Yoyo Chinese - Beginner Conversational Course

晚上好

good evening (wǎn shàng hǎo)

拉

pull (lā)

喂

Hello! Hey! (wèi)

程

rules/a last name (chéng)

秧

seedling, shoots; sprouts; (yāng)

停

stop (tíng)

清楚

clear, to understand

(qīng chu)

领导

leader / lead / leading / to lead / leadership (lǐng dǎo)

导演

director (dǎoyǎn)

佛

Buddha (fó)

外婆

grandmother (mother's-side) (wàipó)

挖

to dig (Wā)

玩

to play (wán)

轮

wheel/to take turns (lún)

女

female (nǚ)

桔子

tangerine (júzi)

圆圈

circle, ring (yuánquān)

君子

gentleman; man of noble character( jūnzǐ )

球

ball (qiú)

肩膀

shoulder (jiān băng)

嘴

mouth (zuǐ)

Q: 你爱我吗?

A: 爱。

A: 不爱。

Q: Do you love me? (nǐ ài wǒ ma?)

A: Yes (ài)

A: No (bú ài)

我不知道。

I don't know. (wǒ bù zhī dào)

伯伯

father's elder brother, uncle (bóbo)

婆婆

mother-in-law (pópo)

列

to list (liè)

楼房 (樓房)

multi-story building (lóufáng)

完全

complete; whole; totally; entirely (wán quán)

记住

to remember (jì zhù)

习惯

habit (xí guàn)

细 (細)

thin (xì)

紫色

purple (zǐ sè)

辞职

to resign (cízhí)

彼此彼此

No better (or worse) than each other, likewise ((bǐ cǐ bǐ cǐ))

撕

to tear; to rip (sī)

电池 (電池)

battery (diàn chí)

下次见

See you next time (xià cì jiàn)

一般

normally, generally - also used to meal common or mediocre when giving an opinion about something (yì bān)

优秀 (優秀)

excellent (yōu xiù)

闻 (聞)

to smell (wén)

取出

Take out (qǔ chū)

汽水

soda (qì shuǐ)

龙虾 (龍蝦)

lobster (lónɡ xiā)

面包

bread (miànbāo)

饮料 (飲料)

beverage, drinks (yǐn liào)

寿司 (壽司)

sushi (shòu sī)

土豆

Potato (tǔdòu)

玉米笋

Baby corn (Yùmǐ sǔn)

玉米

corn (yù mǐ)

番茄

tomato (fānqié)

肉丸

meatball (ròu wán)

棕色的

brown (zōng sè de)

或者 (或者)

or (huò zhě) (used in statements)

教堂

church (jiào tánɡ)

健身房

gym (jiàn shēn fáng)

医院 (醫院)

hospital (yīyuàn)

幼儿园 (幼兒園)

kindergarten (yòu'éryuán)

图书馆 (圖書館)

library (túshūguǎn)

电影院 (電影院)

movie theater

(diànyǐng yuàn)

办公室 (辦公室)

office (bàngōngshì)

停车场 (停車場)

parking lot (tíng chē chǎng)

派出所

police station (pài chū suǒ)

邮局 (郵局)

post office (yóujú)

饭店 (飯店)

restaurant - luxurious (fàndiàn)

饭馆 (飯館)

restaurant - small and home style (fàn ɡuǎn)

大学 (大學)

university; college (dà xué)

商店

shop, store (shāngdiàn)

剧院 (劇院)

theatre (jù yuàn)

洗手间在这里。

The bathroom is here (xǐ shǒu jiān zài zhè lǐ )

阿姨

aunt (āyí)

你好

Hello (nǐ hǎo)

我

I, me (wǒ)

是

am, is, are, to be (shì)

你

you (nǐ)

好

good (hǎo)

我是Mary

I am Mary.

你是Mary

You are mary

我是美国人。

I am American (wǒ shì měi guó rén)

我是中国人

I am Chinese. (wǒ shì zhōng guó rén)

英国

England (Yīngguó)

澳大利亚

Australia (ào dà lì yà)

谢谢

thank you (xièxie)

不客气

You're Welcome (búkèqi)

对不起

I'm sorry (duìbuqǐ)

没关系

It doesn't matter/its alright (méiguānxi) - response to sorry

早上好

good morning (zǎo shàng hǎo)

晚安

Good night (wǎn ān)

再见

Goodbye (zài jiàn)

中

Middle (zhōng)

人

person (rén)

中国人

Chinese people/person (zhōng guó rén)

爸爸

father (bàba)

沙发

sofa; couch (shāfā)

爱

love (ài)

奶奶

grandma (nǎi nai)

蛋

egg (dàn)

懒

lazy (lǎn)

山

mountain (shān)

棒棒糖

lollipop (bàng bàng táng)

帮忙

to help (bāng máng)