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Chinese Vocabulary
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周 joe (like the name)
week
noun 以前 'yee-chyen'
before, in the past
adverb 插座 Cha-dzuo (Cha like 'cha-cha', Dzuo like 'dzwor' - similar to 'tsaw')
electrical outlet, socket
noun 为什么 way-shuh-muh
why, for what reason
interrogative pronou 呢 nuh
(question particle)
particle 手机 Sho-jee (Sho like 'show', Jee like 'gee')
mobile phone
noun 看到 Kahn-dao (Kahn like 'can', Dao like 'dow' in 'down')
to see, to spot
verb 意识 yee-shur
to realize/consciousness
verb 门票 men-pyow
admission fee/ticket
noun 周末 joe-moh (like 'Joe' + 'mo' in 'motto')
weekend
noun 烤 kaow (rhymes with 'now', but with a 'k' sound)
to bake / to roast
verb 寿司 Show-see (like 'show' and 'see')
sushi
noun 几乎 Jee-hoo (like 'gee' whiz and 'hoo'dini)
almost, nearly
adverb 饭 Fahn (rhymes with 'fun' but with an 'ah' sound)
cooked rice, meal
noun 咖啡机 kah-fay-jee
coffee machine
noun 可惜 kuh-shee
a pity; too bad; unfortunate
adjective 贵 gway
expensive/high (price)
adjective 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 平时 Ping-shur (like 'ping' pong and 'sure' without the 'e')
usually, in ordinary times, weekdays
adverb 坏 hwai
broken; bad; spoiled
adjective 真 zhn (like 'jen' but with a 'z' sound)
really; truly
adverb 不如 boo-roo
how about; it would be better to
adverb 星期天 shing-chee-tee-en
Sunday
noun 蔬菜 Shoo-tsai
vegetables
noun 早午餐 zow-woo-tsan
brunch
noun 通常 Tong-chang
usually
adverb 新鲜 Shin-shien
fresh
adjective 水果 Shway-gwoh
fruit
noun 办 bahn
to host
verb 派对 py-dway
party
noun 轮到 loon-dow
it is one's turn
verb 农贸市场 nong-maow shur-chang
farmer's market
noun 些 shyay
some, a few, several
determiner 打包 Dah-bau (Dah as in dog, bau as in bow)
to pack/to pack up (for takeaway)
verb 轮流 loon-lyoh
take turns
verb 晚饭 wahn-fahn
dinner
noun 这次 jeh tsuh
this time
time phrase 不用 Boo yong (Bú rhymes with 'boo', yòng rhymes with 'song')
No need to; Don't need
adverb/phrase 找 Jao (like 'jow' in 'how')
to give change; to look for
verb 好像 haow-shyang
seem, it seems like
adverb 钱包 chian-baow
wallet, purse
noun 车上 cher-shang
in the car, on the vehicle
noun 过道 gwo-dow
aisle, passageway
noun 箱子 shyang-dzuh
box, case
noun 走动 dzou dong
to walk around, to move about, to navigate
verb 难 nan
difficult, hard
adjective 落在 luoh-zai
to leave behind, to drop (at a location)
verb 堆满 dway man
to pile full, to be cluttered with
verb 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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