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Lesson 1: Basic Subjects and Actions

A focused beginner lesson in the Basic 50 Sentences launch course.

Lesson Introduction

This lesson introduces 5 Chinglish sentences from Basic 50 Sentences. Review the summaries below, then start the interactive study flow.

Sentences In This Lesson

Sentence 1

He eat rice

Chinese Sentence
他吃米饭。
Full Pinyin
tā chī mǐ fàn
Natural English
He eats rice.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P004
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
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Sentence 2

She drink water

Chinese Sentence
她喝水。
Full Pinyin
tā hē shuǐ
Natural English
She drinks water.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P004
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
Open Sentence Entry

Sentence 3

I want that

Chinese Sentence
我想要那个。
Full Pinyin
wǒ xiǎng yào nà ge
Natural English
I want that.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P007
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
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Sentence 4

You know this

Chinese Sentence
你知道这个。
Full Pinyin
nǐ zhī dào zhè ge
Natural English
You know this.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P007
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
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Sentence 5

She like phone

Chinese Sentence
她喜欢手机。
Full Pinyin
tā xǐ huān shǒu jī
Natural English
She likes phones.
Sentence Pattern
CWB-P004
Level
basic
Sentence Type
Standardized Expression
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