哪 nǎ - which 哪儿 nǎ’r / 哪里 nǎ lǐ - where 那 nà - that 那儿 nà’r / 那里 nà lǐ - (over) there Example sentences: - 在哪儿？zài nǎ’r / 在哪里？zài nǎ lǐ? - where - 博物馆在哪儿？bó wù guǎn zài nǎ’r? - where is the museum? - 你是哪国人？nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? - what’s your nationality? (You are which country person?) - 你更喜欢哪一个？nǐ gèng xǐ huan nǎ yī gè? - which one do you prefer? - 那本书很有意思。nà běn shū hěn yǒu yì si. - that book is very interesting. - 咖啡店在那里。kā fēi diàn zài nà lǐ. - the coffee shop/cafe is over there. Suggested practice activities (Inspired by our Weekly Checklist). 1. Do shadowing (listen and repeat) with the audio. 2. Write the sentences in characters. 3. Test yourself writing out the new word in characters to memorise. 4. Add the new word to your Mandarin flashcard app to learn it. 5. Make sentences of your own with the new word. 6. Use a dictionary (e.g. Pleco) to search for other example sentences using the key word in context. 7. Break down the characters of the new word - have you seen these characters before? Where? What key radicals are there? What components have you seen before? Make links between this word and others you know (synonyms/antonyms etc.) Submit your speaking / writing for feedback!

知道 zhī dào - to know / realise / be aware of - 不知道 bù zhī dào - don’t know/ not be aware of - 谁知道 shéi zhī dào - who knows (?) - 你知不知道 nǐ zhī bù zhī dào - do you know? - 早知道 zǎo zhī dào - to know in advance/ if I had known earlier… - 我知道了 wǒ zhī dào le - I get it / I understand now. Example sentences: 1. 你知不知道比赛什么时候开始？- Do you know when the match/competition starts? Nǐ zhī bù zhī dào bǐ sài shén me shí hòu kāi shǐ? 1. 我不知道你说什么。- I don’t know what you’re saying. Wǒ bù zhī dào nǐ shuō shén me. 1. 谁知道他在哪儿? - Who knows where he is?/ Does anyone know where he is? Shèi zhī dào tā zài nǎ’r Suggested practice activities (Inspired by our Weekly Checklist). 1. Do shadowing (listen and repeat) with the audio. 2. Write the sentences in characters. 3. Test yourself writing out the new word in characters to memorise. 4. Add the new word to your Mandarin flashcard app to learn it. 5. Make sentences of your own with the new word. 6. Use a dictionary (e.g. Pleco) to search for other example sentences using the key word in context. 7. Break down the characters of the new word - have you seen these characters before? Where? What key radicals are there? What components have you seen before? Make links between this word and others you know (synonyms/antonyms etc.) Submit your speaking / writing for feedback!

大家好！ Our first Study Buddy Mandarin practice session of 2026 will be next weekend. 🎉🎉 Join us if you want to listen to and practice speaking Mandarin 🗣️ in a supportive environment and get to know more people in the community. All are welcome 🤗 Mandarin topics for the session will be: 1. Talking about things you ‘want’ 想 / 想要 to do or ‘will’ 会 do (future tense). 2. Describing things (to re-cap and build on what we covered last time!) 3. Talk about our goals for 2026 (你2026年的目标是什么？） Any questions, let me know in the comments below. Hope to see you there! 下周六见！ ⭐️

问 wèn - to ask - 问题 wèn tí - question / problem - 有问题 yǒu wèn tí - have a question/problem - 没有问题 méi yǒu wèn tí - don’t have a question/problem - 问问题 wèn wèn tí - to ask questions - 没问题！méi wèn tí - no problem - 你有问题吗？nǐ yǒu wèn tí ma? - Do you have any questions?/ Do you have a problem? - 你有什么问题？nǐ yǒu shén me wèn tí? - What problem/question do you have? - 请问 qǐng wèn - may I ask… / Excuse me Example sentences: 1. 请问一下，火车站在哪儿？qǐng wèn yī xià, huǒ chē zhàn zài nǎ’r? - Excuse me, where is the train station? 2. 你可以问问题。nǐ kě yǐ wèn wèn tí. - You can/you’re allowed to ask questions. 3. 我没有问题了。wǒ méi yǒu wèn tí le. - I don’t have (any more) questions. (Audio + how to write the characters can be found below!) Suggested practice activities (Inspired by our Weekly Checklist). 1. Do shadowing (listen and repeat) with the audio. 2. Write the sentences in characters. 3. Test yourself writing out the new word in characters to memorise. 4. Add the new word to your Mandarin flashcard app to learn it. 5. Make sentences of your own with the new word. 6. Use a dictionary (e.g. Pleco) to search for other example sentences using the key word in context. 7. Break down the characters of the new word - have you seen these characters before? Where? What key radicals are there? What components have you seen before? Make links between this word and others you know (synonyms/antonyms etc.) Submit your speaking / writing for feedback!

Step 1: Learn a new word (written + spoken). Step 2: See it applied in an example sentence. (Context). Step 3: Choose a skill to practice: A. Write your own sentence using the key word + submit for feedback. B. Listen + repeat the example sentence for pronunciation practice (shadowing) + submit for feedback. C. Write the example sentence to practice characters + submit for feedback. 生词 New word: 过 guò - to spend (time) / to celebrate (a holiday/birthday) > there are also many other usages of guò. E.g. 我和朋友过了我的生日。 = I celebrated my birthday with my friend. Wǒ hé péng you guò le wǒ de shēng rì. 为了过新年，我们去看烟火。 = to celebrate New Year, we are going to watch fireworks. Wèi le guò xīn nián, wǒ men qù kàn yān huo.