Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 叫 jiào Verb to be called 我叫大卫。 Wǒ jiào Dàwèi. My name is David. 你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? What is your name? 姓 xìng Noun/Verb surname, one’s 我姓程。 family name is Wǒ xìng chéng. My surname is Cheng. 他姓什么？ Tā xìng shénme? What is his surname? 名字 míngzi Noun name 她的名字是玛丽。 Tā de míngzi shì Mǎlì. Her name is Mary. 他叫什么名字？ Tā jiào shénme míngzi? What is his name? 哪国人 nǎguórén Phrase a person of which country 你是哪国人？ Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? Which country are you from ? 他是哪国人？ Tā shì nǎ guó rén? Which country is he from ? 你 nǐ Pronoun you 你姓程 吗？ Nǐ xìng chéng ma? Is your surname Cheng? 你叫大卫吗？ Nǐ jiào Dàwèi ma? Is your name David? 我 wǒ Pronoun I, me 我不姓程。 Wǒ bú xìng Chéng. My surname is not Cheng. 我不叫大卫。 Wǒ bú jiào Dàwèi. My name is not David. 认识你很高兴 rènshì nǐ hěn gāoxìng Phrase Wǒ jiào dàwèi, rènshì nǐ hěn gāoxìng. My name is David. It is nice to meet you. 第一次见到你, 认识你很高兴。 Dì yī cì jiàn dào nǐ, rènshì nǐ hěn gāoxìng. It is first time to see you. It is nice to meet you. It's nice to meet 我叫大卫, 认识你很高兴。 you 是 shì Verb is 我不是美国人, 我是日本人。 Wǒ bú shì Měiguó rén,wǒ shì Rìběn rén I'm not American, I'm Japanese. 他是中国人吗？ Tā shì Zhōngguó rén ma? Is he Chinese? 美国 Měiguó Noun United States 他是美国人吗？ Tā shì Měiguó rén ma? Is he an American? A: 你是哪国人？B: 我是美国人。 A: Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? B: Wǒ shì Měiguó rén. A: What country are you from? B: I am American. 中国 Zhōngguó Noun China 我不是中国人。 Wǒ bú shì Zhōngguó rén. I'm not Chinese. 你是中国人吗？ Nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén ma? Are you Chinese? 忙 máng Adj busy 你忙吗？ Nǐ máng ma? Are you busy? 我很忙。 Wǒ hěn máng. I am so busy. 累 lèi Adj tired , tiring 我很累。 Wǒ hěn lèi. I am tired. 我不累。 Wǒ bú lèi. I am not tired. 好 hǎo Adj good 你好吗？ Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you? 我很好。 Wǒ hěn hǎo. I am pretty good. 你们 nǐmen Pronoun you (plural), y'all 你们都是学生吗？ Nǐmen dōu shì xuéshēng ma? Are you all students? 你们是美国人吗？ Nǐmen shì Měiguó rén ma? Are you all Americans? 学生 xuéshēng Noun student, students 我不是学生。 Wǒ bú shì xuéshēng. I am not a student. 他是学生。 Tā shì xuéshēng. He is a student. 老师 lǎoshī Noun teacher 我的老师不是中国人。 Wǒ de lǎoshī bú shì Zhōngguó rén. My teacher is not Chinese. 我不是老师。 Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī. I am not a teacher. 再见 zàijiàn Phrase goodbye 再见！ Zàijiàn. Goodbye. 再见.明天见! Zàijiàn. Míngtiān jiàn! Goodbye. See you tomorrow! 日本 Rìběn Noun Japan 他不是日本人。 Tā bú shì Rìběn rén. He is not a Japanese. 我的老师是日本人。 Wǒ de lǎoshī shì Rìběn rén. My teacher is a Japanese. 他 tā Pronoun He, him 他累不累? Tā lèi búlèi? Is he tired or not? 他不累。 Tā búlèi. He is not tired. 要 yào Verb to want 我要喝咖啡。 Wǒ yào hē kāfēi. I want to drink coffee. 你要喝中国茶吗？ Nǐ yào hē Zhōngguó chá ma? Do you want to drink Chinese tea? 喜欢 xǐhuan Verb to like 我喜欢中国茶。 Wǒ xǐhuan Zhōngguó chá. I like Chinese tea 我喜欢美国咖啡。 Wǒ xǐhuan Měiguó kāfēi. Ｉlike American coffee. 喝 hē Verb to drink 我很喜欢喝中国茶。 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē Zhōngguó chá. I really like to drink Chinese tea. 你喜欢喝日本茶吗？ Nǐ xǐhuan hē Rìběn chá ma? Do you like to drink Japanese tea? 吃 chī Verb to eat 你喜欢吃什么？ Nǐ xǐhuan chī shénme? What do you like to eat? 你喜不喜欢吃美国菜？ Nǐ xǐ bùxǐhuan chī Měiguó cài? Do you like American food? 咖啡 kāfēi Noun coffee 你喜不喜欢喝咖啡？ Nǐ xǐ bùxǐhuan hē kāfēi? Do you like to drink coffee? 你要喝咖啡吗？ Nǐ yào hē kāfēi ma? Do you want to drink coffee? 菜 cài Noun dish, cuisine 你喜欢哪国菜？ Nǐ xǐhuan nǎ guó cài? Which country's food do you like? 你喜欢日本菜吗？ Nǐ xǐhuan Rìběn cài ma? Do you like Japanese food? 茶 chá Noun tea 我很喜欢喝茶。 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan hē chá. I really like to drink tea. 我喜欢中国茶. Wǒ xǐhuan Zhōngguó chá. I like Chinese tea. Measure word measure word for family members 我家有三口人 Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu rén. There are three people in my family. 他家有五口人。 Tā jiā yǒu wǔ kǒu ré n. There are five people in his family. 我有两个妹妹。 Wǒ yǒu lǐang gè mèimei. I have two younger sisters. 我有一个妹妹和一个弟弟。 Wǒ yǒu yı́ gè mèimei hé yı́ gè dìdi. I have one younger sister and one younger brother. 口 kǒu 个 gè Measure word general measure word, measure word for people 爸爸 bàba Noun father 我的爸爸有一个姐姐。 Wǒ de bà ba yǒu yı́ gè jiějie. My father has an older sister. 我的爸爸是中国人。 Wǒ de bàba shì Zhōngguó rén. My father is Chinese. 妈妈 māma Noun mother 他的妈妈是玛丽。 Tā de māma shı̀ Mǎlì. His mother is Mary. 他的妈妈和爸爸都是老师。 Tā de māma hé bàba dōu shì lǎoshī. His mother and father are both teachers. 哥哥 gēge Noun older brother 我有两个哥哥。 Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè gēge. I have two older brothers. 我的哥哥喜欢喝日本茶。 Wǒ de gēge xǐhuan hē Rìběn chá. My older brother likes to drink Japanese tea. 姐姐 jiějie Noun older sister 他的姐姐叫玛丽。 Tā de jiějie jià o Mǎlì. His older sister is called Mary. 他有两个姐姐。 Tā yǒu liǎng gè jiějie. He has two older sisters. 弟弟 dìdi Noun younger brother 你有没有弟弟？ Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu dìdi? Do you have younger brothers? 我和我弟弟都喜欢吃日本菜。 Wǒ hé wǒ dìdi dōu xǐhuan chī Rìběn cài. My brother and I both like Japanese dish. 妹妹 mèimei Noun younger sister 你的妹妹叫什么名字? Nǐ de mèimei jiào shénme míngzì? What is your younger sister's name? 他的妹妹很好看。 Tā de mèimei hěn hǎokàn. His younger sister is good-looking. 家 jiā Noun home, family 我家有三口人。 Wǒ jiā yǒu sān kǒu ré n. There are three people in my family. 你家有几口人？ Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén? How many people are there in your family? 我和小程都有姐姐。 Wǒ hé xiǎo chéng dōu yǒu jiějie. Little Cheng and I both have older sisters. 和 hé Conj and 我有一个哥哥和一个姐姐。 Wǒ yǒu yı́ gè gēge hé yı́ gè jiějie. I have an older brother and an older sister. 谁 shéi Pronoun who 他是谁? Tā shı̀ shé i? Who is he? 谁是你的老师？ Shéi shì nǐ de lǎoshī? Who is your teacher? 狗 gǒu Noun dog 平安的狗叫奶茶。 Píng'ān de gǒu jiào nǎichá. Ping An's dog is called Milk Tea. 我们有一只狗, 他叫来福。 Wǒmen yǒu yì zhī gǒu, tā jiào lái fú. We have a dog, it is called Lucky. 好看 hǎokàn Adj good-looking 我的房子很好看 Wǒ de fá ngzi hěn hǎokà n. My house is good-looking. 他很好看。 Tā hěn hǎokàn. He is good-looking. 书 shū Noun book, books 我有一本书。 Wǒ yǒu yı̀běn shū. I have a book. 我喜欢看书。 Wǒ xǐhuan kàn shū. I like to read books. 兄弟姐妹 xiōngdì jiěmèi Noun siblings 美美有三个兄弟姐妹。 Měiměi yǒu sān gè xiōngdı̀ jiěmè i. Meimei has there siblings. 你的兄弟姐妹都喜欢吃日本菜吗? Nǐ de xiōngdì jiěmèi dōu xǐhuan chī Rìběn cài ma? Do your siblings all like to eat Japanese cuisine? The house of your father and mother is really good-looking. 房子 fángzi Noun house 他喜欢他爸爸妈妈的房子。 Tā xı̌ huan tā bà ba māma de fá ngzi. He likes his parent’s house. 你的爸爸妈妈的房子很好看。 Nǐ de bàba māma de fángzi hěn hǎokàn. 家人 jiārén Noun family member 我和我的家人都喜欢喝咖啡。 Wǒ hé wǒ de jiāré n dōu xı̌ huan hē kāfēi. My family and I all like to drink coffee. 你的家人喜欢什么？ Nǐ de jiārén xǐhuan shénme? What do your family members like? 介绍 jièshào Verb to introduce 请你介绍你的家人。 Qǐng nǐ jièshào nǐ de jiārén. Please introduce your family. 请介绍你自己。 Qǐng jièshào nǐ zìjǐ. Please introduce yourself. 漂亮 piàoliàng Adj beautiful 你姐姐很漂亮。 Nǐ jiějie hěn piàoliàng. Your older sister is really beautiful. 他有很多漂亮的照片。 Tā yǒu hěnduō piàoliàng de zhàopiàn. She has many beautiful pictures. Measure word a measure word for photograph, 我有很多张照片。 picture, paper, table etc. Wǒ yǒu hěn duō zhāng zhàopiàn. I have many pictures. 我很喜欢这张照片。 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan zhè zhāng zhàopiàn. 张 zhāng I really like this picture. Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 女儿 nǚér Noun daughter 我有一个漂亮的女儿。 Wǒ yǒu yí gè piàoliàng de nǚér. I have a beautiful daughter. 这是我哥哥女儿的猫。 Zhè shì wǒ gēge nǚér de māo. This cat belongs to the daughter of my older brother. 猫 māo Noun cat 他有很多只猫。 Tā yǒu hěnduō zhī māo. He has many cats. 我妹妹有猫也有狗。 Wǒ mè imei yǒu māo yě yǒu gǒu. My younger sister has cats and also has dogs. Whose picture is it? It’s really goodlooking. 照片 zhàopiàn Noun pictures, photos 我有很多照片。 Wǒ yǒu hěn duō zhàopiàn. I have many pictures. 这是谁的照片? 很好看! Zhè shì shéi de zhàopiàn? Hěn hǎokàn! 多 duō Adj many, more 我有很多书。 Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shū. I have many books. 我没有很多照片。 Wǒ méiyǒu hěn duō zhàopiàn. I don't have many pictures. 两 liǎng Numeral two 我有两个女儿。 Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè nǚér. I have two daughters. 他有两张很漂亮的照片。 Tā yǒu liǎng zhāng hěn pià olià ng de zhà opià n. He has two very beautiful photos. 可爱 kěài Adj cute,lovely 他很可爱。 Tā hěn kěài. She is cute. 他的狗很可爱。 Tā de gǒu hěn kěài. His dog is really cute. 块 kuài Measure word piece； dollar 我有两块钱。 Wǒ yǒu liǎng kuà i qiá n. I have two dollars. 这杯咖啡五十块。 Zhè bēi kāfēi wǔshí kuài. This cup of coffee is fifty dollars. 杯 bēi Measure word cup, cups 我有一杯咖啡。 Wǒ yǒu yı̀ bēi kāfēi. I have a cup of coffee. 那杯茶三十块。 Nà bēi chá sānshí kuài. That cup of tea is thirty dollars. 瓶 píng Measure word bottle, bottles 我有一瓶牛奶。 Wǒ yǒu yı̀ pı́ng niú nǎi. I have a bottle of milk. 一瓶水,多少钱？ Yì píng shuǐ, duōshǎo qián? How much does a bottle of water cost? 买 mǎi Verb buy 我们去买东西。 Wǒmen qù mǎi dōngxi. Let's go to buy some things. 他买什么东西？ Tā mǎi shénme dōngxi? What does he buy? 钱 qián Noun money 那个东西多少钱? Nà gè dōngxi duōshǎo qiá n? How much does that thing cost? 这些不是我的钱。 Zhèxiē búshì wǒ de qián. Those is not my money. 这不是我的东西。 Zhè búshì wǒ de dōngxi. This is not my stuff. 这些东西一共多少钱？ Zhèxiē dōngxi yígòng duōshǎo qián? How much do those stuff cost? 谢谢你! Xiè xie nı̌ ! Thank you! A: 你的家很漂亮。 B: 谢谢你！ A: Nǐ de jiā hěn piàoliang. B: Xièxie nǐ! A: Your house is beautiful. B: Thank you! 东西 dōngxi Noun thing, things, stuff 谢谢 xièxie Phrase Thank you 不客气 búkèqì Phrase A: 谢谢你帮忙检查我的文章。 