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🎥 Speaking Mandarin:
🧾 Intro / Reflection
Passed Bronze 5 this week, the test was smooth and pretty much just an overall review for Bronze 1–4. I got through it easily with minimal mistakes. Mandarin is probably one of my stronger languages; growing up speaking Thaisanese definitely helps.
I didn’t have to study much since I already knew most of the vocabulary. I just reviewed my notes once or twice and focused more on conversations with ChatGPT for extra practice and sentence building.
For the next week, I’ll be doing my promos to hopefully get into Silver rank, this will conssist on three parts covering all of bronze 1-5 just to make sure I really know what’s needed in Bronze.
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📚 What I Learned This Rank
✅ Bronze 5 Complete
| Category | Covered |
|---|---|
| Small Talk | ✅ |
| Introductions | ✅ |
| Everyday survival topics | ✅ |
| Repeated phrases | ✅ |
| 10-15 Go-to sentence patterns | ✅ |
| String shot thoughts together | ✅ |
| Hold basic conversations | ✅ |
📅 Scenario:
📝My Mandarin notes
💬 Small Talk
nǐ hǎo / nǐ hǎo ma? — Hi / How are you?
wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne? — I’m good, and you?
zuìjìn zěnme yàng? — How have you been lately?
jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo — The weather is nice today
nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái? — Where are you from?
nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò? — What do you do?
wǒ shì xuéshēng — I’m a student
wǒ zài xué zhōngwén — I’m learning Chinese
🙋 Introductions
wǒ jiào [your name] — My name is…
wǒ shì Měiguó rén — I’m American
hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ — Nice to meet you
nǐ duō dà? — How old are you?
wǒ [number] suì — I’m [number] years old
nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma? — Do you have siblings?
wǒ yǒu / wǒ méiyǒu — I do / I don’t
⏰ Everyday Survival Phrases
wǒ bù zhīdào — I don’t know
wǒ tīng bù dǒng — I don’t understand
nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ ma? — Can you help me?
zhège zěnme yòng? — How do I use this?
wǒ yào mǎi dōngxi — I want to buy something
wǒ huì yìdiǎn zhōngwén — I speak a little Chinese
zhèlǐ yǒu xǐshǒujiān ma? — Is there a bathroom here?
zhè shì shénme? — What is this?
jǐ diǎn le? — What time is it?
🔄 High-Frequency Expressions
duì — Yes / correct
bù — No
hǎo — Good / OK
zhēn de ma? — Really?
zhēn de — Really
zhù nǐ hǎo yùn — Good luck
màn zǒu — Take care
méiguānxì — It’s okay / No problem
wǒ mílù le — I’m lost
tài hǎo le! — That’s great!
zhù nǐ yītiān yúkuài — Have a nice day
📚 Grammar Focus
🗂️ Core Sentence Patterns
wǒ shì… — I am
wǒ shì xuéshēng — I am a student
wǒ yào… — I want
wǒ yào chīfàn — I want to eat
wǒ xǐhuan… — I like
wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè — I like listening to music
wǒ huì… — I can / I know how to
wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎn zhōngwén — I can speak a little Chinese
wǒ bú huì… — I can’t
wǒ bú huì xiě Hànzì — I can’t write Chinese characters
zhè shì… — This is
zhè shì wǒ de shǒujī — This is my phone
nǐ yào… ma? — Do you want…?
nǐ yào hē chá ma? — Do you want to drink tea?
nǐ huì… ma? — Can you…?
nǐ huì shuō yīngwén ma? — Can you speak English?
wǒ juéde… — I think / I feel
wǒ juéde zhōngwén hěn nán — I think Chinese is hard
wǒ zhīdào / wǒ bù zhīdào — I know / I don’t know
nǐ xǐhuan… ma? — Do you like…?
yīnwèi… suǒyǐ… — Because… therefore…
yīnwèi wǒ lèi le, suǒyǐ wǒ xiūxi — Because I’m tired, I’m resting
zài + verb — Present continuous
wǒ zài kàn diànyǐng — I’m watching a movie
hěn + adjective — “Very” (often just means “is”)
wǒ hěn máng — I’m busy
noun + zài nǎlǐ? — Where is…?
chāoshì zài nǎlǐ? — Where is the supermarket?
📝 Stringing Short Thoughts
Example 1:
wǒ è le — I’m hungry
wǒ yào chīfàn — I want to eat
zài jiā chī — Eat at home
Example 2:
jīntiān rè — Today is hot
wǒ bù xiǎng chūmén — I don’t want to go out
wǒ xiǎng kàn diànyǐng — I want to watch a movie
🔑 Beginner Particles
ma — yes/no question
nǐ hǎo ma? — Are you well?
ne — “what about…?” bounce-back
wǒ xǐhuan chá, nǐ ne? — I like tea, what about you?
le — past/completed action or change
wǒ chī le — I ate / I have eaten
ba — suggestion
wǒmen zǒu ba — Let’s go
de — possession
wǒ de shǒujī — My phone
✅ Bronze 5 Mandarin Test Results
🟢 1. Mini Conversation Simulation
“Ni hao, wo shi zhongguo ren. wo zuijing bu mang, dan shi you hen duo dongxing yao zuo. wo zuijing dou yao xue hen duo.”
✅ You used at least 3 sentence patterns:
- “wo zuijing bu mang, dan shi…”
- “you hen duo dongxi yao…”
- “dou yao xue hen duo”
✔️ Smooth flow, correct grammar, and a real conversational rhythm.
🟢 2. Small Talk Builder
“wo bu xihuan, xian zai xiatian, souyi meitian hen re. Wo xihuan de tianqi shi bu re ye bu leng de. Wo zui xihuan xia yu de tianqi, wo juede hen fangsong.”
✅ You expressed opinion + reason + preference:
- “souyi…”
- “bu re ye bu leng” (nice use of linking)
- “juede hen fangsong” – expressive
✔️ Natural variety in structure and thought chaining. Excellent.
🟢 3. Spontaneous Reaction Phrases
wo bu zhidao shuo shenme – ✅
deng yi xia, wo xianzai zai siwei – ✅ (great use of “siwei” = thinking)
zhende ma? you yisi – ✅ Totally natural, well-phrased
✔️ These feel like real, in-the-moment reactions.
🟢 4. Survival Phrases in Flow
“qingwen, wo bu dong zhege caidan. Ni neng bang wo ma? zhege fangdian zuihao chi de cai shi shenme? Wo yao na ge.”
✅ You:
- Asked politely
- Expressed confusion
- Requested help
- Made a choice
✔️ This is 100% survival mode complete material.
🏅 Verdict: BRONZE 5 — PASSED
You now:
✅ Hold small, natural conversations
✅ Handle social & survival topics with ease
✅ React and speak without freezing
✅ Use a toolbox of 10–15 sentence types
✅ Link short thoughts smoothly
👏 You’ve officially completed the Bronze Tier!
🎯 Next Steps / Goals
Time to take my Promos to Silver Rank!
📚 Resources I Used
- ChatGPT (for sentence practice + explanations + tests)
- YouTube (for pronunciation + listening)
- Google Translate (for fast checks)
- My language language learning structure (coming soon)
🌍 Bonus Resources You Might Like
- 🧠 Duolingo – decent for language base, I personally don’t like it.
- 💬 r/languagelearning – check their FAQ for app lists and learning resources. I rarely browse, but it’s a popular hub.
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