Chinese expressions that you ought to know before having a Mandarin Lesson Do you plan in learning to speak the Mandarin language? Before you must learn the language you must first learn some common Chinese expressions before you can learn to begin your Mandarin Lessons. These expressions are very helpful to you in your usual conversations with the Chinese and just in case you would like to travel around China. Let us now start Learning Chinese: Nǐ hǎo ma? Which is being pronounce as Nee-haoww-mah? Means how are you? And if you would