Book 1, Lesson 1-5 Flashcards
你
ni3
you
好
hao3
good, well, fine, OK
陸雨平
lu4yu3ping2
Name of a Chinese reporter
力波
Li4bo1
Name of a Canadian student
嗎
ma
Interrogative particle for question expecting yes-no answer
我
wo3
I; me
很
hen3
very
呢
ne
A modal particle used for elliptical questions
也
ye3
too, also
林娜
Lin4 Na2
name of a British student
忙
mang2
busy
爸爸
ba4ba
dad
媽媽
ma1ma
mom
他們
ta1men
they; them
他
ta1
he; him
們
men
used after pronouns 我, 你,他 or certain nouns to denote plural
都
dou1
both, all
不
bu4
not; no
男
nan2
male
朋友
peng2you
friend
哥哥
ge1ge
elder brother
要
yao4
to want
咖啡
ka1fei1
coffee
弟弟
di4di4
younger brother
我們
wo3men
we; us
喝
he1
to drink
丁
Ding1
a surname
她
ta1
she; her
是
shi4
to be
哪
na3
which
國
guo2
country; nation
人
ren2
people, person
那
na4
that
誰
shei2
who; whom
老師
lao3shi1
teacher
中國
Zhong1guo2
China
您
nin2
you (polite form)
這
zhe4
this
外語
wai4yu3
foreign language
醫生
yi1sheng1
doctor; physician
奶奶
nai3nai
grandmother on father’s side
外婆
wai4po2
grandmother on mother’s side
陳
Chen2
a surname
認識
ren4shi to know (somebody)
高興
gao1xing4
happy; pleased
可以
ke3yi3
may
進來
jin4lai
to come in
進
jin4
to enter
來
lai2
to come
請
qing3
please
記者
ji4zhe3
reporter
請問
qing3wen4
May I ask…?
問
wen4
to ask
貴姓
gui4xing4
what’s your honorable surname?
姓
xing4
one’s surname is…/surname
叫
jiao4
to be called
先生
xian1sheng
Mr. (also can mean husband)
楊
Yang2
a surname
語言
yu3yan2
language
學院
xue2yuan4
institute; college
的
de
a possessive or modifying particle
學生
xue2sheng
student
什麼
shen2me
what
學習
xue2xi2
to learn; to study
漢語
Han4yu3
Chinese (language)
英國
Ying1guo2
Great Britain; England
媽大為
Ma3 Da4wei2
name of an American student
加拿大
Jian1na2da4
Canada
美國
Mei3guo2
the United States, America
餐廳
can1ting1
dining room
在
zai4 to be (here, there); to be (in, on, at)
哪兒
nar3
where
宿舍
su4she4
dormitory
女
nü3
female
坐
zuo4
to sit
謝謝
xie4xie
to thank
對不起
dui4 bu qi3
I’m sorry
知道
zhi1dao
to know
沒關係
mei2 guan1xi
never mind; it doesn’t matter
再見
zai4jian4
good-bye
再
zai4
again
王小雲
Wang2 Xiao3yun2
name of a Chinese student
小姐
xiao3jie3
Miss; young lady
二
er4
two
層
ceng2
story; floor
零
ling2
zero
四
si4
four
號
hao4
number
不用
bu2yong4
need not
這兒
zher4
here
晚
wan3
late
了
le
modal particle/aspect particle
宋華
Song4Hua2
name of a Chinese student