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THE ROUGH GUIDE
MANDARIN CHINESE PHRASE BOOK Compiled by
LEXUS
www. rou g hgui de s.com
Credits Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook
Rough Guides Reference
Compiled by Lexus with Julian Ward and Xu Yinong Lexus series edi !or Sally Dav1es Layout Jessca Subramaman Picture Research: Scon Stickland
Director Andrew Locken Editors Kale Berens, lan Blenkinsop , Tom Cabo!, Tracy Hq:>kins, Matthew Millon, Joe Staines
Publishing information Firs! ed1!ion published in 1997 This updated edi!1on published October 2011 by Rough Guides Ud, 80 Strand, London, WC2R ORL Email mal@roughguldescom Distributed by !he Penguin Group: Penguin Books Lid, 80 Strand, London, WC2R ORL Penguin Group (USA), 375 Hudson S!ree!, NY 10014, USA Penguin Group (Australia). 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Vielma 3124, Aus!ra 1a Penguin Group (New Zealand), Cnr Rosedale and Airborne Roads, Albany, Auckland, New Zealand Rough Guides is represented 1n Canada by Tourmaline Edi!1ons Inc , 662 King S!ree! Wes!, Sui!e 304, Toronto, Ontario , M5V 1M 7 Pnn!ed in Singapore by Toppan Security Printing P!e. Lid. The publishers and author have done !herr bes! 10 ensure !he accuracy and currency of all information in The Rough G.Jide Mandann Chinese Phrasebook, however, !hey can accep! no responsibility for any loss or inconvenience sustained by any reader as a resul! of 11s information or advice No par! of !his book may be reproduced 1n any fum without perm1ssron from !he publisher except for the quotation of bnef passages 1n rev1ews. Lexus Ud, 20 11 Travel tips S1mon Lewrs and Da.tid Leffman
256 pages A catalogue record for !his book 1
ilalje from !he British Library
978-1-84836-733-3 35
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CONTENTS How t o use this book .................. ............................................ 4 Bas1cs
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Scenar1os ............................................................................ 23 English-Chinese .................... .......... .................................. .. 55 Chinese-English ................ .................... ............ .................. 181 Ch1nese S1gns .. .................................................................. 221 Menu reader: Food .............................................................. 237 Menu reader: Dnnk .............................................................. 253
How to use this book
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he Rough Guide Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook is a highly practical introduction to the contemporary language. It gets straight to the point in every situation you might encounter: in bars and shops, on trains and buses, in hotels and banks, on holiday or on business. Laid out in clear A-Z style with easy-to-find, colourcoded sections, it uses key words to take you directly to the phrase you need - so if you want some help booking a room, just look up "room" in the dictionary section. The phrasebook starts off with Basks, where we list some essential phrases, including words for numbers, dates and telling the time, and give guidance on pronunciation, along with a short section on the different regional accents you might come across. Then, to get you started in two-way communication, the Scenarios section offers dialogues in key situations such as renting a car, asking directions or booking a taxi, and includes words and phrases for when something goes wrong, from getting a flat tyre or asking to move apartments to more serious emergencies. You can listen to these and download them for free from www.
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roughguides.com/phrasebooks for use on your computer, MP3 player or smartphone. Forming the main part of the guide is a double dictionary, starting with English-Chinese, which gives you the essential words you'll need, plus easy-to-use phonetic transliterations. Then, in the Chinese-English dictionary, we've given the phrases you'll be likely to hear (starting with a selection of slang and colloquialisms), followed by the Signs section, which explains many of the signs, labels, instructions and other basic words you'll come across in print or in public places. Scattered throughout the sections are travel tips direct from the authors of the Rough Guides guidebook series. Finally, there's an extensive Menu reader. Consisting of separate food and drink sections, each starting with a list of essential terms, it's indispensable whether you're eating out, stopping for a quick drink or looking around a local food market. Note: one abbreviation is used in this book: adj for adjective.
