吗 ma （助） a particle used at the end of a question
3. 很 Hěn （副） very
4. 汉语 Hànyǔ （名） Chinese (language)
5. 难 nán （形） hard; difficult
6.太 tài （副）excessively; too; over
7. 爸爸 bàba (名）dad
8.妈妈 māma (名）mum
9.他 tā （代）he; him
10. 她 tā （代）she: her
11. 男 nán （形） male
12. 哥哥 gēge （名） elder brother
13. 弟弟 dìdi （名） younger brother
14. 妹妹 mèimei （名） younger sister