Level 1 - Mandarin Beginners - International House London

谚语 (yànyǔ) Proverbs

熟能生巧 shú néng shēng qiǎo practice makes perfect

Lesson 1

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

问候语及自我介绍 Wènhòu yǔ jí zì wǒ jièshào Greetings & self-introduction

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
我	wǒ	I, me	pronoun	我学习中文。 (Wǒ xuéxí Zhōngwén.) I study Chinese.
你	nǐ	you	pronoun	你叫什么名字？ (Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?) What is your name?
他	tā	he, him	pronoun	他是我的哥哥。 (Tā shì wǒ de gēge.) He is my older brother.
她	tā	she, her	pronoun	她很聪明。 (Tā hěn cōngmíng.) She is very smart.
它	tā	it	pronoun	它是一只猫。 (Tā shì yī zhī māo.) It is a cat.
您好	nín hǎo	hello (polite)	phrase	您好，老师！ (Nín hǎo) lǎoshī!	A respectful greeting. Use with elders, superiors, or in formal situations.
你好	nǐ hǎo	hello	phrase	你好，朋友！ (Nǐ hǎo) péngyou!	Standard, informal greeting.
叫	jiào	to be called, to call	verb	我叫小明。 (Wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng.) My name is Xiaoming.
你呢？	nǐ ne?	and you?	phrase	我很好，你呢？ (Wǒ hěn hǎo) nǐ ne?
姓	xìng	surname, family name	noun, (verb)	你姓什么？ (Nǐ xìng shénme?) What is your surname?	As a verb, it means "to have the surname of".
名	míng	given name, first name	noun	他的名字很好听。 (Tā de míngzi hěn hǎotīng.) His given name is very pleasant-sounding.
谢谢	xièxie	thank you, thanks	verb / interjection	谢谢你的帮助。 (Xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù.) Thank you for your help.
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye, see you again	verb / interjection	我们明天再见。 (Wǒmen míngtiān zàijiàn.) We'll see each other again tomorrow.

句式结构 (jù shì jiégòu) Sentence structures

你叫什么（名）？ Nǐ jiào shénme (míng)? What is your name?

我叫 …… 。 Wǒ jiào ….. . I am called/named ….. .

你好吗？ Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you?

我很好。你呢？ Wǒ hěn hǎo. Nǐ ne? I am very good/well. And you?

Formula: Declarative sentence + 吗？

你好！ Nǐ hǎo! Hello!

我叫 … 。你叫什么？（你呢？） Wǒ jiào … . Nǐ jiào shénme? (Nǐ ne?) My name is … . What is your name? (And yours?)

我叫 … 。 Wǒ jiào … . My name is … .

你好吗？ Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you?

我很好。谢谢。 Wǒ hěn hǎo. Xièxiè. I am good. Thank you.

谢谢。 Xièxiè. Thank you.

Lesson 2

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

数字和日期 Shùzì hé rìqí Numbers and dates

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

Table 1: 数字 (shùzì) numbers
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
零	líng	zero, 0	number	今天是零度。 (Jīntiān shì líng dù.) It is zero degrees today.	Also means "zero" in temperature, scores, etc.
一	yī	one, 1	number	我有一个苹果。 (Wǒ yǒu yī gè píngguǒ.) I have one apple.	Tone changes to yì before 4th tone (e.g., 一个 yí gè).
二	èr	two, 2	number	我有两个弟弟。 (Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè dìdi.) I have two younger brothers.	For counting, 两 (liǎng) is often used instead of 二.
三	sān	three, 3	number	现在三点。 (Xiànzài sān diǎn.) It's three o'clock now.
四	sì	four, 4	number	我家有四口人。 (Wǒ jiā yǒu sì kǒu rén.) There are four people in my family.
五	wǔ	five, 5	number	星期五我有课。 (Xīngqīwǔ wǒ yǒu kè.) I have class on Friday.
六	liù	six, 6	number	我六点回家。 (Wǒ liù diǎn huí jiā.) I go home at six o'clock.
七	qī	seven, 7	number	七月很热。 (Qī yuè hěn rè.) July is very hot.
八	bā	eight, 8	number	我八月去北京。 (Wǒ bā yuè qù Běijīng.) I will go to Beijing in August.
九	jiǔ	nine, 9	number	九月开学。 (Jiǔ yuè kāixué.) School starts in September.
十	shí	ten, 10	number	这个孩子十岁。 (Zhège háizi shí suì.) This child is ten years old.
百	bǎi	hundred, 100	number	这本书一百块。 (Zhè běn shū yī bǎi kuài.) This book costs one hundred yuan.	For numbers like 200, say 两百 (liǎng bǎi).

