Mandarin Words #3 Flashcards
Tissues
can jing zhi
jia li mei you can jing zhi le. Qu chaoshi mai yi he(box)
Salt
Yan
yan chi duo le hui(when) daozhi(cause) fei pang
Sugar
Tang2
(shao3(less) jia1(add) yi4 dian3 tang2, xie xie.)
(qing3 gei3 wo jia liang3 shao2(teaspoon) tang2)
Fried Rice
Chao Fan
(mix some chilli sauce with fried rice and you will have the best dish in the world)
hun4 he2 la4 jiao1 jiang4 zai4 chao3 fan4 li3 ni3 hui4 you3 shi4 jie4 shang4 zui4 hao3 chi1 de cai4
A pot of Green Hot Tea
Yi hu re de lv cha
(please boil some water so we can have some hot green tea)
qing shao yixie shui women yong lai pao re lv cha
Stir
Jiaodong
(stir the pot while the soup is boiling)tang1 shao1 kai1 de shihou bu4 ting2 jiao dong
Illegal
Feifa de
(it is illegal to slap a person on the street but not illegal to shake hands)
zai4 jie1 shang4 shan1 ren2 er3 guang1 shi4 wei2 fa3 de, dan4 wo4 shou3 bu2 shi4
Hot Pot
Huo3(fire) Guo1
(the hot pot is the most popular dish in Chinese cities)
huoguo shi zhongguo cheng2shi4 li3 zui4 shou4huan1ying2 de cai4
Wet wipes
Shi Jing
washing is impossible in chinese toilets so we use wet wipes for wiping it clean
Switch off the ac/Switch on the ac
Guan kongtiao/Kai shi kongtiao
(we don’t use ac in winter)
Women bu2 yong4 kong1 tiao2 dong1 tian1 li3
Tomato
xi hongshi
(tomato ketchup is not good for health because it contains a lot of sugar) xihongshi tang dui shenti bu hao yin wei you hen duo tang
Potato
Tudou
Plate
Pan
(i need a empty clean plate to put some food in it)
wo yao yi ge kong1 pan2 zi.
Plastic bag
Su4 liao4 dai4
(plastic bags are bad for the environment)
su liao dai bu hao dui4 huan2 jing4
Heavy
Zhong4
Light (weight)
Qing1
She is light like a dear bird