All Vocab Flashcards
你好
nǐhǎo
Hello
好
hǎo
adj. good
老师好
lǎoshī hǎo
Hello, teacher
老师
lǎoshī
n. teacher
上课
shàng kè
Let’s begin the class
上
shàng
v. begin
课
kè
n. class
下课
xià kè
The class is over.
下
xià
v. finish
打开书
dǎ kāi shū
Open the book
打开
dǎ kāi
v. open
书
shū
n. book
我说,你们听
wǒ shuō nǐmen tīng
I’ll speak, you listen
我
wǒ
I, me, myself
说
shuō
v. speak
你们
nǐmen
you (plural)
听
tīng
v. listen
我们
wǒmen
We (plural)
看黑板
kàn hēibǎn
Look at the blackboard
看
kàn
v. look
黑板
hēibǎn
n. blackboard
对不对
duì bu duì
Is it right?
对
duì
adj. correct (Right! Correct!)
不
bu
not (don’t; current)
很嗨
hěn hǎo
Very good
很
hěn
adv. very
请跟我说
qǐng gēn wǒ shuō
Please repeat after me
请
qǐng
please
说
shuō
v. say
跟
gēn
with
再说一遍
zài shuō yí biàn
Say it again
再
zài
adv. again
一边
yí biàn
one time
动不动
dǒng bu dǒng
Do you understand?
东
dǒng
v. understand
懂了
dǒng le
Yes, I understood; I do
了
le
past tense for 懂 dong
再见
zàijiàn
Goodbye
见
jiàn
v. see
对不起
duìbuqǐ
Sorry (only for apologies, not expressing sympathy)
请问
qǐng wèn
Excuse me; May I ask
问
wèn
v. ask (only for question and/or interruption)
谢谢
xièxie
Thank you (formal)
这是什么
Zhè shì shénme
What is this?
这
zhè
This
是
shì
is; to be
什么
shénme
What
“…” 中文怎么说
Zhōngwen zěnme shuò
How do you say … in chinese?
中文
zhōngwen
Chinese (language)
怎么
zěnme
how
“…” 是什么意思
shì shénme yìsi
What does “…” mean?
意思
yìsi
n. meaning
请你给我
qǐng nǐ gěi wǒ
Please give me…
你
nǐ
you
给
gěi
v. give
请你告诉我
qǐng nǐ gàosu wǒ
Please tell me…
告诉
gàosu
v. tell
一
yī
one
二
èr
two
三
sān
three
四
sì
four
五
wǔ
five
六
liù
six
七
qī
seven
八
bā
eight
九
jiǔ
nine
十
shí
ten
问好
wèn hǎo
Greetings
你
nǐ
you (limited to ppl only)
贵
guì
adj. honorable
姓
xìng
surname
小姐
xiàojiě
Miss
小
xiǎo
little
先生
xiānsheng
sir
先
xiān
adv. first
叫
jiào
v. call (name)
什么
shénme
qpr. what
名字
míngzi
n. name
您
nín
you (honorific)
免贵
miǎnguì
Take our honorific
呢
ne
qpr. And you? (paired w/ prn in front)
老
lǎo
adj. old
是
shi
master (expert)
学生
xuésheng
n. student (only for formal education)
学
xué
v. study
生
sheng
n. person (young)
吗
ma
qp. yes/no question
也
yě
adv. also
人
rén
n. person/people
中国
zhōngguó
China (place)
北京
běijīng
Beijing
美国
měiguó
America
纽约
niǔyuē
New York
中
zhōng
adj. middle
国
guó
n. country
美
měi
adj. beautiful
美人
měirén
n. beauty
英国
yīngguó
Britain; England
法国
fǎguó
France
德国
déguó
Germany
日本
rìběn
Japan
韩国
hángguó
South Korea
加拿大
jiā’nádà
Canada
墨西哥
mòxīgē
Mexico
印度
yìndù
India
越南
yuènán
Vietnam
加州
jiāzhōu
California
夏威夷
xiàwēiyí
Hawaii
上海
shànghǎi
Shanghai
北
běi
north
京
jīng
n. capital
家庭
jiāting
Family
家
jiā
home/family
庭
ting
family (certain context)
那
nà
that
的
de
(possessive)
照片
zhàopiàn
picture;photo
这
zhè
this
爸爸
bàba
n. father
妈妈
māma
n. mother