Third graders take their first steps in Mandarin Chinese — the world’s most-spoken language — with everyday greetings: 你好 (nǐ hǎo), 再见 (zàijiàn), 谢谢 (xièxie). They learn characters (汉字) and pinyin together.
Students will be able to…
你好! (Nǐ hǎo — Hello!) Let’s start Mandarin — how do you say hello, thank you, and goodbye?
Project this and match each Mandarin greeting to its English meaning — tap the Mandarin, then tap the English.
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Let’s start Mandarin — how do you say hello and goodbye?
Students learn.
Students practice.
Students speak.
Students close.
Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Novice).
Interpersonal: greet others.
Interpretive: understand greetings.
Explore Chinese greetings.
Compare greetings across languages.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students greet a family member in Mandarin with “你好” (nǐ hǎo) and “再见” (zàijiàn). A printable greetings sheet is in the World Languages library.
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A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.