CHIN101 Lessons 1-10 Key Stuff

今天

jīn tiān - today

课

kè - class, lesson

为什么

wèi shén me - why

因为

yīnwèi - because

所以

suǒ yǐ - so, therefore

漂亮

piàoliang - pretty

现在

xiàn zài - now

空

kòng - free time

请

qǐng - to invite, please

只

zhǐ - only

想

xiǎng - to want to; would like to; to think

谢谢

xièxie - thanks

不客气

bú kèqi - you're welcome

在

zài - at, in, on

上

shàng - on top of

这

zhè - this, these

那

nà - that, those

两

liǎng - two (with measure words)

哪儿

nǎr - where

没有

méi yǒu - don't have, there is not

几

jǐ - how many

张

zhāng - a measure word for flat objects

白

bái - white

旁边(儿)

pángbiān(r) - beside, next to

东西

dōng xi - things, stuff

个

gè - measure word

谁的

shéide - whose

和

hé - and

什么

shénme - what

谁

shéi - who

也

yě - also, too

都

dōu - both, all

难

nán - difficult

多

duō - many, much

朋友

péngyou - friend

去

qù - to go

过

guò - indicates past tense

次

cì - (number of) times

最

zuì - most

虽然

suī rán - although

可是

kěshì - but

太...了

tài...le - too; extremely

菜

cài - dishes; cuisine

怎么样

zěn me yàng - how is...

第

dì - prefix for ordinal numbers

来

lái - to come

吧

ba - indicates suggestion at the end of a sentence

啊

a - ah (softens tone at the end of a sentence)

会

huì - can, to be able to

说

shuō - to speak, to say

话

huà - spoken language

一点儿

yìdiǎnr - a little, a bit

写

xiě - to write

跟

gēn - with

常常

chángcháng - often

听

tīng - to listen

懂

dǒng - to understand

觉得

juéde - to feel; to think

快

kuài - fast, quick

请

qǐng - please (polite request)

慢

màn - slow

要是。。。就

yào shi...jiù - if...then

几

jǐ - several

总是

zǒng shì - always

像

xiàng - such as

热

rè - hot

容易

róngyì - easy

照片

zhàopiàn - picture, photo

家

jiā - family, home

爸爸

bàba - dad, father

妈妈

māma - mom

中间

zhōng jiān - middle

呢

ne (question particle)

左边儿

zuǒbiān(r) - left side

右边儿

yòubian(r) - right side

哥哥

gēge - older brother

弟弟

dìdi - younger brother

后边儿

hòubian(r) - back, behind

姐姐

jiějie - older sister

高

gāo - tall

比

bǐ － comparison marker (to compare)

大

dà - big, old in age

男的

nánde - male

结婚

jié hūn - to get married

她

tā - she, her

还

hái - not yet

孩子

háizi - child

女

nǚ - female

女孩子

nǚ hái zi - girl

妹妹

mèimei - younger sister

小

xiǎo - small

一样

yíyàng - same; alike

真

zhēn - really

不但。。。而且

bú dàn ... ér qiě - not only... but also

聪明

cōng ming - intelligent, clever, smart

男朋友

nánpéngyou - boyfriend

明天

míngtiān - tomorrow

得

de - complement particle

选

xuǎn - to choose

喂

wéi • hello; hey