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Chinese Vocabulary
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星期三 Sheeng chee sahn
Wednesday
noun 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 英语 Ying-yoo (Ying as in singer, Yoo as in you)
English language
noun 早上 dzow-shahng (dzow like 'how' with a 'z')
Morning
noun 披萨 pee-sah
pizza
noun 歌曲 Guh-choo
song
noun 一天 Yee-tyen (like 'ee' + 'tee-en')
one day / a day
noun 笔记本电脑 Bee-jee-ben dee-en-now
laptop; notebook computer
noun 钥匙 Yow-shur (like 'yacht sure')
key
noun 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 食物 Shy-woo (Shy like 'she', Woo like 'woo-hoo')
food
noun 水 shway (like 'sh' plus 'way')
water
noun 烟 yen (like the Japanese currency)
smoke, cigarette
noun 计划 Jee-hwah
plan; project
noun 线 Sheen (but with a sharper, thinner 'sh' sound, like 'shien')
Cable, Cord, Line, Wire
noun 应用 eeng-yong (yìng sounds like 'eeng' with a falling tone; yòng sounds like 'yong' in 'wrong')
application / app
noun 充电器 Chong-dyen-chee (chong like 'long', dyen like 'yen', chee like 'cheese')
charger
noun 按钮 ahn-nee-oh
button (for pressing)
noun 耳机 are-jee (like 'are' followed by 'jee' in 'jeep')
headset, earphones, headphones
noun 平板电脑 Ping-ban d'yen-now (ping as in ping pong, ban as in banish, d'yen as in 'yen for something', nao as in now)
tablet (computer)
noun 密码 Mee-mah (Mee like 'see', Mah like 'car')
PIN; password; code
noun 电脑 dee-en now (4th tone, 3rd tone)
computer / PC
noun 键盘 jee-en pahn
keyboard
noun 充电宝 chong-dyen-bao
power bank, portable charger
noun 附近 foo-jean
nearby, vicinity, neighborhood
noun 新闻 Sheen-wun (Sheen like shine, wun like when)
news
noun 周 joe (like the name)
week
noun 插座 Cha-dzuo (Cha like 'cha-cha', Dzuo like 'dzwor' - similar to 'tsaw')
electrical outlet, socket
noun 手机 Sho-jee (Sho like 'show', Jee like 'gee')
mobile phone
noun 门票 men-pyow
admission fee/ticket
noun 周末 joe-moh (like 'Joe' + 'mo' in 'motto')
weekend
noun 寿司 Show-see (like 'show' and 'see')
sushi
noun 饭 Fahn (rhymes with 'fun' but with an 'ah' sound)
cooked rice, meal
noun 咖啡机 kah-fay-jee
coffee machine
noun 蛋糕 dan-gaow (like 'dawn' + 'gaw' in 'gawk')
cake
noun 下午 Shyah-woo (like 'shyah' in 'shy' and 'woo' in 'wood')
afternoon
noun 星期天 shing-chee-tee-en
Sunday
noun 蔬菜 Shoo-tsai
vegetables
noun 早午餐 zow-woo-tsan
brunch
noun 水果 Shway-gwoh
fruit
noun 派对 py-dway
party
noun 农贸市场 nong-maow shur-chang
farmer's market
noun 晚饭 wahn-fahn
dinner
noun 钱包 chian-baow
wallet, purse
noun 车上 cher-shang
in the car, on the vehicle
noun 今天 Jeen tee-en
today
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