-NU9!JXt vnu shunfeng! Have a good trip! The Rough Guide Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook > HOWTOUSETHIS BOOK
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Basic phrases yes shide shur-dur
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no bit boo ::f
OK h:W how H hello nl hao nee how f:fr;~f good morning nl zao nee dzow
f:fr\-'fgood evening nl hao 111 how
f:fr\~f good night wan'an wahn-ahn
at~ goodbye/see you! zaijian
dzai-jyen ¥'}.'A!, see you later hult6ujian
hway-toh-Jyen @1 ~.'A!, please qlng clung ~ yes, please hao, xiexie
how hsyeh-hsyeh H~r~r could you please- ••• ?
qlng nln-... , hao rna?ching nm ... , how mah ~ ~ ... , ~f
P.!b ? thank you xi exie hsyeh-hsyeh ~~ thank you very much duoxie dwor-hsyeh ;$~I no, thank you xiexie, wb bti
yao hsyeh-hsyeh wor boo yow
~1~1ilt::f~ don't mention itbli keqi boo kur-chee ::f~-4;
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how do you do? nl hao
nihow f:fr\H
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how an! you? nl hao rna?
rnatr f:fr\HP.!b
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fine, thanks hen hao. xiexie hun how hsyeh-hsyeh ~f~J~J nice to meet you jiandao nl h~n gaoxlng jyen-dow nee hun gow-hsing .'A!.tiJ f:fr\1~ ~ ~ excuse me ~o get past) laojia low-jyah ~~ (to get attention) laoji3, qlng wen-... ching wun ~~~ J'CJ excuse me/sorry dulbuql dway-boo clwe x1::f®
sorry?/pardon me? nl shuo
shenrne' shwor shun-rnur
1:fr\i3?.1t z. ?
1see/1 understand wil rnlngbai
te wor ming-bai tur i\1: a_ij
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1 don't understand wil bit dbng
i\(;::f·ti do you speak English?
nln hul jiang Ylngyo rna' hway jyang ying-yew rnah
f~~ijj:~i!P.!b ? 1 don't speak-Chinese
wil btihul jiang Hanyo wor boo-hway hahn-yew i\(;::f~ijj:VZ. i!
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1942 yijiii sier ni:in yee-jyoh sur-er nyen -JL!m=~
could you speak more slowly? qlng shuo man
yidianr ching shwor maim yee-dyenr
Days
i#iR:~-,.,~UL could you repeat that? qlng nl
ziti shuo yibian. hao ma? ching nee dzai shwor yee-byen how mah ~fi)\11}i)t-i!1ii~P~ ?
Sunday Xlngqilian
hsing-chee-tyen £MJC Monday xlngqlyi
hsing-chee-yee £ M Tuesday xlngqler
Dates
hsing-chee-er £M=
Dates in Chinese are written in the following order:
Wednesday Xlngqlsan hsing-chee-sahn £M~
year + month + number To write the year, place the relevant numbers in front of ni:in (year); this is followed by the month and then the number of the day plus hao:
Thursday xlngqlsi
hsing-chee-sur £Mlm Friday xlngqlwu
hsmg-chee-woo £M.li Saturday xlngqlliit
hsing-chee-lyoh £M; \
the first of September
jiilyue ylhao jyoh-yew-eh yeehowJL~-~ the second of December
shieryue erhao shur-er-yew-eh erhow+=~=~ the thirtieth of May
wi:iyue sanshihao woo-yew-eh sahn-shur-how .li~ ~ +~ the thirty-first of May, 2006
erlinglingliu nian wuyue sanshiyihao ur-lmg-hng-lyoh nyen woo-yew-ehsahn-shur-yee-how
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Months January yiyue yee-yew-eh - ~ February eryue er-yew-eh =~ March sanyue sahn-yew-eh ~~ April siyue sur-yew-eh lm~ May wiiyue woo-yew-eh .li~ June liityue lyoh-yew-eh ;';;~ July qlyue chee-yew-eh -t;~ August bayue bah-yew-eh ;\~ September jiuyue IYOh-yew-eh JL~ October shiyue
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November shiylyue
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shur-yee-yew-eh J3 December shieryue shur-er-yew-eh -f- =J3
When telling the time, the word dian is added to the nwnber to indicate the hours. Zhong (clock) is optional and is placed at the end of most time expressions. The word fen (minutes) is added to the nwnber of minutes. whattime is it? jldian le?