Table 2: 日期 (rìqí) dates
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
年	nián	year	noun	我学习中文一年了。 (Wǒ xuéxí Zhōngwén yī nián le.) I have been studying Chinese for a year.
月	yuè	month, moon	noun	这个月很忙。 (Zhège yuè hěn máng.) This month is very busy.	Can mean both "moon" and "month".
日	rì	day, date (formal)	noun	今天是九月十日。 (Jīntiān shì jiǔ yuè shí rì.) Today is September 10th.	More formal for dates; often used in writing.
号	hào	date, number	noun	今天是九月十号。 (Jīntiān shì jiǔ yuè shí hào.) Today is September 10th.	More colloquial for dates; also means "number".
昨天	zuótiān	yesterday	noun	昨天是星期一。 (Zuótiān shì xīngqīyī.) Yesterday was Monday.
今天	jīntiān	today	noun	今天天气很好。 (Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.) The weather is very nice today.
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow	noun	明天是我的生日。 (Míngtiān shì wǒ de shēngrì.) Tomorrow is my birthday.
是	shì	to be	verb	我是学生。 (Wǒ shì xuésheng.) I am a student.	The verb "to be" for nouns, not adjectives.
一月	yīyuè	January	noun	一月很冷。 (Yīyuè hěn lěng.) January is very cold.	Months are written without a space.
二月	èryuè	February	noun	二月有二十八天。 (Èryuè yǒu èrshíbā tiān.) February has twenty-eight days.
三月	sānyuè	March	noun	三月春天开始。 (Sānyuè chūntiān kāishǐ.) Spring starts in March.
四月	sìyuè	April	noun	四月经常下雨。 (Sìyuè jīngcháng xià yǔ.) It often rains in April.
五月	wǔyuè	May	noun	五月一日是劳动节。 (Wǔyuè yī rì shì láodòng jié.) May 1st is Labor Day.
六月	liùyuè	June	noun	六月天气很热。 (Liùyuè tiānqì hěn rè.) The weather is very hot in June.
七月	qīyuè	July	noun	七月是暑假。 (Qīyuè shì shǔjià.) July is summer vacation.
八月	bāyuè	August	noun	八月我去了中国。 (Bāyuè wǒ qùle Zhōngguó.) I went to China in August.
九月	jiǔyuè	September	noun	九月学校开学。 (Jiǔyuè xuéxiào kāixué.) School starts in September.
十月	shíyuè	October	noun	十月有国庆节。 (Shíyuè yǒu guóqìng jié.) October has National Day.
十一月	shíyīyuè	November	noun	十一月天气变冷了。 (Shíyīyuè tiānqì biàn lěng le.) The weather gets colder in November.	Months 11 and 12 should be written as single words.
十二月	shí'èryuè	December	noun	十二月是最后一个月。 (Shí'èryuè shì zuìhòu yīgè yuè.) December is the last month.	There's often a light pause between "shí" and "èr", marked by an apostrophe.

