Peter Words Flashcards
Hello
Nǐ hǎo
May I come in?
Wǒ kě yǐ jìnlaí ma
Please come in
Qǐng jìn (Qǐng jìnlaí)
Please
Qǐng
Good morning
Zǎoshang hǎo
Good afternoon
Xià wǔ hǎo
Good evening
Wǎnshǎng hǎo
Safe night (good night)
Wǎn ān
See you tomorrow
Mīngtiān jiàn
Tomorrow
Mīngtiān
Please sit down
Qǐng zuò
Please drink tea
Qǐng hē chá
Please drink coffee
Qíng hē kāfēi
Thank you
Xìe xìe
Good bye
Zài jìan
You’re welcome
Bú kè qì
I’m sorry
Duì bù qǐ
It’s ok
Méi guān xi
What (question)
shénme
to do (ex. as a job)
zuò
What does your father do?
Nǐ bàba zuò shénme?
My father is a worker
Wǒ bàba shì gōngrén
to be
shì
worker
gōngrén
doctor
yīsheng
What does your mother do?
Nǐ māma zuò shenme?
mother
māma
and
hé
What sport do you like?
Nǐ xǐhuān shénme yùndòng?
to like
xǐhuān
sport
yùndòng
soccer (football)
zúqiú
foot
zú
ball
qiú
I like soccer
Wǒ xǐhuān zúqiú
basket
lán
basketball
lánqiú
swimming
yóuyǒng
fruit
shuǐguǒ
water/liquid
shuǐ
orange (fruit)
júzi
apple
píngguǒ
to fly
fēi
machine
jī
present, now
jīn
day
tiān
today
jīntiān
plane
fēijī
What day is it tomorrow?
Míngtiān zhōu jǐ
Tomorrow is Monday
Míngtiān zhōu yī (shì omitted)
One
Yī, yí
Week
zhōu
refers to a number
jǐ
Do you have any older brothers?
Nǐ yǒu gēge ma?
older brother
gēge
I have one older brother
Wǒ yǒu yí ge gēge
Do you have any older sisters?
Nǐ yǒu jiějie ma?
I have two older sisters
Wǒ yǒu liǎng ge jiějie
Where are you going?
Nǐ qù nǎr?
to go
qù
where
nǎr
I am going to the supermarket
Wǒ qù chāoshì
supermarket
chāoshì
I am going to the post office.
Wǒ qù yóujú
Post office
Yóujú
School
xuéxiào
Do you know him?
Nǐ rènshi tā ma
to know
rènshi
I don’t know him.
Wǒ bú rènshi tā
Do you like dogs or cats?
Nǐ xǐhuān gǒu háishì māo
I like dogs.
Wǒ xǐhuān gǒu.
Or
háishì
I don’t like cats
Wǒ bù xìhuān māo
What color is your dog?
Nǐ de gǒu shénme yánsè?
My dog is black.
Wǒ de gǒu shì hēisè de
What color is your cat?
Nǐ de māo shénme yánsè?
My cat is white.
Wǒ de māo shì báisè de.
Indicates possession and affirmative tone
de
What hobbies do you have?
Nǐ yǒu shénme àihào?
hobby
aìhào
I play piano
Wǒ tán gāngqín
pluck; tap
tán
piano
gāngqín
I fish
Wǒ diào yú
to hook
diào
fish
yú
I love traveling
Wǒ ài lǔyóu
I am eating an apple. (2 ways to say this)
Wǒ zaì chī píngguǒ. (Wǒ zhèngzaì píngguǒ).
I will drink tea. (3 ways to say it)
Wǒ jiāng hē chá; Wǒ yaò hē chá; Wǒ jiāngyaò hē chá