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Chinese Vocabulary
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儿子 err-dzuh (r-sound is soft; 'zi' like the 'ts' in 'cats')
son
noun 女儿 Nwee-err (Nwee like French 'nui', err like 'error')
daughter
noun 家 jee-ah
family, home
noun 宠物 chong-woo
pet
noun 母亲 moo-chin (Moo as in 'mood', chin as in 'chin')
mother (formal)
noun 侄子 'Jir-zuh' (like 'Jerk' but with 'zih')
nephew (brother's son)
noun 书桌 Shoo-jwor (Shoo like 'shoe'; jwor like 'drawer')
desk
noun 签名 Chee-en-ming (qiān like 'chee-en', míng like 'ming')
signature; to sign
noun 活儿 Hwor (like 'h' in 'house' followed by a short 'o' and an 'r' sound)
work, job, labor
noun 明天 ming-tyen
tomorrow
noun 大学 Dah-shweh
university; college
noun 明年 Ming-nyen (like 'mingle' without 'le', then 'yen')
next year
noun 下个月 shyah guh yweh
next month
noun 团聚 twahn-jue
reunion, to reunite
noun 家里 jyah-lee
home; in the house
noun 爸妈 Bah-mah (like 'bother' without 'ther' and 'mama')
parents (Dad and Mom)
noun 其他人 Chee tah ren
the other people; the rest
noun 奶奶 Nye-nye (like 'nigh-nigh')
paternal grandmother
noun 今晚 Jin-wahn
this evening; tonight
noun 厨师 choo-shrr (shrr like 'sure' without the 'e')
chef; cook
noun 亲戚 chin-chee
relative; extended family
noun 德州 duh-joh (like 'duh' in 'butter' and 'jo' in 'Joe')
Texas (abbreviation)
noun 妈 Mah (like the beginning of 'mama')
mom; mother
noun 叔叔 shoo-shoo
uncle
noun 意见 Yee-jyen
opinion, suggestion
noun 足球 zoo chee-oh
soccer, football
noun 训练 shoon lee-en (x as in 'she')
training, practice
noun 表亲 Bee-ow chin (like 'bee-ow' in 'meow', 'chin' like the body part)
cousin (general term)
noun 性格 shing-guh
personality; nature
noun 春天 Choon-tee-en
spring (season)
noun 老二 Lao Arr (Lao like 'cow' but with 'L', Arr like 'are' but with a slight 'r' sound)
middle child, second child
noun 投入 toh-roo (like 'toe' + 'roo')
devotion, commitment, to invest
noun 传统 chwan-tong
tradition
noun 时候 shur-ho (like 'shirr hoe')
time, moment
noun 三十年 San-shir Nee-en
thirty years
noun 男朋友 nan-pung-yoh
boyfriend
noun 国外 Gwor-wye (Gwor like 'gore', wye like 'why')
abroad/foreign country
noun 你家 nee jyah
your family/your home
noun 人口 ren-koh
population/number of people
noun 双胞胎 shwong-bao-tie
twins
noun 年纪 nyen jee (like 'nien' in 'biennial' and 'gee' in 'geese')
age
noun 谢饭祷告 shyeh-fahn dow-gao
say grace (meal-thanking prayer)
noun 小时候 shee-ow-shrr-ho
When one was little; growing up
noun 支柱 jirr-joo
pillar; backbone; mainstay
noun 教育 jee-ow-yü
education
noun 大家庭 dah-jyah-ting
extended family
noun 程度 chung-doo
level, degree, extent
noun 感恩节 gahn-un jee-eh
Thanksgiving
noun 耐心 Nigh-shin (like 'nigh' + 'shin')
patience
noun 今天 Jeen tee-en
today
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