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顺便 shoon-bee-en (like 'soon', 'be-in')
conveniently/by the way/briefly
adverb 过来 gwor-lie (like 'gore' 'lie')
come over
verb 打招呼 dah jow-hoo (like 'dah' 'chow-who')
to say hello/to greet
verb 联系 Lye-en Shee (like 'liar' without 'r', plus 'she')
contact, get in touch, reach out
verb/noun 度过 Doo-gwor (doo like 'do', gwor like 'gore')
to spend (time); to pass (time)
verb 终于 Zhong (like 'jong' in 'jungle') - yu (like 'yoo' in 'you')
finally, at last
adverb 感激 Gahn Jee (like 'gone' but slightly rising tone, then 'gee' like 'jeep' without 'p')
appreciate, grateful, thankful
verb/adjective 打扰 da-row (like 'duh' + 'row' as in a fight)
to interrupt; to disturb
verb 重要 jong-yow (like 'dzong' + 'yow' as in 'wow')
important
adjective 很多 hun-dwoh (like 'hen' + 'dwore')
a lot/many/so much
adverb/adjective 下周 shyah joe
next week
noun 会议 hway yee
conference / meeting
noun 一路 ee loo
all the way / the whole trip
adverb 那么 nah-muh
then, well (as transition)
adverb/conjunction 回去 hway-chyoo (hway rhymes with 'way', chyoo like 'chew')
to go back, to return
verb 安全 ahn-chwen (ahn like 'on', chwen rhymes with 'when')
safe; security; safety
noun/adjective 期待 Chee-Dye (Chee like 'cheese', Dye like 'tie')
to look forward to, to anticipate
verb 碰到 pung daow
to run into (by chance), to encounter
verb 很快 Hun Kwai (Hun like 'hurl' without the 'rl', Kwai like 'why')
soon, very fast
adverb 加入 jyah-roo
join/add
verb 你们 nee-mun
you (plural)
pronoun 一会儿 ee-hway-err
a moment/a while/a minute
adverb 积累 jee-lay
to accumulate, to amass
verb 当然 dong-ran
certainly, of course
adverb 品质 pin-zher
quality (of product or service)
noun 投资 toe-zee
investment; to invest
noun/verb 肯定 Kuhn-ding
definitely/surely
adverb 回复 hway-foo (like 'way' with an 'h', then 'foo')
reply / respond / get back to
verb 本人 bunn ren
the person oneself; in person
noun 运气 yoon-chee (like 'yawn-chi')
luck, fortune
noun 抱歉 bow-chee-en (as in 'bow' down, 'cheat' with an 'n')
sorry / apologize
adjective 有空 yoh kohng
have a moment/have free time
verb 说一下 shwoh yee-shee-ah
say a little bit/briefly discuss
verb 碰 pung (like 'pungent' without the 'ent')
to touch, to bump, to meet
verb 会儿 hwair (like 'hwayer')
a little while, a short time
measure word/suffix 关于 gwan-yoo
regarding; concerning; about
preposition 说话 shwo hwa
To speak/to talk
verb 赶 gahn (like 'gong' without the 'g')
To rush; to hurry
verb 之前 jirr chee-en
Before
noun 替 Tee
on behalf of
preposition 原谅 yoo-ahn lee-ang
Forgive
verb 直接 jirr jee-eh
Direct; blunt
adjective 拦住 lann joo
To stop; to catch (by blocking the way)
verb 尽快 jin-kwai
as quickly as possible; soon
adverb 上次 shahng-tsuh
last time, previous time
noun/adjective 进展 jeen-jahn
progress, development
verb/noun 想法 shy-ang-fah
idea; opinion
noun 自从 dzuh-tsong
since (a time)
preposition/conjunct 那边 nah-bee-en
that side, there, your end
noun/adverb 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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