Mandarin 2 Flashcards
Client (business relation)
Kèhù
Page (in book)
yè
Host
Zhǔrén
government
zhèngfǔ
noisy
chaǒ
it is very noisy
yǒu hěn dà zàoyīn
music
yīnyuè
listen
tīng
hear (successfully hear it?)
tīngdào
hear
tīngjìan
sound
shēngyīn
i hear something
wǒ tīngjiàn yoǔ shēngyīn
i see something
wǒ kànjiàn yoǔ dōngxi
sorry (formal)
baòqiàn
have a meeting
kaīhuī
next week
xìage xīngqī
write
xǐe
will you or I say?
wǒ shūo haí shì nǐ shūo? haíshì is used for questions, normally it’s huòzhe
i suggest you say it
nǐ shuō ba (ba is for suggesting)
turn on air conditioning
kaī kōngtíao
turn on the light
kaī dēng
drive
kaī chē
i can play football
wǒ huì tī zú qiǔ (foot-ball)
where can i smoke?
kěyi zaìnǎli chōu yēn?
When I worked in Lanzhou, in a meeting Lanzhou’s government staff said:
Wǒ zaì LZ gōngzuò deshìhou,kāi huì deshíhou,LZde guānyuán shuō:
I don’t need milk in my coffee
wǒde kāfeī bù jiā niǔnaǐ
When I drink coffee I don’t add sugar
wǒ hē kāfeī de huà,wǒ bù jiā táng
Hair
toúfà
trousers
kùzi
foot
jǐao
hair
tóufà
this street
zhè tíao lù
BRT route
BRT xiàn
like that
nàyàng
like this
zhèyàng
by taxi
zuò chūzūchē
walk
zǒu lù
do taichi
dǎ taìjí
but
dànshī / kěshì / búguò
often
chángcháng
never
cóngbù
cook
zuòfàn
cinema
diànyǐngyuàn
discount
dǎzhé
for free
miǎnfeì
70% discount (30% of original price)
dǎ7zhé
how much discount?
dǎ doū shǎo zhé
enjoy the weekend
zhōumò kuaìle
how well can you play football?
nǐ zú qíu tī de zěnmēyàng?
can (able to)
huì
driver’s license
jiàzhào
Jakarta
yájīadá
language
yǔyán
I only ate one egg
wǒ zhǐ chīle yīge jīdān
sandwich
sānmíngzhì
restaurant
fàndiàn
where will you go next weekend?
xìage zhōumō nǐ yaò qù nǎli?
You are crazy/mental
nǐ shénjīngbìng / nǐde naǒzi huaì le
you’re an idiot
nǐ shì baíchī
You have no eyes (don’t you see)
nǐ meízháng yánjīng
You have no ears (if people ignore you)
nǐ meízháng érduō
your wife is having an affair (insult) your wife gives you a green hat
nǐ laǒpó geǐ nǐ daì lù maò
Your boyfriend is having an affair
nǐ nánpéngyoǔ pītuǐ le
You’re a sissy
nǐ hěn naǐ yoú - milk oil
Umbrella
yǔsǎn
Just now
gāngān
teach
jiāo
ride a bicycle
qí zìxíngchē
I have 5 classes per week
yīge xīngqī wǒ yaò shàng wǔ cì kè
school
xuéxiaò
walk/leave
zoǔ lù
leave (with indicating place)
líkaī
book a ticket
dìng piaò
when
shénmēshíhoù
far away
yǔan
after (time)
yǐhoù
bus
gōngjiāochē
Day before yesterday
qíantiān
Spoon
shaózì
believe
xǐangxìn