Module 3 Flashcards
the doctor
yīshēng
the doctor’s
yīshēng de
the doctor’s shoes
yīshēng de xiézi
the nurse
hùshi
the nurse’s
hùshi de
the nurse’s coat
hùshi de wàitào
the police officer
jǐngchá
the police officer’s
jǐngchá de
the police officer’s hat
jǐngchá de màozi
my, mine
wǒ de
our, ours
wǒmen de
your, yours
nǐ de
your, yours (plural)
nǐmen de
his
tā de
her, hers
tā de
their, theirs
tāmen de
our
wǒmen de
our camera
wǒmen de zhàoxiàngjī
your (plural)
nǐmen de
your (plural) paper
nǐmen de zhǐ
her
tā de
her hat
tā de màozi
their
tāmen de
their camera
tāmen de zhàoxiàngjī
ours
wǒmen de
The camera is ours.
Zhàoxiàngjī shì wǒmen de.
yours (plural)
nǐmen de
The paper is yours.
Zhǐ shì nǐmen de.
hers
tā de
The hat is hers.
Màozi shì tā de.
theirs
tāmen de
The camera is theirs.
Zhàoxiàngjī shì tāmen de.
new
xīn
old (things)
jiù
large, big
dà
small
xiǎo
good, fine
hǎo
bad
huài
blue
lán
red
hóng
yellow
huáng
green
lǜ
black
hēi
white
bái
(a) new coat
xīn wàitào
(an) old hat
jiù màozi
(a) large hat
dà màozi
(a) good camera
hǎo zhàoxiàngjī
(a) blue pen
lán bǐ
yellow paper
huáng zhǐ
black shoes
hēi xiézi
to be (located) at
zài
here
zhèlǐ
there
nàli
where
nǎlǐ
(At) Where? Where is…?
Zài nǎlǐ?
post office
yóujú
theater
xìyuàn
restaurant
cānguǎn
market
shìchǎng
next to
pángbiān
left
zuǒ
on the left
zài zuǒbiān
right
yòu
on the right
zài yòubiān
Where is the post office?
Yóujú zài nǎlǐ?
The post office is here.
Yóujú zài zhèlǐ.
Where is the market?
Shìchǎng zài nǎlǐ?
The market is there.
Shìchǎng zài nàli.
Where is the restaurant?
Cānguǎn zài nǎlǐ?
The restaurant is on the left.
Cānguǎn zài zuǒbiān.
The restaurant is next to the market.
Cānguǎn zài shìchǎng pángbiān.
Where is the theater?
Xìyuàn zài nǎlǐ?
The theater is on the right.
Xìyuàn zài yòubiān.
The theater is next to the post office.
Xìyuàn zài yóujú pángbiān.
east
dōng
west
xī
south
nán
north
běi
to go
qù
hotel
lǚguǎn
hospital
yīyuàn
restroom
cèsuǒ
police station
jǐngchá jú
bookstore
shūdiàn
school
xuéxiào
Where are you going?
Nǐ qù nǎlǐ?
I am going [to] the hotel.
Wǒ qù lǚguǎn.
Where is the hotel?
Lǚguǎn zài nǎlǐ?
The hotel is next to the post office.
Lǚguǎn zài yóujú pángbiān.
Where is he going?
Tā qù nǎlǐ?
He is going [to] the hospital.
Tā qù yīyuàn.
Where is the hospital?
Yīyuàn zài nǎlǐ?
The hospital is next to the school.
Yīyuàn zài xuéxiào pángbiān.
Where are we going?
Wǒmen qù nǎli?
We are going [to] the bookstore.
Wǒmen qù shūdiàn.
Where is the bookstore?
Shūdiàn zài nǎlǐ?
The bookstore is there.
Shūdiàn zài nàli.
good, fine
hǎo
you
nǐ
Hello.
Nǐ hǎo.
How are you?
Nǐ hǎo ma?
I
wǒ
very well
hěn hǎo
I’m fine
Wǒ hěn hǎo.
And you?
Nǐ ne?
Not bad.
Bùcuò.
Thanks.
Xièxie
You’re welcome.
Bù kèqi
Excuse me. I’m sorry.
Duìbuqǐ
That’s nothing. (Don’t worry. No problem.)
Méi shì
Goodbye.
Zàijiàn
Let me go by.
Qǐng ràng yī xià?
May I trouble you?
Dǎ rǎo yī xià?
May I ask a question?
