100 Top Used Words Flashcards
的 dik1
grammatical particle marking genitive as well as simple and composed adjectives
一 yat1
one~ a little
是 si6 (hi)
to be
不 bat1 (um)
not
了 liu5
verb particle marking a new situation or a completed action
人 yan4
person
我 ngo5
I~ me~ my
在 joi6
at~ located at
有 yau5
have~ there is
他 ta1 (koi)
he~ him~ his
这 je5
this
中 jung1
middle~ in
大 daii6
big
来 loi4
come
上 seung6
above~ on~ over~ top~ (go) up~ last~ previous
国 qwok3
country~ state~ nation~
个 go3
(General and non-specific classifier)
到 dou3
to~ towards~ until~ arrive~ reach
说 syut3
explain~ scold~ refer to~ (= shu hu…) speak~ say
们 mun4 (day)
Pluralize for pronouns
为 wai6
for~ for the sake of~ in order to~ in this connection
子 ji2
child~ son
和 wo4
together~ with
你 nei5
you~ your