Basic Conversation Flashcards
对
duì (like “duey”)
yes
我
wǒ (wó before third tone)
I
你
nǐ
you
他
tā
he
她
tā
she
们
men
makes pronoun plural
的
de (like “duh”)
make pronoun possessive
我的
wǒ de
my
你的
nǐ de
your
很
hěn (like “han”)
very/a way to connect a noun to an adjective
也
yě
also
不
bù (bú before fourth tone)
negates verb
么
me (like “ma”)
makes the sentence a question
是
shì (like “shuh”?)
is, to be
多少
duōshǎo
how many
那
nǎ
that
都
dōu (like “doh”)
both/all
我很高兴
wǒ hěn gāoxìng
I am happy
我也很高兴
wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng
I am also happy
我不很高兴
wǒ bù hěn gāoxìng
I am not happy
她去
tā qù (like “ta chu”)
She is going
她去么
tā qù me
Is she going?
高兴
gāoxìng
happy
好
hǎo
good
你好
nǐhǎo
hello
名
míng
name
姓
xìng
to be family named
叫
jiào
call
什么
shénme (like ”shenma“)
what
怎么养
zěn me yàng (like “zen ma yang”)
how are
你叫什么
nǐ jiào shénme
What’s your name?
你姓什么
nǐ xìng shénme
What’s your family name?
呢
ne (like "na") what about (directing question to someone else)
你呢
nǐ ne (like “ni na”)
what about you?
你今天怎么样
nǐ jīn tiān zěn me yàng
how are you today?
我很忙
wó hěn máng I am (very) busy
我不忙
wǒ bù máng
I am not busy
你好吗
nǐ hǎo ma
how are you?
我很好
wǒ hěn hǎo
I’m doing well
再见
zài jiàn
叫我
jiào wǒ
call me 。。。 （name）
我名字叫
wǒ míng zì jiào
My name is
你叫什么名字
nǐ jiào shén me míng zì
我姓Burgos，你呢？
wǒ xìng Burgos，nǐ ne？
My last name is Burgos， what’s yours？
我认识你
wǒ rèn shí nǐ
I know you
认识你很高兴
rèn shí nǐ hěn gāo xìng
I’m pleased to meet you
