Chinese Vocab (First Year) Flashcards
啊
[a] sentence final particle
爸爸
[ba 4 ba] father
吧
[ba] sentence final particle/softener
白英爱
[bai 3 ying 1 ai 4] Bai YingAi
百
[bai 3] a hundred
半
[ban 4] half; half an hour
办公室
[ban 4 gong 1 shi 4] office
帮
[bang 1] to help
杯
[bei 1] cup
北京
[bei 3 jing 1] BeiJing
本子
[ben 3 zi] notebook
笔
[bi 3] pen
别
[bie 2] don’t
别人
[bie 2 ren 2] other people; another person
不
[bu 4] not; no
不错
[bu 2 cuo 4] pretty good
不过
[bu 2 guo 4] however; but
不好意思
[bu 4 hao 3 yi 4 si] to feel embarrassed
不用
[bu 2 yong 4] no need; need not
才
[cai 2] not until, only then
菜
[cai 4] dishes; cuisine
餐厅
[can 1 ting 1] dining room; cafeteria
茶
[cha 2 ] tea
常常
[chang 2 chang 2] often
长短
[chang 2 duan 3] length
唱歌(儿)
[chang 4 ge1(r)] to sing (a song)
衬衫
[chen 4 shan 1] shirt
城市
[cheng 2 shi 4] city
吃
[chi 1] to eat
除了。。。以外
[chu 2 le…yi 3 wai 4] in addition to; besides
出租汽车
[chu 1 zu 1 qi 4 che 1] taxi
穿
[chuan 1] to wear; to put on
打车
[da 3 che 1] to take a taxi
打电话
[da 3 dian 4 hua 4] to make a phone call
打球
[da 3 qiu 2] to play ball
大
[da 4] big; old
大哥
[da 4 ge 1] oldest brother
大家
[da 4 jia 1] everybody
大姐
[da 4 jie3] eldest sister
大小
[da 4 xiao 3] size
大学生
[da 4 xue 2 sheng 1] college student
大衣
[da 4 yi 1] overcoat
但是
[dan 4 shi 1] but
到
[dao 4] to go to; to arrive
德国
[de 2 guo 2] Germany
德文
[de 2 wen 2] German language
的
[de] a possessive or descriptive particle
得
[de] a structural particle
得
[dei 3] must; have to
等
[deng 3] to wait; to wait for
第
[di 4] prefix for ordinal numbers
弟弟
[di 4 di] little brother
地铁
[di 4 tie 3] subway
点
[dian 3] o’clock (lit. dot, point, thus “points on a clock”)
点(儿)
[dian(r)] a little; a bit; some
电脑
[dian 4 nao 3] computer
电视
[dian 4 shi 4] television
电影
[dian 4 ying 3] movie
电子邮件
[dian 4 zi 3 you 2 jian 4] email
东西
[dong 1 xi] things; objects
懂
[dong 3] to understand
都
[dou 1] both; all
对
[dui 4] right; correct
对不起
[dui 4 bu qi 4] sorry
多
[duo 1] how many/much; to what extent
多少
[duo 1 shao] how much/many
儿子
[er 2 zi] son
二姐
[er 4 jie 3] second sister
发短信
[fa 1 duan 3 xin 4] to send a text; lit. “to send a short message.”
发音
[fa 1 yin 1] pronunciation
法国
[fa 3 guo 2] France
饭
[fan 4] meal; (cooked) rice
方便
[fang 1 bian 4] convenient
飞机
[fei 1 ji 1] airplane
机场
[ji 1 chang 3] airport
分
[fen 1] measure word for 1/100 of a kuai, cent.
