Chinese Unit 3 Vocab

Chinese characters

Pinyin

Meaning in English

1.    饿

e

hungry

2.  非常

Fei chang

 very

3.  学校

xue xiao

school

4.  学

xue

to learn; to study

5. 中文

zhong wen

Chinese (language)

6.  可以

Ke yi

may; can

7.  用

yong

to use

8.  点菜

Dian cai

(at restaurant) to order

9.   菜

Cai

dish

10.  菜单

Cai dan

menu

11.  点

dian

short for 一点儿, meaning a little bit

DIFFERENT from No. 8

12.   

yao

want

13.   请问

qing wen

May I ask…? similar to “excuse me”

14.  喝

He

 drink

15.  吃

chi

 To eat

16.   春卷

Chun juan

(food) spring roll

17.  炒

Chao

to stir fry

18.   米

Mi

rice

19.  好吃

Hao chi

tasty; delicious; yummy

20. 买单

Mai dan

 To pay bill (restraint)

21. 好的

Hao de

(colloquial) OK; yep

22.  麦当劳

Mai dang lao

McDonald’s

23. 没(有)

mei

short for 没有, meaning “did not” (past)

24. 饱

bao

“full” as in “I am full.”

25. 现在

xian zai

Now

26. 汉堡包

Han bao bao

 hamburger

27.  米饭

mi fan

cooked rice

28. 饭馆

fan guan

 restaurant

29.  面条

Mian tiao

noodles

30.  中国

Zhong guo

China

31. 中国菜

Zhong guo cai

China food

32.  美国

美国

America; USA

33. 美国菜

美国菜

American food

34. 披萨

Pi sa

 pizza

35.  三明治

san ming zhi

sandwich

36.  饺子

jiao zi

Chinese dumpling