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Free Mandarin Chinese Flashcards
Mandarin’s grammar is simpler than most European languages — the real work is vocabulary, tones, and characters, all of which respond beautifully to spaced repetition. Begin with the survival phrases every learner needs.
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QHow do you say "hello" in Mandarin?
ANǐ hǎo (你好)
QHow do you say "thank you" in Mandarin?
AXièxie (谢谢)
QWhat does "duìbuqǐ" mean?
ASorry / excuse me
QHow do you say "goodbye" in Mandarin?
AZàijiàn (再见)
QWhat does "wǒ bù dǒng" mean?
AI don’t understand
QHow do you say "water" in Mandarin?
AShuǐ (水)
QWhat does "qǐng" mean at the start of a request?
APlease
QHow do you say "yes/correct" in Mandarin?
AShì (是) or duì (对)
QWhat does "zài nǎlǐ?" mean?
AWhere is it?
QHow do you say "how much money?" in Mandarin?
ADuōshao qián? (多少钱)
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- One fact per card. Always include the tone marks in pinyin on your cards — "ma" and "mǎ" are different words, and habits form early.
- Rate honestly. After each card, choose Again, Hard, Good, or Easy — the spaced repetition algorithm uses your answer to decide when the card returns, right before you'd forget it.
- A few minutes daily beats marathons. Ten new cards a day is roughly 3,650 a year, retained. Deep dives: How to learn a language with flashcards · How many flashcards per day?.
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