Mandarin- Basics IV Flashcards
But before
qián
Certain / sure
Not certain / sure
kěn dìng (kuhn deeng)
bù yī dìng (boo ee deeng)
Allow / give permission
ràng (jzaung)
But/however
dàn
Or / still / had better / nevertheless
hái shi
Real estate
fáng chǎn
Parents
fù mǔ
In that case
nà (nah)
To / to go
dào
Only
zhǐ (jir)
Always
zǒng shì (dzoong shir)
Difficult
hěn kùn nán / hěn nán (hun kwun nuhng)
Easy (very allow easy)
hěn róng yì (roong ee)
Cheap
pián yi (pyan yee)
Expensive
guì (gway)
after / right after / long time after
hòu / zhī hòu / yǐ hòu
Little while/soon
yī huìr (ee hwar)
Can / able / will
néng gòu / kě yǐ / huì (nung go)
Together
yī qǐ
Best
Fastest
zuì hǎo (dzway how)
zuì kuài
Smart
Smarter
Smarter
Smartest
cōng ming (tsoong meeng)
gèng cōng ming (guhng)
cōng ming yǐdiǎn (ee dyan)
zuì cōng ming (dzway)
Simultaneously
biān (byen)
biān chī fàn, biān xué xí
Morning Afternoon Evening Breakfast Lunch Dinner
zǎo chén xià wǔ wǎn shang zǎo fàn/cān wǔ fàn/cān wǎn fàn/cān
Problem / topic
No problem
wèn tí (one tee)
méi wèn tí (may one tee)
Traffic (make friends go through)
jiāo tōng
Congratulations / congratulations and prosper (new year)
gōng xǐ gōng xǐ / gōng xǐ fā cái (goong she fah tsye)
Everywhere
dào chù
Correct / not correct / correct?
duì / búduì / duìbúduì
Not bad/tolerable
hái hǎo
All
dōu (doe)
How many / several / a few
jǐ ge
From
cóng (tsoong)
And (used with nouns)
hé (hu)
And (used with verbs)
yòu (yo)
Also (before hen or bu)
yě (yeah)
In order to / for
wèi / wèi le
Because / on account of
yīn wèi (eeng way)
Right now (now again)
xiàn zài (shean tsai)
This / This one / These
zhè / zhè ge (juh ga) / zhè xiē (JUst)
That / That one / Those
nà / nà ge (nah ga) / nà xiē
Here (this place)
zhè lǐ / zhèr (JUst)
There (that place) /place
nà li / nàr
Located where?
zài nǎlǐ / zài nǎr
Located here
zài zhè lǐ / zhèr (JUst- jur)
Located there
zài nà li / nàr
Live / stay
zhù (jew)
Particle indicating that a previously asked question is to be applied to the preceding word.
Ne
Call on cell phone (hit electric speak)
dǎ diàn huà
Phone number
diàn huà
1 o’clock
yī diǎn / zhōng (ee dyan joong
What time is it now? (Right now what time?
xiàn zài jǐ diǎn zhōng / jǐ diǎn le (gee dian zhong)
Monday
Xīng qī yī (sheeng-chee-ee)
Half
bàn
Money
Dollars
kuài qián
kuài
Good not good?
hǎo bù hǎo
What is? (what’s the matter?)
shén me shì (shummuh shi)
Really
zhēn de (jun) / zhēn
Really?
zhēn de ma (jun-duh ma?)
Menu (cuisine bill)
cài dān
Check (pay bill)
mǎi dān
Glass water
bēi shuǐ (bay shway)
Meal rice / white rice
mǐ fàn / bái fàn
Very good
tài hǎo
Child-ren / small child-ren
hái zi (men) / xiǎo hái
Son
ér zi
Daughter
nǚ ér
Big
dà
Small
xiǎo
Toilet / wash-hands room
cè suǒ (tsuh swaw) / xǐ shǒu jiān
1 second
yī miǎo zhōng
1 minute
yī fēn zhōng (ee fun)
1 hour
yī xiǎo shí (ee sheow shir)
1 day
yī tiān
1 week
yī lǐ bài / yī xīng qī (ee lee-bye)
1 month
yī ge yuè
1 year
yī nián
To feel
jué de (jweh de)
Feeling well/comfortable
shū fu
Don’t too much feel well
bù tài shū fu
Running fever (shoot burning)
fā shāo (fah shaow)
Headache (head very painful)
tóu hěn téng (toe-tuhng)
Stomach ache
dù zi tòng / wèi téng (way tung)