B: 不客 You're welcome 气，随时都乐意！ 些 xiē Measure word some 这些东西是谁的? Zhè xiē dōngxi shì shéi de? Whose things are these? 这些东西一共多少钱? Zhè xiē dōngxi yígòng duōshǎo qián? How much do these things cost all together? 百 bǎi Noun hundred 这个东西一百块钱。 Zhègè dōngxi yìbǎi kuài qián. This thing is one hundred dollars. 你有一百块吗？ Nǐ yǒu yìbǎi kuài ma? Do you have one hundred dollars? 一共 yígòng Adv altogether 三杯咖啡和一杯茶,一共多少钱？ Sān bēi kāfēi hé yì bēi chá, yígòng duōshǎo qián？ How much for 3 cups of coffee and one cup of tea? 这些东西一共两百块。 Zhè xiē dōngxi yígòng liǎng bǎi kuài. Those things are 200 dollars altogether. 今天 jīntiān Noun today 我今天晚上看电影。 Wǒ jı̄ ntiān wǎnshàng kàn diànyı̌ ng. I'll watch a movie tonight. 我们今天七点看电影。 Wǒmen jīntiān qīdiǎn kàn diànyǐng. We'll watch a movie at 7pm today. 几点 jǐdiǎn Phrase What time 现在几点? Xiànzài jǐdiǎn？ What time is it? 你今天几点做饭？ Nǐ jīntiān jǐdiǎn zuòfàn? What time do you cook today? 分 fēn Noun minute 现在是两点十分。 Xiànzài shì liǎng diǎn shí fēn. It is ten past two o'clock now. 我今天九点十分有中文课。 Wǒ jīntiān jiǔ diǎn shí fēn yǒu Zhōngwén kè. I have Chinese class at nine ten this morning. 他喜欢看电影。 Tā xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng. He likes to watch movies. 你喜欢看什么书？ Nǐ xǐhuan kàn shénme shū? What books do you like to read? 你喜欢看什么电影？ Nǐ xǐhuan kàn shénme diànyǐng? What movie do you like to watch? 妹妹喜欢看电影。 Mè imei xı̌ huan kà n dià nyı̌ ng. My younger sister likes to watch movies. I don't surf the Internet often, but I often read books. 看 kàn Verb to read, to watch 电影 diànyǐng Noun movie A: Xièxiè nǐ bāngmáng jiǎnchá wǒ de A: Thanks for checking my essay. B: wénzhāng. B: Bù kèqì, suíshí dōu lèyì! No problem! Happy to anytime! 上网 shàngwǎng Verb Object Surf Internet 我喜欢上网。 Wǒ xǐhuan shàngwǎng. I like to surf the Internet. 我不常上网,可是我常看书。 Wǒ bùcháng shàngwǎng, kěshì wǒ cháng kànshū. 现在 xiànzài Noun now 现在是一点五十五分。 Xiànzài shì yì diǎn wǔshí wǔ fēn. It’s one fifty-five now. 现在几点? Xiànzài jǐdiǎn？ What time is it? 半 bàn Noun half 现在是六点半。 Xiànzài shì liù diǎn bàn. Now it is six thirty. 我早上九点半去上课。 Wǒ zǎoshàng jiǔ diǎn bàn qù shàngkè. I go to class at nine thirty in the morning. 做 zuò Verb to do 你喜欢做什么? Nǐ xǐhuān zuò shénme? What do you like to do? 你和你的家人喜欢做什么? Nǐ hé nǐ de jiārén xǐhuān zuò shénme? What do you and your family like to do? 做饭 zuòfàn Verb Object to cook 你喜欢做饭吗？ Nǐ xǐhuan zuò fàn ma? Do you like to cook? 你几点会做饭？ Nǐ jǐdiǎn huì zuò fàn? What time will you cook? 吃饭 chīfàn Verb Object to eat 你今天几点吃饭？ Nǐ jīntiān jǐdiǎn chīfàn? What time do you eat today? 他今天十二点吃饭。 Tā jīntiān shí'èr diǎn chīfàn. He has dinner at twelve o'clock today. 请问 qǐngwèn Phrase Excuse me, may I ask… 请问这个东西多少钱? Qǐngwèn zhège dōngxi duōshǎo qián? May I ask about how much does this thing cost? 请问现在几点？ Qǐngwèn xiànzài jǐdiǎn? Excuse me, what time is it now? My family and I all like this restaurant . Zhè jiān fànguǎn hǎo bùhǎo? Is this restaurant good or not? 我和我的家人都喜欢这个饭馆。 Wǒ hé wǒ de jiārén dōu xǐhuan zhège fànguǎn. Zhè jiā fànguǎn de fúwùyuán, rén hěnhǎo. The waiter/ waitress from this restaurant is very nice. 这个服务员很漂亮。 Zhège fúwùyuán hěn piàoliang. This waitress is very pretty. 我们要两个杯子。 Wǒmen yào liǎng gè bēizi. We would like to have two cups. 这个杯子多少钱? Zhège bēizi duōshǎo qián? How much is this cup? really 你妹妹真漂亮。 Nǐ mèimei zhēn piàoliang. Your younger sister is really pretty. 这个东西真贵。 Zhège dōngxi zhēn guì. This thing is really expensive. to order food 请服务员来帮我们点菜。 Qǐng fúwùyuán lái bāng wǒmen diǎn cài. Please ask the waiter to take our order. 请你帮我点菜。 Qǐng nǐ bāng wǒ diǎncài. Please order for me. 饭馆 fànguǎn Noun restaurant 服务员 fúwùyuán Noun waiter, waitress 这家饭馆的服务员，人很好。 这间饭馆好不好？ 杯子 bēizi Noun cup 真 zhēn Adv 点菜 diǎncài Verb Object 好吃 hǎochī Adj tasty/delicious 我妈妈做的饭很好吃。 Wǒ māma zuò de fàn hěn hǎochī. The dish made from my mother is tasty. 中国菜很好吃。 Zhōngguó cài hěn hǎochī. Chinese food is tasty. 水 shuǐ Noun water 我有一杯水。 Wǒ yǒu yì bēi shuǐ. I have a cup of water. 请问一杯水多少钱? Qǐngwèn yì bēi shuǐ duōshǎo qián? How much does a cup of water cost? 少 shǎo Adj few 我们家书很少。 Wǒmen jiā shū hěn shǎo. We have very few books at home. 我们的照片很少。 Wǒmen de zhàopiàn hěn shǎo. We have very few photos. 买单 mǎidān Verb Object to pay 服务员，请买单。 Fúwùyuán, qǐng mǎidān. Waiter, we want to pay. 这儿买单。 Zhèr mǎidān. Pay here. 昨天 zuótiān Noun yesterday 昨天我跟我妈妈去看电影。 Zuótiān wǒ gēn wǒ māma qù kàn diànyǐng. I went to watch a movie with my mother yesterday. 我们昨天去那家饭馆吃饭。 Wǒmen zuótiān qù nà jiā fànguǎn chīfàn. We went to that restaurant having a meal yesterday. 明天 míngtiān Noun tomorrow 明天要不要去吃饭? Míngtiān yàobúyào qù chīfàn? Do you want to go and eat tomorrow? 我们明天去买东西。 Wǒmen míngtiān qù mǎi dōngxi Tomorrow we will go and buy things. 什么时候 shénme shíhou Phrase when 你什么时候去看电影? Nǐ shénme shíhou qù kàn diànyǐng? When are you going to watch movie? 你什么时候起床? Nǐ shénme shíhou qǐchuáng? When do you get up? 上午 shàngwǔ Noun morning 我上午要上课。 Wǒ shàngwǔ yào shàngkè I have classes in the morning. 他上午跟妹妹做菜。 Tā shàngwǔ gēn mèimei zuòcài. He cooks with his younger sister in the morning. 星期一我们要上课。 Xīngqī yī wǒmen yào shàngkè. We have class on Monday. 这个星期我们要去看电影。 Zhège xīngqī wǒmen yào qù kàn diànyǐng. This week we are going to watch a movie. 星期 xīngqī Noun Week, day of the week 起床 qǐchuáng Verb Object wake up 我八点起床。 Wǒ bādiǎn qǐchuáng. I wake up at eight. 他七点起床，十点睡觉。 Tā qīdiǎn qǐchuáng, shídiǎn shuìjiào. He wakes up at seven and goes to sleep at ten. 早饭 zǎofàn Noun breakfast 我们九点吃早饭。 Wǒmen jiǔdiǎn chī zǎofàn. We eat breakfast at nine. 我不吃早饭。 Wǒ bù chī zǎofàn. I don’t eat breakfast. 睡觉 shuìjiào Verb Object sleep 我爸爸十点睡觉。 Wǒ bàba shídiǎn shuìjiào. My dad sleeps at ten. 他不睡觉也不吃饭。 Tā bú shuìjiào yě bù chīfàn. He doesn’t sleep or eat. Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 上课 shàngkè Verb Object go to class, attend class 我们明天要上课。 Wǒmen míngtiān yào shàngkè. We have class tomorrow. 昨天我们去上课也去看电影。 Zuótiān wǒmen qù shàngkè yě qù kàn diànyǐng. We went to class and also went to watch a movie yesterday. 想 xiǎng Verb to want to ,to plan to/to think 我想跟你看电影。 Wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ kàn diànyǐng. I want to watch a movie with you. 我今天想吃中国菜。 Wǒ jīntiān xiǎng chī Zhōngguó cài. I want to eat Chinese food today. 月 yuè Measure word month 明天是十二月六日。 Míngtiān shì shíèr yuè liù rì. Tomorrow is December 6th. 三月七日是我的生日,我想请你来我家。 Sānyuè qīrì shì wǒ de shēngrì, wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ lái wǒ jiā. My birthday is on the seventh of March, I would like to invite you to my home. 日 rì Measure word day 今天是十二月五日。 Jīntiān shì shíèr yuè wǔ rì. Today is December 5th. 圣诞节是十二月二十五日 Shèngdàn jié shì shí'èr yuè èrshíwǔ rì Christmas is December 25th 下午 xiàwǔ Noun afternoon 你明天下午做什么? Nǐ míngtiān xiàwǔ zuò shénme? What are you going to do tomorrow afternoon? 你今天下午想做什么？ Nǐ jīntiān xiàwǔ xiǎng zuò shénme? What do you want to do this afternoon? 你明天晚上看电影吗? Nǐ míngtiān wǎnshàng kàn diànyǐng ma? Do you want to watch a movie tomorrow night? 我今天晚上没有空。 Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshàng méiyǒu kòng. I'm not free tonight. Míngtiān wǒ qǐng nǐ qù Zhōngguó fànguǎn chīfàn. Tomorrow I'll treat you to a meal at a Chinese restaurant. 他想请你看电影。 Tā xiǎng qǐng nǐ kàn diànyǐng. He wants to treat you to a movie. Nǐ shénme shíhou lái wǒ jiā? When do you come to my place? 晚上 wǎnshàng Noun evening 请 qǐng Verb to treat, to invite 明天我请你去中国饭馆吃饭。 来 lái Verb to come 他来我家吃饭。 Tā lái wǒ jiā chīfàn. He came to my house and had a meal. 你什么时候来我家？ 有空 yǒukòng Verb have free time, to be free 你有空吗? Nǐ yǒukòng ma? Are you free? 他今天下午没有空。 Tā jīntiān xiàwǔ méiyǒu kòng. He is not free this afternoon. 对不起 duìbùqǐ Phrase sorry A: 对不起。 B: 没关系 。 A: Duìbùqǐ. B: Méiguānxi. A: I am sorry. B: It’s ok. 我只想说对不起。 Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuō duìbùqǐ. I only want to say I'm sorry. 没关系 méiguānxi Phrase that's ok, no problem A: 对不起。 B: 没关系。 A: Duìbùqǐ. B: Méiguānxi. A: I am sorry. B: It’s ok. A: 对不起，今天晚上我没空。 B: 没关 系。 A: Duìbùqǐ，jīntiān wǎnshàng wǒ méi kòng. B: Méiguānxi. A: I am sorry, I don't have free time tonight. B: It’s ok. 今天是你的生日，我请你吃饭。 Jīntiān shì nǐ de shēngrì, wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn. It's your birthday today, I will treat you to a meal. 我周末常打球。 Wǒ zhōumò cháng dǎqiú. I often play ball on weekends. Let’s wake up early tomorrow to play basketball, okay? 生日 打球 shēngrì dǎqiú Noun birthday 我的生日是二月十八号。 Wǒ de shēngrì shì èr yuè shíbā hào. Verb Object to play ball games, ball sports 每个周末我都会跟朋友去打球 Měi gè zhōumò wǒ dūhuì gēn péngyou I play basketball with my friends every qù dǎqiú weekend. My birthday is February eighteenth. 篮球 lánqiú Noun basketball 你打篮球吗? Nǐ dǎ lánqiú ma? Do you play basketball? 我们明天早起去打篮球，好不好? Wǒmen míngtiān zǎoqǐ qù dǎ lánqiú, hǎo bùhǎo? 球赛 qiúsài Noun match, ball games 你喜欢看球赛吗? Nǐ xǐhuan kàn qiúsài ma? Do you like to watch sports matches? 你昨天看什么球赛? Nǐ zuótiān kàn shénme qiúsài? What ball game did you watch last night? 你今天晚上有空去逛街吗？ Nǐ jīntiān wǎnshàng yǒu kòng qù guàngjiē ma? Do you have time to go shopping tonight? A lot of people exercise on Friday evenings, how about the weekend? 逛街 周末 guàngjiē zhōumò Verb Object shopping 他喜欢去逛街。 Tā xǐhuan qù guàngjiē. She likes to go shopping. Noun weekend 周末他做什么? Zhōumò tā zuò shénme? What does he do on weekends? 星期五晚上运动的人很多，周末呢? Xīngqī wǔ wǎnshàng yùndòng de rén hěnduō, zhōumò ne? 我喜欢早起去打球。 Wǒ xǐhuan zǎoqǐ qù dǎ qiú. I like to wake up early to play the ball. 你是早起的人。 Nǐ shì zǎoqǐ de rén. You are a person who always wakes up early. 我觉得做饭很好玩儿。 早起 zǎoqǐ Verb to wake up early 觉得 juéde Verb to feel,to think, to consider Wǒ juéde zuòfàn hěn hǎowánr. I think cooking is fun. 你觉得学习中文好不好玩？ Nǐ juéde xuéxí Zhōngwén hǎo bùhǎo wán? Do you think learning Chinese is fun or not? 好玩儿 hǎowán'er Adj interesting, fun, 打篮球很好玩儿。 enjoyable Dǎ lánqiú hěn hǎowánr. It’s fun to play basketball. 这个电脑游戏很好玩儿。 Zhège diànnǎo yóuxì hěn hǎowánr。 This computer game is fun. 运动 yùndòng Noun exercise, to exercise 你喜欢什么运动? Nǐ xǐhuan shénme yùndòng? What sports do you like? 他常运动。 Tā cháng yùndòng. He exercises often. 电影院 diànyǐngyuàn Noun cinema 我现在在电影院看电影。 Wǒ xiànzài zài diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng. I am now at the cinema watching a movie. 你想什么时候去电影院？ Nǐ xiǎng shénme shíhou qù diànyǐngyuàn? When do you want to go to a cinema? 学习 xuéxí Verb to study 他在中国学习中文。 Tā zài Zhōngguó xuéxí Zhōngwén. He studies Chinese in China. 我喜欢在图书馆学习。 Wǒ xǐhuan zài túshūguǎn xuéxí. I like to study in the library. 酒吧 jiǔba Noun bar 晚上我们去酒吧喝啤酒。 Wǎnshàng wǒmen qù jiǔbā hē píjiǔ. We are going to a bar to drink beer at night. 我周末常去酒吧。 Wǒ zhōumò cháng qù jiǔba. I often go to bars on weekends. 啤酒 píjiǔ Noun beer 我们一起喝啤酒。 Wǒmen yìqǐ hē píjiǔ。 We drink beer together. 那家酒吧的啤酒很不错！ Nà jiā jiǔba de píjiǔ hěn búcuò! The beer at that bar is very good. 有意思 yǒuyìsi Adj interesting, fun 我觉得出门很有意思! 我喜欢出门去运 动。 Wǒ juéde chūmén hěn yǒuyìsi! Wǒ xǐhuan chūmén qù yùndòng. I think going out is fun! I like to go out to exercise. 我觉得学汉语很有意思。 Wǒ juédé xué hànyǔ hěn yǒuyìsi. I think it's interesting to learn Chinese. 无聊 wúliáo Adj boring,bored 他觉得出门太麻烦了，也觉得很无聊。 Tā juéde chūmén tài máfán le, yě juéde hěn wúliáo. He thinks going out is too troublesome 我觉得看电影很无聊,我喜欢看书。 and boring. 麻烦 máfán Verb be annoyed,to bother, troublesome, annoying 我是一个麻烦的人。 Wǒ shì yí gè máfán de rén. I am a troublesome person. 他觉得去电影院看电影很麻烦。 Tā juéde qù diànyǐngyuàn kàn diànyǐng He thinks going to watch movies at hěn máfán. cinema is bothersome. 出门 chūmén Verb Object to go outside 他早上九点出门去上课。 Tā zǎoshàng jiǔdiǎn chūmén qù shàngkè. He goes to class at 9 in the morning. 我今天晚上不想出门。 Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshàng bùxiǎng chūmén. I don't want to go out tonight. 种 zhǒng Measure word kind,type 你喜欢吃哪种菜? Nǐ xǐhuan chī nǎ zhǒng cài? What kind of food do you like? 那种电影很无聊。 Nà zhǒng diànyǐng hěn wúliáo. That kind of movie is boring. 一起 yìqǐ Adv together 星期二我们一起去吃日本菜。 Xīngqīèr wǒmen yìqǐ qù chī Rìběn cài. Let's have Japanese food on Tuesday together. 我常跟女朋友一起去看电影。 Wǒ cháng gēn nǚpéngyou yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng. I often watch movies with my girlfriend. 算了 suànle Phrase forget about it A: Wàimiàn xiàyǔ, wǒ bùnéng gēn nǐ chūqù. B: Suànle, wǒ gēn Mǎlì qù. A: It’s raining outside, I can't go out 票要是卖完了，就算了。 with you. B: Fine, I'll go out with Mary. Piào yàoshi mài wán le, jiù suànle. If the ticket was sold out, then just forget it. 下雨 xiàyǔ Verb Object raining A: 外面下雨，我不能跟你出去。 B: 算 了，我跟玛丽去。 今天, 明天都下雨。 Jīntiān, míngtiān dōu xiàyǔ. Today and tomorrow it will rain. 明天会下雨吗？ Míngtiān huì xià yǔ ma? Will it rain tomorrow? 外面 wàimiàn Noun outside 他现在在外面,不在家。 Tā xiànzài zài wàimiàn , bú zài jiā. He is out now, he's not at home. 电影院外面有很多人。 Diànyǐngyuàn wàimiàn yǒu hěnduō rén. There are a lot of people outside of the theater. A: Can I take you out to buy things with me? B: Sure, when? Wǒ juéde kàn diànyǐng hěn wúliáo, wǒ I think watching movies is boring, I like xǐhuan kàn shū. to read books. 没问题 méi wèntí Phrase no problem A: 你有空吗？我们一起去打球，好不 好？ B: 没问题。 A: Nǐ yǒu kòng ma? Wǒmen yīqǐ qù dǎqiú, hǎo bùhǎo? B: Méi wèntí. A: Do you have free time? Let's go A: Néng qǐng nǐ hé wǒ yīqǐ qù mǎi A: 能请你和我一起去买东西吗? B: 没问 play ball games, what do you think? B: dōngxī ma? B: Méi wèntí. Shénme 题。什么时候去? No problem. shíhòu qù? 可是 kěshì Conj but 我想出去, 可是外面下雨。 Wǒ xiǎng chūqù,kěshì wàimiàn xiàyǔ. I want to go out, but it's raining outside. 很多人喜欢那个电影，可是我觉得很无 聊。 Hěnduō rén xǐhuan nàgè diànyǐng, kěshì wǒ juéde hěn wúliáo. Many people like that movie, but I think it is boring. 做菜 zuòcài Verb cooking 妹妹喜欢做菜。 Mèimei xǐhuan zuò cài。 My younger sister likes to cook. 他做菜, 做得不错。 Tā zuò cài,zuò de búcuò. He cooks well. 唱歌 chànggē Verb to sing 我们一起去唱歌，好吗？ Wǒmen yīqǐ qù chànggē, hǎo ma? How about we go sing together? 你唱歌唱的真好听 Nǐ chànggē chàng de zhēn hǎotīng. You sing very beautifully. Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 说 shuō Verb say,speak a language 请您再说一次。 Qǐng nín zài shuō yīcì. Can you please say it one more time? 他说英文, 说得怎么样？ Tā shuō Yīngwén , shuō de zěnmeyàng? How well can he speak English? 汉语 hànyǔ Noun Mandarin 我明天有汉语课。 Wǒ míngtiān yǒu hànyǔ kè. I have Chinese class tomorrow. 他想学汉语。 Tā xiǎng xué hànyǔ. He wants to learn Chinese. 英语 yīngyǔ Noun English 我不会说英语。 Wǒ bú huì shuō yīngyǔ. I can't speak English. 我会说法语、英语和汉语 Wǒ huì shuō fǎyǔ, yīngyǔ hé hànyǔ. I speak French, English and Chinese. 不错 búcuò Adj pretty good, not 她唱得不错。 bad Tā chàng dé búcuò. She sings well. 你说中文， 说得不错。 Nǐ shuō zhōngwén, shuō de búcuò. You speak Chinese well. Dàxué dǎgōng de shíhou wǒ zài yījiā bǔxí bān jiào déyǔ. When I was in college, I taught German in a cram school. Can you teach me how to say English? 大学打工的时候我在一家补习班教德 语。 The Chinese teacher teach us how to Hànyǔ lǎoshī jiào wǒmen zěnme xiě zì. 我忘记带写字的本子了。 write words. Nǐ kěyǐ jiāo wǒ zěnme shuō yīngyǔ ma? 教 jiāo Verb to teach 你可以教我怎么说英语吗? 写字 xiězì Verb Object to write 汉语老师教我们怎么写字。 Wǒ wàngjì dài xiězì de běnzile. I forgot to bring my writing notebook. 快 kuài Adj fast, quick 他走得很快。 Tā zǒu de hěn kuài. He walks fast. 我写汉字， 写得不快。 Wǒ xiě hànzì, xiě de bú kuài. I write Chinese words at a slow speed. 功课 gōngkè Noun homework 我今天有很多功课。 Wǒ jīntiān yǒu hěn duō gōngkè. I have a lot of homework today. 我的朋友每天都有中文功课。 Wǒ de péngyǒu měitiān dōu yǒu Zhōngwén gōngkè. My friend has Chinese homework every day. 图书馆 túshūguǎn Noun library 他星期一去图书馆看书。 Tā xīngqī yī qù túshūguǎn kànshū. He goes to library on Mondays to read 他在图书馆上网。 books. Tā zài túshūguǎn shàngwǎng. He surfed the Internet at the library. 中饭 zhōngfàn Noun lunch 我们一起吃中饭吧! Wǒmen yìqǐ chī zhōngfàn ba! Let’s eat lunch together. 你吃中饭了吗？ Nǐ chī zhōngfàn le ma? Have you eaten lunch? 晚饭 wǎnfàn Noun dinner 我没有时间做晚饭。 Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān zuò wǎnfàn. I don’t have time for making dinner. 我昨天没有吃晚饭。 Wǒ zuótiān méiyǒu chī wǎnfàn. I didn't have dinner yesterday. 中午 zhōngwǔ Noun noon 我中午上英语课。 Wǒ zhōngwǔ shàng yīngyǔ kè. I have English class at noon. 他中午不在家, 也没去图书馆。 Tā zhōngwǔ bú zài jiā, yě méi qù túshūguǎn. He wasn't at home this morning and he didn't go to library either. He really likes to read books, he also likes to do sports. 他做饭，做得非常好吃。 Tā zuòfàn, zuò de fēicháng hǎochī. He cooks, the food he cooks is very delicious. This question is so hard, I don’t know how to do it. 非常 fēicháng Adv very,extremely 他非常喜欢看书, 也喜欢运动。 Tā fēicháng xǐhuan kànshū, yě xǐhuan yùndòng. 题 tí Noun question 这题好难，我不会。 Zhè tí hǎo nán, wǒ bú huì. 这题非常简单。 Zhè tí fēicháng jiǎndān. This question is pretty easy. 难 nán Adj difficult 写汉字很难，说汉语也很难! Xiě hànzì hěn nán, shuō hànyǔ yě hěn Writing Chinese is difficult, speaking nán. Chinese is also difficult. 我不会做饭，我觉得很难。 Wǒ bú huì zuò fàn, wǒ juéde hěn nán. I don't know how to cook, I think it is difficult. 新 xīn Adj new 这是一支新手机. Zhè shì yìzhī xīn shǒujī. This is a new cell phone. 这是我的新车。 Zhè shì wǒ de xīnchē. This is my new car. 旧 jiù Adj old, used, worn 我有一支旧手机 Wǒ yǒu yìzhī jiù shǒujī I have an old cell phone 我的旧手机坏了！ Wǒ de jiù shǒujī huài le! My old cell phone is broken! 大 dà Adj big Zhè zhī shǒujī yǒu yìdiǎn dà, wǒ bù xǐhuan. This phone is a bit big, I don't like it. 我家很大。 Wǒjiā hěn dà. My house is big. 这支手机有一点大, 我不喜欢。 支 zhī Measure word Measure word (for a cell phone 我有一支新手机 etc) Wǒ yǒuyìzhī xīn shǒujī I have a new cell phone 我有一支旧手机 Wǒ yǒu yìzhī jiù shǒujī I have an old cell phone 商店 shāngdiàn Noun shop, store 这家商店卖一些手机。 Zhè jiā shāngdiàn mài yì xiē shǒujī. This store sells some cell phones. 我想去商店。 Wǒ xiǎng qù shāngdiàn. I want to go to the store. 手机 shǒujī Noun cell phone 这不是我的手机。 Zhè bú shì wǒ de shǒujī. This is not my cell phone. 我想买手机！ Wǒ xiǎng mǎi shǒujī! I want to buy a cell phone! 看一看 kànyíkàn Phrase look, have a look 我去商店看一看。 Wǒ qù shāngdiàn kànyíkàn. Let me go to the store and have a look. 看一看这封信。 Kàn yī kàn zhè fēng xìn. Take a look at this letter. 万 wàn Numeral ten thousand 我有一万三千元 Wǒ yǒu yí wàn sān qiān yuán I have thirteen thousand dollars 我有三万四千元 Wǒ yǒu sān wàn sì qiān yuán I have thirty-four thousand dollars 千 qiān Numeral thousand 我有四千元 Wǒ yǒu sì qiān yuán I have four thousand dollars 我有两千元。 Wǒ yǒu liǎng qiān yuán. I have two thousand dollars. 能 néng Verb to express ability 哪支手机能上网？ Nǎ zhī shǒujī néng shàngwǎng? Which mobile phone can access the Internet? 这里能上网吗？ Zhèlǐ néng shàngwǎng ma? Can I go online here? There is a library above my house and a restaurant below, so there are often a lot of people. 上面 shàngmiàn Noun on top of 你的猫在我的房子上面! Nǐ de māo zài wǒ de fángzi shàngmiàn. Your cat is on top of my house. Wǒ jiā shàngmiàn shì túshūguǎn, 我家上面是图书馆，下面是饭馆，常常有 xiàmiàn shì fànguǎn, chángcháng yǒu 很多人。 hěn duō rén. 下面 xiàmiàn Noun down/under 照片在杯子下面。 Zhàopiàn zài bēizi xiàmiàn. The photo is under the cup. 你的手机在书的下面。 Nǐ de shǒujī zài shū de xiàmiàn. Your cellphone is under the book. 旁边 pángbiān Noun next to/beside 饭馆旁边是图书馆。 Fànguǎn pángbiān shì túshūguǎn. The library is next to the restaurant. 电影院旁边有商店。 Diànyǐngyuàn pángbiān yǒu shāngdiàn. There is a shop next to the theater. 里面 lǐmiàn Noun inside 图书馆里面有很多书。 Túshūguǎn lǐmiàn yǒu hěn duō shū. There are a lot of books inside the library. 酒吧里面有很多人。 Jiǔbā lǐmiàn yǒu hěnduō rén. There are a lot of people in the bar. 大楼 dàlóu Noun building 我家旁边有很多大楼。 Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu hěn duō dàlóu. There are a lot of buildings next to my house. 