Sessions 1-7 Flashcards
May I ask what’s your surnam?
qi3ng we4n ni2 gui4 xing4
My surname is…
Wo3 xing4….
Nice to meet you
ren4 shi2 nii3 hen3 gao1 xing4
Mr Wang
Wang xian1 sheng1
nice to meet you too
ren4 shi2 ni3 wo3 ye3 hen3 gao1 xing4
what’s your name?
ni3 jiao4 shen2 me ming2 zi
thanks a lot
duo1 xie4
you’re welcome (2)
bu2 ke4 qi/bu2 yong4 ke4 qi
Ok/pretty good
hai2 ke3 yi3
not bad
bu2 cuo1
How’s life?
zui4 jin4 zen3 me yang4
it’s fine (life is fine)
hai2 xing2
good morning
ni3 zao3
please
qing3
excuse me (to get attention)
lao2 jia4
may i ask/excuse me
qing3 wen4
where’s the toilet?
ce4 suo3 zai4 nar3
Exit
chu1kou3
entrance
ru4kou3
yes/to be (am)
shi4
no/not to be (am not)
bu2shi4
to have
you3
to not have (2)
mei2/mei2you3
I (don’t) understand
wo3 (bu4) ming2 bai
I (don’t) know
wo3 (bu4) zhi1 dao4
one moment, please
qing3 deng3 yi2 xia4
Mr/husband
xian1sheng
Mrs/wife
tai4tai
miss
xiao3jie3
want
yao4
feel like
xiang3
plan to do something (2)
da3suan4 / ji4hua4
next month/week/monday
xia4ge4 yue4/xing1qi/xing1qiyi1
this/this one/that/that one
zhe4/zhe4 ge/na4/na4 ge
these/those
zhe4 xie1/na4 xie1
here/here/there/there
zher4/zhe4 li3/nar4/na4li3
no/not
bu4
not want (abbreviated)/not need (abbreviated)
bu2yao3 (bie2) / bu2yong4 (beng2)
and
he2
or
hai2shi4
but (2)
ke3 shi4/dan4 shi4
because
yin2wei4
therefore
suo3yi3
so
yin1ci3
also/too
ye3
still (2)
hai2/hai2shi4
apart from
chu2 le…..yi3wai4
neither
ye3bu4
with someone together
he2…..yi4qi3
together
yi4qi3
Who/whose?
Shei2/shei2de
which?
na3ge
what? when? what time?
shen2me/shen2me shi2 hou4/shen2me shi2 jian1
why?
wei4shen2me
where?
nar3
how? (2)
zen2me/zen2meyang4
how much
duo1shao3
how many?
ji3ge4
how far?
duo1yuan3
how long?
duo1 chang3 shi2 jian1
how soon?
duo1jiu3
what’s the date?
ji3 hao4
what day is it?
xing1qi ji3
what time is it?
xian2 zai2 ji3 dian3 (zhong1)
it’s inside a (bookshop)
zai4 (shu2 dian4) li3 mian
It’s outside a (bookshop)
zai4 (shu2dian4) wai4 mian
It’s near a (bank)
zai4 (yin2hang2) de fu4 jin4
It’s here
zai4 zher4
It’s over there
zai4 nar4
It’s next to the (supermarket)
zai4 chao1 (shi4) de pang2 bian1
It’s opposite a school
zai4 (xue2xiao4) de dui4 main
it’s in front of my (house)
zai4 (wo3 jia1) de qian2 mian
it’s behind your company
zai4 (ni3 gong1si1) de hou4 mian
it’s on the left/right of ( )
zai4 ( ) de zuo3/you4 bian
it’s at the (corner)
zai4 (guai2jiao3)
It’s at the next (traffic lights)
zai4 xia4 yi2 ge (hong2 lu5 deng1)
north/east/south/west
bei3/dong1/nan2/xi1
100
yi4bai2
101
yi4bai2ling2yi1
110
yi4bai2yi1
203
er bai ling san
322
san bai er shi er
618
liu bai yi shi ba
1000
yi4 qian1
10,000
yi2wan2
100,000
shi wan
1 million
yi4 bai2 wan4 (100 * 10,000)
1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th
di4yi/er/san/si
10th
di4shi2
38th
di san shi ba
101st
di yi bai ling yi
07917623283