粉红色
[fen 3 hong 2 se 4] pink
封
[feng 1] measure word for letters
付钱
[fu 4 qian 2] to pay money
父亲节
[fu 4 qin 1 jie 2] Father’s Day
复习
[fu 4 xi 2] to review
感恩节
[Gan 3’ en 1 jie 2] Thanksgiving
钢笔
[gang 1 bi 3] fountain pen
高速公路
[gao 1 su 2 gong 1 lu 4] highway
高文中
[gao 1 wen 2 zhong 1] Gao WenZhong
高小音
[gao 1 xiao 3 yin 1] Gao XiaoYin
高兴
[gao 1 xing 4] happy; pleased
告诉
[gao 4 su] to tell
哥哥
[ge 1 ge] older brother
个
[ge 4/ge] measure word for many common everyday objects
给
[gei 3] to give
给
[gei 3] to; for
跟
[gen 1] with
公共汽车
[gong 1 gong 4 qi 4 che 1] public bus
工程师
[gong 1 cheng 2 shi 1] engineer
工人
[gong 1 ren 2] worker
工商管理
[gong 1 shang 1 guan 3 li 3] business management
工作
[gong 1 zuo 4] to work; job
功课
[gong 1 ke 4] homework; schoolwork
逛街
[guang 4 jie 1] to windowshop
贵
[gui 4] honorable; expensive
果汁
[guo 3 zhi 1] fruit juice
还
[hai 2] also; too; as well
还是
[hai 2 shi] or
孩子
[hai 2 zi] child
韩国
[han 2 guo 2] South Korea
寒假
[han 2 jia 4] winter vacation
汉字
[Han 4 zi] Chinese characters
好
[hao 3] find; good; nice; ok; it’s settled
好久
[hao 3 jiu 3] a long time
号
[hao 4] a measure word for a number in a series; day of the month; size
喝
[he 1] to drink
和
[he 2] and
合适
[he 2 shi 4] suitable
黑
[hei 1] black
很
[hen 3] very
红
[hong 2] red
后来
[hou 4 lai 2] later
护士
[hu 4 shi] nurse
花
[hua 1] to spend
画画儿
[hua 4 hua(r) 4] to draw; to paint
化学
[hua 4 xue 2] chemistry
换
[huan 4] to exchange
黄
[huang 2] yellow
灰色
[hui 1 se 4] gray
回家
[hui 2 jia 1] to go home
回来
[hui 2 lai] to come back
会
[hui 4] can; know how to (through learning)
或者
[huo 4 zhe 3] or
几
[ji 3] how many; some; a few
家
[jia 1] family; home
加拿大
[jia 1 na 2 da 4] Canada
加州
[jia 1 zhou 1] California
夹克
[jia 2 ke 4] jacket
件
[jian 4] measure word for shirts, dresses, jackets, coats, etc.)
见
[jian 4] to see
见面
[jian 4 mian 4] to meet up; to meet with
教
[jiao 1] to teach
教室
[jiao 4 shi 4] classroom
教授
[jiao 4 shou 4] professor
叫
[jiao 4] to be called; to call
节
[jie 2] measure word for class periods
姐姐
[jie 3 jie] older sister
介绍
[jie 4 shao 4] to introduce
今年
[jin 1 nian 2] this year
今天
[jin 1 tian 1] today
紧张
[jin 3 zhang 1] nervous; anxious
进
[jin 4] to enter
进来
[jin 4 lai] to come in
经济
[jing 1 li 4] economics
经理
[jing 1 li 3] manager
九月
[jiu 3 yue 4] September
就
[jiu 4] precisely; exactly
橘红色
[ju 2 hong 2 se 4] orange (color)
觉得
[jue 2 de] to feel; to think
军人
[jun 1 ren 2] soldier; military officer
咖啡
[ka 1 fei 1] coffee
咖啡色
[fa 1 fei 1 se 4] brown; coffee color
开车
[kai 1 che 1] to drive a car
开会
[kai 1 hui 4] to have a meeting
开始
[kai 1 shi 3] to begin; to start; beginning
看
[kan 4] to watch; to look; to read
考试
[kao 3 shi 4] to give or take a test; test
可口可乐
[ke 3 kou 3 ke 3 le 4] coca-cola
