Mandarin Dialogue Vocabulary

This set contains vocabulary terms and proper nouns extracted from the dialogue transcript, focusing on the distinction between types of knowing and details regarding a bakery discount.

renshi

To know, to recognize, or to be acquainted with a person.

Li Ming

The proper name of the person being asked about in the conversation.

zhidão

To know a fact or to have knowledge about something or someone.

danshi

The Mandarin word for 'but'.

Xião wang

The proper name used to refer to a person whose sister is being discussed.

weishenme

The Mandarin word for 'why'.

wanshang

A term referring to the evening or night.

mai

The Mandarin verb meaning 'to buy'.

manbao

The term used for 'bread' in line 5 of the transcript.

Vinwer

The word representing 'because' as spelled in the dialogue transcript.

ba dian

A time reference meaning eight o'clock ($8:00$).

yĭhou

A word meaning 'after' or 'afterwards'.

mianbap dian

The term used for a 'bread shop' or bakery in the dialogue.

dă zhe

A Mandarin term meaning to give a discount.