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Chinese Vocabulary
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好 How (like 'how are you')
Good / Well
adjective 吗 mah (neutral tone)
question particle
particle 喂 Way (like way to go)
Hello, Hey (for audio check or phone)
interjection 这个 Juh-guh (J as in jump)
this; this thing
pronoun 开 Kai (rhymes with sigh)
to turn on; to open; to start
verb 了 Luh (short u sound)
particle (indicates change of state/completion)
particle 今天 Jeen tee-en
today
noun 是 Sher (like 'sure' without the 'r')
to be
verb 星期三 Sheeng chee sahn
Wednesday
noun 到 dow
arrive; reach
verb 午饭 woo fan
lunch
noun 时间 shih jyen
time
noun 塔可 Tah-kuh (Tah like 'ta-da', Kuh like 'kettle')
taco
noun 星期二 Shing-chee-er (Shing like 'sing', Chee like 'cheese', Er like the 'r' in sister)
Tuesday
noun 会 Hway (rhymes with way)
can (learned ability)
modal verb 说 Shwuh (like 'sure' without the 'r')
speak, say
verb 英语 Ying-yoo (Ying as in singer, Yoo as in you)
English language
noun 我 Woh
I; me
pronoun 很 Hunn
very; quite
adverb 困 Kwoon
sleepy; tired; trapped
adjective 早上 dzow-shahng (dzow like 'how' with a 'z')
Morning
noun 最近 zway-jean (zway rhymes with 'way', jean rhymes with 'lean')
lately; recently
adverb 怎么样 zen-muh-yang (zen like 'zen', yang like 'yawn' but with 'ng')
How is it? / What's up?
interrogative phrase 请 ching (like 'c' in church, followed by 'ing')
please; to invite
verb 来 lie (like 'lie down')
to come; (used when ordering food) to bring/serve
verb 一 ee (like 'e' in see)
one
article 份 fun (rhymes with 'fence' without the 's')
measure word for serving or portion
measure word 披萨 pee-sah
pizza
noun 你好
Hello
服务员
Server, waiter/waitress, attendant
发财
to get rich; to make a fortune
晚安 wan ahn
goodnight
interjection 歌曲 Guh-choo
song
noun 一天 Yee-tyen (like 'ee' + 'tee-en')
one day / a day
noun 拿 Nah (like 'na' in 'nasty', but with a rising tone)
Take; Hold; Grab
verb 笔记本电脑 Bee-jee-ben dee-en-now
laptop; notebook computer
noun 用 Yoong (like 'yawn' with a final 'ng' sound)
use; work; be usable
verb 钥匙 Yow-shur (like 'yacht sure')
key
noun 真是 Juhn-shir (like 'Jen' + 'shir')
really is / truly is
adverb 漫长 Mahn-chahng (like 'man' + 'ch-ahng')
long (in time, tedious)
adjective 讨厌 Tow-yen (t-ow as in towel, y-en as in yen currency)
hate, dislike
verb 星期一 Shing-chee-ee (Shing as in singing, chee as in cheese, ee as in eel)
Monday
noun 打印机 Dah-yeen-jee
printer
noun 见 jee-en (like 'jean' without the 'n' sound being too strong)
to see; to meet
verb 关 gwan (rhymes with 'swan')
to close; to shut
verb 运动 Yoon-dong (yoon as in 'fewn', dong as in 'song')
to exercise; sports
verb 食物 Shy-woo (Shy like 'she', Woo like 'woo-hoo')
food
noun 喝 heh (like 'He' without the 'd')
drink
verb 暖 nwahn (like 'n'ew + 'a'n, said with a rising-falling third tone)
warm
adjective 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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