Chinese in plain English 1 Flashcards
I am going
wǒ qù
waw chu
I went
wǒ qù le
waw chu luh
I will go
wǒ jiang qù
waw jee-ahng chu
what word do you put at the end of a question?
ma
(mah)
what word do you put in front of a verb to make it negative?
bu
(or sometimes mei)
past tense modifier - immediate
le
past tense modifier - distant
guo
future tense modifiers
yao & jiang
chinese person
zhong guo ren(joong-gwaw-wren)
Australian
Aodaliyaren
(Ah-aw-dah-lee-yah-wren)
mine
wo-de
(waw-duh)
your
ni-de
(nee-duh)
you (plural)
ni men
(nee-mun)
your (plural)
ni men de
(nee-mun duh)
he, she, it
ta
(tah)
his, hers, its
ta de
(tah duh)
we, us
wo men
(waw mun)
ours
wo men de
(waw mun duh)
they, them
ta men
(tah mun)
their, theirs
ta men de
(tah mun duh)
good morning
zao shang hao
good afternoon
xia wu hao
good evening
wan shang hao
(wahn shahng how)
fine thank you
hen hao, xie xie
good night
wan an
(wahn ahn)
good bye
zai jian
see you tomorrow
ming tian jian
(meeng tee-in jee-in)
