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Casual Chinese Flashcards

1
Q

miàntiáo

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noodles

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Chī miántiáo

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eat noodles

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nǔshí

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Ms (new shi Hints: u=”oo” in “shoot”)

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Xiānshēng

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Mr.

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Yuéliàng

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moon

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nǔshìmen xiān shēngmen

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ladies and gentlemen

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wǒmen

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we

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nǐmen

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you guys

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tāmen

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they ((if three different characters for they 1) for all females, 2) for all males, 3) animals/non-human sentient beings

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Āyí

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Aunt (strangers one generation older)

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Shūshu

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Uncle (strangers one generation older)

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nǎinai

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Grandmother (paternal or strangers two generations older)

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yéye

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Grandfather (paternal or strangers two generations older)

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wàipó

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Grandma (maternal)

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wàigōng

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Grandpa (maternal)

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16
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bàba

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Dad

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17
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Māmā

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Mom

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18
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yīyàng de

A

the same (same here)

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19
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Hànzi biǎo

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Man bitch

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20
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Lùchá biǎo

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Green tea bitch

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21
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Jīntiān zěnme yàng

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How are you today? (use if see someone often)

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Jīntiān gōngzuò màng ma

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Are you busy at work today?

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23
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Zhōumò zènme dǎsuàn

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What are you planning for the weekend? (joemwah zuhmah dah suwan)

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zhōumò yǒu shé me dǎsuàn

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What are your plans for the weekend?

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25
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liǔzhōu

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JJ’s city in Guangxi province

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26
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wǎnfàn chīle ma

A

Have you had dinner?

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chī (wǎnfàn) le ma

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Have you had (dinner)?

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28
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chīle

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Have eaten

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29
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chīle shénme

A

What did you eat?

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30
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Hēle tāng

A

Had the soup.

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31
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mǐfán

A

rice

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32
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zǎoshang hǎo

A

Good morning

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33
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zǎocān

A

breakfast

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34
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zǎocānfàn

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breakfast

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35
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wǔcān

A

lunch

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36
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wǔcānfàn

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lunch

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37
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wǎncān

A

dinner

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38
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wǎnfàn

A

dinner

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39
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chī wǎnfànle ma

A

Did you have dinner?

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40
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(hái) méi chī

A

Have not eaten yet

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41
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Chī le shénme?

A

What did you eat?

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42
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Méi chī

A

Did not eat

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43
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Hēle tāng

A

Drank soup

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44
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Hē

A

Drink

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45
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Hēle

A

Drank

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46
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de

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1) put 的 after a two-syllable adjective.
2) Put 的 after multi-syllable adjectives, ex//if stress an adjective by putting hěn (very) in front of an adj.
3) Do not put it after a single-syllable adjective.
* * The only rule you have to remember is that if the adjective is one syllable, you usually don’t put 的 after it. Otherwise, no matter what the adjective is, you should usually use 的.

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47
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Bǐnggān

A

Cookies

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48
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Dàn chǎofàn

A

Egg fried rice

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49
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fàn

A

rice

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50
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Dàn

A

Egg

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51
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Yuándàn

A

New Year’s Day

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52
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Xīnnián

A

New Year

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53
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Shèngdàn

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Christmas

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54
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chīle ma?

A

Have you eaten?

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55
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Wǎnfàn

A

Dinner

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56
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(Wǎnfàn) chīle ma?

A

Have you eaten dinner?

Could substitute wanfan with breakfast or lunch

57
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Chī (wǎnfàn) le ma?

A

Have you had dinner?

Could substitute dinner with breakfast or lunch

58
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Chīle

A

Have eaten

59
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Chīle shénme

A

What did you eat?

60
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Zǎoshang hǎo

A

Good morning

61
Q

Zǎocān

A

Breakfast

62
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Zǎofàn

A

Breakfast

63
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Wǎncān

A

Dinner

64
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Wǎnfàn

A

Dinner

65
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Zuótiān

A

Yesterday

66
Q

Qiántiān

A

The day before yesterday

67
Q

Chī wǎnfànle ma?

A

Did you have dinner?

68
Q

shàng ge xīngqī

A

last week

69
Q

shàng ge yuè

A

last month

70
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qùnián

A

last year

71
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qiánnián

A

the year before last

72
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yǐqián

A

before

73
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Hái méi chī

A

Have not eaten yet

74
Q

Chūnjié

A

Spring Festival or the lunar new year

75
Q

Zhíshù jié

A

Arbor Day

76
Q

Zhōngqiū

A

Mid-Autumn Festival

77
Q

Kuàilè

A

Happy

78
Q

他

A

Tā (He)

79
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她

A

Tā (She)

80
Q

Tāmen

A

They

81
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Wǒmen

A

We

82
Q

Nǐmen

A

You guys

83
Q

rúguǒ…, jiù…

A

if. . . then. . .