可乐
[ke 3 le 4] cola
可是
[ke 3 shi 4] but
可以
[ke 3 yi 3] can; yi
刻
[ke 4] quarter (of an hour)
课
[ke 4] class; course; lesson
课本
[ke 4 ben 3] textbook
课文
[ke 4 wen 2] text of a lesson
客气
[ke 4 qi] polite
空(儿)
[kong4(r)] free time
口
[kou 3] measure word for number of family members
酷
[ku 4] cool
裤子
[ku 4 zi] pants
块
[kuai 4] quickly; fast; quick
快乐
[kuai 4 le 4] happy
块
[kuai 4] measure word the basic Chinese monetary unit
矿泉水
[kuang 4 quan 2 shui 3] mineral water
来
[lai 2] to come
蓝
[lan 2] blue
老师
[lao 3 shi 1] teacher
了
[le] a dynamic particle
累
[lei 4] tired
历史
[li 4 shi 3] history
练习
[lian 4 xi 2] practice
练习本
[lian 4 xi 2 ben 3] exercise book
两
[liang 3] two; a couple of
聊天儿
[liao 2 tian 1 (r)] to chat
录音
[lu 4 yin 1] sound recording; to record
绿
[lu] green
律师
[lu shi 1] lawyer
妈妈
[ma 1 ma] mother
吗
[ma] question particle
麻烦
[ma 2 fan] troublesome
买
[mai 3] to buy
慢
[man 4] slow
忙
[mang 2]
毛
[mao 2] measure word for 1/10 of a kuai, dime (for US money)
毛笔
[mao 2 bi 3] writing brush
毛依
[mao 2 yi 1] woolen sweater
毛子
[mao 2 zi] hat; cap
没
[mei 2] not
每
[mei 3] every; each
美国
[mei 3 guo 2] America
妹妹
[mei 4 mei] younger sister
明天
[ming 2 tian 1] every day
名子
[ming 2 zi] name
墨西哥
[mo 4 xi 1 ge 1] Mexico
母亲节
[Mu 3 qin 1 jie 2] Mother’s Day
哪
[na 3/nai 3] which
哪里
[na 3 li] where
哪儿
[na(r) 3] where
那
[na 4] that; in that case; then
哪儿
[na(r) 4] there
男
[nan 2] male
难
[nan 2] difficult
呢
[ne] question particle
能
[neng 2] can; be able to (physically)
你
[ni 3] you
年级
[nian 2 ji 2] grade in school
念
[nian 4] to read aloud
您
[nin 2] you (honorific form)
纽约
[niu 3 yue 1] New York
农民
[nong 2 min 2] farmer; peasant
女
[nu] female
女儿
[nu err] daughter
朋友
[peng 2 you] friend
篇
[pian 1] measure word for essays, articles, etc.)
便宜
[pian 2 yi] cheap
票
[piao 4] ticket
漂亮
[piao 4 liang] pretty
瓶
[ping 2] measure word for bottles; bottle
平常
[ping 2 chang 2] usually
骑摩托车
[qi 2 mo 2 tuo 1 che 1] to ride a motorcycle
骑自行车
[qi 2 zi 4 xing 2 che 1] to ride a bike
起床
[qi 3 chuang 2] to get up (sleep)
汽水(儿)
[qi 4 shui 3(r)] soft drink; soda
铅笔
[qian 1 bi 3] pencil
钱
[qian 2] money
情人节
[qing 2 ren 2 jie 2] Valentine’s day
请
[qing 3] please (polite form of request); to treat or to invite (someone); to invite one out (to dinner, coffee, etc.); to play the host
去
[qu 4] to go
裙子
[qun 2 zi] skirt
然后
[ran 2 hou 4] then
让
[rang 2] to allow or cause (somebody to do something]
人
[ren 2] people; person
认识
[ren 4 shi] to be acquainted with; recognize
日本
[ri 4 ben 3] Japan
日记
[ri 4 ji 4] diary
容易
[rong 2 yi 4] easy
如果。。的话
[ru 2 guo…de hua 4] if
商店
[shang 1 dian 4] store; shop
商人
[shang 1 ren 2] merchant; businessperson
上个
[shang 1 ren 2] the previous one
上海
[shang 4 hai 3] Shanghai