我住在那个大楼。 Wǒ zhù zài nàgè dàlóu. I live in that building. 海边 hǎibiān Noun beach 我们一起去海边玩儿吧! Wǒmen yìqǐ qù hǎibiān wánr ba! Let’s go to the beach together and have fun! 他有一个房子, 那个房子在海边。 Tā yǒu yígè fángzi, nà gè fángzi zài hǎibiān. He has a house, that house is at the beach. Do you want to live in the mountains or along the seaside? 住 zhù Verb to live 我住在那个大楼里面。 Wǒ zhù zài nàge dàlóu lǐmiàn. I live inside that building. 你想住在山上还是海边？ Nǐ xiǎng zhù zài shānshàng háishì hǎibiān? 知道 zhīdào Verb to know 我知道他家在哪儿! Wǒ zhīdào tā jiā zài nǎr. I know where his house is. 你知道他是谁吗? Nǐ zhīdào tā shì shéi ma? Do you know who he is? 欢迎你来我家玩儿。 Huānyíng nǐ lái wǒ jiā wánr. You are welcome to come to my house 明天是一成的生日，欢迎你一起跟我去 他家喝啤酒! to hang out. Ｍíngtiān shì Yīchéng de shēngrì, huānyíng nǐ yìqǐ gēn wǒ qù tā jiā hē píjiǔ Tomorrow is Yicheng’s birthday, you are welcome to come with me to his place to drink beer! 我喜欢去海边玩儿。 Wǒ xǐhuan qù hǎibiān wánr. I like to go to the beach and have fun. 我明年想要去中国玩儿。 Wǒ míngnián xiǎng yào qù Zhōngguó wánr. I want to go China and have fun there next year. I take the bus every week to Chinese class. 欢迎 huānyíng Noun/Verb to welcome, welcome 玩儿 wánr Verb to play, have fun 公共汽车 gōnggòng qìchē Noun bus 我每个星期都坐公共汽车去上汉语课。 Wǒ měige xīngqī dōu zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù shàng Hànyǔ kè. 我不喜欢坐公共汽车。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan zuò gōnggòng qìchē. I don't like to take the bus. 自行车 zìxíngchē Noun bicycle/bike 我喜欢骑自行车。 Wǒ xǐhuan qí zìxíngchē. I like to ride a bicycle. 我没有自行车。 Wǒ méiyǒu zìxíngchē. I don't have a bike. 走路 zǒulù Verb Object to walk 我的朋友每天都走路去学校。 Wǒ de péngyǒu měitiān dōu zǒulù qù xuéxiào. My friend walks to school every day. 他女朋友每天走路去上课。 Tā nǚpéngyǒu měitiān zǒulù qù shàngkè. His girlfriend goes to class by walking every day. It takes 3 stations to get from my house to the library. 站 zhàn Measure word stations, stops 从我家到图书馆坐公共汽车要三站。 Cóng wǒ jiā dào túshūguǎn zuò gōnggòng qìchē yào sān zhàn. 从邮局到图书馆要坐五站。 Cóng yóujú dào túshūguǎn yào zuò wǔ It takes 5 stations to get from the post zhàn. office to library. 椅子 yǐzi Noun chair 你家有几把椅子? Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ bǎ yǐzi? How many chairs do you have at home? 我想买两把椅子。 Wǒ xiǎng mǎi liǎng bǎ yǐzi. I want to buy two chairs. 休息 xiūxí Verb to take a rest 你中午几点休息? Nǐ zhōngwǔ jǐdiǎn xiūxi? What time do you rest at noon? 我们可以休息到几点? Wǒmen kěyǐ xiūxi dào jǐdiǎn? How long can we take a rest? Until what time? 上班 shàngbān Verb Object to go to work 你在哪儿上班? Nǐ zài nǎr shàngbān? Where do you work? 我在邮局上班。 Wǒ zài yóujú shàngbān. I work in the post office. Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 坐 zuò Verb to take (a bus, airplane etc) 我坐公共汽车去电影院。 Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù diànyǐngyuàn. I go to cinema by bus. 我坐公共汽车来上汉语课。 Wǒ zuò gōnggòng qìchē lái shàng Hànyǔ kè. I take the bus to the Chinese class. 骑 qí Verb to ride 我常骑自行车去上课。 Wǒ cháng qí zìxíngchē qù shàngkè. I often go to class by bike. 骑自行车能运动。 Qí zìxíngchē néng yùndòng. You can exercise by riding a bike. 超市 chāoshì Noun supermarket 我想去超市买鸡蛋。 Wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì mǎi jīdàn. I want to buy eggs in the supermarket. 我家旁边有超市和邮局。 Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu chāoshì hé yóujú. There’s a supermarket and a post office next to my house. 这件衣服是我妹妹的。 Zhè jiàn yīfú shì wǒ mèimei de. This cloth is my younger sister's. Zhè jiàn yīfú hěn hǎokàn. This shirt looks nice. 他昨天买了很多漂亮的衣服。 Tā zuótiān mǎi le hěn duō piàoliàng de He bought a lot of nice cloth yesterday. 我有一件漂亮的衣服。 yīfú. Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn piàoliang de yīfú. I have a beautiful clothes. 件 jiàn Measure word Measure word (for events, things, clothes etc) 衣服 yīfú Noun clothes 这件衣服很好看! A: There will be three people to the class tomorrow. B: By the way, Měiměi said she will also come. Four people altogether. 对了 duìle Phrase by the way 对了，他昨天告诉我他不来学校。 Duìle, tā zuótiān gàosù wǒ tā bù lái xuéxiào. By the way, he told me yesterday that he is not coming to school. A: Míngtiān huì yǒu sān ge rén qù A: 明天会有三个人去上课。 B: 对了，美 shàngkè. B: Duìle, Měiměi shuō tā yě 美说他也来。一共四个人去上课。 lái. Yígòng sì gè rén qù shàngkè. 告诉 gàosù Verb to tell 她没有告诉我这件事情。 Tā méiyǒu gàosù wǒ zhè jiàn shìqíng. She didn't tell me this thing. He told me from his house to the 他告诉我从他家到超市往前走十分钟就 Tā gàosù wǒ cóng tā jiā dào chāoshì supermarket only needs to walk for ten 到了。 wǎng qián zǒu shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le. minutes. 鸡蛋 jīdàn Noun egg 我的早餐是鸡蛋和牛奶。 Wǒ de zǎocān shì jīdàn hé niúnǎi. My breakfast was eggs and milk. 请你去超市买鸡蛋和牛奶。 Qǐng nǐ qù chāoshì mǎi jīdàn hé niúnǎi. Please go to the supermarket and buy eggs and milk. 忘了 wàngle Verb to forget 我昨天忘了去超市。 Wǒ zuótiān wàngle qù chāoshì. I forgot to go supermarket yesterday. 对不起，我忘了买你的鸡蛋了。 Duìbùqǐ, wǒ wàngle mǎi nǐ de jīdàn le. I am sorry, I forgot to buy your eggs. 牛奶 niúnǎi Noun milk 我每天早上都喝一杯咖啡和一瓶牛奶。 Wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng dōu he yì bēi kāfēi hé yì píng niúnǎi. I drink a cup of coffee and a bottle of milk every morning. 我家有三瓶牛奶。 Wǒ jiā yǒu sān píng niúnǎi. I have three bottles of milk at home. This word is so difficult. I don't know how to write it. 你知道他家怎么走吗？ Nǐ zhīdào tā jiā zěnme zǒu ma? Do you know how to get to his place? Wǒ xiǎng qù yóujú, kěshì wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme zǒu. I would like to go to post office, but I don't know how to get there. Wǎng qián kàn, kěyǐ kàndào wǒ de fángzi. Look forward, you can see my house. Jiù děng yìhuǐr. Just wait a moment. 怎么 zěnme Adv how to...? 这个字非常难,我不知道怎么写。 Zhè gè zì fēicháng nán. Wǒ bù zhīdào zěnme xiě. 走 zǒu Verb to get there, walk 从这儿往前走就到他家了。 Cóng zhèr wǎng qián zǒu jiù dào tā jiā Go forward from here, you'll go right to 我想去邮局, 可是我不知道怎么走。 le. his house. Wǎng qián zǒu jiù shì wǒ jiā. Túshūguǎn, wǎng qián zǒu yòuguǎi jiù Go forward and turn right, the library is 就等一会儿。 dào le. there. 前 qián Noun front/forward/ah 往前走就是我家。 ead 就 jiù Adv then,right away 图书馆，往前走右拐就到了。 邮局 yóujú Noun post office 图书馆在邮局的旁边。 Túshūguǎn zài yóujú de pángbiān. The post office is next to the library. 这个大楼里面有邮局。 Zhège dàlóu lǐmiàn yǒu yóujú. There is a post office in this building. 认识 rènshì Verb to know, to recognise 我不认识那个人。 Wǒ bú rènshì nàge rén. I don’t know that person. 你认识这条路吗？ Nǐ rènshì zhè tiáo lù ma? Do you know this road? 路 lù Noun road 我知道这条路的名字! Wǒ zhīdào zhè tiáo lù de míngzì. I know the name of this road. 从这条路往前走, 就到了。 Cóng zhè tiáo lù wǎng qián zǒu, jiù dào le. Go forward on this road and you will get there. 左拐 zuǒguǎi Verb to turn left 那条路左拐就到我家。 Nà tiáo lù zuǒguǎi jiù dào wǒ jiā. Turn left on that road and you'll arrive at my house. 这条路往左拐不是邮局，是我家。 Zhè tiáo lù wǎng zuǒguǎi bú shì yóujú, Taking a left on this road isn't the post shì wǒjiā. office, it's my house. Go forward and that's my house. 往前看,可以看到我的房子。 右拐 yòuguǎi Verb to turn right 邮局在前面那条路右拐。 Yóujú zài qiánmiàn nà tiáo lù yòuguǎi. Post office is at the road ahead, turn right. 我往右拐的。 Wǒ wǎng yòu guǎi de. I turned right. 从 cóng Prep from 从这儿往左走就是邮局。 Cóng zhèr wǎng zuǒ zǒu jiùshì yóujú. Turn left from here and there is the post office. 他从杭州来。 Tā cóng Hángzhōu lái. He comes from Hangzhou. 到 dào Verb to arrive, arrive 从这里往前走, 就到了。 Cóng zhèlǐ wǎng qián zǒu, jiù dào le. Go straight from here, then you will arrive. 从我家到学校需要五十分钟。 Cóng wǒjiā dào xuéxiào xūyào wǔshí fēnzhōng. It takes fifty minutes from my home to school. This thing is very difficult and troublesome. Do you have things to do this afternoon? 事情 shìqíng Noun Affair,matter, thing 这件事情很难也很麻烦。 Zhè jiàn shìqing hěn nán yě hěn máfán. 你今天下午有事情吗? Nǐ jīntiān xiàwǔ yǒu shìqíng ma? 得 děi Adv must,have to 我得出门去上课! Wǒ děi chū mén qù shàng kè. I have to go out to go to class. 我明天有考试，我得学习。 Wǒ míngtiān yǒu kǎoshì, wǒ děi xuéxí. I have test tomorrow, I have to study. 时间 shíjiān Noun time 我有很多时间写功课。 Wǒ yǒu hěn duō shíjiān xiě gōngkè. I have a lot of time to write homework. 这个周末我有一些时间, 我想出门做一 些有意思的事情。 Zhège zhōumò wǒ yǒu yīxiē shíjiān, wǒ xiǎng chūmén zuò yīxiē yǒuyìsi de shìqíng. 怕 pà Verb to fear, to be afraid of 学生都很怕老师。 Xuéshēng dōu hěn pà lǎoshī The students are all afraid of teacher. 我想试试看四川菜,可是我怕辣。 Wǒ xiǎng shìshì kàn sìchuān cài, kěshì I would like to try Sichuan's cuisine, but wǒ pà là. I'm afraid of the spice. Wǒ hěn dānxīn jīnnián de Hànyǔ kǎoshì kǎo de bù hǎo I am really worried that I did bad on this year's Chinese test. 我担心他。 Wǒ dānxīn tā. I worry about him. 你明天考试考什么？ Nǐ míngtiān kǎoshì kǎo shénme? What are your exams tomorrow? 明天有汉语考试。 Míngtiān yǒu Hànyǔ kǎoshì. There’s a Chinese test tomorrow. I am going to China with my family this 他今年二十八岁。 year. 担心 dānxīn Verb anxious,worried 我很担心今年的汉语考试考得不好。 to worry 考试 kǎoshì Noun to test, test, exam This weekend I have some free time, I want to go out and do something interesting. 今年 jīnnián Noun this year 今年我要跟家人去中国玩儿。 Jīnnián wǒ yào gēn jiārén qù Zhōngguó wánr. Tā jīnnián èrshíbā suì. He is twenty eight years old this year. 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi Phrase excuse me, to be sorry 不好意思，请问这儿可以照相吗? Bùhǎo yìsi, qǐngwèn zhèr kěyǐ zhàoxiàng ma? Excuse me, can we take pictures here? 不好意思，请问这儿可以吃东西吗? Bùhǎo yìsi, qǐngwèn zhèr kěyǐ chī dōngxi ma? Excuse me, can we eat here? 听音乐 tīng yīnyuè Verb Object to listen to music 我喜欢听音乐。 Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè. I like to listen to music. 你跑步时听音乐吗？ Nǐ pǎobù shí tīng yīnyuè ma? Do you listen to music when you go jogging? Xiǎo chéng zhù zài wǒ jiā fùjìn,wǒmen Little Cheng lives nearby my place, we zhōumò cháng yìqǐ qù yùndòng. often go doing exercise on weekends. 