Lesson 3

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

生日 Shēngrì Birthday

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
生日	shēngrì	birthday	noun	明天是我的生日。 (Míngtiān shì wǒ de shēngrì.) Tomorrow is my birthday.
面条	miàntiáo	noodles	noun	我喜欢吃面条。 (Wǒ xǐhuān chī miàntiáo.) I like to eat noodles.	Often refers to wheat noodles.
钱	qián	money	noun	我没有钱。 (Wǒ méiyǒu qián.) I don't have money.
卡	kǎ	card	noun	这是我的银行卡。 (Zhè shì wǒ de yínháng kǎ.) This is my bank card.	Short for 卡片 (kǎpiàn).
歌	gē	song	noun	他会唱很多歌。 (Tā huì chàng hěnduō gē.) He can sing many songs.
礼物	lǐwù	gift, present	noun	谢谢你的礼物。 (Xièxie nǐ de lǐwù.) Thank you for your gift.
蛋糕	dàngāo	cake	noun	我买了一个蛋糕。 (Wǒ mǎile yī gè dàngāo.) I bought a cake.
多大	duō dà	how old	phrase	你多大了？ (Nǐ duō dà le?) How old are you?	Used to ask age. There is a space in pinyin.
..岁	.. suì	.. years old	phrase	我二十岁。 (Wǒ èrshí suì.) I am twenty years old.
生日礼物	shēngrì lǐwù	birthday gift	noun	这是我给你的生日礼物。 (Zhè shì wǒ gěi nǐ de shēngrì lǐwù.) This is the birthday gift I give you.
生日蛋糕	shēngrì dàngāo	birthday cake	noun	我们吃生日蛋糕吧。 (Wǒmen chī shēngrì dàngāo ba.) Let's eat the birthday cake.
生日歌	shēngrì gē	birthday song	noun	我们唱生日歌。 (Wǒmen chàng shēngrì gē.) We sang the birthday song.	Often refers to "Happy Birthday to You".
生日卡	shēngrì kǎ	birthday card	noun	我收到一张生日卡。 (Wǒ shōudào yī zhāng shēngrì kǎ.) I received a birthday card.
的	de	(possessive/attributive particle)	particle	这是我的书。 (Zhè shì wǒ de shū.) This is my book.	Used to indicate possession or attribution.
我的	wǒ de	my, mine	pronoun phrase	我的家在北京。 (Wǒ de jiā zài Běijīng.) My home is in Beijing.
他的	tā de	his	pronoun phrase	他的车是新的。 (Tā de chē shì xīn de.) His car is new.
她的	tā de	her, hers	pronoun phrase	她的名字是小红。 (Tā de míngzi shì Xiǎohóng.) Her name is Xiaohong.

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

你的生日是几月几号？ Nǐ de shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào? When is your birthday?

我的生日是一月二十日。 Wǒ de shēngrì shì yī yuè èrshí rì. His/her birthday is on 20th of January.

他/她的生日是几月几日？ Tā de shēngrì shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì? When is his/her birthday?

他/她的生日是一月二十号。 Tā de shēngrì shì yī yuè èrshí hào. His/her birthday is on 20th of January.

祝你生日快乐！ Zhù nǐ shēngrì kuài lè! Happy birthday to you!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4iWaZrRAl8

Lesson 4

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

年龄、星期几和时间 Niánlíng, xīngqí jǐ hé shíjiān Age, days of the week and time

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

Table 3: 星期 (xīngqī) days of the week
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
星期	xīngqī	week	noun	一个星期有七天。 (Yī gè xīngqī yǒu qī tiān.) There are seven days in a week.
天	tiān	day, sky	noun	今天天气很好。 (Jīntiān tiānqì hěn hǎo.) The weather is very nice today.	Means both "day" and "sky".
星期一	xīngqīyī	Monday	noun	星期一我很忙。 (Xīngqīyī wǒ hěn máng.) I am very busy on Monday.	Days of the week are written as single words.
星期二	xīngqī'èr	Tuesday	noun	星期二有中文课。 (Xīngqī'èr yǒu Zhōngwén kè.) There is Chinese class on Tuesday.
星期三	xīngqīsān	Wednesday	noun	星期三我们考试。 (Xīngqīsān wǒmen kǎoshì.) We have an exam on Wednesday.
星期四	xīngqīsì	Thursday	noun	星期四我去看电影。 (Xīngqīsì wǒ qù kàn diànyǐng.) I go to watch a movie on Thursday.
星期五	xīngqīwǔ	Friday	noun	星期五晚上我休息。 (Xīngqīwǔ wǎnshàng wǒ xiūxi.) I rest on Friday evening.
星期六	xīngqīliù	Saturday	noun	星期六是周末。 (Xīngqīliù shì zhōumò.) Saturday is the weekend.
星期天	xīngqītiān	Sunday	noun	星期天我在家。 (Xīngqītiān wǒ zài jiā.) I am at home on Sunday.	星期天 is more common in spoken language.
星期日	xīngqīrì	Sunday	noun	星期日商店开门吗？ (Xīngqīrì shāngdiàn kāimén ma?) Is the store open on Sunday?	星期日 is slightly more formal.