上课
[shang 4 ke 4] to go to a class; to start a class; to be in class
上网
[shang 4 wang 3] to go online; to surf the internet
上午
[shang 4 wu 3] morning
上衣
[shang 4 yi 1] upper garment
谁
[shei 2] who
什么
[shen 2 me] what
生词
[sheng 1 ci 2] vocabulary; new words
生日
[sheng 1 ri 4] birthday
十八
[shi 2 ba 1] 18
十二
[shi 2 er 4] 12
时候
[shi 2 hou] (a point in) time; a moment; (a duration of) time
时间
[shi 2 jian 1] time
试
[shi 4] to try
是
[shi 4] to be
事(儿)
[shi 4(r)]
收
[shou 1] to receive; to accept
手机
[shou 3 ji 1] cell phone
售货员
[shou 4 huo 4 yuan 2] sales clerk; shop assistant
书
[shu 1] book
数学
[shu 4 xue 2] mathematics
刷卡
[shua 1 ka 3] to pay with a credit card
帅
[shuai 4] handsome
双
[shuang 1] measure word for a pair
水
[shui 3] water
睡觉
[shui 4 jiao 4] to sleep
说
[shuo 1] to say; to speak
说话
[shuo 1 hua 4] to talk
送
[song 4] to see off or out; to take (someone somewhere)
宿舍
[su 4 she 4] dormitory
算了
[suan 4 le] forget it; nevermind
虽然
[sui 1 ran 2] although
岁
[sui 4] year (of age)
所以
[suo 3 yi 3] so
T恤衫
[T xu 4 shan 1] t-shirt
他
[ta 1] he; him
她
[ta 1] she; her
它
[ta 1] it
太。。。了
[tai 4…le] too; extremely
特别
[te 4 bie 2] especially
天
[tian 1] day
条
[tiao 2] measure word for pants and long, thin objects
跳舞
[tiao 4 wu 3] to dance
听
[ting 1] to listen
挺
[ting 3] very; rather
同学
[tong 2 Xue 2] classmate
图书馆
[tu 2 shu 1 guan 3] library
袜子
[wa 4 zi] socks
外国
[wai 4 guo 2] foreign country
外套
[wai 4 tao 4] outer garment; coat; jacket
玩儿
[wan 2(r)] to have fun; to play
玩游戏机
[wan 2 you 2 xi 4 ji 1] to play videogames
晚
[ wan 3] late
晚饭
[wan 3 fan 4] dinner; supper
晚上
[wan 3 shang] evening; night
喂
[wei 2] wei 4] Hello; hey
位
[wei 4] polite word for people
为什么
[wei 4 shen 2 me] why
问
[wen 2] to ask (a question)
问题
[wen 4 ti 2]
我
[wo 3] I; me
我们
[wo 3 men] us; we
午饭
[wu 3 fan 4] lunch
物理
[wu 4 li 3] physics
西班牙文
[xi 1 ban 1 ya 2 wen 2] Spanish language
西装
[xi 1 zhuang 1] (western-style) suit
希腊文
[xi 1 la 4 wen 2] Greek
希望
[xi 1 wang 4] to hope; hope
喜欢
[xi 3 huan] to like
洗澡
[xi 3 zao 3] to shower; bathe
下车
[xia 4 che 1] to get off (a bus; train, etc)
下个
[xia 4 ge] next one
下棋
[xia 4 qi 2] to play chess
下午
[xia 4 wu 3] afternoon
夏威夷
[xia 4 wei 1 yi 2] Hawaii
先
[xian 1] first
先生
[xian 1 sheng] Mr; husband; teacher
线
[xian 4] line (bus)
现在
[xian 4 zai 4] now
想
[xiang 3] to want to; would like to; to think
小
[xiao 3] small; little
小姐
[xiao 3 jie 3] miss; young lady
笑
[xiao 4] to laugh at; to laugh; to smile
鞋
[xie 2] shoes
写
[xie 3] to write
谢谢
[xie 4 xie] thank you; to thank
新
[xin 1] new
新年
[xin1 nian 2] new year
信
[xin 4] letter (correspondence)
信用卡
[xin 4 yong 4 ka 3] credit card
星期
[xing 1 qi 1] week
星期四
[xing 1 qi 1 si 4] Thursday
行
[xing 2] all right; O.K.