附近 fùjìn Adv nearby 你家附近有商店吗? Nǐ jiā fùjìn yǒu shāngdiàn ma? Is there a shop nearby your house? 小程住在我家附近, 我们周末常一起去 运动。 照相 zhàoxiàng Verb Object to take a photo 他周末喜欢去爬山、照相。 Tā zhōumò xǐhuan qù páshān, zhàoxiàng. He likes to go mountain climbing and take pictures on the weekend. 我可以帮你照相吗？ Wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ zhàoxiàng ma? Do you want me to take your picture? 博物馆 bówùguǎn Noun museum 博物馆里面不可以照相! Bówùguǎn lǐmiàn bù kěyǐ zhàoxiàng. You can't take pictures inside the museum. 博物馆里面有很多有意思的东西。 Bówùguǎn lǐmiàn yǒu hěn duō yǒuyìsi de dōngxi. There are many interesting things in museums. 朋友 péngyǒu Noun friend, friends 我跟我朋友明天要一起去博物馆。 Wǒ gēn wǒ péngyou míngtiān yào yìqǐ I am going to the museum with my qù bówùguǎn. friend tomorrow. 我有很多朋友跟我一起学汉语。 Wǒ yǒu hěn duō péngyou gēn wǒ yìqǐ xué Hànyǔ. I have a lot of friends learning Chinese together with me. 我每天早上都喝一杯咖啡。 Wǒ měitiān zǎoshàng dōu hē yì bēi kāfēi. I drink a cup of coffee every day in the morning. 我们等一会儿去外面照相。 Wǒmen děng yìhuǐr qù wàimiàn zhàoxiàng. We will take photos outside later. 天 等一会儿 tiān děng yìhuǐr 一个星期有七天。 Measure word day Phrase Wait a moment, 我跟我朋友等一会儿要一起去逛街。 later Yí ge xīngqī yǒu qī tiān. Wǒ gēn wǒ péngyou děng yìhuǐr yào yìqǐ qù guàngjiē. There are seven days in a week. My friend and I will go shopping later. Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 地方 dìfāng Noun area, place 那个地方在哪儿? Nà gè dìfāng zai nǎr? Where is that place? 这个地方不可以吃东西。 Zhège dìfāng bù kěyǐ chī dōngxi. You can't eat here. 远 yuǎn Adj far 图书馆离邮局很远。 Túshūguǎn lí yóujú hěn yuǎn. The library is far away from the post office. 我的家不远，图书馆往左拐就到了。 Wǒ de jiā bù yuǎn, túshūguǎn wǎng zuǒ guǎi jiù dào le. My home is not far, turn left after the library and you'll arrive. 近 jìn Adj near/close 图书馆离我家很近! Túshūguǎn lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn. The library is close to my house. 你家离电影院近吗？ Nǐ jiā lí diànyǐngyuàn jìn ma? Is your house close to movie theater? 小时 xiǎoshí Noun hour 从我家到图书馆要三个小时。 Cóng wǒ jiā dào túshūguǎn yào sān gè It takes three hours from my house to xiǎoshí. library. 他每天学习两小时的英语 Tā měitiān xuéxí liǎng xiǎoshí de yīngyǔ. He studied English for two hours a day. 山 shān Noun mountain 我家旁边有一座山。 Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu yí zuò shān. There’s a mountain next to my house. 山的下面是海边。 Shān de xiàmiàn shì hǎibiān. There is a beach at the foot of the mountain. Wǒmen zhège zhōumò yào qù páshān. We are going mountain climbing this weekend. 我家附近有一座山, 我的家人常去爬山。 Wǒjiā fùjìn yǒu yí zuò shān, wǒ de jiārén cháng qù páshān. There is a mountain near my house, my family often go mountain climbing. 爬山 páshān Verb Object to climb a mountain, to 我们这个周末要去爬山。 hike a mountain 公司 gōngsī Noun company 我爸爸的公司离我们家很远。 Wǒ bàba de gōngsī lí wǒmen jiā hěn yuǎn. My father’s company is far away from our house. 你的公司离你家远不远? Ｎǐ de gōngsī lí nǐ jiā yuǎn bùyuǎn? Is your company far away from your house? 分钟 fēnzhōng Noun minute 从这儿去那儿要走三十分钟。 Cóng zhèr qù nàr yào zǒu sānshí fēnzhōng. To get from here to there you need to walk thirty minutes. 我的公司离我家很近，走路十分钟就到 了。 Wǒ de gōngsī lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn, zǒu lù shí fēnzhōng jiù dào le. My company is close to my house, you only need to walk for ten mins then you will be there. 要 yào Verb to need, require 从我家到公司要走半小时。 Cóng wǒ jiā dào gōngsī yào zǒu bàn xiǎoshí. It takes half an hour from my house to the company by foot. 这杯咖啡要一百块钱, 太贵了! Zhè bēi kāfēi yào yībǎi kuài qián, tài guì le. This cup of coffee costs one hundred dollars. It is too expensive! There are some restaurants, Wǒ de gōngsī fùjìn hěn fāngbiàn. 我的公司附近很方便，饭馆、咖啡店和超 Fànguǎn, kāfēi diàn hé chāoshì dōu supermarkets and libraries near my 市都有。 house. Living there is very convenient. yǒu. The facilities near my company are very convenient. We have restaurants, coffee shops and supermarkets. 方便 fāngbiàn Adj convenient 我家旁边有一些餐厅，也有超市和图书 馆 ， 住在那里很方便。 Wǒ jiā pángbiān yǒu yìxiē cāntīng, yě yǒu chāoshì hé túshūguǎn. Zhù zài nàlǐ hěn fāngbiàn. 车票 chēpiào Noun transportation ticket 坐公共汽车要买车票。 Zuò gōnggòng qìchē yào mǎi chēpiào. You need to buy a ticket to take the bus. 中国的车票很便宜。 Zhōngguó de chēpiào hěn piányi. Train tickets in Chinese are very cheap. 出租车 chūzūchē Noun taxi 中国有很多出租车。 Zhōngguó yǒu hěn duō chūzūchē. There are a lot of taxis in China. 在美国坐出租车很贵。 Zài Měiguó zuò chūzūchē hěn guì. Taking a taxi in USA is expensive. 地铁 dìtiě Noun subway, metro 我每天都坐地铁去上班。 Wǒ měitiān dōu zuò dìtiě qù shàngbān. I go to work by subway every day. 他家附近没有地铁。 Tā jiā fùjìn méiyǒu dìtiě. There is no subway nearby his house. 我姐姐载我去超市买东西。 Wǒ jiějie zài wǒ qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi. My older sister drives me to buy things 妈妈载弟弟去上汉语课。 in the supermarket. Māma zài dìdi qù shàng Hànyǔ kè. My mother drives younger brother to Chinese class. 我有三辆汽车。 Wǒ yǒu sān liàng qìchē. I have three cars. 这辆新的汽车太贵了！ Zhè liàng xīn de qìchē tài guìle! This new car is too expensive! Wǒ bàba měitiān dōu kāi chē qù shàngbān. My father drives to work every day. 开车的时候，我喜欢听音乐。 Kāichē de shíhou, wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè. I like listening to music while driving. 载 zài Verb to give somebody a ride 汽车 qìchē Noun car 开 kāi Verb to drive ( a machine, car, 我爸爸每天都开车去上班。 airplan), to open 风景 fēngjǐng Noun scenery 这儿的风景很漂亮。 Zhèr de fēngjǐng hěn piàoliang. The scenery here is pretty. 你比较喜欢山上的风景还是海边的风 景？ Nǐ bǐjiào xǐhuan shānshàng de fēngjǐng Do you prefer scenery in a mountain or háishì hǎibiān de fēngjǐng? at the beach? 便宜 piányí Adj cheap 汽车在中国很便宜。 Qìchē zài Zhōngguó hěn piányi. Cars are cheap in China. 在中国去饭馆吃饭很便宜。 Zài Zhōngguó qù fànguǎn chīfàn hěn piányi. It’s cheap to go to eat at the restaurant in China. 等 děng Verb to wait 请你等我一起去上课。 Qǐng nǐ děng wǒ yìqǐ qù shàngkè. Please wait for me to go to class together. 可以请你等我吗? Kěyǐ qǐng nǐ děng wǒ ma? Can you wait for me? 迟到 chídào Verb to be late 他上班迟到了。 Tā shàngbān chídào le. She is late for work. 上汉语课的时候，不可以迟到。 Shàng Hànyǔ kè de shíhou, bù kěyǐ chídào. You can not be late for Chinese class. 从不 cóng bù Adv never 我从不爬山。 Wǒ cóngbù páshān. I never go mountain climbing. 他上班从不迟到。 Tā shàngbān cóngbù chídào. He is never late for work. 约 yuē Verb to make an appointment/to invite. 他朋友约我一起去爬山。 Tā péngyou yuē wǒ yìqǐ qù páshān . His friend asked me to go mountain climbing together. 老师约我们下课一起去吃饭。 Lǎoshī yuē wǒmen xiàkè yìqǐ qù chīfàn. The teacher asked us to eat a meal after class. 上次 shàngcì Noun last time 上次我们看电影的时候，他也迟到了。 Shàngcì wǒmen kàn diànyǐng de shíhou, tā yě chídào le. Last time he was also late for watching 你上次已经迟到了，今天还是迟到。 a movie,. Nǐ shàngcì yǐjīng chídào le, jīntiān háishì chídào You were late last time, you are still late today. Wǒ yǐjīng kāichē qù chāoshì le. I have already driven to supermarket. 已经 yǐjīng Adv already 今天早上我去等公交车，我到公车站的 时候, 公车已经走了。 Jīntiān zǎoshàng wǒ qù děng This morning I was going to wait for a gōngjiāochē, wǒ dào gōngchē zhàn de bus, but when I arrived at the bus stop, 我已经开车去超市了。 shíhou, gōngchē yǐjīng zǒu le. the bus had already left. 慢 màn Adj slow 他说中文，说得很慢 Tā shuō zhōngwén,shuō de hěn màn. He speaks Chinese slowly 你为什么那么慢？ Nǐ wèishénme nàme màn? Why are you so slow? 多久 duōjiǔ Phrase how long..? 请问从超市到邮局要多久? Qǐngwèn cóng chāoshì dào yóujú yào duōjiǔ? How long does it take to get from the supermarket to the post office? 从你家到博物馆坐地铁要多久? Cóng nǐ jiā dào bówùguǎn zuò dìtiě yào duōjiǔ? How long does it takes from your house to the museum by subway? Wǒ cháng zài jiā liànxí zuòcài. I often practice cooking at home 老师说我们要多练习写汉字。 Lǎoshī shuō wǒmen yào duō liànxí xiě Teacher said we should practice hànzì. Chinese writing more. Tā xǐhuan gēn Měiguó rén shuōhuà, liànxí yīngyǔ. He likes to speak with Americans to practice his English. 我喜欢跟中国人说话，练习我的汉语。 Wǒ xǐhuan gēn Zhōngguó rén shuōhuà, liànxí wǒ de hànyǔ. I like to practice Chinese by talking to Chinese. 现在已经晚上十二点了，你为什么不睡 觉? Xiànzài yǐjīng wǎnshàng shíèrdiǎn le, nǐ wèi shénme bú shuìjiào? It’s already twelve a.m. now, why are you not sleeping? 你为什么想学汉语? Nǐ wèi shénme xiǎng xué hànyǔ? Why do you learn Chinese? This thing is useful and convenient. 你觉得学汉语有用吗? Nǐ juéde xué hànyǔ yǒuyòng ma? Do you think Chinese is useful? I'll be on holiday tomorrow. 我从星期一到星期五都放假。 Wǒ cóng xīngqī yī dào xīngqī wǔ dōu fàngjià. I have break from Monday to Friday. 因为我放三天假, 所以我想出去玩儿。 Yīnwèi wǒ fàng sān tiān jià, suǒyǐ wǒ xiǎng chūqù wánr. Because I have three days vacation, so I would like to go out and have fun. 他常练习说中文, 所以说得不错。 Tā cháng liànxí shuō Zhōngwén, suǒyǐ He often practices speaking Chinese, shuō de búcuò. so he speaks well. 练习 liànxí Verb to practice 说话 shuōhuà Verb Object to speak/ to talk 他喜欢跟美国人说话，练习英语。 我常在家练习做菜。 为什么 wèishénme Phrase why 有用 yǒuyòng Adj useful 这个东西很有用也很方便。 Zhège dōngxi hěn yǒuyòng yě hěn fāngbiàn. 放假 fàngjià Verb Object to have a vacation 我明天放假。 Wǒ míngtiān fàngjià. 因为 yīnwèi Conj Because 因为我喜欢吃中国菜，所以我常去中国 饭馆。 Yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuan chī Zhōngguó cài, I like to eat Chinese food, so I go to suǒyǐ wǒ cháng qù Zhōngguó fànguǎn. Chinese restaurant frequently. I like to climb the mountain, so I go there on weekends. 所以 suǒyǐ Conj therefore 因为我喜欢爬山，所以周末我都去。 Yīnwèi wǒ xǐhuan páshān, suǒyǐ zhōumò wǒ dōu qù. 刚 gāng Adv just 我刚放假，你想去哪儿玩儿? Wǒ gāng fàngjià, nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr wánr? I just have holiday, where do you want 我刚起床，我们一起去吃早饭吧! to go? 看见 kànjiàn Verb to see, to catch 你昨天看见什么了? sight of Nǐ zuótiān kànjiàn shénme le? What did you see yesterday? 