Mandarin Flashcards
wǒ (我)
I, me
tā (他/她)
He/him, she/her
shì (是)
To be; yes
xiǎojiě (小姐)
MW: gè, wèi
Miss; young lady
hǎo (好)
Good
xiānshēng (先生)
MW: gè, wèi
Mister; teacher; husband; sir
xiānggǎng (香港)
Hong Kong
rén (人)
MW: gè
Person; people
Měiguó (美国)
The United States of America
tàitài (太太)
MW: gè, wèi
Mrs.; wife; a married woman
Zhōngguó (中国)
China
nǐmen (你们)
You (plural)
tāmen (他/她 们)
They, them (plural, a group)
xǐhuān (喜欢)
Like; like to
ma (马)?
Final particle to turn a statement into a queston
piàoliang (漂亮)
Pretty, beautiful, good quality
bù (不)
Not
a?
a!
(啊)
Final particle for a choice type question, softens the mood of a sentence
hěn (很)
Very, quite
dà (大)
Big, large
dàn, dànshì (但, 但是)
But; however
xìng (姓)
Surname
jièshào (介绍)
Introduce
děng (等)
Let; wait
nǐ hǎo (你好)!
Nice to meet you!
nǐ hǎo ma (你好吗)?
How are you?
qǐngwèn (请问)…?
May I ask…?
c
huáyì (华裔)
MW: gè
Overseas Chinese
nǐ xìng shénme (你姓什么)?
May I know your surname?
nǐ ne (你呢)?
And you?
kàn (看)
Read (books), watch (TV), look at
shénme (什么)?
What, what kind of
shū (书)
MW: běn
Book
Yīngwén (英文)
English (language)
Zhōngwén (中文)
Chinese (language)
ne (呢)
Final particle meaning “how about?”
yě (也)
Also, too
yǒu (有)
Have
méiyǒu (没有)
Don’t have
yào (要)
Want; have to, must, need to
bàozhǐ (报纸)
MW: fèn
Newspaper
le (了)
Final particle meaning “only” or “that’s all”
guì (贵)
Expensive
piányí (便宜)
Cheap
xiànzài (现在)
Now, currently
xué (学)
Learn
Guǎngdōng huà (广东话)
Cantonese
róngyì xué (容易学)
Easy to learn
róngyì (容易)
Easy
nán xué (难学)
Hard to learn
nán (难)
Hard
jiào (教)
To teach
liǎng (两)
Two (MW)
bān jí (班级)
Class, group of
duōshǎo (多少)
How many/how much
líng (零)
Zero
yī (一)
One
èr (二)
Two
sān (三)
Three
sì (四)
Four
wǔ (五)
Five
liù (六)
Six
qī (七)
Seven
bā (八)
Eight
jiǔ (九)
Nine
shí (十)
Ten
xuéshēng (学生)
Student
zǎoshang hǎo (早上好)
Good morning!