Lesson 11 vocabulary (English-Mandarin) Flashcards

1
Q

Good morning

A

早安 (早,你早)

zǎo-ān (zǎo, nǐ zǎo)

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2
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Good evening

A

晚上好

wǎn-shàng hǎo

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3
Q

Good night

A

晚安

wǎn-ān

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4
Q

young lady/Miss

A

小姐

xiǎo-jiě

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5
Q

Mr

A

先生

xiān-shēng

生 sounds like the neutral tone, even though it’s written as the first

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6
Q

teacher

A

老师

lǎo-shī

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7
Q

fortunately

A

好在

hǎo zài

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8
Q

How are you?

A

好吗?

Hǎo ma?

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9
Q

Are you busy?

A

忙吗?

Máng ma?

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10
Q
  1. I’m well
  2. I’m all right
A

还好

hái hǎo

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11
Q
  1. never mind
  2. no problems
  3. no worries
A

没关系

méi-guān-xì

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12
Q

It doesn’t matter

A

不要紧

Bù-yào-jǐn

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13
Q
  1. You’re welcome
  2. not at all
A
  1. 不用谢
  2. 别客气

1. bù-yòng xiè
2. bié kè-qì

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14
Q
  1. Ok
  2. all right
  3. it’ll do
  4. may be
A

可以

kě-yǐ

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15
Q
  1. but
  2. emphasize the speaker’s opinion on something. It’s like saying “Tell you what” at the beginning of the sentence.
A

可是

kě-shì

可是 (kěshì) can be considered the weaker version of 但是 (dànshì). It works pretty much the same, it just sounds more casual. Therefore, 可是 (kěshì) is primarily used in spoken Chinese, rather than in writing.

Most of the time, you can use 可是 (kěshì) interchangeably with 但是 (dànshì).

可是 (kěshì) is often shortened to a simple 可 (kě) in spoken conversation, which sounds even more casual.

Also, it’s usually associated with negative sentiments (e.g. disappointment, frustration, regret, pity, etc). In English, this might be expressed with “but unfortunately”, or “but regretfully”.

Example:
我喜欢她,可她不喜欢我 (Wǒ xǐ-huan tā, kě tā bù xǐhuan wǒ)。I like her, but (unfortunately) she doesn’t like me.

  1. Example:
    这可是马来西亚最有趣的旅游景点 (Zhè kě-shì Mǎ-Lái-Xī-Yà zuì yǒu-qù de lǚ-yóu jǐng-diǎn)。This is the most interesting tourist attraction in Malaysia
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16
Q
  1. no, there isn’t; no, there aren’t
  2. doesn’t have
  3. hasn’t (done it)
A

没有

méi-yǒu

17
Q
  1. work
  2. do work
A

做工

zuò-gōng

18
Q

do only

A

只做

zhǐ zuò

19
Q
  1. lately
  2. recently
A

近来

jìn-lái

20
Q

come in

A

进来

jìn-lái

21
Q

get up

A

起来

qǐ-lái

22
Q

have a meal

A

吃饭

chī-fàn

23
Q

spend money

A

用钱

yòng qián

24
Q
  1. guest
  2. visitor
A

客人

kè-rén

25
Q

throw a party

A

请客

qǐng-kè

26
Q

breakfast

A

早点

zǎo-diǎn

27
Q

a little earlier

A

早(一)点儿

zǎo (yī) diǎn-r

28
Q
  1. sorry
  2. I am sorry
A

对不起

duì-bù-qǐ

29
Q
  1. still
  2. yet
  3. rather more/ still more
  4. furthermore
A

hái

30
Q

a little

A

一点儿

yī diǎn-r

31
Q
  1. very
  2. adverbial particle
A

hěn

usually pronounced in the neutral tone

32
Q

or…or?

A

是…还是

shì…hái-shì

An interrogative phrase that gives a choice. The first 是 may often be omitted.

33
Q

some

A

有的

yǒu de

34
Q

world

A

世界

shì-jiè

35
Q

late

A

晚了

wǎn-le