姓
[xing 4] (one’s) surname is…; to be surnamed; surname
学
[xue 2] to study; to learn
学期
[xue 2 qi 1] school term; semester/quarter
学生
[xue 2 sheng ] student
学习
[xue 2 xi 2] to study; to learn
学校
[xue 2 xiao 4] school
雪碧
[xue 3 bi 4] sprite
呀
[ya] interjectory particle used to soften a question
亚洲研究
[ya 4 zhou 1 yan 2 jiu 1] Asian Studies
颜色
[yan 2 se 4] color
样子
[yang 4 zi] style
要
[yao 4] to want; will; to be going to; to want to; to have a desire to
要是
[yao 4 shi] if
也
[ye 3] too; also
一边
[yi 4 bian 1] simultaneously; at the same time
一共
[yi 2 gong 4] altogether
一起
[yi 4 qi 3] together
一下
[yi 2 xia 4] once; a bit
一样
[yi 2 yang 4] same; alike
衣服
[yi 1 fu] clothes
医生
[yi 1 sheng 1] doctor; physician
以后
[yi 3 hou 4] after
以前
[yi 3 qian 2] before
已经
[yi 3 jing 1] already
意大利文
[yi 4 da 4 li 4 wen 2] Italian language
因为
[yin 1 wei 4] because
音乐
[yin 1 yue 4] music
音乐会
[yin 1 yue 4 hui 4] concert
印度
[yin 4 du 4] India
英国
[ying 1 guo 2] England, Britain
英文
[ying 1 wen 2] English language
用
[yong 4] to use
有
[you 3] to have; to exist
有的
[you 3 de] some
有意思
[you 3 yi 4 si] interesting
语法
[yu 3 fa 3] grammar
语言学
[yu 3 yan 2 xue 2] linguistics
预习
[yu 4 xi 2] to preview
圆珠笔
[yuan 2 zhu 1 bi 3] ballpoint pen
月
[yue 4] month
越南
[yue 4 nan 2] Vietnam
在
[zai 4] at; in; on; to be present; to be at (a place)
再
[zai 4] again
再见
[zai 4 jian 4] goodbye; see you again
早
[zao 3] early
早饭
[zao 3 fan 4] breakfast
早上
[zao 3 shang] morning
怎么
[zen 3 me] how; how come
怎么样
[zen 3 me yang 4] is it okay?; how is that; how does that sound?
站
[zhan 4] measure word for bus stops of bus, trains, etc.
张
[zhang 1] measure word for flat objects, paper, pictures, etc.
找
[zhao 3] to look for
找(钱)
[zhao 3 (qian 2)] to give change
照片
[zhao 4 pian 4] picture; photo
这
[zhe 4] this
这么
[zhe 3 me] so; such
这儿
[zhe 4 (r)] here
真
[zhen 1] really
正在
[zheng 4 zai 4] really
枝
[zhi 1] measure word for long, thin, inflexible objects, pens, rifles, etc.
知道
[zhi 1 dao] to know
只
[zhi 3] only
纸
[zhi 3] paper
中
[zhong 1] medium; middle
中国
[zhong 1 guo 2] China
中文
[zhong 1 wen 2] Chinese Language
中午
[zhong 1 wu 3] noon
种
[zhong 3] measure word for kinds, sorts, types.