jee-dyen lur Jt.~ T ? o'clock dian zhang dyen joong
.~fill one o'clock yildian (zhang)
yee-dyen - .~ (
fill )
two o'clock liangdian (zhong) lyang-dyen ~.~ (
fill )
at one o'clock yidian (zhang)
yee-dyen - .~ (
fill )
it's one o'clock yidian (zhang)
(fill)
it's two o'clock liangdian
(zhang) lyang-dyen ~.~ (fill) it's ten o'clock shidian (zhong) shur-dyen -f-.~ ( fill ) five past one yidian wiifen yee-dyen WOI)-fun -.~1i.:5t 10
quarter past one yidian yike yee-dyen yee-kur -.~ -~J quarter past two liangdian yike lyang-dyen yee-kur ~.~-~J
Time
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ten past two lia.ngdian shifen lyang-dyen shur-fun ~.~ -f-)t
half past two liangdia.JJ ban
balm~.~~ half past ten shidian bin shur-dyen -f- .~~ twenty to one yidian cha
ersh i yee-dyen chah er-shur
-A~=-t twenty to ten shidian cha ershi
shUI-dyen
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quarter to one yidian cha
yike yee-dyen chah yee-kUI -.~~-~] quarter to two liangdian cha yike lyail!J-dyen ~.~~-~] a.m. (early morning up to about 9) zaoshang dzow-shahng -'f-__t ~rom about 9 till noon) shingwii __t q:. p.m. ( BASICS
6 a.m. zaoshang liitdian dzowshahng lyoh-dyen !f. J:/,.~
2 er, liang lyang 3 sansahn ~
6 p.m. (18.00) wanshang liudian wahn-shahng ll$tJ:/,.~ 10 a.m. shangwii shidian shahngwoo shur-dyen _tq:f-,~
4 si sur 1m
10 p.m. (22.00) wanshang shidian wahn-shahng
ll$tJ:t-.~ noonzhongwii joong-woo midnight banye bahn-yur
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5wu1i 61iit lyoh;\ 7 ql chee {:; 8 babah )\ 9 jiiijyoh
cpq:
¥-1i
hour xiaoshi hsyow-shur ;j\B;j" minute fen fun )t two minutes liang fenzhong lyang fun -joong j:!l:j)tofljl second miao rnyow tJ;' quarler of an hour yi kezhong kur-joong -~Joflll half an hour ban xiaoshi bahn hsyow-shur ~/j\B:j" thn~e
quarters of an hour san kezhong sahn kur-toong
~~Joflll nearly three o'clock kuii san dian le kwa sahn dyen lur·tR~.~T
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10 shi shur f11 shiy! shur-yee
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f-f13 shisan shur-sahn f- ~ 14 shisi shur-sur f- 1m 15 shiwu shur-woo f-1i 16 shiliu shur-lyoh f-;\ 17 shiqlshur-chee f-{:; 18 shiba siJUr-bah f-;\ 19 shijiU shur-jyoh f- JL 20 ershi er-shur f21 ershiyi er-shur-yee f-22 ershier er-shur-er f30 sansh i sahn-shur ~f12 shier shur-er
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31 sanshiyl sahn-shur-yee ~t-32 sanshier sahn-s hur-er
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Numbers See Measure words, p.l3. Oling~
1 yl yee-
lmf1if60 liushi lyoh-shur ; \ f70 qlshi chee-shur {:;f80 bashi bah-shur )\f40 sishi sur-shur
50 wiishi woo-SIIUr
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90 jifishi jyoh-shur JLT
