Beginner Level 2 Flashcards
to come
lái
to be located (in/on/at) / again
zài
to go
qù
from
cóng
He comes from England.
Tā cóng yīngguó lái。
can / will / to know / it’s likely that
huì
Do you know English?
Nǐ huì yīngyǔ ma？
Do you know how to speak English?
Nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma？
I’m (probably) going to America next year.
Wǒ míngnián huì qù Měiguó。
to speak / to say
shuō
Where do you come from?
Nǐ cóng nǎr lái？
English language
yīngyǔ
French language
fǎyǔ
Chinese language
hànyǔ
I can speak a bit of Chinese.
Wǒ huì shuō yì diǎnr hànyǔ。
German language
déyǔ
Japanese language
rìyǔ
Paris
bālí
Beijing
běijīng
London
lúndūn
Rome
luómǎ
Berlin
bólín
last weekend
shàng ge zhōumò
Welcome to my home.
Huānyíng lái wǒ jiā。
I like both.
Wǒ dōu xǐhuān。
many /alot
hěnduō
to dance
tiàowǔ
I will stay at home.
Wǒ huì zài jiā。
in the future
wèi lái
In the future, I can speak Mandarin.
Zài wèi lái，wǒ huì shuō pǔtōnghuà。
I’m going to watch a movie.
Wǒ huì qù kàn diànyǐng。
language
yǔyán \ fǎguó de yǔyán \ fǎyǔ
Please introduce America briefly.
Qǐng jièshao yì xià měiguó。
small
xiǎo
big
dà
food
cài
Yummy. / Very good to eat.
Hěn hǎo chī。
but
kěshì
to look like
xiàng
spicy
là
Bali
bálí dǎo
Cantonese language
guǎngdōnghuà
a little bit
yī diǎnr
(one) month
（yí ge）yuè
January
yī yuè
February
èr yuè
March
sān yuè
April
sì yuè
May
wǔ yuè
June
liù yuè
July
qī yuè
August
bā yuè
September
jiǔ yuè
October
shí yuè
November
shíyī yuè
December
shíèr yuè
now
xiànzài
today
jīntiān
tomorrow
míngtiān
(one) (early) morning
（yí ge）zǎoshang
noon
zhōngwǔ
evening
wǎnshang
(one) supermarket
（yī jiān）chāojí shìchǎng \ （yī jiān）chāo shì
super
chāojí
I’m going to visit a friend.
Wǒ qù kàn yíge péngyou。
to visit (a place)
cānguān
museum
bówùguǎn
to visit a museum
cānguān bówùguǎn
to have lessons
shàngxué
to work
shàngbān
to buy food
mǎi cài
tonight
jīnwǎn
to go home
huí jiā
to stay home
zài jiā
restaurant
cān tīng
later
děng huìr
gymnasium
jiànshēnfáng
holiday
fàngjià
When is your birthday?
Shénme shíhòu nǐ shēngrì？
My birthday is on January 8.
Wǒde shēngrì shì yī yuè bā hào。
date
hào
cold
lěng
hot
rè
mild
bù lěng bú rè
cool
liáng kuài
warm
huǎn huo
to want
xiǎng
to celebrate
qìng zhù
together
yì qǐ
often
chángcháng
I want to buy things in Causewaybay.
Wǒ xiǎng zài Causewaybay mǎi dōngxi。
Where do you buy things?
Nǐ zài nǎr mǎi dōngxi？
near
fùjìn
Near my home there are three supermarkets.
Wǒ jiā fùjìn yǒu sān jiān chāojí shìchǎng
what time
jǐ diǎn
before
yǐ qián
to ski / skiing
huá xué
can
kěyǐ \ huì
nothing to do
méi shénme kězuòde
nothing
méi shénme
ice cream
xuě gāo
everyday
měitiān
when
shénme shìhòu
day after tomorrow
hòutiān
where
zài nǎr
excuse me (at the beginning of a question)
qǐng wèn
excuse me (to ask for favour or to ask someone tomove out of the way)
láo jià
to be / to show, what a place is
shì
to have / to show what a place has
yǒu
again / to be located / where something or somebody is
zài
washroom
xǐshoǔjiān \ wèishēngjiān
Is here any washroom?
Zhèr yǒu xǐshoǔjiān ma？
to wash
xǐ
hand
shoǔ
Is here the school?
zhèr shì xuéxiào ma？
Is your home in Kowloon?
Nǐ jiā zài jiǔlóng ma？
toilet
cèsuǒ
this
zhè
that
nà
male
nán
female
nv
men’s toilet
nán cè（suǒ）
ladies toilet
nv cè（suǒ）
home / house
jiā
office
bàngōngshì
Hong Kong Language Learning Centre
xiānggǎng yǔyán yánxí shè
to eat
chī fàn
I’m late.