Qǐng wèn yī xià?
to be
shì
I, me
wǒ
you
nǐ
he, him
tā
she, her
tā
we, us
wǒmen
you (plural)
nǐmen
they, them
tāmen
person, people
rén
female
nǚ
woman
nǚrén
male
nán
man
nánrén
teacher
lǎoshī
student
xuéshēng
I am
Wǒ shì
You are
Nǐ shì
He is
Tā shì
She is
Tā shì
We are
Wǒmen shì
You (plural) are
Nǐmen shì
They are
Tāmen shì
She is a woman.
Tā shì nǚrén.
He is a man.
Tā shì nánrén.
The teacher is a woman.
Lǎoshī shì nǚrén.
The student is a man.
Xuéshēng shì nánrén.
to have
yǒu
question word
ma
Do you have…?
Nǐ yǒu … ma?
older brother
gēge
younger brother
dìdi
older sister
jiějie
younger sister
mèimei
son
érzi
daughter
nǚér
father
fùqīn
mother
mǔqīn
I have an older brother.
Wǒ yǒu gēge.
You have a younger brother.
Nǐ yǒu dìdi.
He has an older sister.
Tā yǒu jiějie.
She has a younger sister.
Tā yǒu mèimei.
you have
Nǐ yǒu
Do you have…?
Nǐ yǒu … ma?
You have a son.
Nǐ yǒu érzi.
Do you have a son?
Nǐ yǒu érzi ma?
She has a daughter.
Tā yǒu nǚér.
Does she have a daughter?
Tā yǒu nǚér ma?
Mr./husband
xiānsheng
Mrs./wife
tàitai
Miss/young lady
xiǎojie
boy
nánhái
girl
nǚhái
zero
líng
one
yī
two
èr
three
sān
four
sì
five
wǔ
six
liù
seven
qī
eight
bā
nine
jiǔ
ten
shí
eleven
shí yī
twelve
shí èr
thirteen
shí sān
nineteen
shí jiǔ
20
èrshí
30
sānshí
40
sìshí
90
jiǔshí
One woman
yī gè nǚrén
Ten students
shí gè xuéshēng
Twelve teachers
shí èr gè lǎoshī
Twenty men
èr shí gè nánrén
two teachers
liǎng gè lǎoshī
One hundred
yībǎi
One thousand
yīqiān
Ten thousand
yīwàn
One million
yībǎi wàn
table
table
chair
yǐzi
television
diànshì
telephone
diànhuà
computer
diànnǎo
refrigerator
bīngxiāng
book
shū
car
qìchē
bicycle
zìxíngchē
Who has tables?
Shéi yǒu zhuōzi?
She has a table.
Tā yǒu yī zhāng zhuōzi.
Who has a telephone?
Shéi yǒu diànhuà?
You (plural) have a telephone.
Nǐmen yǒu diànhuà.
Who has a computer?
Shéi yǒu diànnǎo?
They have a computer.
Tāmen yǒu diànnǎo.
Who has a book?
Shéi yǒu běn shū?
He has a book.
Tā yǒu běn shū.
Who has a car?
Shéi yǒu qìchē?
We have a car.
Wǒmen yǒu qìchē.
books, photo albums, magazines measure word
běn
cars, taxis, bicycles measure word
liàng
machines measure word
tái
tables, desks, chairs
zhāng
I have two books.
Wǒ yǒu liǎng běn shū.
We have nine cars.
Wǒmen yǒu jiǔ liàng chē.
She has ten bicycles.
Tā yǒu shí liàng zìxíngchē.
You (plural) have four telephones.
Nǐmen yǒu sì tái diànhuà.
You (singular) have five televisions.
Nǐ yǒu wǔ tái diànshì.
I have six computers.
Wǒ yǒu liù tái diànnǎo.
They have seven refrigerators.
Tāmen yǒu qī tái bīngxiāng.
She has one table.
Tā yǒu yī zhāng zhuōzi.
We have two chairs.
Wǒmen yǒu liǎng zhāng yǐzi.
Who has a television?
Shéi yǒu diànshì?
used to make an invitation or ask a favor
qǐng
to ask
wèn
May I ask?
qǐngwèn
dish of food
cài
to order food
diǎn cài
what
shénme
what to order?
diǎn shénme cài?
chicken
jī
roast
kǎo
roast chicken
kǎo jī
duck
yā
Peking duck
Běijīng (kǎo) yā
fish
yú
steamed
qīng zhēng
steamed fish
qīng zhēng yú
don’t have
méi yǒu
Do you have? (lit., have or don’t have?)
Yǒu méi yǒu?
May I ask, do you have steamed fish?
Qǐngwèn, nǐmen yǒu méi yǒu qīng zhēng yú?
May I ask, do you have Peking duck?
Qǐngwèn, nǐmen yǒu méi yǒu Běijīng yā?
May I ask, do you have roast chicken?