100yibru-8 101 yibru ling yl-8~102 yibii ling er - 8~= 110 yibii yishi yee-shut -8--t111 yibru yishiyi shur-yee
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200erbru=a 201 erbru ling yi = 8~202erbii ling er =a~= 210 erbii ylshi yee-shut =a--t300 sanb3i sahn-bai ~8 1,000 yiqian yee-chyen - -=f 2,000 liangqian lyan!J-chyen ~T 3,000 sanqian sahn-chyen ~-=f 4,000 siqian sur-chyen 11!1 -=f 5,000 wuq ian woo-chyen 1i-=f 10,000 yiwan yee-wahn -7) 50,000 wfiwin 1i7J 100,000 shiwin shur-wahn 1,000,000bruwin 87) 10,000,000 qlanwin chyen-wahn
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-=f 7J
100,000,000 yi yi
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Tones, p.l7). In other situations, the fourth tone is used: one, two, three yi. er, san yee er salm
a fish yitiao yit yee-tyow yoo a tree yike shu yee-kurshoo
The exception to the above is if yi is followed by a fourth tone, in which case it changes to second tone: an object yijian dongxi yee-IYen doong-hshee
In number sequences yao is used for 'one' instead of yi, as in the two examples below: 32518 (phone number)
san-er-wfi-yao-ba sahn-er-woo-yow-bah number one hundred and nineteen (room number)
yaoyaojifi yow-yow-jyoh There are two words for two in Chinese: er and liang. Er is used in counting or for phone, room or bus numbers: one, two three ... yi. er, san .. yee er sahn
Counting When counting'one, two, three' and so on, yl (one) is written and said with the first tone (see
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number two (room, house etc) er hito er how number two bus er lit che er loo chur
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Br also occurs in compound numbers:
8th di ba ~;\. 9th di jiii JYOh ~ }L 10th di shi shur ~
thirty-two sanshier sahn -shur-er Liang is similar to 'a couple' in English and is used with measure words (see below): two friends liangwd pengyou lyang-way pung-yoh two buildings liangsuo fangzi lyang-swor fahng-dzur Ling (zero) is used when there are zeros in the middle of a number sequence: one hundred and three yibii ling san yee- bar ling sahn one thousand and three yiqian ling san yee-chyen lrnq sahn Note that Chinese has a unit for 10,000 (wi n) and for 100,000,000 (yi)
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Measure words Chinese uses measure words between a numeral and a noun or between a word like 'this' or 'that' and a noun . In English, a word like 'pat' in 'two pats of butter' could be seen as a measure word There are different measure w ords for different types or categories of noun . Some comm on measure words are: ba bah for chairs, knives, teapots, things with handles, bunches of flowers bei bay for cups, glasses ben bun for books, magazines kuir.i kwar for lumps, pieces
Ordinals
liang lyar1q for vehicles
1stdi)~~-
ti
2nddi er~= 3rd di san sahn ~_:::.