Table 4: 时间 (shíjiān) time
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
昨天	zuótiān	yesterday	noun	昨天天气不好。 (Zuótiān tiānqì bù hǎo.) The weather was bad yesterday.
明天	míngtiān	tomorrow	noun	明天见。 (Míngtiān jiàn.) See you tomorrow.
上班	shàng bān	to go to work, to start work	verb	我八点上班。 (Wǒ bā diǎn shàng bān.) I go to work at eight o'clock.	Pinyin has a space.
下班	xià bān	to get off work, to finish work	verb	我五点下班。 (Wǒ wǔ diǎn xià bān.) I get off work at five o'clock.	Pinyin has a space.
点	diǎn	o'clock, hour	noun	现在三点。 (Xiànzài sān diǎn.) It's three o'clock now.
几点	jǐ diǎn	what time	phrase	现在几点？ (Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?) What time is it now?
半	bàn	half	noun	现在是三点半。 (Xiànzài shì sān diǎn bàn.) It's three-thirty now.
一刻	yī kè	a quarter (15 minutes)	noun	八点一刻是8:15。 (Bā diǎn yī kè shì 8:15.) Eight-fifteen is 8:15.
…差一刻	… chà yī kè	a quarter to …	phrase	十点差一刻是9:45。 (Shí diǎn chà yī kè shì 9:45.) A quarter to ten is 9:45.	The word is 差 (chà), not 叉.
…又一刻	… yòu yī kè	… and a quarter	phrase	七点又一刻是7:15。 (Qī diǎn yòu yī kè shì 7:15.) Seven and a quarter is 7:15.	This structure is less common than "七点一刻".
现在	xiànzài	now	noun	现在几点了？ (Xiànzài jǐ diǎn le?) What time is it now?
分（钟）	fēn (zhōng)	minute	noun	火车晚点三分钟。 (Huǒchē wǎndiǎn sān fēnzhōng.) The train is three minutes late.	分钟 (fēnzhōng) is the full word.
时间	shíjiān	time	noun	我没有时间。 (Wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān.) I don't have time.
上午	shàngwǔ	morning, a.m.	noun	我上午上课。 (Wǒ shàngwǔ shàngkè.) I have class in the morning.
中午	zhōngwǔ	noon	noun	我们中午吃饭。 (Wǒmen zhōngwǔ chīfàn.) We eat at noon.
下午	xiàwǔ	afternoon, p.m.	noun	下午三点开会。 (Xiàwǔ sān diǎn kāihuì.) The meeting is at three in the afternoon.
晚上	wǎnshàng	evening, night	noun	我晚上看电视。 (Wǒ wǎnshàng kàn diànshì.) I watch TV in the evening.
七点半	qī diǎn bàn	seven-thirty, half past seven	phrase	电影七点半开始。 (Diànyǐng qī diǎn bàn kāishǐ.) The movie starts at seven-thirty.
七点一刻	qī diǎn yī kè	seven-fifteen, a quarter past seven	phrase	我们七点一刻见面。 (Wǒmen qī diǎn yī kè jiànmiàn.) Let's meet at seven-fifteen.	This is a more common way to say "quarter past".

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

Formula: subject + number + 岁(suì)。

你多大？/ 你几岁？ Nǐ duōdà? Nǐ jǐ suì? How old are you?

我二十五岁。 Wǒ èrshíwǔ suì. I am 25 years old.

今天是星期几？ Jīntiān shì xīngqī jǐ? What day is it today?

今天是星期五。 Jīntiān shì xīngqī wǔ. It is Friday today.

现在几点？ Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? What time is it now?

现在七点。 Xiànzài qī diǎn. It is seven o'clock.

你几点下课？ Nǐ jǐdiǎn xià kè? When do you finish the lesson?

我八点半下课。 Wǒ bā diǎn bàn xià kè. I finish the lesson at 8:30pm.

Note: the preposition “at” ect. in English, when it is used before time, it does not need to be translated in Chinese. So does the word do/did etc. in the questions in English.