Qǐngwèn, nǐmen yǒu méi yǒu kǎo jī?
braised (in soy sauce)
hóng shāo
pork
zhūròu
braised pork
hóng shāo zhūròu or hóng shāo ròu
spare ribs
páigǔ
stir-fried
chǎo
beef
niúròu
vegetables
shūcài
sour
suān
spicy
là
soup
tāng
wine, alcohol
jiǔ
beer
píjiǔ
tea
chá
ice cream
bīngjīlíng
to bring, to give
gěi
Please bring me . . . , Please give me. . .
Qǐng gěi wǒ . .
Please bring her …
Qǐng gěi tā …
Please bring us …
Qǐng gěi wǒmen …
Please bring them …
Qǐng gěi tāmen …
bowl (for soup) measure word
wǎn
two soups, two bowls of soup
liǎng wǎn tāng
cup, glass (for water, coffee, tea, wine) measure word
bēi
three teas, three cups of tea
sān bēi chá
bottle (for bottled drinks) measure word
píng
Two beers, two bottles of beer
liǎng píng píjiǔ
dish, plate (general unit for ordering food)
pán
one chicken dish and one fish dish
yī pán jī, yī pán yú
Your tea is very good.
Nǐmen de chá hěn hǎo.
What would you like to order?
Nǐmen diǎn shénme cài?
now
xiànzài
How many?
jǐ
o’clock, hour
diǎn or diǎn zhōng
What time is it now?
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? or Xiànzài jǐ diǎn zhōng?
minute
fēn
three thirty (3:30)
sān diǎn sānshí fēn
to do, to make
zuò
to eat
chī
breakfast
zǎocān
lunch
wǔcān
dinner
wǎncān
morning
zǎoshang
noon
zhōngwǔ
afternoon
xiàwǔ
evening, night
wǎnshang
What time does he eat breakfast?
Tā jǐ diǎn chī zǎocān?
He eats breakfast at eight
Tā bā diǎn chī zǎocān.
What time is lunch?
Wǔcān shì jǐ diǎn?
Lunch is at 12 noon.
Wǔcān shì zhōngwǔ shíèr diǎn.
What time do you make lunch?
Nǐ jǐ diǎn zuò wǔcān?
I make lunch at ten in the morning.
Wǒ zǎoshang shí diǎn zuò wǔcān.
What time do you eat dinner?
Nǐ jǐ diǎn chī wǎncān?
I eat dinner at seven in the evening.
Wǒ wǎnshang qī diǎn chī wǎncān.
time (in broad terms)
shíhòu
time ( in hour and minutes)
shíjiān
what time, when
shénme shíhòu
to teach
jiāo
to study, to learn
xué
Chinese
Zhōngwén
English
Yīngwén
to be at/go to work
shàngbān
to be at/go to school
shàngxué
to sleep
shuì or shuìjiào
used to ask specifically about the hour and the minutes
jǐ diǎn zhōng
general asking of time
shénme shíhòu
What time is it?
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn zhōng?
Two twenty.
Liǎng diǎn èrshí.
When do they study Chinese?
Tāmen shénme shíhòu xué Zhōngwén?
They study Chinese in the evening.
Tāmen wǎnshang xué Zhōngwén.
What time in the evening?
Wǎnshang jǐ diǎn zhōng?
Seven p.m.
Wǎnshang qī diǎn.
work, job, profession
gōngzuò
what kind of work
shénme gōngzuò
accounting
kuàijì
accountant
kuàijìshī
engineering
gōngchéng
engineer
gōngchéngshī
law
fǎlǜ
lawyer
lǜshī
laborer, worker
gōngrén
store clerk
shòuhuòyuán
What work do you do?
Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?
I do accounting.
Wǒ zuò kuàijì.
I am an accountant.
Wǒ shì kuàijìshī.
What work does she do?
Tā zuò shénme gōngzuò?
She does engineering.
Tā zuò gōngchéng.
She is an engineer.
Tā shì gōngchéngshī.
What do you (pl.) do?
Nǐmen zuò shénme gōngzuò?
She is a lawyer.
Tā shì lǜshī.
They are store clerks.
Tāmen shì shòuhuòyuán.
I am a laborer.
