1.1 Greetings

Greetings!

If you just started learning Chinese DON'T try to memorize the characters, get your speaking and pinyin to the point where you can have a simple conversation before you delve into the characters.

Vocabulary (These are the characters Mainland China uses):

Pronouns
我  wǒ      - I
你  nǐ        - You
您  nǐn     - You (formal)
他  tā        - He
她  tā        - She

Phrases
你好           nǐ hǎo              - Hello
你好吗?   nǐ hǎo ma?     - How are you?
我(很)好    wǒ (hén) hǎo - I am (very) good
再见           zài jiàn            - Goodbye!