Week 8 - 11 Mandarin

Diǎn

O’clock

Fēn

Minute

Wǔ diǎn shí fēn

5:10

Bàn

Half

Bā diǎn bàn

8:30

Zǎoshang

Morning

Shàngwǔ

Morning

Zhōngwǔ

Noon

Xiàwǔ

Afternoon

Wǎnshang

Evening, night

Xiàn zài

Now

Xiàn zài jǐ diǎn?

What time is it?

Jǐ diǎn

What time?

Wǒmen jǐ diǎn kāihuì?

What time do we start the meeting?

Kāi huì

To have a meeting

Wǒmen xiàwǔ sān diǎn kāihuì

We have a meeting at three o’clock in the afternoon

Huí jiā

To go home

Shén me shí hou

When

Nǐ shénme shíhòu qù zhōngguó?

When are you going to China?

Shìchǎng bù

Marketing department

Cáiwùbù

Finance department

Guǎnggàobù

Advertising department

Yuángōng

Staff

Dōu

Both, all

Cóng

From

Lái

To come

Wǒmen gōngsī yǒu bā gè bùmén

Our company has eight departments

Bù mén

Department, branch

Duō shǎo

How many, how much

Shìchǎng bù yǒu duōshǎo gè yuángōng?

How many employees are there in your marketing department?

Guǎnggào bù yǒu èrshíwǔ gè yuángōng

The advertising department has twenty-five employees

Gè wèi

Everybody

Jiè shào

To introduce

Yí xià

Once, a bit

Dàjiā

Everybody

Huì yì shì

Meeting room/ conference room

Dǎ suàn

To plan

Tài hǎo le

That’s great

Dāi

To stay

Tiān

Day

Zuǒyòu

Around, approximately

Shíjiān

Time

Yīng gāi

Should

Dǒng shì

Board member

Kāishǐ

To start, to begin

Búcuò

Pretty good

Tǎo lùn

Discuss

Rìchéng

Agenda

Ān pái

To arrange, to plan, to set up

Kè

A quarter (of an hour)

Gēn… jiàn miàn

To meet with

Wǒmen xīngqí yī zǎoshang gēn qióngsī jīnglǐ jiànmiàn

We met with manager Jones on Monday morning

Zěn me yàng

How

Yìqǐ

Together

Yǐ hòu

After

Míngtiān wǒ gēn péngyǒu yīqǐ chī wǎnfàn

I will have dinner with my friends tomorrow

Wǒ xiàwǔ sān diǎn yǐhòu yǒu shíjiān

I’m free after three o’clock in the afternoon

Hóng sè

Red

Lü sè

Green

Lán sè

Blue

Huáng sè

Yellow

Báisè

White

Zōng sè

Brown

Hēisè

Black

Yánsè

Colour

Nǐ xǐ huān shén me yán sè?

What colour do you like?

Yī fu

Clothes

Wàitào

Coat

Dàyī

Overcoat

Chènshān

Shirt

Máoyī

Sweater

T xù

T-shirt

Kùzi

Pants

Mào zi

Hat

Niú zǎi kù

Jeans

Duǎn kù

Shorts

Wéi jīn

Scarf

Qún zi

Skirt

Xiǎng

To want to, would like to, to think

Chuān

To wear

Mǎi

To buy

Jiàn

Measure word for shirt, dresses, jackets, coats, etc

Tiáo

Measure word for pants

Wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī jiàn lüsè de máoyī

I want to buy a green sweater

Piàoliang

Pretty

Shāngdiàn

Shop, store

Wǒ xiàwǔ xiǎng qù shāngdiàn mǎi yīfú

I want to go to the store to buy clothes in the afternoon

Hē chá

Drink tea

Qián

Money

Duōshǎo qián

How much (money)

Kuài

Measure word for Chinese monetary unit

Zhè

This

Nà

That

Le

Completed action marker

Tā qù kāihuì le

He went to a meeting

Zhè jiàn máoyī duōshǎo qián

How much is this sweater?

Nàgè bēizi duōshǎo qián?

How much is that cup?