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Initial Sounds

Pinyin letters g, k, h, and s are pronounced similarly to sounds in English.

guó国
as in “skin”
kè客
as in “kangaroo”
hǎo好
as in “hall”
sān 三
as in “sand”

也 (yě, also)

You already know that 也 (yě), which means also or too, always comes before the adjective (for example, 我也很高兴, wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng). The same applies when 也 is used with verbs.

我也喝茶。
Wǒ yě hē chá.
I also drink tea.

不 (bù, not)

In English, we say I do not eat noodles or He does not eat noodles. To negate a sentence in Chinese, you only need to add no (不 bù) before the verb. Easy peasy!

我吃面。
Wǒ chī miàn.
I eat noodles.

我不吃面。
Wǒ bù chī miàn.
I don’t eat noodles.

你也喝茶。
Nǐ yě hē chá.
You also drink tea.

你也不喝茶。
Nǐ yě bù hē chá.
You also don’t drink tea.