Lesson 5

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

时间和职业 Shíjiān hé zhíyè Time and occupation

词语 - 时间 (cíyǔ - shíjiān) Words - time

Table 5: 时间 (shíjiān) time
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
一点	yī diǎn	one o'clock	phrase	会议在一点开始。 (Huìyì zài yī diǎn kāishǐ.) The meeting starts at one o'clock.	For time on the hour: [Number] + 点.
两点十分	liǎng diǎn shí fēn	ten past two (2:10)	phrase	火车两点十分到站。 (Huǒchē liǎng diǎn shí fēn dào zhàn.) The train arrives at ten past two.	Format: [Number] + 点 + [Number] + 分.
三点三十五分	sān diǎn sānshí wǔ fēn	twenty-five to four (3:35)	phrase	现在是三点三十五分。 (Xiànzài shì sān diǎn sānshí wǔ fēn.) It's now twenty-five to four.	For minutes > 10, use the full number (三十五).
四点五分	sì diǎn wǔ fēn	five past four (4:05)	phrase	飞机四点五分起飞。 (Fēijī sì diǎn wǔ fēn qǐfēi.) The plane takes off at five past four.	For single-digit minutes, add a leading 零 (líng) in more formal speech (四点零五分).
七点一刻	qī diǎn yī kè	quarter past seven (7:15)	phrase	电影七点一刻开始。 (Diànyǐng qī diǎn yī kè kāishǐ.) The movie starts at a quarter past seven.	A common way to express 15 minutes past.
七点半	qī diǎn bàn	half past seven (7:30)	phrase	我们七点半吃饭。 (Wǒmen qī diǎn bàn chīfàn.) We eat dinner at half past seven.	半 (bàn) means "half".
七点四十五分	qī diǎn sìshí wǔ fēn	quarter to eight (7:45)	phrase	商店七点四十五分关门。 (Shāngdiàn qī diǎn sìshí wǔ fēn guānmén.) The store closes at a quarter to eight.	Can also be expressed as 七点三刻 (qī diǎn sān kè) or 差一刻八点 (chà yī kè bā diǎn).
十二点二十分	shí'èr diǎn èrshí fēn	twenty past twelve (12:20)	phrase	我们十二点二十分见面。 (Wǒmen shí'èr diǎn èrshí fēn jiànmiàn.) Let's meet at twenty past twelve.	For 12-hour format, add 上午/下午/晚上 for clarity.

Table 6: 职业 (zhíyè) occupation
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
职业	zhíyè	occupation, profession	noun	你的职业是什么？ (Nǐ de zhíyè shì shénme?) What is your occupation?	A formal term for one's line of work.
工作	gōngzuò	work, job	noun, verb	我在银行工作。 (Wǒ zài yínháng gōngzuò.) I work at a bank.	Can be used as a noun (一份工作) or verb (去工作).
做	zuò	to do, to make	verb	你做什么工作？ (Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò?) What work do you do?	A very common and versatile verb.
老板	lǎobǎn	boss, proprietor	noun	我的老板很忙。 (Wǒ de lǎobǎn hěn máng.) My boss is very busy.
产品	chǎnpǐn	product	noun	我们公司生产电子产品。 (Wǒmen gōngsī shēngchǎn diànzǐ chǎnpǐn.) Our company manufactures electronic products.
经理	jīnglǐ	manager	noun	他是公司的经理。 (Tā shì gōngsī de jīnglǐ.) He is the manager of the company.
学生	xuéshēng	student	noun	我是北京大学的学生。 (Wǒ shì Běijīng Dàxué de xuéshēng.) I am a student at Peking University.
工程师	gōngchéngshī	engineer	noun	我的爸爸是工程师。 (Wǒ de bàba shì gōngchéngshī.) My father is an engineer.
教师	jiàoshī	teacher	noun	我的妈妈是教师。 (Wǒ de māma shì jiàoshī.) My mother is a teacher.	A formal term; 老师 (lǎoshī) is more common.
医生	yīshēng	doctor, physician	noun	我想成为一名医生。 (Wǒ xiǎng chéngwéi yī míng yīshēng.) I want to become a doctor.
全职	quánzhí	full-time	adjective	我有一份全职工作。 (Wǒ yǒu yī fèn quánzhí gōngzuò.) I have a full-time job.	Often used as an attribute before nouns like 工作.
兼职	jiānzhí	part-time	adjective	他在做一份兼职工作。 (Tā zài zuò yī fèn jiānzhí gōngzuò.) He is doing a part-time job.	"的" is usually not part of the core word; 兼职 can stand alone as an adjective/noun.
软件工程师	ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī	software engineer	noun	我哥哥是软件工程师。 (Wǒ gēge shì ruǎnjiàn gōngchéngshī.) My older brother is a software engineer.	A compound job title.

