Chinese 1 - Lesson 3 - Dialogue 1

  • 月 (yuè): moon

  • 九月 (jiǔ yuè): September

  • 十二 (shí èr): twelve

  • 号 (Hào): day of month

  • 星期 (xīng qí): Week

  • 星期四 (xīng qí sì): Thursday

  • 天 (tiān): day

  • 日 (rì): day, sun

  • 生日 (shēngrì): birthday

  • 年 (nián): year

  • 今年 (jīn nián): this year

  • 多 (duō): how many

  • 大 (dà): big, old

  • 十八 (shí bā): eighteen

  • 岁 (suì): year (of age)

  • 吃 (chī): to eat

  • 饭 (fàn): meal

  • 怎么样 (zěnme yàng): How is that?

  • 太...了 (tài ... le): too, extremely

  • 谢谢 (xiè xiè): thank

  • 喜欢 (xǐ huān): to like

  • 菜 (cài): dishes

  • 还是 (hái shì): or

  • 可是 (kě shì): but

  • 我们 (wǒ men): we

  • 点 (diǎn): o'clock

  • 半 (bàn): half

  • 晚上 (wǎn shàng): evening; night

  • 再 (zài): again

  • 见 (jiàn): to see

  • 再见!(zài jiàn): goodbye!

  • 英国 (Yīng guó): Britain

  • 现在 (xiàn zài): now

  • 刻 (kè): quarter

  • 事(儿)(shì (er)): matter

  • 今天 (jīn tiān): today

  • 很 (hěn): very

  • 忙 (máng): busy

  • 明天 (míng tiān): tomorrow

  • 晚饭 (wǎnfàn): dinner, supper

  • 为 (wèi): for

  • 为什么 (wèi shéme): why

  • 因为 (yīnwèi): because

  • 还 (hái): also, too

  • 同学 (tóngxué): classmate

  • 认识 (rènshí): to be acquainted with

  • 朋友 (péngyǒu): friend