Learn: Intro to Mandarin 1

你

nǐ - you

好

hǎo - good

请

qǐng - please

问

wèn - to ask

贵

guì - expensive; honorable - eg, nin gui xing is the honorable way to ask someone's surname

姓

xìng - surname

我

wǒ - I, me

呢

ne (question particle) - nǐ ne means something like "and you?" used to reciprocate a question

先生

xiān sheng - Mr.; husband; teacher

小姐

xiǎo jiě - Miss; young lady

名字

míngzi (name) - can be added onto a request for someone's name to indicate you mean full name

叫

jiào - to be called, to call

什么

shénme (what)

李

Lǐ - a family name; plum

王

wáng - king, a surname

是

shì - to be

老师

lǎoshī - teacher, instructor

吗

ma - another question particle, used with yes or no questions

不

bù - no, not

学生

xuésheng - student

也

yě - too, also

人

rén - people, person

中国

zhōngguó - China

美国

měiguó - United States

北京

Běijīng

纽约

Niǔ yuē - New York

那

nà - that

的

de - structure particle

照片

zhào piàn - photo

这

zhè - this

爸爸

bà ba - dad

妈妈

mā ma - mom

个

ge - measure word

女

nü - female, actually also has ǔ tone

孩子

hái zi - child

谁

shéi - who

她

tā - she

他

tā - he

姐姐

jiě jie - older sister

男

nán - male

弟弟

dì di - younger brother

哥哥

gē ge - older brother

儿子

ér zi - son

女儿

nü er - daughter

有

yǒu - to have

没

méi - not

妹妹

mèi mei - younger sister

家

Jiā - home

几

Jǐ - several

口

Kǒu - family measure word

两

Liǎng - two

和

Hé - and

大姐

Dà jǐe - oldest sister

二姐

Èr jǐe - second oldest sister

做

zuò - to do

工作

gōngzuò - to work

律师

lüshī - lawyer

英文

yīngwén - english

都

dūo - both

大学生

Dà xuéshēng - college student

医生

Yīshēng - doctor