Chinese Vocabulary Lesson 1

Vocabulary flashcards covering Chinese pronouns, polite greetings, names, and common adjectives from the lecture transcript.

nín hǎo

Hello (polite version of nǐ hǎo)

nǐ men

You (plural pronoun)

我们 (wǒmen)

We or us

他们 (tā men)

They or them (masculine or mixed gender)

她们 (tā men)

They or them (feminine plural)

什么 (shén me)

What

名字 (míng zi)

Name

贵姓 (guì xìng)

Honorable surname (a polite way to ask for someone's last name)

是吗 (shì ma)

Is it? or Is that so?

认识 (rèn shi)

To know, recognize, or meet someone

高兴 (gāo xìng)

Happy or glad

漂亮 (piào liang)

Beautiful or pretty

很帅 (hěn shuài)

Very handsome

都好 (dōu hǎo)

All well or all good

老师 (lǎo shī)

Teacher

大家 (dà jiā)

Everyone or everybody

谢谢 (xiè xie)

Thank you

我和你 (wǒ hé nǐ)

Me and you or I and you

叫 (jiào)

To be called or to call

也 (yě)

Also or too