Mandarin 1 Flashcards
Yïngwén (英文)
English (Language)
duìbuqǐ (对不起/對不起)
excuse me/sorry
Duìbuqî. Qîngwèn, nî hùi shuö Yïngwén ma? (对不起。请问,你会说英文吗?)
Excuse me. Please let me ask, can you speak English?
huì (会/會)
can/able to/ know how to
Wô hùi shuö yìdiânr pûtönghuà. (我会说一点儿普通话.)
I can speak a little Mandarin.
Nî shì Mêiguó rén ma? (你是美国人嗎?)
Are you American?
Zàijiàn. (再见)
Goodbye.
Wô huì shuö yìdiânr. Wô shuö de bù hâo. (我会说一点儿。我说的不好)
I can speak a little. I don’t speak it well.
Kêshì nî pûtönghuà shuö de hên hâo. (可是你普通话说的很好)
But you speak Mandarin very well.
Dùibuqî. Qîngwèn, nî shì Zhöngguó rén ma? (对不起。请问,你是中国人吗?)
Excuse me. Please let me ask, are you Chinese?
Shì. Wô shì zhöngguó rén. Nî ne? (是。我是中国人。你呢?)
Yes. I am Chinese. And you?
Wô bù míngbai nî shuö shénme. (我不明白你说什么.)
I don’t understand what you are saying.
Duìbuqî. Qîngwèn, Xuéyuàn Lù zài nâr? (对不起。请问,学院路在哪儿?)
Excuse me. Please let me ask, where is College Road?
Zài nàr. (在那儿)
It’s over there.
Wô xiâng chī yìdiânr dōngxi. Nî ne? (我想吃一点儿东西。你呢?)
I would like to eat something. How about you?
Wô yê xiâng chī yìdiânr dōngxi. (我也想吃一点儿东西)
I also want to eat something.
Nî xiâng shénme shíhou chī? Xiànzài ma? (你想什么时候吃?现在吗?)
When would you like to eat? Right now?
Wô xiâng qù kāfēi tīng hē. (我想去咖啡厅喝)
I would like to go to the café to drink.
xiâojie (小姐)
Miss
xiānsheng (先生)
Mister/Husband
Wáng Xiâojie, Nî xiâng xiànzài chī yìdiânr dōngxi ma? (王小姐, 你想现在吃一点儿东西 吗?)
Miss Wang, would you like to eat something now?
Xièxie nî, Lî Xiānsheng. Wô bù xiâng xiànzài chī, kêshì wô xiâng hē yìdiânr dōngxi. (谢谢你,李先生. 我不想现在 吃,可是我想喝一点儿东西.)
Thank you, Mr. Li. I would not like to eat something now, but I would like to drink something.
Hâo. Nî xiâng hē shénme? (好. 你想喝什么?)
OK. What would you like to drink?
Yìdiânr chá… Bù. Yìdiânr píjiû. (一点儿茶…不. 一点儿啤酒.)
Some tea…No. Some beer.
Wô yê xiâng hē yìdiânr píjiû. (我也想喝一点儿啤酒.)
I also would like to drink some beer.
Xiâojie, wô xiâng yào liâng bēi píjiû. (小姐,我想要两杯啤酒.)
Miss, I would like to order two glasses of beer.
Wáng Xiâojie, nî xiâng xiànzài zuò shénme? (王小姐,你想现在做什么?)
Miss Wang, what would you like to do now?
Wáng Xiâojie, nî hâo. (王小姐,你好.)
Hello, Miss Wang.
Nî hâo. (你好.)
Hello.
Wô bù zhīdao. Nî ne? (我不知道. 你呢?)
I don’t know. How about you?
Wô xiâng xiànzài chī wûfàn. Nî xiâng gēn wô yìqî chī ma?
I am going to eat lunch now. Would you like to eat with me?
Xiâng. Kêshì wô xiâng qù Bêijīng fàndiàn chī. Hâo ma? (想. 可是我想去北京饭店吃. 好 吗?)
Yes. But I would like to go to the Beijing Restaurant to eat, OK?
Hâo. Wô yê xiâng qù Bêijīng fàndiàn chī. (好. 我也想去北京饭店吃.)
