Learn Languages & Nationalities in Chinese
Vocabulary, Pinyin, Examples & Test
Learn how to call the different languages and nationalities in Chinese, so that you can tell where you and your friends are from – whether you are from France, United States, Russia, Germany, Spain, Thailand, etc.
This list with real human audio voice recording will teach you how to pronounce the most important words.
语言
language
她会说十国语言。
She speaks ten languages.
母语
mother tongue
英语不是他的母语。
English is not his mother tongue.
口语
spoken language
他想要每天练习口语。
He wants to practice his spoken Chinese every day.
汉语
Mandarin Chinese
她是一名汉语老师。
She is a Chinese teacher.
中文
Mandarin Chinese
你会说中文吗？
Can you speak Chinese?
英文
English
这首英文歌很好听。
This English song is very nice.
英语
English
他说英语说得不错。
He speaks English well.
中国人
Chinese (person/people)
你是中国人吗？
Are you Chinese?
美国人
American (person/people)
你是美国人还是法国人？
Are you American or French?
英国人
British (person/people)
他的英语老师是英国人。
His English teacher is British.
翻译
translation
这个句子很难翻译。
This sentence is difficult to translate.
对话
dialogue / conversation
今天的作业是写一个小对话。
Today’s homework is to write a small conversation.
讨论
to discuss
他们正在讨论去哪儿旅游。
They are discussing where to travel.
谈论
to talk
最近我们常常谈论天气。
Recently we often talk about the weather.
Test Your Knowledge
Have you learned all the words?
Then it’s time to test yourself!
Choose between the 2 formats: you can practice your knowledge of the Chinese characters or their English translations.