周末
[zhou 1 mo 4] weekend
祝
[zhu 4] to wish (well)
专业
[zhuan 1 ye 4] major (in college); specialty
准备
[zhun 3 bei 4] to prepare
紫色
[zi 3 se 4] purple
字
[zi 4] character
字典
[zi 4 dian 3] dictionary
自己
[zi 4 ji 3] one’s self; myself
走
[zou 3] to go by way of; to walk
走路
[zou 3 lu 4] to walk
最后
[zui 4 hou 4] final; last
最近
[zui 4 jin 4] recently
昨天
[zuo 2 tian 1] yesterday
做
[zuo 4] to do
坐
[zuo 4] to sit; to travel by
坐船
[zuo 4 chuan 2] to travel by ship; to take a boat
坐电车
[zuo 4 dian 4 che 1] to take a cable car; trolley bus or tram
坐火车
[zuo 4 huo 3 che 1] to travel by train
坐计程车
[zuo 4 ji 4 cheng 2 che 1] to take a taxi (in Taiwan)
昨天晚上,王朋和李友去高文中家玩儿。在高文中家,他们认识了高文中的姐姐。他叫高小音,在学校的图书馆工作。她请王朋喝茶,王朋喝了两杯。李友不喝茶,只喝了一杯水。他们一起聊天儿,看电视。王朋和李友晚上十二点才回家。
Last night, Wang Peng and LiYou went to Gao WenZhong’s home to hang out. At GWZ’s home, they met his older sister. Her name is Gao XiaoYin, she works at the school library. She offered Wang Peng some tea, he drank two glasses. LiYou did not drink tea, she only had a glass of water. They chatted together and watched tv. WangPeng and LiYou didn’t go home until 12pm.
喂?喂,晴雯常老师在吗?我就是。您是哪位?老师,您好。我是李友。李友,有事儿吗?老师,今天下午您有时间吗?我想问您几个问题。对不起,今天下午我要开会。明天呢?明天上午我有两节课,下午三点要给二年级考试。您什么时候有空儿?明天四点以后才有空儿。要是您方便,四点半我到您的办公室去,行吗?四点半,没问题。我在办公室等你。谢谢你。别客气。
Hello? Hello, is teacher Chang there? I’m here. Who is this? Hello, teacher. This is LiYou. LiYou, is something wrong? Teacher, do you have any free time this afternoon? I’d like to ask you a few questions. Sorry, this afternoon I have to attend a meeting. What about tomorrow? Tomorrow morning I have two classes, and in the afternoon I must give an exam to the second year students. When do you have free time? I don’t have time until after 4pm tomorrow. If it’s convenient for you, I can go to your office at 4:30 tomorrow afternoon. 4:30 is no problem. I will wait for you in my office. Thank you. No worries.
喂, 请问,王朋在吗?我就是。你是李友吧?王朋,我下个星期要考中文,你帮我准备一下,跟我练习说中文,好吗?好啊,但是你得请我喝咖啡。喝咖啡,没问题。那我什么时候跟你见面?你今天晚上有空儿吗? 今天晚上白英爱请我吃饭。是吗?白英爱请你吃饭?对。我回来以后给你打电话。好,我等你的电话。
Hello, excuse me, is WangPeng there? I’m here. Is this LiYou? WangPeng, next week I have a Chinese exam, could you help me prepare a bit and practice speaking Chinese with me? That’s fine, but you must treat me to coffee. Coffee? That’s fine. What time should I meet you? Do you have time tonight? Tonight, Bai YingAi is treating me to a meal. Really? She is treating you to a meal. Yes. I will give you a call when I get back. Okay, I’ll wait for your call.
李友,你上个星期考试考得,怎么样?因为你帮我复习,所以考得不错。但是我写字写得很太慢了!是吗? 以后我跟你一起练习写字,好不好?那他好了!我们现在就写,怎么样?好,给我一枝笔,一张纸。写什么字?你教我怎么写 “懂”字吧。好吧。你写字写得真好,真快。哪里哪里。你明天有中文课吗?我帮你预习。明天我们学第七课。第七课的语法很容易,我都懂,可是生词太多,汉字也有一点儿难。没问题,我帮你。
LiYou, how did you do on last week’s exam? Because you helped me review, I did okay. However, I write too slow! Really? Later, I will practice writing characters with you, how does that sound? That’s great! How about we practice right now? Okay, give me a pen and a piece of paper. What do you want to write? Teach me how to write the character for “to understand.” Okay. You write really well, and really fast. Where? Do you have Chinese class tomorrow? I will help you preview. Tomorrow, we are learning lesson 7. Lesson 7’s grammar is really easy, I understand it all, but there is too much vocabulary, and the characters are a bit difficult. No issue, I’ll help you.
