Lessons 1-5 Flashcards
nĭ
you
hăo
good/fine
nĭ hăo
hello
ma
interrogative particle for question expecting yes or no answer
wǒ
I/me
wǒ
I/me
hěn
very
ne
a modal used for elliptical questions
nĭ hăo ma?
How are you?
nĭ ne?
And (how are) you?
yě hěn hǎo
(I am) fine (literally, very good), too
mǎng
busy
bàba
dad
māmā
mother
tāmen
they
tā
he/she
men
used after pronouns or certain nouns to denote plural
dōu
both
bù
not
nán
male
péngyǒu
friend
gēgē
older brother
yào
to want
kāfēi
coffee
didi
younger brother
wǒmen
we/us (wǒ (I) - men (plural))
hē
drink
nǐ bàba māmā hǎo ma
How are your parents?
tāmen dōu hěn hǎo
They are both fine
nǐ yào kāfēi ma?
Do you want coffee?
wǒ yě yào kāfēi
I want coffee, too.
wǒmen dōu hē kāfēi
We all drink coffee
shi
to be
nǎ
which
guō
country
rén
person/people
nà
that
shéi (pronounced as shoo-way)
who
lǎoshī
teacher
zhōngguó
China
nin
you (polite)
zhè
this
wàiyǔ
foreign language
yīshēng
doctor
wàipó
maternal grandma
nǎinai
paternal grandma
ta shì nà guórén?
What’s her nationality?
tā shì zhōngguó rén
She is Chinese
Chén lǎoshī, nín hào
Teacher Chen, hello! (polite)
Zhè zhì wǒ gēgē
This is my elder brother
Libo, zhè nǐ nàinài mǎ?
Libo, is she your grandmother (maternal side)?
bù shī, tā shī wǒ wàipó
No, she is my grandmother (paternal side).
kēyì
may
jīnlái
to come in
jīn
to enter
lái
to come
qǐng
please
jìzhě
reporter
qíng wén
may I ask…?
wén
to ask
guì xīng
what’s your honorable surname?
xīng
one’s surname is … / surname
jiǎo
to be called
yǔyàn
language
xuěyuán
institute/college
de
a possessive or modifying particle
xuéshēng
student
shénme
what
xuéxí
to learn/study
hànyǔ
Chinese (language)
yīngguó
Great Britain/England
jiānádà
Canada
měiguó
USA
kěyǐ jìnlái ma?
May I come in?
qǐng jìn
Please come in
qíng wén, nín guī xīng?
May I ask what is your (honorable) surname?
wǒ xíng Lù, jiāo Lù Yùpíng
My surname is Lu, my full name is Lu Yuping
Rénshì nǐ hěn gāoxìng
(I’m) glad to meet (literally, know) you
wǒ shì yǔyán xuéyuàn de xuéshēng
I am a student at (literally, of) the Language Institute
nǐ xìng shénme?
What’s your surname?
cāntīng
restaurant (dining room)
zǎi
to be (here, there); to be (in, on, at)
nǎr
where
nǎr
where
sùshè
dormitory
nǚ
female
zuò
to sit
céng
floor/story (building)
Èr
two
líng
zero
sì
four
hào
number
bù yong
not need
zhèr
here
wǎn
late
le
modal/aspect particle
Wáng Xiǎoyún zài mǎ?
Is Wang Xiaoyun in?
tā zài nǎr?
Where is she?
cāntīng zài nǎr?
Where is the restaurant (dining hall)?
zài èr céng èr lìng sì hǎo
It’s on No. 204 on the second floor.
bù yǒng xiè
Don’t mention it
duìbùqǐ, wǒ lái wánle
Sorry, I’m late