Vocabulary:

• 一年半 (yì nián bàn) – One and a half years
  • 年 (nián) – Year
  • 半 (bàn) – Half
• 我【在中国】一年半了 (wǒ zài zhōng guó yì nián bàn le) – I’ve been in China for a year and a half.
  • 很久了 (hěn jiǔ le) – It’s been a long time.
• 我是美国人 (wǒ shì měi guó rén) – I’m American.
  • 美国 (měi guó) – America
  • 人 (rén) – Person (in this context, "nationality")
• 我是【计算机科学】学生 (wǒ shì jì suàn jī kē xué xué shēng) – I am a computer science student.
  • 计算机科学 (jì suàn jī kē xué) – Computer Science
  • 学生 (xué shēng) – Student
• 我想喝水 (wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ) – I want to drink water.
  • 喝水 (hē shuǐ) – Drink water
  • 想 (xiǎng) – Want to
• 我住在南通 (wǒ zhù zài nán tōng) – I live in Nantong.
  • 住在 (zhù zài) – Live in
  • 南通 (Nán tōng) – Nantong (a city in China)

Example Phrases:

• 很高兴认识你 (hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ) – Glad to meet you.
  • 认识 (rèn shí) - "to know" or "to recognize.”
  • 高兴 (gāo xìng) – Glad
  • 很 (hěn) – Very

Other Notes:

• 打字：拼音 + 英语 + 汉字 – Typing: Pinyin + English + Chinese characters
• 问我问题 (wèn wǒ wèn tí) – Ask me questions.