The Basics

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Tones:1:mā (flat sounding tone)
               2: má (move head up to make this tone)
               3: mǎ (kind of like, "oh")
                          (move head up & down, nod)
               4: mà (kind of like "what??!!")
                           (move head down)
**ma is just an example word, the tones are the marks above ma.**
My teacher says moving your head can help with the tones:)

Hello- nǐ haǒ 你好
Hi everyone- dà jiā haǒ 大家好
Bye- zaì jiàn 再见
See you tomorrow- mìng tiān jiàn 明天见
Thank you- xiè xiè 谢谢
You're welcome- bù kè qì 不客气
It's alright, it's nothing- meí guān xi 没关系
No problem- meí wèn tí 没问题
Sorry- duì bù qǐ 对不起
Okay:haǒ a 好啊
Yes:shì de 是的
I like you: wǒ xǐhuan nǐ 我喜欢你
I love you:wǒ ài nǐ 我爱你

Because- yīn wei 因为
But- dàn shì 但是
But also- ér qiě 而且
How, what, why- zěn me 怎么

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