Chapter 1-4 vocabulary

nǐ

you

hǎo

good, well, fine , OK

ma

a particle used for a question expecting a yes or no answer

wǒ

I, me

hěn

very

ne

a modal particle used for elliptical questions

yě

too, also

máng

busy

bàba

dad

māma

mom

tāmen

they, them

tā

he, him, she, her, it

dōu

both, all

bù

not, no

nán

male

péngyou

friend

gēge

elder brother

yào

to want

kāfēi

coffee

dìdi

younger brother

wǒmen

we, us

hē

to drink

shì

to be

nǎ

which

guó

country

rén

people, person

nà

that

shéi

who, whom

lǎoshī

teacher

Zhōngguó

China

nín

you (polite)

zhè

this

wàiyǔ

foreign language

yīshēng

doctor, physician

nǎinai

(paternal) grandmother

wàipó

(maternal) grandmother

rènshi

to know (somebody)

gāoxìng

happy, pleased

gāo

tall

kěyǐ

may

jìnlai

to come in

jìn

to enter

lái

to come

qǐng

please

qǐngwén

May I ask…?

wèn

to ask

guìxìng

your surname (polite form)

xìng

one’s surname is…/surname

jiào

to be called

xiānsheng

Mr.; sir

yǔyán

language

xuéyuán

insitute, college

xué

to study, to learn

de

a possessive or modifying particle

xuésheng

student

shénme

what (question particle)

xuéxí

to learn, to study

Hànyǔ

Chinese (language)

Yīngguó

Great Britain, England

Jiānádà

Canada

Měiguó

USA

Rìběn

Japan