4th di si sur ~ [1!J 5th di Wtl ~Ji 6th di liir lyoh ~;'-., 7th di ql chee ~-t
ao tyow for fish and long narrow things
zhang 1ahng for tables, beds, tickets There is also a general m easure word ge. This can also be used if the correct measure word is not known. The Rwgh Gu1de Mandann Chnese Phrasebook > BASICS
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Here are some examples of measure words in use: zheiben shu zheiliang zL\:ingche sanzhang piao sishige ren
Jay-bun shoo this book Jay-lyang dzur-hsmg-chur this bicycle sahn-Jahng pyow three tickets sur-shur-gur run forty people
Pronunciation Throughout this book Chinese words have been written in the standard romanized system known as pinyin (see below). Pinyin, which was introduced in China in the 1950s, can for the most part be used as a guide to pronunciation. However, some syllables are not pronounced in an immediately obvious way, so a simplified transliteration is also provided in ahnost all instances. This transliteration should be read as though it were English, bearing in mind the notes on pronunciation below:
Vowels ah
ai ay
long 'a'. as in art 'i' as in I, eye as in hay
eh
'e as in bed
oh
'o' as in go, oh as in cow
ow
Consonants ch dz
as in Chinese like the 'ds' in heads hard 'g' as in get
Is
as in tsar as in yes
Pinyin Chinese words are made up of one or more syllables, each of which is represented in the written language by a character. These syllables can be divided into initials (consonants) and finals (vowels or vowels followed by either n or ng). In spoken Chinese, the 14
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consonant finals are often not fully sounded. A full list of initials and finals, along with the closest equivalent sound in English appears below. There are, however, some sounds that are unlike anything in English. In this pronunciation guide, words containing these sounds are given in Chinese characters as well; ask a Chinese person to pronounce them for you.
Initials Pinyin- Initial f,
I. m, n, s, w. y b, d, g p. t, k
h j, q. x j
q x
Pronunciation
are all similar to English similar to English, but a shorter sound a more emphatic pronunciation as in pop, tap and cap (more strongly pronounced than b, d and g above) slightly harsher than an h in English, closer to the ch sound in loch or Bach pronounced with the lips positioned as if you were smiling: 'j' as in jeer 'ch' as in cheer 'sh' as in sheer, but say it with your lips in a smile and the tip of your tongue pointing up. This sound is shown in the book with hs 'ts' as in tsar
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z ch, sh, zh, r
'ds' as heads
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ch
as ch in birch
sh
as sh in shower j.,' as ge in budge tp
zh
the last group of initials is the most difficult for a non-Chinese to perfect; they are all pro nounced with the tip of the tongue curled back till it touches the palate:
as r in rung
5R A
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Finals Pinyin - Final Pronunciation a ai
as in art as in aisle
an
as in ran, but with a longer a as in art
ang ao
as in hang, but with a longer 'a as in art 'owJ as in cow
en eng
like the 'e' in the or the 'u' in fur as in weight as in shaken like 'en' followed by a softly spoken 'g' similar to err, pronounced with the tongue curled back so that it touches the palate usually pronounced as in margarine; however, after the initials c, ch, r, s, sh, z and zh it is pronounced like the 'i' in shirt or first 'ya as in yarn
ian iang iao in ing iong iu o ou ong
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similar to yen yang ('i' plus 'ang; but with shorter 'a sound) 'yow' as in yowl 'ye as in yeti as in din as in bring yoong ('i' plus 'ong') 'yo' as in yo-yo as in lore like oh oong ('ung' as in lung, with the vowel given a longer, more rounded sound)
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u ua uai uan ucmg
