Study guide: IC Lesson 1 vocabulary building (simplified)

问好 (wèn hǎo)

greetings

陌生人 (mò shēng rén)

strangers

女士 (nǚ shì)

Ms.

掉了 (diào le)

dropped

不好意思 (bù hǎo yì si)

Excuse me

小朋友（xiǎopéngyǒu）

kid, child

喂 (wèi)

Hey!

有人吗？(yǒu rén mā?)

Is anyone there?

长辈 (zhǎng bèi)

elder generation

学长 (xué zhǎng)

polite address of male students older than you

学姐 (xué jiě)

polite address of female students older than you

叔叔 (shū shu)

uncle (polite address of man around your father's age)

阿姨 (ā yí)

auntie (polite address of woman around your mother's age)

爷爷 (yéye)

grandfather (polite address of man around your grandfather's age)

奶奶 (nǎi nai)

grandmother (polite address of woman around your grandmother's age)

同辈 (tóng bèi)

peer

嘿！(hèi)

Hey!

你去哪儿？(nǐ qù nǎ er?)

Where are you going? (one way to greet your friend.)

你去干嘛？(nǐ qù gàn má?)

What are you up to? (informal way to greet your friend.)

吃饭了吗？(chī fàn le ma?)

Did you eat? (one greeting near meal time. a conversation starter.)

你今天怎么样？(nǐ jīn tiān zěn me yàng?)

How are you today?

老朋友 (lǎo péng you)

old friend (friend that you know for a long time. Not limited to old age.)

明尼苏达 (míng ní sū dá)

Minnesota

英国 (yīng guó)

England

法国 (fǎ guó)

France

德国 (déguó)

Germany

日本 (rì běn)

Japan

韩国 (hánguó)

Korea

加拿大 (jiā ná dà)

Canada

墨西哥 (mò xī gē)

Mexico

印度 (yìn dù)

India

越南 (yuè nán)

Vietnam

加州 (jiā zhōu)

California

夏威夷 (xià wēi yí)

Hawaii

上海 (shàng hǎi)

Shanghai

告別 (gào bié)

farewell

我先走了！(wǒ xiān zǒu le)

I'm leaving (first)!

我得走了！(wǒ děi zǒu le)

I have to go!

慢走 (màn zǒu)

Walk carefully (slowly).

保重！(bǎo zhòng)

Take care!

拜拜 (bài bai)

Bye-bye.

复习 (fù xí)

review

真的吗？(zhēn de mā?)

really?

还有呢？(hái yǒu ne?)

What else?

然后呢？(rán hòu ne?)

And then?

怎么可能！(zěn me kě néng?)

No way!

我也是！(wǒ yě shì)

Me too!

真不错！(zhēn bú zuò)

Not bad!

你觉得呢？(nǐ jué de nē?)

What do you think?