OK. I too would like to go to the Beijing Restaurant.
háishì (还是)
Or (Question)
jiûdiàn (酒店)
Hotel.
yìqî (一起)
together
shéi (谁)
who/whom
gēn (跟)
with
huòzhê (或者)
or (statement)
Jî diân zhōng? (几点钟?)
What time?
yī (一)
1
jiû (九)
9
bā (八)
8
bù xíng (不行)
impossible
wû (五)
5
sān (三)
3
sì (四)
4
wô ā (我啊)
as for me
Lî Xiānsheng, wô xiâng gēn nî yìqî chī yìdiânr dōngxi. Hâo ma? (李先生,我想跟你一起吃一点儿东 西. 好吗?)
Mr. Li, I would like to eat lunch together with you. OK?
Jî diân zhōng? Liâng diân zhōng hâo ma? (几点钟? 两点钟好吗?)
What time? Is 2 o’clock OK?
Bù hâo. Wô xiâng guò yìhuîr chī. (不好. 我想过一会儿吃)
Not OK. I would like to eat later.
Bā diân zhōng háishì jiû diân zhōng? (八点钟还是九点钟?)
8 o’clock or 9 o’clock?
Jiû diân zhōng. (九点钟.)
9 o’clock.
liù (六)
6
qī (七)
7
nàme (那么)
in that case
ba (吧)
let’s say
jīntiān (今天)
today
wânshang (晚上)
evening
wânfàn (晚饭)
dinner
shí (十)
10
míngtiān (明天)
tomorrow
míngtiān jiàn (明天见)
see you tomorrow
Wáng Xiâojie, qîngwèn, nî xiâng jî diân zhōng gēn wô yìqî chī fàn? (王小姐,请问,你想几点钟跟 我一起吃饭?)
Miss Wang, may I ask, what time would you like to eat together with me?
Yï diân zhōng. (一点钟.)
One o’clock.
Yï diân zhōng, bù hâo. Liâng diân zhōng hâo ma? (一点钟不好. 两点钟好吗?)
1 o’clock is not good. Is 2 o’clock OK?
Liâng diân zhōng bù hâo. Sān diân zhōng hâo ma? (两点钟不好. 三点钟好吗?)
2 o’clock is not good. 3 o’clock?
Sān diân zhōng bù hâo. Sì diân zhōng ne? (三点钟不好. 四点钟呢?)
3 o’clock is not good. 4 o’clock then?
Sì diân zhōng bù xíng. (四点钟不行.)
4 o’clock is impossible.
Nàme, wû diân zhōng ba? Hâo ma? (那么,五点钟巴? 好吗?)
In that case, let’s say 5 o’clock. OK?
Wû diân zhōng bù xíng. Liù diân zhōng hâo ma? (五点钟不行. 六点钟好吗?)
5 o’clock is impossible. Is 6 o’clock OK?
Bù hâo. Liù diân zhōng bù hâo. (不好. 六点钟不好.)
Not OK. 6 o’clock is not OK.
Lî Xiānsheng, wô bù xiâng gēn nî yìqî chī fàn. (李先生, 我不想跟你一起吃 饭.)
Mr. Li, I would not like to eat together with you.
qîng gēn zhè shuō. (请跟着说.)
Please repeat.
Duōshǎo? (多少)
How much?
qián (钱)
money
Rénmínbì (人民币)
People’s currency
kuài (块)
unit/piece
èr (二)
2 (counting)
Qǐng tīng zhè duàn diànhuà duìhuà. (请听这段电话对话)
Please listen to this telephone conversation.
Qǐngwèn, shì Wáng Xiǎojie ma? (请问,是王小姐吗?)
May I ask, are you Miss Wang?
Shì. Wǒ shì. (是. 我是)
Yes. I am.
Wǒ shì Lǐ Míng. Wáng Xiǎojie, nǐ jīntiān wǎnshang xiǎng gēn wǒ yìqǐ chī wǎnfàn ma? (我是李明. 王小姐,你今天晚上想 跟我一起吃晚饭吗?)
I am Li Ming. Miss Wang, this evening would you like to eat dinner along with me?
Jīntiān wǎnshang bù hǎo. Míngtiān wǎnshang hǎo ma? (今天晚上不好。明天晚上好吗?)
This evening is not good. Is tomorrow evening OK?