Wǒ yǒu yīgè xīn xuéshēng, tā shì yīgè nǚshēng, gāng kāishǐ xué zhōngwén. Wǒmen zuótiān xuéxíle nǐ hǎo, nǐ hǎo ma děng děng. Dàjiā zhīdào, nǐ hǎo shì Hello, nǐ hǎo ma shì How are you. Jīntiān wǒ wèn tā:“Hello yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō?” Tā hěn zìxìn. Tā mǎshàng gàosù wǒ “nǐ mā!”. Dàn wǒ hěn chījīng. Wǒ shuō:“Búduì, búduì, qiānwàn bié shuō nǐ mā! Nǐ mā zài zhōngwén lǐ shì màrén de huà!“.“Ó” tā shuō “wǒ bù zhīdào, wǒ yīdìng yào xiǎoxīn!”
我有一个新学生，她是一个女生，刚开始学中文。我们昨天学习了你好，你好吗等等。大家知道，你好是Hello，你好吗是How are you. 今天我问她：“Hello 用中文怎么说？” 她很自信。她马上告诉我“你妈！”。但我很吃惊。我说：“不对，不对，千万别说你妈！你妈在中文里是骂人的话！“。“哦”她说“我不知道，我一定要小心！”
I have a new student, she is a girl who just started learning Chinese. Yesterday we learned hello, how are you and so on. As we all know, Nihao is Hello, Nihao ma is How are you. Today I asked her: “How do you say Hello in Chinese?” She is very confident. She immediately told me “Nima!”. But I was surprised. I said, “No, no, don’t say Nima! Nima is a curse word in Chinese!”. “Oh” she said “I don’t know, I have to be careful!”
The Vocab
| girl | 女生 | nǚshēnɡ | |
| just | 刚 | ɡānɡ | |
| etc | 等等 | děnɡděnɡ | |
| confidence | 自信 | zìxìn | |
| immediately | 马上 | mǎshanɡ | |
| be surprised | 吃惊 | chījīnɡ | |
| Be sure to | 千万 | qiānwàn | |
| do not | 别 | bié | |
| curse | 骂人 | màrén | |
| careful | 小心 | xiǎoxīn | |
Use these words in context
| etc | 等等 | děnɡděnɡ |
I like to eat apples, bananas, grapes and more.
我喜欢吃苹果，香蕉，葡萄等等。
wǒxǐhuān chī píngguǒ, xiāngjiāo, pútao děngděng.
I have been to Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an, etc.
我去过上海，北京，西安等等。
wǒ qùguò shànghǎi, běijīng, xīān děngděng.
My Chinese friends are Wang Peng, Li You and so on.
我的中国朋友有王朋，李友等等。
wǒde zhōngguó péngyou yǒu wáng péng, lǐ yǒu děngděng.
| immediately | 马上 | mǎshanɡ |
I’ll come right away.
我马上来。
wǒ mǎ shànglái.
You call him right away.
你马上给他打电话。
nǐ mǎshàng gěi tā dǎdiànhuà.
The car is coming.
车马上来了。
chēmǎ shànglái le.
| Be sure to | 千万 | qiānwàn | |
Don’t be late.
千万别去晚了。
qiānwàn bié qù wǎn le.
Don’t go the wrong way.
千万别走错了。
qiānwàn bié zǒucuò le.
Don’t wear so many clothes, it’s hot outside.
千万别穿那么多衣服，外面很热。
qiānwàn bié chuān nàmeduō yīfu, wàimiàn hěn rè.
| curse | 骂人 | màrén |
He cursed again.
他又骂人了。
tā yòu màrén le.
Cursing is wrong.
骂人是不对的。
màrén shì búduì de.
I’m so angry, I want to curse!
我很生气，我想骂人！
wǒ hěn shēngqì, wǒ xiǎng màrén!
