| A | B |
| shang ke | class begins |
| xia ke | class ends |
| Qing fan dao di # ye. | Please turn to # page. |
| Gen wo du | Read after me. |
| Yiqi (du) | Together (read) |
| Qing chongfu yibian. | Please repeat. |
| Qing chongfu shuo.. | Please repeat |
| Qing kan shengci. | please look at the new words. |
| Qing kan lianxi. | Please look at the exercises. |
| Liang ren yi zu, zuo duihua lianxi. | Pair up and do the dialogue/conversation exercises. |
| Shei neng huida zhege wenti? | Who can answer the question? |
| Qing ni huida. | Please answer/respond |
| you wenti ma? | any questions? |
| xia yi ge. | Next one |
| zuo wan le ma? | finished? |
| Qing dajia kan heiban. | Please look at the boackboard. |
| dui | correct |
| bu dui | incorrect |
| hen hao | verygood |
| feichang hao | extremely hao |
| Qing ting luyin. | Please listen to the recording. |
| Ting dong le ma? | Clear? |
| Qing he shang shu. | Please close your books. |
| Zhùyì | Pay attention |
| xue hanzi | Learn Chinese characters |
| Xuéfāyīn | Learn pronunciation |
| Xué shùzì | Learn numbers |
| Tǐyàn zhōngguó | Experience China |
| Tǐyàn hanyu | experience Chinese |
| Xuéxí mùbiāo | Learn objectives |
| rèshēn | warm-up (noun) |
| huìhuà | conversation |
| duìhuà | conversation |
| Yǔ tóngban tǎolùn | Discuss with your partner. |
| fangzhao lìzi | follow the example |
| Xuǎnzé | choose |
| juzi | sentence |
| gùshì | story |
| Wéi chéng quān | Form a circle |
| Xué shuōhuà | Learn to talk. |
| jì zhù | remember |
| Shìzhe jì zhù | Try to remember |
| Huàyīn | phonetics, voice |
| Pīn yi pin. | Spell (command; Let's spell.) |
| Tián zì yóuxì | crossword puzzle |
| Yòng xiàmiàn de cizu juzi | Use the following words make sentences. |
| Cíyǔ | words and expressions |
| ciju | words and phrases |
| Lián | link, match, connect |
| Ràokǒulìng | tongue twister |
| Fānyì | translate |
| Fānyì chéng | translate |
| Fùxí | review, brush up, go over |
| cānkǎo yìwén | reference translation; translation reference text |
| Yong diannao da | Use computer to type |