Beginner Level 1 Flashcards
very
hěn
How are you?
Nǐ hǎo ma?
I / me
wǒ
you (singular)
nǐ
you (polite, singular)
nín
he / him / she / her / it
tā
we / us
wǒmen
you (plural)
nǐmen
they / them
tāmen
busy
máng
question word
ma?
form negative verb
bù
tall
gāo
fine / good
hǎo
fat
pàng
hungry
è
full / not hungry
bǎo
thin
shòu
short (in figure)
ǎi
young
niánqīng
old (for age)
lǎo
rich / wealthy / to have money
yǒuqián
poor / to not have money
méiyǒuqián
happy
gāoxìng
tired
lèi
bad / broken
huài
great
bàng
to understand
míng bái
question
wèntí
beautiful
piàoliang
handsome
shuài
And you?
Nǐ ne?
also / too
yě
so so (negative)
mǎ mǎ hū hū
your (singular)
nǐde
my
wǒde
our
wǒmende
your (plural)
nǐmende
his / her
tāde
their
tāmende
weather
tiān qì
to welcome
huānyíng
Mr. / Sir / gentleman / husband
xiānsheng
Miss / young lady
xiǎojie
Mrs. / madam / wife
tàitai
teacher
lǎoshī
Master
shífu
Good morning!
Nǐ zǎo!
Thank you!
Xièxie!
You’re welcome!
Bú kèqi!
I’m sorry! (formal)
Duǐbuqǐ!
It doesn’t matter!
Méi guānxi!
Good-bye!
Zàijiàn
to see / to meet
jiàn
Not bad.
Bú cuò。
So so. (positive)
Hái kěyǐ。
student
xuésheng
lonely
jìmò
boss
lǎobǎn
classmate
tóngxué
early
zǎo
lady
nv shì
together
tóng
to study
xué
Ladies and Gentlemen (before a speech)
Nvshìmen xiānshengmen hǎo!
Good morning! (formal)
Zǎoshang hǎo!
Good afternoon!
Xià wù hǎo!
Good evening!
Wǎnshang hǎo!
Good night!
Wǎn ān!
to welcome (formal)
huān yíng guāng lín
No need to thank!
Bú yòng xiè!
matter / relationship
guānxi
Never mind. / nothing
Méi shēn me。
what
shēn me
I’m sorry! (informal) / Excuse me! / I didn’t mean it.
Bù hǎo yì si!
again / to be located (in, on, at)
zài
See you tomorrow!
mingtiān jiàn!
See you tonight!
Wǎnshang jiàn!
tomorrow
mingtiān
Really?
Zhēndema?
How are you? / Have you eaten?
Nǐ chī le ma?
I haven’t eaten.
Wǒ méi chī。
I ate.
Wǒ chī le。
What did you eat?
Nǐ chī shén ma?
salad
shālā
sandwich
sān míng zhì
Long time no see!
Hěnjiǔ bú jiàn!/ Hěnjiǔ méi jiàn!
possessor pronoun
de
the teacher of the school / the school’s teacher
xuéxiào de lǎoshī
(one) school
(yī ge) xuéxiào \ (yī jiān)xuéxiào
here
zhèr \ zhèli
(one) thing / (one) good
(yī jiān)dōngxi
expensive
guì
Are things here expensive?
Zhèr de dōngxi guì ma?
there
nàr \ nàli
market
shìchǎng
cheap
piányi
(one) child
(yī ge)háizi
to be correct / right
duì
coffee shop
kāfēidiàn
to have a chat
liáotiānr
noodles
miàn
Me, too.
Wǒ yě shì。
He’s not tall and also not short.
Tā bù gāo yě bù ǎi。
Hong Kong
xiāng gǎng
cold
lěng
hot
rè
My husband’s teacher.
Wǒde xiānsheng de lǎoshī。
big
dà
small
xiǎo
Things in Hong Kong’s markets are expensive.
Xiāng gǎng de shìchǎng de dōngxi hěn guì。
I’m at school.
Wǒ zài xuéxiào。
I’m here.
Wǒ zài zhèr。
Where are you?
Nǐ zài nǎr?
where
nǎr \ nǎli
Wan Chai
wān zǎi
We’re having a chat at school.
Wǒmen zài xuéxiào liáotiānr。
coffee
kāfēi
Mandarin
pǔtōnghuà
China
zhōng guó
made in
zhì zāo
Made in China.
Zhōng guó zhì zāo。
watch
shǒu biǎo
Switzerland
ruì shì
computer
diànnǎo
apple
píngguó
telephone
diànhuà
bag
bāo
(one) vehicle
(yī liàng)chē
I don’t know.
Wǒ bù zhī dao!
who
shéi \ shuí
to be
shì
friend
péng yǒu
country
guó jiā
Mommy
māma
wife (informal)
lǎopó
husband (informal)
lǎogōng
wife (formal)
qīzi
husband (formal)
zhàngfu
She’s not here.
Tā bú zài zhèr。
with / and
hé
today
jīntiān
Today, I’m chatting with friends at a coffee shop.
Wǒ hé péng yǒu jīntiān zài kāfēidiàn tiáotiār。
to introduce / introduction
jièshào
grandfather (father’s side)
yéye
grandmother (father’s side)
nǎinai
grandfather (mother’s side)
lǎoye
grandmother (mother’s side)
lǎolao
Daddy
bàba
father
fùqin
mother
mǔqin
parents (formal)
fùmú
parents (casual)
bàmā
elder sister
jiějie
elder brother
gēge
younger sister
mèimei
younger brother
dìdi
siblings
xiōngdìjiěmèi
son
érzi
daughter
nv’ér
grandson
sūnzi
granddaughter
sūn nv
please
qǐng
to enter / to come in
jìn
to sit / to have a seat
zuò
to smoke
chōuyān
Please don’t smoke.
Qǐng búyào chōuyān。
to drink
hē
tea
chá
beer
píjiǔ
water
shuǐ
this
zhè
this is
zhèshì
that
nà
that is
nàshì
surname
xìng
What’s your surname?
Nǐ xìng shénme?
What is your honorable surname?
Nǐ guìxìng?
What’s your full name? / What’s your given name?
Nǐ jiào shénme (míngzi)?
May I ask, … / Excuse me, …
Qǐngwèn, 。。。
to call
jiào
Let me introduce briefly.
Wǒ lái jièshào yí xiàr。
uncle
shūshu
egg
dàn
tart
tà
cheese
zhì shì
biscuit
bǐng
Do you have siblings?
Nǐ yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi ma?
aunt
ā yí
to ask
wèn
let me
wǒ lái