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Lesson 1 Words I like WordPinyinTranslation 是 shìto be 马 ma“?” particle 不 bùnot, no 也 yěalso 老师 lǎoshīteacher These are all useful, simple words. Except for 老 师, they’re all easy to write and pronounce.

Words I dislike 人 rèn person,people 我 WǒI, me 人 is hard to pronounce. The “R” I know and trust would never make that sound. 我 has a lot of strokes, and they overlap, and cross, and that's just hard.

Sentences from Lesson 1 Sentence 1 你是老师马？ Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma? Are you a teacher? Sentence 2 (reply) 我不是老师。 Wǒ bù shì lǎoshī. I am not a teacher.

Lesson 2 Words I like 他 tāhe, him Easy to say & it's useful 她 tāshe, her Easy to say & it's useful 那 nàthat Easy to say & it's useful 女 nǚfemale Just 3 easy strokes! 儿子 érzison Easy to write

Words I dislike 爸爸 bàbadad 妈妈 māmamom Way too many strokes in those. And each character could be 2 independent characters! It ruins the aspect ratio! 女马 or 妈？ 父 or 爸 巴. You can write vertically or horizontally. There is no escaping confusion!

Lesson 2 sentences 他是谁？ Tā shì shéi? Who is he? 他是我爸爸。 Tā shì wǒ bāba. He is my father.

Lesson 3 Words I like 大 dàBig, old 十二 shí'èr12 日 rìday, sun 月 yuèmonth 为 wèifor All are useful and easy to write.

Words I dislike 同学 tóngxué classmate 晚饭 wǎnfàn dinner The words are hard to write and difficult to pronounce. Try to spot the difference between 晩饭 and 睌饭,

Lesson 3 sentences 现在几点？ Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? What time is it now? 现在是六点。 Xiànzài shì liù diǎn. It's now 6:00.

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