Integrated Chinese Lesson 3

九月

Jiǔyuè

September

月

Yuè

Month

十二

Shí'èr

Twelve

号

Hào

(measure word for number in a series, day of the month)

星期

Xīngqī

Week

星期四

Xīngqīsì

Thursday

天

Tiān

Day

生日

Shēngri

Birthday

生

Shēng

To give birth to, to be born

今年

Jīnnián

This year

年

Nián

Year

多

Duō

How many/much, to what extent, many

大

Dà

Big, old

岁

Suì

Year (of age)

吃

Chī

To eat

饭

Fàn

Meal, cooked rice

怎么样

Zěnmeyàng

Is it OK?, How is that?, How does that sound?

太...了

Tài...le

Too, extremely

谢谢

Xièxie

To thank

喜欢

Xǐhuan

To like

还是

Háishi

Or

可是

Kěshì

But

我们

Wǒmen

We, us

点

Diǎn

o'clock

半

Bàn

Half, half an hour

晚上

Wǎnshang

Evening, night

见

Jiàn

To see

再见

Zàijiàn

Goodbye, see you again

再

Zài

again

现在

Xiànzài

Now

刻

Kè

Quarter (of an hour)

事儿

Shì(r)

Matter, affair, event

今天

Jīntiān

Today

很

Hěn

Very

忙

Máng

Busy

晚饭

Wǎnfàn

Dinner, supper

为什么

Wèishénme

Why

为

Wèi

For

因为

Yīnwèi

Because

还

Hái

Also

同学

Tóngxué

Classmate

认识

Rènshi

To be acquainted with, to recognize

请

qǐng , to treat (somebody), to invite

晚

wǎn, evening, night, late

好

hǎo , good, OK

点钟

diǎn zhōng , o'clock

钟

zhōng , clock

明天

míngtiān - tomorrow

昨天

zuótiān - yesterday

太好了

tài hǎo le - Very great

菜

cài - cuisine

早上

zǎoshang - a.m

你多大

nǐ duō dà? - How old are you?