以前 yǐqián Noun Noun/ before Wǒ sān nián yǐqián búhuì shuō Hànyǔ, I couldn’t speak Chinese three years 我三年以前不会说汉语，现在说得很好。 xiànzài shuō de hěnhǎo. ago, but now I can speak well. 书法 shūfǎ Noun calligraphy 我喜欢写书法。 Wǒ xǐhuan xiě shūfǎ. I like to write calligraphy. Wǒ gāng qǐchuáng, wǒmen yìqǐ qù chī I just woke up, let’s go eat breakfast zǎofàn ba. together. 我刚看见他和他的朋友在一起逛街。 Wǒ gāng kànjiàn tā hé tā de péngyǒu zài yìqǐ guàngjiē. I just saw he and his friend shopping together. 他两天以前还在美国，现在已经在中国 了。 Tā liǎngtiān yǐqián háizài Měiguó, xiànzài yǐjīng zài Zhōngguó le. He was in USA two days ago, now he is in China. 我妈妈写的书法很漂亮。 Wǒ māma xiě de shūfǎ hěn piàoliang. My mother’s calligraphy looks really nice. Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 开始 kāishǐ Verb to start 从明天开始，我不上汉语课了。 Cóng míngtiān kāishǐ, wǒ bú shàng Hànyǔ kè le. From tomorrow I don’t take Chinese class anymore. 篮球比赛三点开始，你要来看比赛吗? Lánqiú bǐsài sāndiǎn kāishǐ, nǐ yào lái kàn bǐsài ma? The basketball game starts at three p. m., are you coming? 学校 xuéxiào Noun school 这是我的学校，很漂亮吧? Zhè shì wǒ de xuéxiào, hěn piàoliang ba? This is my school. It's really pretty, isn't 我弟弟的学校在那条路，往前走右拐就 到了。 it? 课 kè Noun lesson, class 你今天上什么课? Nǐ jīntiān shàng shénme kè? What class do you have today? 我可能不能去他家玩儿。 Wǒ kěnéng bù néng qù tā jiā wánr. 他最近工作很忙，不常给我打电话。 Tā zuìjìn gōngzuò hěn máng, bù cháng He has been busy recently, only rarely 最近我很忙。 gěi wǒ dǎdiànhuà. does he call me. 我明天没课，我们一起去爬山吧。 Wǒ dìdi de xuéxiào zài nà tiáo lù, wǎng My younger brother’s school is on that qián zǒu yòuguǎi jiù dào le. road, just go forward and turn right. Wǒ míngtiān méi kè, wǒmen yìqǐ qù páshān ba. I don’t have class tomorrow, let’s go mountain climbing. 可能 kěnéng Adv maybe, might, probably 最近 zuìjìn Noun recently 喂，你好，请问有什么事? Wéi, nǐhǎo, qǐngwèn yǒu shénme shì? Hello, how can I help you? Wéi, wǒ xiànzài bù fāngbiàn jiē 喂，我现在不方便接电话，你可以三十分 diànhuà, nǐ kěyǐ sānshí fēnzhōng 钟之后再打吗？ zhīhòu zài dǎ ma? 我下午一点要开会。 Wǒ xiàwǔ yì diǎn yào kāihuì. I have meeting at one p.m. 我们公司每个下午都开会。 Wǒmen gōngsī měi ge xiàwǔ dōu kāihuì. Our company has a meeting every afternoon. He likes to call his friend and chat. I might not go to his house to hang out. 他可能会迟到，我们等他吧。 Tā kěnéng huì chídào, wǒmen děng tā He might be late, let’s wait for him. ba. Zuìjìn wǒ hěn máng. Recently, I'm very busy. 喂 wéi Phrase Hello (when answer the telephone) 开会 kāihuì Verb Object to hold a meeting Verb Object to make a phone call 你晚上可以打电话来我家。 他喜欢打电话跟朋友聊天。 Tā xǐhuan dǎdiànhuà gēn péngyou liáotiān. A: Jīntiān wàimiàn xiàyǔ, bùnéng dǎ A: 今天外面下雨，不能打篮球。 B: 那我 lánqiú. B: Nà wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng 们去看电影吧。 ba. A: It’s raining outside, we can’t play basketball. B: Then let’s see a movie. A: 那个东西多少钱？ B: 五十元。A: 那 这个东西要多少钱? A: Nàgè dōngxī duōshǎo qián? B: Wǔ A: How much does this thing cost? B: shí yuán. A: Nà zhège dōngxi yào Fifty dollars. A: Then how much does duōshǎo qián? this cost? 我家有三张桌子。 Wǒ jiā yǒu sān zhāng zhuōzi. I have three tables at home. 他公司有很多桌子和椅子。 Tā gōngsī yǒu hěnduō zhuōzi hé yǐzi. There are a lot of tables and chairs in his company. Nǐ huì qù tā de shēngrì huì ma? Are you going to his birthday party? 打电话 dǎdiànhuà 那 nà Adv then, in that case 桌子 zhuōzi Noun table Nǐ wǎnshàng kěyǐ dǎdiànhuà lái wǒ jiā. You can call me at night. Hello, it's not a good time to talk right now, can you give me a call in thirty minutes? 生日会 shēngrì huì Noun birthday party 他的生日会是一月二十五日。 His birthday party is on the twenty-fifth Tā de shēngrì huì shì yī yuè èrshíwǔ rì. 你会去他的生日会吗? of January. 苹果派 píngguǒ pài Noun apple pie 我不喜欢吃苹果派。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī píngguǒ pài. I don’t like to eat apple pie. 我妈妈做的苹果派很好吃。 Wǒ māma zuò de píngguǒ pài hěn hǎo The apple pie my mother made is chī. really tasty. 邀请 yāoqǐng Verb to invite 我想邀请你跟你的家人来我的生日会。 Wǒ xiǎng yāoqǐng nǐ gēn nǐ de jiārén lái wǒ de shēngrì huì. I would like to invite you and your family to my birthday party. 他邀请朋友一起去看篮球比赛。 Tā yāoqǐng péngyou yìqǐ qù kàn lánqiú He invites his friend to watch the bǐsài. basketball game together. 好久不见，你好吗? Hǎojiǔ bújiàn, nǐhǎo ma? Long time no see, how are you? 好久不见，你最近新工作怎么样? Hǎojiǔ bújiàn, nǐ zuìjìn xīn gōngzuò zěnmeyàng? Long time no see, how’s your new job? 好久不见 hǎojiǔ bújiàn Phrase long time, no see 给 gěi Verb to give 因为我要考试，所以他给我很多书。 Yīnwèi wǒ yào kǎoshì, suǒyǐ tā gěi wǒ hěnduō shū. He gives me a lot of books because I have a test. 你要给他什么? Nǐ yào gěi tā shénme? What are you going to give him? 礼物 lǐwù Noun gift 我不知道他喜欢什么礼物。 Wǒ bù zhīdào tā xǐhuan shénme lǐwù. I don’t know what present he likes. 你想要什么礼物? Nǐ xiǎng yào shénme lǐwù? What present would you like? 蓝色 lánsè Noun blue 我有一件蓝色的衣服。 Wǒ yǒu yí jiàn lánsè de yīfú. I have a blue t-shirt. 我有很多蓝色的杯子。 Wǒ yǒu hěnduō lánsè de bēizi. I have a lot of blue cups. 饺子 jiǎozi Noun dumplings 饺子是中国菜的一种。 Jiǎozi shì Zhōngguó cài de yì zhǒng. Dumpling is a kind of Chinese food. 我不喜欢吃饺子。 Wǒ bù xǐhuan chī jiǎozi. I don’t like to eat dumplings. 旅游 lǚyóu Verb travel 我喜欢和我的朋友一起去旅游。 Wǒ xǐhuan hé wǒ de péngyou yìqǐ qù lǚyóu. I like to go travelling with my friends. 下个星期我们家要去美国旅游。 Xiàge xīngqī wǒmen jiā yào qù Měiguó My family and I are going to travel in lǚyóu. America next week. 经验 jīngyàn Noun experience 他的工作经验不多。 Tā de gōngzuò jīngyàn bùduō. He doesn’t have much working experience. 他的旅游经验很多。 Tā de lǚyóu jīngyàn hěn duō. He has a lot of traveling experience. 我们公司每周都开一次会。 Wǒmen gōngsī měi zhōu dōu kāi yí cì huì. Our company has meeting once a week. 生日快乐! 这是给你的礼物。 Shēngrì kuàilè! Zhè shì gěi nǐ de lǐwù. Happy Birthday! This present is for you. The most far away shop from my house take an hour by walking. 次 cì Measure word Measure word for enumerated 这件事情我说了三次了。 events, time 快乐 kuàile Adj happy Zhè jiàn shìqing wǒ shuō le sān cì le. I have told you about this three times. 旅游是一件很快乐的事情。 Lǚyóu shì yí jiàn hěn kuàilè de shìqing. Traveling is a very happy thing. I like my parents the most. 离我家最远的商店要走一小时。 Lí wǒ jiā zuì yuǎn de shāngdiàn yào zǒu yì xiǎoshí. 最 zuì Adv the most, "-est" 我最喜欢的人是我爸爸妈妈。 Wǒ zuì xǐhuan de rén shì wǒ bàba māma. 有名 yǒumíng Adj famous 这是这儿最有名的饭馆。 Zhè shì zhèr zuì yǒumíng de fànguǎn. This is the most famous restaurant here. 我家附近的海边很有名，放假的时候常 常很多人来玩儿。 Wǒ jiā fùjìn de hǎibiān hěn yǒumíng, fàngjià de shíhou cháng cháng hěn duō rén lái wánr. The beach nearby my house is really famous, during the holidays there are frequently lots of people. 飞机 fēijī Noun airplane 从美国到中国要坐十几个小时的飞机。 Cóng Měiguó dào Zhōngguó yào zuò shí jǐ ge xiǎoshí de fēijī. It takes more than ten hours from America to China by plane. 我常坐飞机去旅游。 Wǒ cháng zuò fēijī qù lǚyóu. I often take travel by plane. 听说 tīngshuō Verb to hear (sb. said) 听说你去过中国很多次？ Tīngshuō nǐ qùguò Zhōngguó hěnduō cì? I heard that you have been to China many times? 我听说你弹吉他。 Wǒ tīngshuō nǐ dàn jítā. I hear you play the guitar. 高兴 gāoxìng Adj glad, happy 很高兴你也喜欢日本菜。 Hěn gāoxìng nǐ yě xǐhuan Rìběn cài. I'm glad you liked Japanese food. 我太高兴了。 Wǒ tài gāoxìngle. I'm too happy. 旅馆 lǚguǎn Noun hostel, hotel 你去旅游的时候喜欢住哪种旅馆？ Nǐ qù lǚyóu de shíhou xǐhuan zhù nǎ zhǒng lǚguǎn？ When you travel, which kind of hotel do you like to stay at? 旅馆在哪里？ Lǚguǎn zài nǎlǐ? Where is the hotel? 纪念品 jìniànpǐn Noun souvenir 你会买纪念品给你家人吗？ Nǐ huì mǎi jìniànpǐn gěi nǐ jiārén ma? Will you buy souvenirs for your family? 外国人常到这里来买纪念品。 Wàiguó rén cháng dào zhèlǐ lái mǎi jìniànpǐn. Foreigners often come here to buy souvenirs. 计划 jìhuà Verb to plan, to plan to do sth. 你计划去哪几个国家旅游？ Nǐ jìhuà qù nǎ jǐ ge guójiā lǚyóu? What countries are you planning to go to? 他今年有一个旅游的计划。 Tā jīnnián yǒu yí gè lǚyóu de jìhuà. He has a traveling plan this year. Wǒ gāng dào zhèlǐ de shíhou, bù 我刚到这里的时候, 不习惯的事有很多。 xíguàn de shì yǒu hěn duō. There were a lot of things that I didn't get used to when I arrived here. 习惯 xíguàn Verb to get used to 你习惯吃哪国菜？ Nǐ xíguàn chī nǎguó cài? Which country’s food do you get used to eat? 去年 qùnián Noun last year 你去年去过哪些国家？ Nǐ qùnián qùguò nǎxiē guójiā? What countries did you visit last year? 去年她在日本。 Qùnián tā zài rìběn. Last year she was in Japan. 回国 huíguó Verb Object to return to home country 他二月三日回国。 Tā èr yuè sān rì huíguó. He will return home on 3rd February. 你什么时候回国? Nǐ shénme shíhou huíguó? When will you return to your home country? 打算 dǎsuàn Verb to plan 我打算三点去图书馆看书。 Wǒ dǎsuàn sān diǎn qù túshūguǎn kànshū. I plan to go to library to read books at 3pm. 他打算三月回国。 Tā dǎsuàn sān yuè huíguó. He plans to return home in March. My dad’s company is in Peking, he is working there. We plan to go to Peking on our vacation. 北京 běijīng Noun Peking 我爸爸的公司在北京，他在那儿工作。 Wǒ bàba de gōngsī zài Běijīng, tā zài nàr gōngzuò. 我们放假的时候打算去北京玩儿。 Wǒmen fàngjià de shíhou dǎsuàn qù Běijīng wánr. 我跟我的朋友放假要去外国旅游。 Wǒ gēn wǒ de péngyou fàngjià yào qù My friend and I are going abroad wàiguó lǚyóu. during our vacation. 外国的饭馆都很贵，可是很好吃。 Wàiguó de fànguǎn dōu hěn guì, kěshì Foreign restaurant is very expensive hěn hǎo chī. but very good. 放假的时候，他的家人只喜欢在家休息。 Fàngjià de shíhou tā de jiārén zhǐ xǐhuan zài jiā xiūxi. 我只喜欢去这家饭馆吃饭。 Wǒ zhǐ xǐhuan qù zhè jiā fànguǎn chīfàn. 外国 wàiguó Noun abroad/foreign country 只 zhǐ Adv only His family only like to stay at home during holiday. I only like to eat in this restaurant. Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English 后天 hòutiān Noun the day after tomorrow 女朋友 nǚpéngyou Noun girlfreind Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 因为他后天要去北京工作，所以明天晚 上我们一起去酒吧喝酒聊天吧! Yīnwèi tā hòutiān yào qù Běijīng gōngzuò, suǒyǐ míngtiān wǎnshàng wǒmen yìqǐ qù jiǔbā hējiǔ liáotiān ba. He is going to work in Peking the day after tomorrow, so let’s go to the bar and have a drink tomorrow night. 