Chinese

Pet

宠物 (chǒngwù)

Measure word for certain animals (e.g., cats, dogs, birds) and one of a pair

只 (zhī)

Measure word for long, slender things or animals (e.g., fish, snakes)

条 (tiáo)

Goldfish

金鱼 (jīnyú)

Can; to be able to (indicating an acquired or learned skill)

会 (huì)

To speak; to say; to talk

说 (shuō)

Chinese language (spoken Mandarin)

汉语 (hànyǔ)

A little bit; slightly

一点儿 (yīdiǎnr)

To swim; swimming

游泳 (yóuyǒng)

To play soccer

踢足球 (tī zúqiú)

To play basketball

打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú)

Most; superlative marker (e.g., favorite / like the most)

最 (zuì)

Tall / Short (describing physical height)

高 (gāo) / 矮 (ǎi)

Hair (on a person's head)

头发 (tóufa)

Long / Short (describing physical length)

长 (cháng) / 短 (duǎn)

To look; to appear (describing someone's physical appearance or features)

长得 (zhǎng de)

Hungry

饿 (è)

Thirsty

渴 (kě)

To want to; would like to; to think

想 (xiǎng)

Hamburger

汉堡包 (hànbǎobāo)

French fries

薯条 (shǔtiáo)

Happy birthday

生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè)

Years of age; years old

岁 (suì)

To wish; to express good wishes

祝 (zhù)

Which month, which date? (Used to ask for a specific calendar date)

几月几号 (jǐ yuè jǐ hào)

Pet

宠物 (chǒngwù)

Measure word for certain animals (e.g., cats, dogs, birds) and one of a pair

只 (zhī)

Measure word for long, slender things or animals (e.g., fish, snakes)

条 (tiáo)

Dog

狗 (gǒu)

Cat

猫 (māo)

Bird

鸟 (niǎo)

Goldfish

金鱼 (jīnyú)

Cute; lovely

可爱 (kě'ài)

Can; to be able to (indicating an acquired skill)

会 (huì)

To speak; to say; to talk

说 (shuō)

Chinese language (spoken Mandarin)

汉语 (hànyǔ)

English language

英语 (yīngyǔ)

Japanese language

日语 (rìyǔ)

A little bit; slightly

一点儿 (yīdiǎnr)

To like

喜欢 (xǐhuan)

To swim; swimming

游泳 (yóuyǒng)

To play soccer

踢足球 (tī zúqiú)

To play basketball

打篮球 (dǎ lánqiú)

To play tennis

打网球 (dǎ wǎngqiú)

To run; running

跑步 (pǎobù)

Sports; exercise

运动 (yùndòng)

Most; superlative marker (e.g., favorite / like the most)

最 (zuì)

Friend

朋友 (péngyou)

Tall / Short (describing physical height)

高 (gāo) / 矮 (ǎi)

Long / Short (describing physical length)

长 (cháng) / 短 (duǎn)

Fat / Thin (describing body build)

胖 (pàng) / 瘦 (shòu)

Hair (on a person's head)

头发 (tóufa)

Eye

眼睛 (yǎnjing)

Nose

鼻子 (bízi)

Mouth

嘴巴 (zuǐba)

Ear

耳朵 (ěrduo)

To look; to appear (describing physical appearance or features)

长得 (zhǎng de)

Really; truly

真 (zhēn)

Hungry

饿 (è)

Thirsty

渴 (kě)

To want to; would like to; to think

想 (xiǎng)

To eat

吃 (chī)

To drink

喝 (hē)

Hamburger

汉堡包 (hànbǎobāo)

French fries

薯条 (shǔtiáo)

Sandwich

三明治 (sānmíngzhì)

Ice cream

冰淇淋 (bīngqílín)

Water

水 (shuǐ)

Cola

可乐 (kělè)

Birthday

生日 (shēngrì)

Happy birthday

生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè)

Birthday cake

生日蛋糕 (shēngrì dàngāo)

Years of age; years old

岁 (suì)

To wish; to express good wishes

祝 (zhù)

Today

今天 (jīntiān)

Month

月 (yuè)

Day of the month; date

号 (hào)

Which month, which date? (Used to ask for a specific calendar date)

几月几号 (jǐ yuè jǐ hào)

Day of the week; week

星期 (xīngqī)

Pet

宠物 (chǒngwù)

Measure word for certain animals (e.g., cats, dogs, birds) and one of a pair

只 (zhī)

Measure word for long, slender things or animals (e.g., fish, snakes)

条 (tiáo)

Dog

狗 (gǒu)

Cat

猫 (māo)

Bird

鸟 (niǎo)

Goldfish

金鱼 (jīnyú)

Cute; lovely

可爱 (kě'ài)

Big; large

大 (dà)

Small; little

小 (xiǎo)

Fierce; ferocious

凶 (xiōng)

It (pronoun for animals or things)

它 (tā)

They; them (referring to animals or things)

它们 (tāmen)

To have; there is/are

有 (yǒu)

To not have; there is/are not

没有 (méiyǒu)

How many? (typically for quantities under 10)

几 (jǐ)

Two (used before a measure word)

两 (liǎng)

Can; to be able to (indicating an acquired skill)

会 (huì)

Cannot; unable to

不会 (bù huì)

To speak; to say; to talk

说 (shuō)

Chinese language (spoken Mandarin)

汉语 (hànyǔ)