Chinese Language Basics: Lesson Transcript

Vocabulary and common phrases from a Chinese introductory lesson including greetings, locations, occupations, food, and months.

nihǎo ma? (你好吗?)

Are you OK?

wŏ hěn hǎo (我很好)

I am fine

háihǎo (还好)

fine

bùhǎo (不好)

not good

ni shi nǎguórén? (你是哪国人?)

What country are you from?

měiguórén (美国人)

American

ni zhù zài nălǐ? (你住在哪里?)

Where do you live?

chéngshì (城市)

City

jiù jinshān (旧金山)

San Francisco

ni ne? (你呢?)

And you?

táiběirén (台北人)

a person from Taipei

bólín (柏林)

Berlin

déguó (德国)

Germany

xuésheng (学生)

student

guózhōngshēng (国中生)

junior high school student

gāozhōngshēng (高中生)

high school student

ni zuò shénme gōngzuò? (你做什么工作?)

What's your job?

zhōngwén lǎoshī (中文老师)

Chinese teacher

xĭhuan (喜欢)

like

fàn (饭)

meal

miàn (面)

noodle

niúpái (牛排)

steak

niúròu miàn (牛肉面)

Beef noodles

niúròu (牛肉)

beef

jiròu (鸡肉)

chicken

zhūròu (猪肉)

pork

hěn (很)

very

hē (喝)

drink

kělé / kělè (可乐)

Coke

hóngchá (红茶)

black tea

luchá (绿茶)

green tea

năi chá (奶茶)

milk tea

zhēnzhūnǎichá (珍珠奶茶)

Bubble Tea

língkǎ kělé (零卡可乐)

Zero-calorie Coke

huàxué (化学)

Chemical

niŭyuē (纽约)

New York

jiŭyuè (九月)

September

shíyuè (十月)

October

shíyīyuè (十一月)

November

shíèryuè (十二月)

December