* common pattern

84
Q

(rúguǒ) wǒ shì nǐ, wǒ (jiù) huì

A

(If) I were you, I would (then aka just) leave

85
Q

x

A

JJ: “see, teeth together, puff of air at the end. JJ said the yo yo chinese woman was doing sh. . . watch discord video shared for x.

86
Q

a

A

“ah” in “father” or when say “ah” at dentist’s. Keep mouth wide like you would in the latter instance.

87
Q

ai

A

eye

88
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z

A

“ds” in “kids”

89
Q

q

A

“ch” in “cheese” but smile, lips should be widespread

90
Q

h

A

“h” in “hand” but gurgle (coughing up a hairball)

91
Q

c

A

“ts” in “its”

92
Q

zh

A

“J” in “judge” or the second “ge” in “George”

93
Q

hao de

A

OK

94
Q

r

A

“J” in “Jaque” & “s” in “Asia,”

95
Q

u

A

“oo” in “shoot” When it stands alone, “u” is written as “wu”

96
Q

ua

A

sounds like “wah” When it stands alone, “ua” is written as “wa”

97
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uai

A

sounds like oo+eye or “why” When it stands alone, “uai” is written as “wai”

98
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uan

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sounds like oo+ahn When it stands alone, “uan” is written as “wan”

99
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uang

A

sounds like oo+ahnt When it stands alone, “uang” is written as “wang”

100
Q

shū

A

books

101
Q

bù

A

no

102
Q

huā

A

flower

103
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kuài

A

fast

104
Q

huài

A

bad

105
Q

kuān

A

wide

106
Q

chuán

A

vessel/ship/boat

107
Q

wán

A

to play

108
Q

chuàng

A

bed

109
Q

huáng sè

A

yellow

110
Q

guó wáng

A

king

111
Q

yāng guāng

A

sunshine

112
Q

bú kè qi

A

you are welcome

113
Q

duì bu qǐ

A

sorry

114
Q

méi guān xi

A

it’s alright

115
Q

zǎo shàng hǎo

A

good morning

116
Q

wǎn shàng hǎo

A

good evening

117
Q

wǎn ān

A

good night

118
Q

zài jiàn

A

goodbye

119
Q

huì

A

a learned skill

120
Q

shuō

A

to speak

121
Q

*shēng chǎn

A

produce
PRACTICE Pronunciation
-“sh” as is “shh, quiet” but tongue should stay fairly flat with slight curl at tip
“eng” is “ung”
“chan” is “ch” as in “church” +”un” as in “sun” and smile wide.

122
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*zhèng qiān

A

Earn Money
PRACTICE pronunciation
Jong
“chee” like “cheese” but smile wide/spread lips apart +eehn

123
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*shēngrì

A

Birthday
Practice pronunciation
-“sh” as in “shh, quiet” but tongue should stay fairly flat with slight curl at tip
-“eng” is “ung”
-Ri: r=”Jih” as in “Jaque” & “i” is silent

124
Q

3-3 combination rule

A

When two third tone syllables are together, the first tone becomes a second tone, e.g. nǐ hǎo is pronounced ní hǎo

125
Q

Neutral tone

A

But– one beat, not two like other tones

126
Q

Pretty

A

Piào liang

127
Q

Yě xǔ

A

Maybe

128
Q

Wǔ diàn

A

5 o’clock

129
Q

Ba

A

Particle indicating a suggestion

130
Q

Ne

A

Particle indicating a follow-up question

131
Q

Ma

A

Particle indicating a yes or no question

132
Q

De

A

Particle indicating possession

133
Q

X

A

She, smile, tip.of tongue behind teeth, middle of tongue near roof of mouth

134
Q

Uei

A

Oo+ei (way)
G+uei=gui short for guei in terms of pronunciation
Ui=uei

135
Q

Uen

A 
Oo+en
Uen to wen when used on its own
Initial+uen=initial+un
So l+uen=lun
Un=uen
136
Q

Ueng

A

Oo+eng

137
Q

Uo

A 
Wo in wok
Or o in oil
Ou (oh) vs uo (wo)
B/p/m/f+uo=bo/po/mo/fo
When it stands alone uo becomes wo
138
Q

méi chī

A

Did not eat

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