你后天有空吗？ Nǐ hòutiān yǒu kòng ma? Do you have free time the day after tomorrow? 我的女朋友是美国人。 Wǒ de nǚpéngyou shì Měiguó rén. My girlfriend is American. 我的女朋友后天要回国了。 Wǒ de nǚpéngyou hòutiān yào huí guó My girlfriend is leaving back to her le. country the day after tomorrow. 他要走了，你去说再见吧! Tā yào zǒu le, nǐ qù shuō zàijiàn ba! He is leaving, go and say goodbye. 我爸爸妈妈舍不得我到外国去学习。 Wǒ bàba māma shěbude wǒ dào wàiguó qù xuéxi. My parent don’t want me to go abroad to study. 走 zǒu Verb to leave 真舍不得你走，要常回来看我们。 Zhēn shěbude nǐ zǒu, yào cháng huílái Really don’t want you to go, come kàn women. back to visit us often. 舍不得 shěbude Verb to hate to part with 我们舍不得你回国。 Wǒmen shěbude nǐ huí guó. We don’t want you to return to your country. My classmate from Chinese class is an 我同学已经在图书馆等我们了。 American. Wǒ tóngxué yǐjīng zài túshūguǎn děng My classmate is already waiting for us wǒmen le. in the library. 同学 tóngxué Noun classmate 我汉语课的同学是美国人。 Wǒ Hànyǔ kè de tóngxué shì Měiguó rén. 想 xiǎng Verb to miss 他到中国去工作三年了，他的家人都很 想他。 Tā dào Zhōngguó qù gōngzuò sān nián le, tā de jiārén dōu hěn xiǎng tā. He was working in China for 3 years, his family miss him a lot. 我女朋友回国了，我很想他。 Wǒ nǚpéngyou huí guó le, wǒ hěn xiǎng tā. My girlfriend is back to her country, I miss her a lot. 写信 xiě xìn Verb to write a letter 你回国以后要常写信给我。 Nǐ huí guó yǐhòu yào cháng xiěxìn gěi wǒ. You have to write me a letter more often when you are back home. 我很喜欢写信、看电视。 Wǒ hěn xǐhuan xiěxìn, kàn diànshì. I like to write letters and watch TV. Verb to take 从美国搭飞机到中国要十三个小时。 (transportation) Cóng Měiguó dā fēijī dào Zhōngguó yào shí sān gè xiǎoshí. It takes thirteen hours from America to 我们要一起搭飞机到日本去玩儿。 China by plane. Wǒmen yào yìqǐ dā fēijī dào Rìběn qù wánr. We want to take a plane to Japan together. It’s late, why is your younger sister not 我爸爸刚从美国回来。 back yet? Wǒ bàba gāng cóng Měiguó huílái. My father just came back from America. 搭 dā 回来 huílái Verb to come back 已经很晚了，你妹妹怎么还没回来? Yǐjīng hěn wǎn le, nǐ mèimei zěnme háiméi huílái? 天气 tiānqì Noun weather 今天天气不错，我们要不要一起出门去 玩儿? Jīntiān tiānqì búcuò, wǒmen yào búyào Today’s weather is good, how about yìqǐ chūmén qù wánr? go out and play? 冷 lěng Adj cold 今天外面很冷，早一点儿回来。 Jīntiān wàimiàn hěn lěng, zǎo yìdiǎnr huílái. It’s really cold outside, come back home early. 热 rè Adj hot 天气很热，我们去游泳吧! Tiānqì hěn rè, wǒmen qù yóuyǒng ba! It’s so hot, let’s go swimming. 我有一点儿热，你可以给我一点儿水吗? Wǒ yǒu yìdiǎnr rè, nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ yìdiǎnr shuǐ ma? I am a bit warm, can you give me some water? Fàngjià de shíhou, wǒ dōu gēn wǒ de jiārén qù Rìběn huáxuě. During vacation time, I often go to Japan to ski with my family. 滑雪不难，可是很累。 Huáxuě bù nán, kěshì hěn lèi. Skiing is not hard, but very tired. Tiānqì hěn rè de shíhou, wǒmen dōu xǐhuan qù yóuyǒng. When it’s hot, we all like to go swimming. 我游泳之后都会吃很多东西。 Wǒ yóuyǒng zhīhòu dōu huì chī hěnduō dōngxi. I always eat a lot after swimming. 滑雪 huáxuě Verb Object to ski 放假的时候，我都跟我的家人去日本滑 雪。 游泳 yóuyǒng Noun to swim 天气很热的时候，我们都喜欢去游泳。 昨天的天气不好，很冷，我们都在家里没 Zuótiān de tiānqì bù hǎo, hěn lěng, wǒmen dōu zài jiā lǐ méiyǒu chūmén. 有出门。 Běijīng de tiānqì hěn lěng, yīnwèi 北京的天气很冷，因为开车出门不方便， kāichē chūmén bù fāngbiàn, suǒyǐ hěn 所以很多人都搭地铁。 duō rén dōu dā dìtiě. Yesterday’s weather was bad, it was cold. We all stayed at home. The weather in Beijing is cold. Driving is not convenient therefore a lot of people take a subway. 下雪 xiàxuě Verb Object to snow 外面下雪了，真漂亮。 Wàimiàn xiàxuě le, zhēn piàoliang. It’s snowing outside, it’s very pretty. Yīnwèi xiàxuě de shíhou, kāi chē bù 因为下雪的时候，开车不方便，所以很多 fāngbiàn, suǒyǐ hěn duō rén huì zuò 人会坐地铁上班。 dìtiě shàngbān. It’s not convenient when snowing, so a lot of people will take a subway to go to work. 舒服 shūfu Adj comfortable 今天的天气不冷也不热，很舒服。 Jīntiān de tiānqì bù lěng yě bú rè, hěn shūfu. Today is not so cold and not so warm. It's comfortable. 他今天不来上汉语课，因为他可能不太 舒服。 Tā jīntiān bù lái shàng Hànyǔ kè, yīnwèi tā kěnéng bú tài shūfu. He is not coming to Chinese class today, because he isn’t feeling well. 岁 suì Measure word year old 你是几岁开始学中文的？ Nǐ shì jǐ suì kāishǐ xué Zhōngwén de? How old did you start to learn Chinese? 你几岁开始旅游？ Nǐ jǐ suì kāishǐ lǚyóu? How old do you start to travel? 高 gāo Adj high；tall 你的家人都比你高吗？ Nǐ de jiārén dōu bǐ nǐ gāo ma? Is your family all taller than you? 这个大楼比那个大楼高吗？ Zhège dàlóu bǐ nàgè dàlóu gāo ma? Is this building taller than that building? 那么 nàme Conj so then... 为什么你的中文说得那么好？ Wèishénme nǐ de zhōngwén shuō dé nàme hǎo? Why do you speak Chinese so well? 为什么你那么喜欢中国菜？ Wèishénme nǐ nàme xǐhuan Zhōngguó Why do you like Chinese food so cài? much? 胖 pàng Adj fat 哪个比较胖？ Nǎge bǐjiào pàng? Which one is fatter? 哪个比较不那么胖？ Nǎge bǐjiào bú nàme pàng? Which one is less fat? 矮 ǎi Adj short 弟弟比较矮。 Dìdì bǐjiào ǎi. My younger brother is shorter. 哥哥没有弟弟那么矮。 Gēge méiyǒu dìdi nàme ǎi. My older brother is not as short as my younger brother. 瘦 shòu Adj thin 瘦的人健康吗？ Shòu de rén jiànkāng ma? Are thin people healthy? 你家人没有你那么瘦吗？ Nǐ jiārén méiyǒu nǐ nàme shòu ma? Your family isn't as skinny as you? 长 cháng Adj long 那条路不长。 Nà tiáo lù bù cháng. That road is not long. 他学中文的时间很长。 Tā xué Zhōngwén de shíjiān hěn cháng. He studied Chinese for a long time. 头发 tóufà Noun hair 他的头发很长吗？ Tā de tóufà hěn cháng ma? Is his hair very long? 他的头发没有我的那么长。 Tā de tóufà méiyǒu wǒ de nàme cháng. His hair is not as long as mine. I don’t feel well, I think I need to see a doctor. 我想做医生。 Wǒ xiǎng zuò yīshēng. I want to be a doctor. 我昨天生病了。 Wǒ zuótiān shēngbìngle. I was sick yesterday. 医生 yīshēng Noun doctor 我今天不舒服，我想我得去看医生。 Wǒ jīntiān bù shūfu, wǒ xiǎng wǒ dĕi qù kàn yīshēng. 生病 shēngbìng Verb Object to be sick 他生病了。所以今天不来上班。 Tā shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ jīntiān bù lái shàngbān. He is sick, so he will not come to work today. Wǒ gēn wǒ mèimei jīntiān dōu bù shūfu, suǒyǐ wǒmen xiàwǔ de shíhou jiù yìqǐ qù kànbìng le. My younger sister and I both don’t feel 我们打算今天下午去看病，听说那个医 well, so we go to see a doctor in the 生很有名，可是很早就休息了。 afternoon together. Wǒmen dǎsuàn jīntiān xiàwǔ qù kànbìng. Tīngshuō nàge yīshēng hěn yǒumíng, kěshì hěn zǎo jiù xiūxi le. We plan to see a doctor this afternoon. We heard that he is famous. But the clinic closed early. This medicine has to be taken once in the morning, noon and night. Yīshēng shuō chī wánfàn yào chīyào. The doctor said you have to eat medicine after your meal. 看病 kànbìng Verb Object to see a doctor 我跟我妹妹今天都不舒服, 所以我们下 午的时候就一起去看病了。 药 yào Noun medicine 这个药每天上午、中午、晚上都要吃一 次。 Zhè gè yào měitiān shàngwǔ, zhōngwǔ, wǎnshàng dōu yào chī yícì. 身体 shēntǐ Noun body, health 我爸爸的身体不太好，所以他常常生病。 Wǒ bàba de shēntǐ bú tài hǎo, suǒyǐ tā My dad’s health is in bad condition cháng cháng shēngbìng. therefore he is often sick. When you are sick, you should eat more fruit. Everyone likes to eat vegetables and fruit. 医生说吃完饭要吃药。 从外国回来以后，我的身体很好，所以不 Cóng wàiguó huí lái yǐhòu, wǒ de 要担心。 shēntǐ hěn hǎo, suǒyǐ bú yào dānxīn. After coming back from abroad, I'm healthy, so don’t worry. 水果 shuǐguǒ Noun fruit 你生病要多吃点儿水果。 Nǐ shēngbìng yào duō chī diǎnr shuǐguǒ. 我喜欢吃水果，也喜欢吃蔬菜。 Wǒ xǐhuan chī shuǐguǒ yě xǐhuan chī shūcài. 蔬菜 shūcài Noun vegetables 谁都喜欢吃蔬菜水果。 Shéi dōu xǐhuan chī shūcài shuǐguǒ. I like to eat fruit and vegetables. 他不太吃蔬菜，所以常生病。 Tā bú tài chī shūcài, suǒyǐ cháng shēngbìng. He doesn’t eat enough vegetables, that’s why he often gets sick. 医院 yīyuàn Noun hospital 医院离我家不近，坐公交车要一小时。 Yīyuàn lí wǒ jiā bú jìn, zuò gōngjiāochē The hospital is not close to my house, yào yì xiǎoshí. it takes one hour by bus. 我们这个周末打算去医院看我们的朋 友。他因为生病所以住院了。 Wǒmen zhège zhōumò dǎsuàn qù yīyuàn kàn wǒmen de péngyou. Tā yīnwèi shēngbìng suǒyǐ zhùyuàn le. We plan to visit our friend in the hospital this weekend. He is hospitalized because he is sick. 请假 qǐngjià Verb Object to take a leave 我们后天要去旅游，所以我要请假。 Wǒmen hòutiān yào qù lǚyóu,suǒyǐ wǒ I'm going to travel for the day after 生病了就请假在家里休息。 yào qǐngjià. tomorrow, so I need to take the day off. Shēngbìng le jiù qǐngjià zài jiālǐ xiūxi. If you are sick, rest at home. 一 yī Noun one, single 我有一个弟弟。 Wǒ yǒu yíge dìdì. I have a younger brother. 今天是星期一。 Jīntiān shì xīngqī yī. Today is Monday. 一点儿 yìdiǎnr Numeral a little bit, a bit 今天有一点儿累。 Jīntiān yǒu yìdiǎnr lèi. Today I'm a little tired 水果有一点儿贵。 Shuǐguǒ yǒu yìdiǎnr guì. The fruit is a little expensive. 七 qī Numeral seven 这有七个人。 Zhè yǒu qī ge rén. There are seven people. 他七点钟才下班。 Tā qī diǎn zhōng cái xiàbān. He gets off work at seven o'clock. 三 sān Numeral three 我每天喝三杯咖啡。 Wǒ měitiān hē sān bēi kāfēi. I drink three cups of coffee a day. 那三杯黑咖啡都是我的。 Nà sān bēi hēi kāfēi dōu shì wǒ de. Those three cup of black coffee are mine. Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 上 shàng Noun/Verb on, on top of 桌上有一本书。 Zhuō shàng yǒu yì běn shū. There is a book on the table. 桌上有二十多本书。 Zhuō shàng yǒu èrshí duō běn shū. There are more than twenty books on the table. 下 xià Noun/Verb under, off, leave 窗下有一只猫。 Chuāng xià yǒu yì zhī māo. There is a cat under the window. 我们一起下去搭公交车吧！ Wǒmen yìqǐ xiàqù dā gōngjiāo chē ba! Let's go down and take a bus! 不 bù Adv do not 我不吃牛肉。 Wǒ bù chī niúròu. I do not eat beef. 弟弟不把衣服挂在衣柜里。 Dìdì bù bǎ yīfu guà zài yīguì lǐ. My little brother doesn't hang his clothes in the closet. 九 jiǔ Numeral nine 我的爸爸有九个姐姐。 Wǒ de bàba yǒu jiǔ ge jiějiě. My dad has nine sisters. 明天九点从家里出发。 Míngtiān jiǔ diǎn cóng jiā lǐ chūfā. He departs tomorrow at 9 am from home. Wǒ gōngzuò yìtiān le, xiànzài wǒ zhǐ xiǎng shuìjiào fàngsōng. I have worked for a whole day long, now I only want to sleep and relax. 了 le Adv past tense 这件衣服太贵了。 Zhè jiàn yīfu tài guìle. This piece of clothing is too expensive. 我工作一天了，现在我只想睡觉放松。 