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发生 fah-shung
to happen, to occur
verb 提前 Tee-chyen
ahead of time, in advance
adverb 完 Wahn (as in 'wand')
finished, complete
resultative compleme 事情 Shur-ching
matter, thing, task, affair
noun 项目 shyang-moo
project
noun 内 nay
inside/within
postposition 完成 wahn-chung
to finish/to complete
verb 整个 jeng-geh
entire/whole
adjective 怎么 'Zun-muh' (like 'zen' in Zen garden, 'muh' like mother)
how, in what way
adverb 走 *zoh* (like 'z' in zoo, 'o' in go)
to walk / to go
verb 办公室 bahng-gohng-shirr
office
noun 这 Juh (like the 'ge' in 'get')
this
pronoun 在 Dz-eye (like 'sigh' but starting with a 'dz' sound)
to be located at / at
verb 哪儿 Nahr (rhymes with 'car' but with a rising tone and 'r' sound)
where
interrogative pronou 几 jee
which; how many (small number)
pronoun 药店 yao-dee-en (like 'ya' in 'yard' + 'dee' + 'en' in 'ten')
pharmacy
noun 去 'Choo' (like the start of 'chew' but with a sharper 'ch' sound)
to go, to leave, to get to
verb 那里 'Naa-lee' (like 'nah' in 'nail', 'lee' like 'leek')
there
pronoun/locative wor 问 *wuhn* (like 'w' in want, 'uh' as in fun, ending with 'n')
to ask
verb 主 *joo* (like 'j' in jump, 'oo' in too)
main / principal
adjective 广场 *gwahng-chahng* (like 'gwong' in Hong Kong, 'chahng' like 'chong' in strong)
square / plaza
noun 家乡 jee-ah-shyong
hometown
noun 楼 loh
floor; building
noun 她 tah (like 'ta' in taco)
she/her
pronoun 住 joo (like 'ju' in 'juice', but with a flatter 'u' sound)
to live/to reside
verb 的 duh (like 'a' in 'sofa', neutral tone)
possessive/nominalizer particle
article (particle) 地方 dee-fahng
place/location
noun 离 lee (like 'li' in 'litigate')
away from/to be distant from
preposition 这儿 jair (like 'share', but with a 'j' sound and a strong 'r' sound)
here
pronoun (locative) 大概 dah-guy (like 'da' in 'father' and 'guy')
about/approximately
adverb 有 yoh (like 'yo' in 'yonder', with a rising-falling tone)
to have/there is (used in distance structure)
verb 三 sahn (like 'sa' in 'sad' followed by 'n')
three
article (numeral) 公里 gong-lee
kilometer
noun (measure word) 个 guh
measure word (general)
measure word 新 sheen
new
adjective 句子 jyoo-tzuh
sentence
noun 上大学 shang dah-shweh
to attend university
verb 半 Bahn (like 'bun' but nasal)
half
number 小时 Shee-ow-shrr (Shee-ow like 'meow', shrr like 'sure' but with 'r' sound)
hour
noun 能 nung (like 'nong' in 'long')
can/be able to
verb 赶上 gahn shahng
make (it)/catch up with
verb 说实在的 shwaw shurr zai duh
to be perfectly honest
phrase 所有 swaw yoe
all/all of the
adjective/quantifier 空闲时间 kong shee-en shurr jee-en
spare time
noun 当时 dong-shur
at that time
adverb 当 dahng (like dong, but with a longer 'a' sound)
to be/serve as
verb 责任 tzuh-run (zé: like 'tzuh'; rèn: like 'run')
responsibility/duty
noun 他们 Tah-mun
They
pronoun 部 Boo (like 'boo' a ghost says)
measure word for movies/books/machines
article 你 Nee (like the English word 'knee')
You
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