I have a test on Mandarin Chinese tomorrow, specifically on these following characters as well as the pinyin and their associated tonal marks. Was wondering if MAP members could help me out and point out any mistakes. S, without further ado, here it is. 是／不是 shi (4th Tone) / bu shi (2nd on "bu, 4th on "shi") Is, to be/Not is, Not be 我 wo (3rd) I/Me 好 hao (3rd) Good 谢谢 xie xie (4th, neutral on second "xie") Thanks 朋友 Pengyou (2nd, neutral on "you") Friend 学生 xuesheng (2nd on "xue", 1st on "sheng") Student 钱 qian (2nd) Money 球 qiu (2nd) Ball/Sphere 他们 tamen (1st on "ta", neutral on "men") Them (male) 男 nan (2nd) Male 奴 nu (3rd) Female 星期一 xing qi yi (1st on all) Monday 星期二 xing qi er (1st on "xing" and "qi", 2nd on "er) Tuesday 星期三 xing qi san (all 1st) Wednesday 星期四 xing qi si (1st on "xing" and "qi", 4th on "si) Thursday 星期五 xing qi wu (1st on "xing" and "qi", 3rd on "wu" Friday 星期六 xing qi liu (1st on "xing" and "qi", 4th on "liu") Saturday 星期日 xing qi ri (1st on "xing" and "qi", 4th on "ri") Sunday 年 nian (2nd) Year 有／没有 you/meiyou (3rd on "you", 2nd on "mei") Have/Not Have 中文 Zhongwen (1st on both) Mandarin Chinese 对／不对 dui/bu dui (4th on dui, 2nd on "bu") Correct/Incorrect 月 yue (4th) Month/Moon 日 ri (4th) Day/Sun 人 ren (3rd) People/Human *awaits MAP members feedback.
奴 nu (3rd) Female Should only be the character on the left. As for the (2nd tone, 3rd tone etc) I cant help you with that. I speak Canto and poor Mando. Wife speaks Mando but having a hard time trying to explain things.