ling qi jiu YAO1 qi liu er san er ba san
(Room) 301
san ling YAO (fang2jian1)
(Room) 235 on the second floor
er4 lou2 de er4 san1 wu4 (fang2 jian1)
bottle/can or jar/box or packet/slice/tin
yi1 + ping3/guan4/he2/kuai4/ting1
some/a few
yi4 xie1
many
xu2 duo1
more
duo1yi4xie1
a little
yi4dianr3
less
shao3 yi4 dianr3
What time is it now? (2)
xian4zai4 ji3dian3 (zhong1)
it’s 10:10
shi2dian3shi2fen1
it’s 3.30
san1 dian3 ban4
it’s (just) 2 oclock
liang3 dian3 (zheng3)
4:15
si4 dian3 yi2 ke4
season
ji4jie2
day/week/month/year
hao4/xing1 qi/yue4/nian2
spring/summer/autumn/winter
chun1/xia4/qiu1/dong1 + tian1
monday
xing1qi yi1
sunday (2)
xing1qi tian1 / xing1qi ri4
January
yi1 yue4
December
shi2er4 yue4
now
xian4zai4
sometimes
you3shi2
often
jing1chang2
always
zong3shi4
usually/often
chang2chang2
in the past
guo4qu4
in the future
jiang1lai2
before
zhi1qian2
ago/before
qian2
after (2)
zhi1hou4 or hou4
today/yesterday/tomorrow
jin1/zuo1/ming2 _ tian1
morning
shang4wu3
afternoon
xia4wu3
evening
wan3shang4
day before yesterday
qian2 tian1
day after tomorrow
hou4tian1
3 days ago (3 days before)
san1tian1 qian2
in 10 days..
shi2tian1hou4
last/next/this month/week
shang4ge/xia4ge/zhe4ge yue4/xing1qi
last/this/next year
qu4/jin1/ming2 nian2
dawn
li2ming2
daytime
bai2tian1
midday
zhong1wu3
night
shen1ye4
midnight
ban4ye4
sunrise
ri4chu1
sunset
ri4luo4
since (May)
cong2 (wu3yue4) yi3 lai2
until (December)
dao4 (shi2er4yue4) wei2zhi3
2 hours
liang3 xiao3 shi2
one day
yi4 tian1
6 weeks
liu4ge xing1qi
3 months
san1ge yue4
half a year
ban4nian2
last monday
shang4 xing1qi yi1
this wednesday
zhe4ge xing1qi san1
next saturday
xia4 xing1 qi liu4
What day is it today?
jin1tian1 xing1ji3?
it’s monday
jin1tian1 xing1qi yi1
what’s the date (number) today?
It’s the 8th?
jin1tian1 ji3hao4?
jin1tian1 ba1 hao4
what’s the date (full date) today?
it’s the 8th May
jin1tian1 ji3yue4 ji3hao4?
wu3yue4 ba1hao4
How do you say the full date?
Month then day
e. g. March 10th
e. g. san yue shi hao = 10th March
how much is it?
duo1shao3 qian2?
to be/not to be
shi4/bu2 shi4
the word you use for in/on/at
zai4
to have/to not have
you3/mei2you3 (or mei2)
to do
zuo4
can do (2)
hui4/neng2
to be able to (2)
ke2yi3/neng2
perhaps or maybe
ye3xu3
may
ke2neng2
help, give a hand
bang1mang2
to help
bang1
to learn/to study
xue2xi2
to write
xie3
to draw/paint
hua4
drawing
hua4huar4
to sing
chang4ge1
to dance
tiao4wu3
play/beat someone
da3
to play football
ti1 zu2qiu2
to play/go out for fun
wan2
to make a phone call
da3 dian4hua4
to answer the phone
jie1 dian4hua4
to come
lai2
enter/come into
jin4lai2
to come out
chu1lai2
to return/come back
hui2lai2
go home
hui2jia1
to go
qu4
go out
chu1 qu4
go back
hui2 qu4
to leave/depart
zou3
to stay/asks someone to stay
liu2xia4
to leave something/keep something
liu2
to walk
zou3lu4/bu4 xing2
go for a walk
san4bu4
to get to/arrive
dao4