白英爱,你平常来得很早,今天怎么这么晚?我昨天预习中文,早上四点才睡觉,你也睡得很晚吗?我昨天十点就睡了。因为王朋帮我练习中文,所以我功课做得很快。 有个中国朋友真好。 大家早,现在我们开始上课。第七课你们都预习了吗?预习了。李友,请你念课文。念得很好。你昨天晚上听录音了吧?我没听。但是他的朋友昨天晚上帮她学习了。你的朋友是中国人吗?是。他是一个男的,很帅,很酷,叫王朋。
Bai YingAi, you usually arrive so early, why did you come so late today? Last night I previewed Chinese, I didn’t go to bed until 4 in the morning. Did you also go to bed late? Last night I went to bed at 10. Wang Peng helped me practice Chinese, so I finished my homework very quickly. It’s nice to have a Chinese friend. Good morning, everybody. We’re going to begin class. Did you all preview lesson 7? We did. LiYou, could you please read the dialogue aloud…you read quite well. Did you listen to the audio recording last night? I did not. However, her friend helped her study last night. Is your friend Chinese? Yes. He is a very handsome, very cool man named WangPeng.
李友的一篇日记:十一月三日星期二。
今天我很慢,很累。早上七点半起床,洗了澡以后就吃早饭。我一边吃饭一边听录音。九点到教室上课。第一节课是中文,老师教我们发音,生词和语法,也教我们写字,还给了我们一篇新课文,这篇课文很有意思。第二节是电脑课,很难。 中午我和同学们一起到餐厅去吃午饭。我们一边吃,一边练习说中文。下午我到图书馆去上网。四点王朋来找我打球。五点三刻吃晚饭。七点半我去白英爱的宿舍跟他聊天儿。到那儿的时候,他正在做功课。我八点半回家。睡觉以前,高文中给我打了一个电话,告诉我明天要考试,我说我已经知道了。
LiYou’s Diary: Tuesday, November 3rd.
Today, I was very busy and very tired. I woke up at 7am, showered, then immediately ate breakfast. While eating, I listened to the recording. At 9, I went to the classroom. My first class was Chinese. The teacher taught us pronunciation, new vocab, and grammar. She also taught us how to write characters and gave us our new dialogue. The new dialogue is very interesting. My second class was computer class; it’s very hard. In the afternoon, my classmates and I went to the cafeteria for lunch. While eating, we practiced speaking Chinese. In the afternoon, I went to the library to surf the web. At four, WangPeng came looking for me to play ball. At 5:45 we ate dinner. At 7:30, I went to Bai YingAi’s dorm to chat. When I arrived, she was doing her homework. I went home at 8pm. Before I went to bed, Gao Wen Zhong gave me a call, he told me we have an exam tomorrow, I said “I already know.”
小音:
你好!好久不见,最近怎么样?这个学期我很忙,除了专业课以外,还得学中文。我们的中文课很有意思。因为,我们的中文老师只会说中文,不会说英文,所以上课的时候我们只说中文,不说英文。开始我觉得很难,后来,王朋常常都我练习中文,就觉得不难了。你喜欢听录音吗?下个星期六,我们学校有一个音乐会,希望你能来。我用中文写信写得很不好,请别笑我。祝好。
你的朋友
李友
十一月十八日
Xiao Yin:
Hello! Long time no see, how have you been recently? This semester I have been really busy; in addition to my major classes, I also have to take Chinese. Our Chinese class is really interesting. Our teacher cannot speak English, so in class, we only speak Chinese, not English. Wang Peng often helps me study Chinese, so now I don’t think it’s too hard. Do you like listening to music? Next Saturday, our school is having a concert. I hope you can come. I do not write well in Chinese, don’t laugh at me. Wishing you well.
