Basic TOCFL Vocabulary: 飯 (fàn)

Vocabulary and example sentences based on the word for rice/meal (飯) and related cooking and eating concepts as found in TOCFL preparation materials.

飯 (fàn)

(N) Rice; meal

煮 (zhǔ)

(V) To cook

吃 (chī)

(V) To eat

媽媽 (māma)

(N) Mother; mom

在 (zài)

(Adv) Indicates an action currently in progress

還沒 (hái méi)

(Adv) Not yet

碗 (wǎn)

(N/M) Bowl; measure word for a bowl of something

好吃 (hǎo chī)

(Adj) Delicious; tasty

媽媽在煮飯 (māma zài zhǔ fàn)

Mother is cooking (rice).

你吃飯了嗎 (nǐ chī fàn le ma?)

Have you eaten?

我還沒吃飯 (wǒ hái méi chī fàn)

I haven't eaten yet.

這碗飯很好吃 (zhè wǎn fàn hěn hǎo chī)

This bowl of rice is very delicious.