In the first episode of the Real Chinese series on the BBC we are introduced to Mandarin Chinese and its place within the languages of China. Mandarin Chinese is the official language of China, although there are several other languages spoken in China such as Tibetan and Cantonese.
In the first lesson we are also introduced to some basic phrases, such as saying hello, good evening, and goodbye. These simple phrases are meant to get people started in their learning of Mandarin Chinese.
The vocabulary introduced in the lesson is:
| English | Chinese | Pinyin |
| Good | 好 | hǎo |
| Thank you | 谢谢 | Xiè.xie |
| Do you speak English? | Nǐ shuō Yīngwén ma? | |
| I'm sorry | Duìbùqǐ |
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