1.2 Important Words

This is a lot to soak in, so I have made 2 audio clips to understand it.

When I say these words, it is a good idea to repeat to get the accent right.

Vocabulary

Important Characters
好      hǎo     - Good (I can also mean 'okay'/'I got it' if you say it by itself, so if my teacher tells me to do something, I reply with '好')
不      bù       - No/Not (used before verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs)
是      shì      - Yes / is or are (to be)
不是  bú shì- No (NOTICE THE CHANGE IN ACCENTS, IT SOUNDS DIFFERENT)
有      yǒu     - There is, exist / To have or possess (Never put 'bù' before this one)

和      hé       - And
可是  kě shì - But
的      dè       - Of (like an apostrophe)
了       le        - Used to describe a completed action

Asking Questions
吧   ba      - Indicating a suggestion, a request or an informal command
吗   ma     - This is the word that makes a statement become a question. (Add at end of statement)
呢   ne      - Used at the end of a question too, but is to ask for information.

Answering Questions
这      zhè  - This
是      shì   - Is are
对      duì   - That is correct