句子 (jùzi) Sentences - 时间 (shíjiān) time

情问，现在几点（钟）？ Qǐngwèn, xiànzài jǐ diǎn(zhōng)? Excuse me, what is the time now?

你几点（开始）上班。 Nǐ jǐ diǎn (kāishǐ) shàngbān. What time do you start to work?

我七点（开始）上班。 Wǒ qī diǎn (kāishǐ) shàngban. I start to work at seven o'clock.

你几点下班？ Nǐ jǐ diǎn xià bān? What time do you finish work?

我下午六点半下班。 Wǒ xià wǔ liù diǎn bàn xià bān. I finish work at 6:30pm.

句子 (jùzi) Sentences - 职业 (zhíyè) occupation

你的职业是什么？ Nǐ de zhíyè shì shénme? What is your occupation?

我的职业是教师。 Wǒ de zhíyè shì jiàoshī. My occupation is a teacher.

你做什么工作？ Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò? What do you do?

我（的工作）是教师。 Wǒ (de gōngzuò) shì jiàoshī. My occupation is a teacher./ I am a techer.

Lesson 6

主题 (zhǔtí) Subject

外出就餐 Wàichū jiùcān Eating out

词语 (cíyǔ) Words

Table 7: 外出就餐 (wàichū jiùcān) eating out
中文 (zhōngwén) Chinese	拼音 (pīnyīn) Pinyin	英语 (yīngyǔ) English	词类 (Cílèi) Parts of speech	句子 (jùzǐ) Sentence	笔记 (Bǐjì) Note
吃	chī	to eat	verb	我吃面条。 (Wǒ chī miàntiáo.) I eat noodles.
喝	hē	to drink	verb	我喝水。 (Wǒ hē shuǐ.) I drink water.
面条	miàntiáo	noodles	noun	面条很好吃。 (Miàntiáo hěn hǎochī.) Noodles are delicious.	This word was already in a previous table.
饺子	jiǎozi	dumplings	noun	我喜欢吃饺子。 (Wǒ xǐhuān chī jiǎozi.) I like to eat dumplings.
米饭	mǐfàn	(cooked) rice	noun	我们每天吃米饭。 (Wǒmen měitiān chī mǐfàn.) We eat rice every day.	Refers specifically to cooked rice.
鱼	yú	fish	noun	鱼很有营养。 (Yú hěn yǒu yíngyǎng.) Fish is very nutritious.
茶	chá	tea	noun	妈妈喜欢喝茶。 (Māma xǐhuān hē chá.) Mom likes to drink tea.
水	shuǐ	water	noun	请给我一杯水。 (Qǐng gěi wǒ yī bēi shuǐ.) Please give me a glass of water.
果汁	guǒzhī	fruit juice	noun	果汁太甜了。 (Guǒzhī tài tián le.) The fruit juice is too sweet.
酒	jiǔ	alcohol, wine, liquor	noun	他不喝酒。 (Tā bù hē jiǔ.) He doesn't drink alcohol.	General term for alcoholic beverages.
食物	shíwù	food	noun	中国食物很好吃。 (Zhōngguó shíwù hěn hǎochī.) Chinese food is delicious.	Formal/general term for food.
饮料	yǐnliào	beverage, drink	noun	你想喝什么饮料？ (Nǐ xiǎng hē shénme yǐnliào?) What beverage would you like to drink?	Refers to drinks in general.
练习	liànxí	to practice; practice	verb, noun	我每天练习中文。 (Wǒ měitiān liànxí Zhōngwén.) I practice Chinese every day.
翻译	fānyì	to translate; translation	verb, noun	请你翻译这个句子。 (Qǐng nǐ fānyì zhège jùzi.) Please translate this sentence.
想	xiǎng	to want; to think; to miss	verb	我想喝水。 (Wǒ xiǎng hē shuǐ.) I want to drink water.	Can mean "to want to", "to think", or "to miss (someone)".

句子 (jùzi) Sentences

情问你想吃什么？ Qǐngwèn nǐ xiǎng chī shénme? What would you like to eat, please?

我想吃 … Wǒ xiǎng chī … I would like to eat …

情问你想喝什么？ Qǐngwèn nǐ xiǎng hē shénme? What would you like to drink, please?

我想喝 … Wǒ xiǎng hē … I would like to drink …