hao4

(measure word for number in a series, day of the month)

qing1qi1

week

xing1qi1yi1

Monday

Note: you can replace the 'yi' number to create other days of the week. 'er' is Tuesday, 'san' is Wednesday, etc. Sunday, however, is xing1qi1ri4. (see next card)

xing1qi1ri4

Sunday

Note: The ‘ri' is pronounced "rr."

tian1

day

sheng1ri4

birthday

Note: uses the same "ri" as Sunday (xing1qi1ri4)

sheng1

to give birth, to be born

ri4

day, sun

jin1nian2

this year

duo1

how many/much, to what extent

da4

big, old

sui4

year (of age)

chi1

to eat

fan4

meal, (cooked) rice

zen3meyang4

Is that OK?

How is that?

How does that sound?

tai4...le

too, extremely

xie4xie4

to thank

xi3huan

to like

cai4

dishes, cuisine

hai2shi

or

ke3shi4

but

wo3men

we

dian3

O'clock

ban4

half, half an hour

wan3shang

evening, night

zai4jian4

goodbye, see you again

zai4- again

jian4- to see

xian4zai4

now

ke4

quarter (of an hour)

shi4(r)

matter, affair, event

jin1tian1

today

很

hen3

very

mang2

busy

ming2tian1

tomorrow

wan3fan4

dinner, supper

wei4shen2me

why

wei4- for

yin1wei4

because

hai2

also, too, as well

Note: indicates that the action or situation denoted by the verb involves someone or something else in addition to what has already been mentioned.

tong2xue2

classmate

ren4shi

to be aquainted with, to recognise

peng2you

friend