二 èr Numeral two 昨天星期二。 Zuótiān xīngqī 'èr. Yesterday was Tuesday. 这是一张二手沙发，但是看起来很新。 Zhè shì yì zhāng èrshǒu shāfā, dànshì This is a second hand sofa, but it looks kàn qǐlái hěn xīn. new. My family has five people. 这个包是爸爸送给我的，我已经用了五 年了。 Zhège bāo shì bàba sòng gěi wǒ de, wǒ yǐjīng yòng le wǔ nián le. 五 wǔ Numeral five 我家有五口人。 Wǒjiā yǒu wǔ kǒu rén. My father presented this backpack for me. I've already used for five years. 人 rén Noun people, person 你是挪威人吗？ Nǐ shì Nuówēi rén ma? Are you Norwegian? 这个男人很有魅力，大家都很喜欢他。 Zhège nánrén hěn yǒu mèilì, dàjiā dōu This man is very attractive, we all like hěn xǐhuan tā. him. 什么 shénme Adj/Adv what 这是什么？ Zhè shì shénme? What is this? 在你们国家，什么东西代表着幸运？ Zài nǐmen guójiā, shénme dōngxi dàibiǎo zhe xìngyùn ？ In your country, what object represents good luck? 会 huì Verb to be able to, can do 我会说一点儿汉语。 Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr hànyǔ. I can speak a little Chinese. 你几点会做饭？ Nǐ jǐdiǎn huì zuò fàn? What time will you cook? 儿子 érzi Noun son 我的儿子叫王阳。 Wǒ de érzi jiào wáng yáng。 My son is called Wang Yang. 我对儿子的教育十分操心。 Wǒ duì érzǐ de jiàoyù shífēn cāoxīn. I am very worried about my son's education. I had said so clearly that we'll meet at eight o'clock today, why are you still late? 八 bā Numeral eight 我有八本中文书。 Wǒ yǒu bā běn zhōngwén shū. I have eight Chinese books. Wǒ yǐjīng shuō de hěn míngbáile, 我已经说得很明白了，今天八点见，为什 jīntiān bā diǎn jiàn, wèishénme nǐ 么你还是迟到了？ háishì chídào le? 六 liù Numeral six 中国人喜欢数字六。 Zhōngguó rén xǐhuan shùzì liù. Chinese people like the number six. 我早上六点起床。 Wǒ zǎoshang liù diǎn qǐchuáng. I wake up at six in the morning. 写 xiě Verb to write 我会写我的中文名字。 Wǒ huì xiě wǒ de zhōngwén míngzì. I can write my Chinese name. 这个字我写错了。 Zhège zì wǒ xiě cuòle. I wrote this character incorrectly. 几 jǐ Adj a few 你要几个苹果? Nǐ yào jǐ gè píngguǒ? How many apples do you want? 这几年世界各地的天气都反常。 Zhè jǐnián shìjiè gèdì de tiānqì dōu fǎncháng. In recent years the weather around the world has been abnormal. 前面有车祸，快点报警。 Qián miàn yǒu chē huò, kuài diǎn bàojǐng. There's a car accident up ahead, quick, call the police! 前面 qiánmiàn Noun front, frontside 我家前面是咖啡店。 Wǒjiā qiánmiàn shì kāfēi diàn. There's a coffee shop in front of my house. 十 shí Numeral ten 一瓶水十元。 Yì píng shuǐ shí yuán. A bottle of water is ten yuan. 我今天要跟朋友去演唱会，大概晚上十 点回来。 Wǒ jīntiān yào gēn péngyou qù I will go to a concert with a friend yǎnchànghuì, dàgài wǎnshàng shí diǎn today, probably will come back at huílái. 10pm. 去 qù Verb to go 昨天我没去学校。 Zuótiān wǒ méi qù xuéxiào. Yesterday, I didn't go to school. 他为什么这么排斥去海边？ Tā wèishénme zhème páichì qù hǎibiān? Why does he really don't want to go to the beach? 号 hào Noun number 我的鞋是二十四号。 Wǒ de xié shì èrshísì hào. My shoes are size twenty-four. 我的生日是二月十八号。 Wǒ de shēngrì shì èr yuè shíbā hào. My birthday is February eighteenth. 后面 hòumiàn Adj behind, backside 学校后面是山。 Xuéxiào hòumiàn shì shān. There's a mountain behind the school. 在我家后面以及右边都有新的大楼。 Zài wǒjiā hòumiàn yǐjí yòubiān dōuyǒu xīnde dàlóu. There is a new building on the back of my house and on the right. ma Question Particle Do you?Is that? 你好吗？ Nǐ hǎo ma？ How are you? 你是老师吗？ Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma? Are you a teacher? Wǒ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè. I like to listen to music. Guò mǎlù de shíhou wán shǒujī, tīng 过马路的时候玩手机、听音乐都很危险。 yīnyuè dōu hěn wēixiǎn. 我要喝咖啡，你呢？ Wǒ yào hē kāfēi, nǐ ne? I want to drink coffee, how about you? 身体健康比工作重要，你觉得呢？ 哪杯咖啡？ Nǎ bēi kāfēi? Which cup of coffee? 吗 听 tīng Verb 呢 ne Question Particle nǎ Question pronoun 哪 to listen, to hear 我喜欢听音乐。 which 哪儿 nǎ'er Adj/Adv where 你想把画挂在哪儿？我想把画挂在这 儿。 Where do you want to hang the Nǐ xiǎng bǎ huà guà zài nǎr？Wǒ xiǎng painting? I want to hang the painting bǎ huà guà zài zhèr. here. 四 sì Noun four 中国人不喜欢数字四。 Zhōngguó rén bù xǐhuān shùzì sì. Chinese people do not like the number 她的体温只有三十四度 four. 回 huí Verb to go back, to return 我晚上九点回家。 Wǒ wǎnshàng jiǔ diǎn huí jiā. I go home at nine o'clock. 我有时候会待在图书馆里看书。 Wǒ yǒu shíhou huì dāi zài túshūguǎn lǐ Sometimes I will stay in the library and 你要待在房间里面多久？ kànshū. read books. 在 zài Adj/Adv in Shēntǐ jiànkāng bǐ gōngzuò zhòngyào, nǐ juéde ne? Wǒ wàngle wǒ bǎ gānggāng mǎi de 我忘了我把刚刚买的衣服放在哪儿了！ yīfu fàng zài nǎr le! 我想要自由地在国外生活一年再回国。 你的水瓶能装多少水？ Playing mobile phones or listening to music while crossing the road are very dangerous. Health is more important than work, what do you think? I forget where I put the clothes I just bought. Tā de tǐwēn zhǐyǒu sānshísì dù. Her temperature is only thirty-four degrees Celsius. Wǒ xiǎngyào zìyóu de zài guówài shēnghuó yì nián zài huíguó. I want to live abroad freely for one year and then come back. Nǐ yào dāi zài fángjiān lǐmiàn duōjiǔ? How long are you going to stay in the room? Nǐ de shuǐpíng néng zhuāng duōshǎo shuǐ? How much water can you hold in your water bottle? Zhè fùjìn jiāotōng bú tài fāngbiàn, wǒ xiǎng huàn fángzi. The transportation here is not too convenient, I want to move to another place. 多少 duōshǎo Phrase How many 这个多少钱? Zhè gè duōshǎo qián? How much is this? 太 tài Adj too (as in too many) 这件衣服太贵了。 Zhè jiàn yīfú tài guìle. This piece of clothing is too expensive. 这附近交通不太方便，我想换房子。 她 tā Pronoun she, her 她的手机很好。 Tā de shǒujī hěn hǎo. Her cell phone is very good. 她唱得不错。 Tā chàng dé búcuò. She sings well. 字 zì Noun word, character 写汉字不太难。 Xiě hànzì bù tài nán. It's not too difficult to write Chinese characters. 汉语老师教我们怎么写字。 Hànyǔ lǎoshī jiào wǒmen zěnme xiě zì. The Chinese teacher teaches us how to write words. 小 xiǎo Adj small 我要小杯的绿茶。 Wǒ yào xiǎo bēi de lǜchá. I want a small cup of green tea. 我家很小，没有厨房。 Wǒ jiā hěn xiǎo, méiyǒu chúfáng. My house is small, there is no kitchen. 小姐 xiǎojiě Noun Miss, Ms. 张小姐，您好。 Zhāng xiǎojiě, nín hǎo. Hello, Miss Zhang. 工作压力很大的黄小姐，常常在假日去 大自然度假，放松自己。 Gōngzuò yālì hěn dà de huáng xiǎojiě, Work pressure is great for Miss Huang, chángcháng zài jiàrì qù dàzìrán dùjià, she often uses her holidays to go to fàngsōng zìjǐ natural locations, in order to relax. 工作 gōngzuò Noun/Verb work, to work, job 我的工作是医生。 Wǒ de gōngzuò shì yīshēng. I work as a doctor. 他根本没有工作经验，我觉得他在骗人。 Tā gēnběn méiyǒu gōngzuò jīngyàn， wǒ juédé tā zài piànrén. He did not have any work experience, I think he was lying. 年 nián Noun year 今年是羊年。 Jīnnián shì yáng nián. This is the year of the sheep. 新年快乐，干杯！ Xīnnián kuàilè, gānbēi! Happy New Year, cheers! 很 hěn Adj very, quite 我今天很累。 Wǒ jīntiān hěn lèi. I'm so tired today. 他有很多法国朋友。 Tā yǒu hěnduō Fǎguó péngyǒu. He has a lot of French friends. Chinese Pinyin Part of Speech English Sentence 1 - Chinese Sentence 1 - Pinyin Sentence 1 - English Jīntiān wǎncān chī niúròu, zěnmeyàng? Let’s have beef for dinner tonight, shall 你觉得这座城市的环境怎么样？ we? Sentence 2 - Chinese Sentence 2 - Pinyin Sentence 2 - English 怎么样 zěnmeyàng Phrase how's this? how is it? how about 今天晚餐吃牛肉，怎么样？ that? 我们 wǒmen Pronoun we, us 我们是姐妹。 Wǒmen shì jiěmèi. We are sisters. 我们有一只狗, 他叫来福。 Wǒmen yǒu yì zhī gǒu, tā jiào lái fú. We have a dog, it is called Lucky. 时候 shíhòu Phrase when (we were doing sth...), at the time 七月的时候，我去新加坡。 Qī yuè de shíhòu, wǒ qù xīnjiāpō. In July, I'll go to Singapore. 你什么时候去看电影? Nǐ shénme shíhou qù kàn diànyǐng? When are you going to watch movie? 有 yǒu Verb to have, to own 他有很多法国朋友。 Tā yǒu hěnduō Fǎguó péngyǒu. He has a lot of French friends. 我今天晚上没有空。 Wǒ jīntiān wǎnshàng méiyǒu kòng. I'm not free tonight. 本 běn Measure word measure word for books 这是一本旅游杂志。 Zhè shì yī běn lǚyóu zázhì. This is a travel magazine. 我忘记带写字的本子了。 Wǒ wàngjì dài xiězì de běnzile. I forgot to bring my writing notebook. Nǐ juéde zhè zuò chéngshì de huánjìng What do you think of the city's zěnmeyàng? environment? 没有 méiyǒu Verb to not have, don't have 我没有妹妹。 Wǒ méiyǒu mèimei. I don't have a younger sister. 我没有时间做晚饭。 Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān zuò wǎnfàn. I don’t have time for making dinner. 点 diǎn Noun point, o'clock 现在是五点十分。 Xiànzài shì wǔ diǎn shí fēn. It's five o'clock now. 你中午几点休息? Nǐ zhōngwǔ jǐdiǎn xiūxi? What time do you rest at noon? 电视 diànshì Noun television, TV 我家没电视。 Wǒjiā méi diànshì. My house doesn't have a TV. 有时候爸爸会打开电视看篮球比赛。 Yǒu shíhou bàba huì dǎkāi diànshì kàn Sometimes father will turn on the TV lánqiú bǐsài. and watch a basketball game. 的 de Adj/Adv of, possessive, belonging to 她的名字是玛丽。 Tā de míngzi shì Mǎlì. Her name is Mary. 我的老师不是中国人。 Wǒ de lǎoshī bú shì Zhōngguó rén. My teacher is not a Chinese. 米饭 mǐfàn Noun rice 我喜欢吃米饭。 Wǒ xǐhuān chī mǐfàn. I like to eat rice. 苹果 píngguǒ Noun apple 我喜欢苹果口味的甜食。 Wǒ xǐhuan píngguǒ kǒuwèi de tiánshí. I like apple flavor sweets. 这颗苹果的表面很漂亮。 Zhèkē píngguǒ de biǎomiàn hěn piàoliang. This apple looks beautiful. 熬夜读书对身体不好。 Áoyè dúshū duì shēntǐ bù hǎo. It’s not healthy to stay up that late reading. 读 dú Verb to read 读中文书不太难。 Dú zhōngwén shū bù tài nán. It's not too hard to read Chinese books. 这 zhè Adj this 这是我妈妈。 Zhè shì wǒ māmā. This is my mother. 这本杂志卖得很好。 Zhè běn zázhì mài de hěn hǎo. This magazine sells well. 都 dōu Adj/Adv all, every 他们都是我的朋友。 Tāmen dōu shì wǒ de péngyǒu. They are all my friends. 她笑起来很漂亮，大家都很喜欢她。 Tā xiào qǐlái hěn piàoliang, dàjiā dōu hěn xǐhuan tā. Her smiles beautifully, everyone really likes her. 里 lǐ Adj in, inside 我的包里有一瓶水。 Wǒ de bāo li yǒuyī píng shuǐ. There's a bottle of water in my bag. 谁扔了冰箱里的鸡蛋？ Shéi rēng le bīngxiāng lǐ de jīdàn? Who threw away the eggs in the fridge? This is a newly opened hotel. 这家饭店的菜是具有代表性和地方特色 Zhè jiā fàndiàn de cài shì jùyǒu 的菜。 dàibiǎoxìng hé dìfāng tèsè de cài. The food in this restaurant is the typical dish with local features. 饭店 fàndiàn Noun restaurant 这是一间新开的饭店。 Zhè shì yī jiàn xīn kāi de fàndiàn.