20 Chinese Sentence Starters for Beginners (Build Your Own Sentences) | Mandarin Starter Pack

Learn 20 Chinese sentence starters for beginners and start building your own useful Mandarin sentences. Starting a sentence is often the hardest part. In this Mandarin Starter Pack lesson, Huang Laoshi gives you 20 ready-made openings for introducing yourself, talking about daily life, expressing what you want or need, describing abilities and plans, sharing opinions, and beginning a conversation politely. Keep the beginning, change the ending, and one simple pattern can help you make many new sentences. You’ll learn how to: ✓ Introduce yourself and say where you’re from ✓ Talk about what you have, like, want, and need ✓ Describe skills, permission, and limits ✓ Say where you are, what you’re doing, and what you plan to do ✓ Share an opinion or begin a question politely ✓ Pronounce 不 naturally as bù or bú THE 20 SENTENCE STARTERS 1. 我叫…… Wǒ jiào... My name is... 2. 我是…… Wǒ shì... I am... 3. 我来自…… Wǒ láizì... I’m from... 4. 我住在…… Wǒ zhù zài... I live in... 5. 我有……／我没有…… Wǒ yǒu... / Wǒ méiyǒu... I have... / I don’t have... 6. 我喜欢……／我不喜欢…… Wǒ xǐhuan... / Wǒ bù xǐhuan... I like... / I don’t like... 7. 我想……／我不想…… Wǒ xiǎng... / Wǒ bù xiǎng... I’d like to... / I don’t want to... 8. 我要…… Wǒ yào... I want... / I’ll have... 9. 我需要…… Wǒ xūyào... I need... 10. 我会……／我不会…… Wǒ huì... / Wǒ bú huì... I know how to... / I don’t know how to... 11. 我可以…… Wǒ kěyǐ... I can... / I may... 12. 我不能…… Wǒ bù néng... I can’t... / I must not... 13. 我在…… Wǒ zài... I’m at... / I’m in... 14. 我正在…… Wǒ zhèngzài... I’m ... right now. 15. 我打算…… Wǒ dǎsuàn... I plan to... 16. 我希望…… Wǒ xīwàng... I hope... 17. 我觉得…… Wǒ juéde... I think... / I feel... 18. 我不知道…… Wǒ bù zhīdào... I don’t know... 19. 不好意思，…… Bù hǎoyìsi,... Excuse me... / Sorry... 20. 请问，…… Qǐngwèn,... May I ask... / Excuse me... Made for absolute beginners, with simplified Chinese, tone-marked pinyin, clear English explanations, and practical examples. CHAPTERS 00:00 Build Chinese sentences with reusable starters 00:38 1. 我叫 — My name is 01:09 2. 我是 — I am 01:50 3. 我来自 — I’m from 02:21 4. 我住在 — I live in 03:00 5. 我有／我没有 — I have / don’t have 04:01 6. 我喜欢／我不喜欢 — I like / don’t like 05:11 7. 我想／我不想 — I want / don’t want 06:16 8. 我要 — I want / I’ll have 06:59 9. 我需要 — I need 07:39 10. 我会／我不会 — Learned abilities 08:29 Pronouncing 不: bù or bú? 09:28 11. 我可以 — I can / may 09:57 12. 我不能 — I can’t / must not 10:44 13. 我在 — I’m at / in 11:18 14. 我正在 — I’m doing something now 12:09 15. 我打算 — I plan to 12:51 16. 我希望 — I hope 13:38 17. 我觉得 — I think / feel 14:24 18. 我不知道 — I don’t know 15:05 19. 不好意思 — Excuse me / Sorry 15:44 20. 请问 — A polite question opener 16:37 Make your own Chinese sentence Make one sentence in the comments with 我喜欢, 我想, or 我会. I’d love to see what you create! If this lesson helped you, subscribe and keep learning Mandarin with Huang Laoshi. #LearnChinese #ChineseForBeginners #MandarinStarterPack