Wǒ chí dào le。
late
chí dào
class is over
fàng xué
work is over
xià bān
to use the internet
shàng wǎng
What day is it?
Xīngqī jǐ？
card
kǎ
lesson
kè
pen
bǐ
which one
rǎ gè
member
huì yuán
to sell
mài
wrong
cuò
this one
zhè ge
that one
nà ge
classroom
jiào shì
company
gōngsi
Korean language
hányǔ
university
dàxué
paper
zhǐ
table
zhuōzi
There’s paper on the table.
Zhuōzi shang yǒu zhǐ。
above
shang
theatre
diànyǐngyuàn
Are there schools near your home?
Nǐde jiā fùjìn yǒu xuéxiào ma？
to make a request
qǐngqíu
How about doing … ?
。。。，hǎo ma？ \ 。。。，xíng ma？
I see!
Ò！
a little (the thing is little)
yì diǎnr
a little (the time is little)
yí xiàr
A little faster, please!
Qǐng kuài yìdiǎnr！
Please speak a bit slower!
Qǐng nǐ shuō màn yìdiǎnr！
Take a look.
Kàn yíxiàr。
Use (it) for a short while.
Yòng yíxiàr。
to use
yòng
to wait
děng
bus
gōnggòng qìchē \ gōngjiāo qìchē
Are you waiting for a bus?
Nǐ děng gōnggòng qìchē ma？
I’m going to buy something.
Wǒ qù mǎi yìdiǎnr dōngxi。
May I have a look?
Wǒ kěyǐ kàn yíxiàr ma？
Could you please help me?
Qǐng bāngbangmáng，hǎo ma?
Would you please wait a moment?
Qǐng děng yìhuìr，hǎo ma？
May I use it for a while?
Kěyǐ yòng yíxiàr ma？
Do you mind if I smoke here?
Wǒ kěyǐ zài zhèr chōuyān ma？
It’s alright. / Ok!
Xíng。 \ Kěyǐ。
taxi
chūzūchē
food
shíwù
daily stuff
rìyòngpǐn
to help
bāngmáng
to go / to walk
zǒu
lets go
zǒu ba
you go
qù ba
may / can
kěyǐ
very / too / extremely / too much
tài
book
shū
newspaper
bàozhǐ
to come
dào
Thank you very much.
Tài xièxie nǐ le！
slow
màn
I’m a bit younger.
Wǒ niánqing yìdiǎnr。
Please wait a moment.
Qǐng děng yíhuìr。\ Qǐng děng yíxiàr。
to see
jiàn
See you later.
Yíhuìr jiàn。
to rent
chūzū
public
gōnggōng
transportation
jiàotōng
train
huǒchē
fire
huǒ
tram
diànchē
cable car
lǎnchē
to speak
shuō huà
I’m not tired at all.
Yìdiǎnr yě bú lèi。
I want to read a bit.
Wǒ xiǎng kàn yìhuìr shū。
low
dī
lower
dī yíxiàr
Can I take a photo?
Kěyǐ pāi zhào ma？
Don’t take pictures in the classroom.
Bú yào zài jiào shì pāi zhào。
(this) building
（zhè céng）lóu
bright
shài
whole day
zǎo wǔ wǎn
yesterday
zuōtiān
day after after tomorrow
dà hòutiān
day before yesterday
qiántiān
day before before yesterday
dà qiántiān
magazine
zázhì
good at
shàn cháng
smart
cōng míng
have a try
shì yíxiàr
try
shì
Can I have a try?
Kěyǐ shì yíxiàr ma?
have a rest
xiūxi yíxiàr
(one) letter
（yì fēng）xìn
(one) school
（yì jiān）xuéxiào
(one) magazine
（yī běn）zázhì
(one bottle of) beer
（yī píng）píjiǔ
How many tables are there in the school?
Xuéxiào yǒu duōshao zhuōzi？／ Xuéxiào yǒu jǐ zhāng zhuōzi？
How many bottles of beer does Mr Chen want to have?
Chén xiānsheng yào duōshao píjiǔ？／ Chén xiānsheng yào jǐ píng píjiǔ？
How many apples do you want to buy?
Nǐ yào mǎi duōshao píngguǒ？／ Nǐ yào mǎi jǐ ge píngguǒ？
Could you please give me a sheet of paper?
Qǐng， nǐ gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ？
(one) week
（yí ge ）xīngqī
How many months does a year have?
Yì nián yǒu jǐ ge yuè？
(one) year
（yì）nián
