words i've learned in Mandarin Chinese class.

nǐ hǎo=hello -- nǐ=you, hǎo=good
wǎn'ān= good night -- wǎn=late,  ān=safe
zǎo shàng hǎo= good morning --zǎo shàng = morning, hǎo=good
wǎn shàng hǎo= good evening -- wǎn shàng =evening, hǎo=good
zài jiàn= good bye -- zài=again,  jiàn = to see, to meet

initials- b, p, m, f, d, t, n, l, g, k, h, z, c ,s ,zh, ch ,sh, r, j, q, x
finals- a, o, e, ai, ao, an, ang, (That's all I can remember.)

You did pretty good. :)