Mandarin Units 5 & 6

给

gei，to；for

打电话

da dian hua，to make a phone call

电话

dian hua，telephone or phone

喂

wèi，hello or hey (used when answering the phone)

在

zai，to be at (a place)

就

jiu, precisely; exactly

您

nin, polite form of ni

那

na, which

位

wei，polite measure word for people

下午

xia wu, afternoon

时间

shi jian, time

问题

wen ti, question; problem

要

yao, will

开会

kai hui, to have a meeting

年级

nian ji, grade

考试

kao shi, test/exam

以后

yihou, after; from now on; later on

空儿

kong er, free time

要是

yao shi, if

方便

fangbian, convenient

到

dao，to go to

办公室

bangongshi, office

行

xing, all right

等

deng, to wait

别客气

polite response to thank you

帮

bang, to help

准备

zhun bei, to prepare

练习

lian xi, to practice

说

shou, to speak

但是

dan shi, but

得

dei, must

跟

gen, with

见面

jian mian，to meet up

回来

hui lai, to come back

有事儿吗

you shi er ma, what’s up

呀

ya (used at the sentence end to soften the tone)

进

jìn enter; come in

快

kuài fast, quickly

进来

jìn lái - to enter

来

lái to come

介绍

jièshào to introduce, introduction

一下

yíxià - used after a verb to indicate a brief action

高兴

gāo xìng happy, glad

漂亮

piào liàng pretty

坐

zuò to sit, to ride

在

zài to be present

哪儿

nǎ er where

学校

xúe xiào school

喝

hē to drink

点儿

diǎnr a little

茶

chá tea

咖啡

kāfēi (coffee) ☕️

吧

ba - (expression to indicate suggestion)

要

yào to want, to desire

瓶

píng (measure word for bottles)

可乐

kě lè - cola

可以

kě yǐ can；may

对不起

duì bu qǐ - sorry

给

gěi - to give; to; for

杯

bēi (measure word for cup)

水

shǔi (water)