Your friend, LiYou.
November 18th
小姐,您要买什么衣服?我想买一件衬衫。您喜欢什么颜色的,黄的还是红的?我喜欢穿红的。我还想买意条裤子。多大的?大号的,中号的,还是小号的?中号的。不要太贵的,也不要太便宜的。这条裤子怎么样?颜色很好。如果长短合适的话,我就买。您试一下。不用试。可以。这件衬衫呢?也不错。一共多少钱?衬衫二十一块五,裤子三十二块九毛九分。一共是五十四块思茅九分。好,这是一百块钱。找您四十五块五毛一。谢谢。
Miss, what clothes are you wanting to buy? I want to buy a shirt. What color do you like to wear, yellow or red? I like to wear red. I also want to buy a pair of pants. What side? Big, medium, or small? Medium. I don’t want anything too expensive or too cheap. How is this pair of pants? The color is good. If the length is good, I will buy them. Do you want to try them on? No need. It’s fine. How about this shirt? No thanks. How much is it all together? The shirt is 21.50, and the pants are 32.99。 Altogether it is 55.49. Okay. Here is a 100. Your change is 45.51. Thank you.
对不起,这双鞋太小了。能不能换一双?没问题。您看,这双怎么样?也不行,这双跟那双一样大。那这双黑的呢?这双鞋虽然大小合适,可是颜色不好。有没有咖啡色的?对不起,这样鞋中黝黑的。这双鞋样子挺好的,就是它吧。你们这儿可以刷卡吗?对不起,我们不收信用卡。不过,这双的钱跟那双一样,您不用在付钱了。
Sorry, this pair of shoes is too small. Can I exchange them? No problem. Look here, how about this pair? These aren’t good either, this pair and that pair are the same size. How about that black pair then? Although this pairs size is good, I don’t like the color. Do they come in brown? Sorry, this style only comes in black. This pair’s style is quite good, I’ll just go for these. Do you take credit card? Sorry, we do not accept credit cards here. However, this pair and that pair are the same price. You do not have to pay again.
李友,寒假你回家吗?对,我要回家。飞机票你买了吗?已经买了。是二十一号的。飞机是几点的? 晚上八点的。你怎么去机场?我想坐公共汽车或者坐地铁。你知道怎么走吗?你先坐一路汽车,坐三站下车,然后换地铁。先坐红线,在换路线,最后换蓝线。不行,不行,太麻烦了。我还是打车吧。出租汽车太贵,我开车送你去吧。谢谢你。不用客气。
LiYou, are you going home for winter break? Yes, I have to go home. Have you bought your plane ticket yet? I already bought it. It’s for the 21st. What time is it for? It’s at 8pm. How are you getting to the airport? I want to take either the public pus or the subway. Do you know how to get to the airport? You need to take bus line #1, after three stops, get off and switch to the subway. Ride the red line, then transfer to the green line, then finally transfer to the blue line. Oh no, oh no, that’s too troublesome. I might as well take a taxi. Taxi’s are too expensive, just let me give you a ride there. Thank you. No worries.
电子邮件
2008年12月20日
王朋: 谢谢你那天开车送我到机场。不过,让你花那么多时间,这不好意思。我这儿天每天都驾车出去看老朋友。这个城市的人开车开得特别快。我在高速公路上开车,真有点儿紧张。可是这人没有公共汽车,也没有地铁,只能自己开车,很不方便。有空儿的话打我的手机或者给我发音信,我想跟你聊天儿。新年快要到了,祝你新年快乐!
李友
An email:
December 20th, 2008
Wang Peng: Thank you for driving me to the airport that day. However, when you spend that much time on me, it makes me embarrassed. These days, I’ve been going to see my old friends daily. This city’s residents drive especially fast. When I drive on the interstate, it makes me a little nervous. However, this city has no public bus and no subway either. I can only drive myself; it is not convenient. If you have time, give me phone call or text. I want to chat with you. The new year is approaching quickly. Happy new year!
LiYou