Wǒ shì gōngrén.
formal ver. of profession
zhíyè
What is your profession? (formal)
Nǐ de zhíyè shì shénme?
week
xīngqī
Monday
xīngqī yī
Tuesday
xīngqī èr
Wednesday
xīngqī sān
Thursday
xīngqī sì
Friday
xīngqī wǔ
Saturday
xīngqī liù
Sunday
xīngqī tiān
day
tiān
which day
nǎ tiān
every day
měi tiān
quarter of an hour (15 minutes)
kè
quarter past eight
bā diǎn yī kè
half
bàn
half past four
sì diǎn bàn
Monday morning at 8 a.m.
xīngqī yī zǎoshàng bā diǎn
Tuesday morning 10 a.m.
xīngqī èr zǎoshàng shí diǎn
Wednesday afternoon at quarter past one
xīngqī sān xiàwǔ yī diǎn yī kè
Thursday afternoon at 3:20 p.m.
xīngqī sì xiàwǔ sān diǎn èrshí
Friday afternoon at 5 p.m.
xīngqī wǔ xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn
Saturday evening at quarter past eight
xīngqī liù wǎnshàng bā diǎn yī kè
Sunday evening at 11:40 p.m.
xīngqī tiān wǎnshàng shíyī diǎn sìshí
Every morning at half past nine
měi tiān zǎoshàng jiǔ diǎn bàn
What work do you do?
Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?
I’m a store clerk. And you?
Wǒ shì shòuhuòyuán. Nǐ ne?
I work as an accountant on Fridays and Sundays.
Wǒ xīngqī wǔ, xīngqī tiān zuò kuàijì.
What do you do on Saturdays?
Nǐ xīngqī liù zuò shénme?
I go to school.
Wǒ shàngxué.
who
shéi
where
nǎlǐ
what
shénme
what time, when
jǐdiǎn
which day
nǎ tiān
seconds
miǎo
ten seconds
shí miǎo
twenty seconds
èrshí miǎo
one minute and a half
yī fēn sānshí miǎo or yī fēn bàn
to like
xǐhuan
to watch, to read silently
kàn
movies
diànyǐng
newspaper
bàozhǐ
novel
xiǎoshuō
to listen
tīng
music
yīnyuè
to drink
hē
coffee
kāfēi
no, not
bù
to not like
bù xǐhuan
She likes music.
Tā xǐhuan yīnyuè.
She likes to listen to music.
Tā xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.
She doesn’t like to listen to music.
Tā bù xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè.
He drinks coffee.
Tā hē kāfēi.
He likes to drink coffee.
Tā xǐhuan hē kāfēi.
He doesn’t like to drink coffee.
Tā bù xǐhuan hē kāfēi.
They like movies.
Tāmen xǐhuan diànyǐng.
They like to watch movies.
Tāmen xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
They don’t like to watch movies.
Tāmen bù xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng.
to stay
dāi
home
jiā
at home
zài jiā
sports
tǐyù
programs
jiémù
to play ball games with hands, to hit
dǎ
baseball
bàngqiú
basketball
lánqiú
(American) football
gǎnlǎnqiú
to swim
yóuyǒng
to ski
huáxuě
Do you like…? (lit., like or don’t like?)
Xǐhuan bù xǐhuan? or Xǐ bù xǐhuan?
Do you like novels?
Nǐ xǐ bù xǐhuan xiǎoshuō?
I like novels.
Wǒ xǐhuan xiǎoshuō.
Do you like to read novels?
Nǐ xǐ bù xǐhuan kàn xiǎoshuō?
I don’t like to read novels.
Wǒ bù xǐhuan kàn xiǎoshuō.
Does he like to watch sports programs?
Tā xǐ bù xǐhuan kàn tǐyù jiémù?
He doesn’t like to watch sports programs.
Tā bù xǐhuan kàn tǐyù jiémù.
Does she like to play basketball?
Tā xǐ bù xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú?
She likes to play basketball.
Tā xǐhuan dǎ lánqiú.
Do they like to swim?
Tāmen xǐ bù xǐhuan yóuyǒng?
They don’t like to swim.
Tāmen bù xǐhuan yóuyǒng.
Do you like to ski?
Nǐ xǐ bù xǐhuan huáxuě?
I like to ski.
Wǒ xǐhuan huáxuě.
I like her.
Wǒ xǐhuan tā.
She doesn’t like me.
Tā bù xǐhuan wǒ.
Do you like to listen to music?
Nǐ xǐhuan tīng yīnyuè ma?
I don’t.
Wǒ bù xǐhuan.
I like to watch movies, and you?
Wǒ xǐhuan kàn diànyǐng, nǐ ne?
I like to read novels.
Wǒ xǐhuan kàn xiǎoshuō.
I don’t read novels. I read newspapers.
Wǒ bù kàn xiǎoshuō. Wǒ kàn bàozhǐ.
Do you like swimming?
Nǐ xǐ bù xǐhuan yóuyǒng?
I don’t. I like skiing.
Wǒ bù xǐhuan. Wǒ xǐhuan huáxuě.
What does your younger brother like?
Nǐ dìdi xǐhuan shénme?
He likes to stay home, watch TV [and] sleep.
Tā xǐhuan dāi zài jiā, kàn diànshì, shuìjiào.