as in rule; or like French une or German fiber wah ('wa' plus 'a' as in art) similar to why wahn in most cases ('w' plus 'an'); after 'y; the second pronunciation of 'u' plus 'an' wahng ('w' plus 'ang')
ue
the second pronunciation of 'u' plus 'e' as in bet
ui
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2.Banks bank account to change money cheque to deposit pin number pound renmlnbl to withdraw
yinhang zhanghu huan qian zhlpiao cllnqian geren mima yTngbang renminbi qOqian
yin-hahng jahng-hoo hwahn-chyen 1ur-pyow tsun-chyen gur-run mee-mah ying-bahng run-m n-bee chew-chyen
.,. Can you change this into renminbi? Qing nin gel wo huanc heng renminbi, keyi ma? clung nm gay wor hwahn-chung run-mrn-bee, kur-yee mah .,..,. How would you like the money? N in yao shenme yang de chaopiao? nin yoh shun-mur yang dur chow-pyow .,. Small notes. Xiao chaopiao. hsyow chow-pyow
.,. Big notes. Da chiiopiao. da chow-pyow
.,. Do you have information in English about opening an account? Nimen y6u guanyu kaizhilng de ylngyu yinshuapin rna? nee-mun yoh gwahn-yew kai-jahng dur ying-yew yin ~hwah-pin mah .,..,. Yes what sort of account do you want? YOu, nin xiang kiii nazhong zhanghil? yoh, nee hsyang kai nah-chung jahng-hoo .,. I'd like a current account. Hu6ql cunkuan. hwor~hee tsun-kwahn .,..,. Your passport, please. Qing gel wo kan ylXia ninde hilzhao. ching gay wor kahn yee-hsyah neen-dur hoo-1ow .,. Can I use this card to draw some cash? Keyi yang zhege ka qo xianfin ma? kur-yee yoong jur-gur kah chew hsyan-jin mah .,..,. You have to go to the cashier's desk. Ni del dao chunayuan nar qil. nee day dow choo-nah-yew-ahn nar chew
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~ I want to transfer this to my account at the Bank of China. Wo xiang ba qian zhuiindao wo zai Zhonguo yinhang de zhanghu shang qu. wor hsyang bah chyen jwahn-dow wor dzai chung-gwor yin-hahng dur jahnghoo-shahng chew ~~OK,
but we'll have to charge you for the phonecall. Hao, ninde diimhua dei shOutei. how, nin·dur dyen·hwah day shoh-fay
3. Booking a room shower telephone in the room payphonein the lobby
linyu fangjianli de diimhua datingli de t6ubi dianhua
~ Do you have any rooms? You fangjiiin ma? yoh fahng-jyen mah
~~ For how many people? Jlge rim?
jee-gur run
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lin-yew fahng -jyen-lee dur dyen-hwah da-ting-lee dur toh-bee dyen-hwah
~ For one I for two. Yige ren /liangge ren. yee·gur run /lyang·gur run ~~ Yes, we have rooms free. YOu fangjian. yoh fahng·Jyen
~~ For how many nights? Zhu foge wanshang? joo jee-gur wahn·shahng
~ Just for one night. Yige wanshang. yee·gur wahn·shahng ~ How much is it? Duoshao qian? dwor-show chyen ~~ 900 yuan With bathroom and 700 yuan without bathroom. Dai xizaojlan de jlubal yuan renminbl, blldal xizaojlan de qlbiil yuan. dai hshee-dzow-jyen dur jyoh-bai yew-ahn run-min-bee, boo dai hsheedzow-lyen dur chee-bar yew-ahn
~ Does that include breakfast? Baokuo zaocan ma? bow-kwor dzow·tsahn mah
~ Can I see a room With bathroom? Wo keyi kan yi xiil dai xizaojian de fangjian ma? wor kur-yee kahn yee-hsyah dai hshee·dzow-jyen dur fahng-1yen mah ~ OK, I'll take it. Hao, wo yaole. how wor yow-lur ~ When do I have to check out? Wo shenme shihou jiezhang likai? wor shun-mur shur·hoh jyeh-jahng lee·kai
~ Is there anywhere I can leave luggage? YOu clln xingli de difang ma? yow tsun hsrng-lee dur dee-fahng mah
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4. Car hire automatic full tank manual rented car
zioong huimdang y6ux1ang mande shoudong huandang zode che
dzur-doong hwahn-dahng yoh-hsyang mahn-dur show-doong hwahn-dahng dzoo-dur chur
.,. I'd like to rent a car. W6 wiang zo che. wor hsyang dzoo chur .,..,. For how long? Duo chiing shi jian? dwor chahng shur-1yen .,. Two days. Liang tian. lyang-tyen .,. I'll take the... woyao ... wor yow .,. Is that with unlimited mileage? Kai duo chang lu yoo xiimzhl rna? kai dwor-chahng loo yoh hsyen-1ur mah ...... It Is. Metyou xiimzhl. may-yoh hsyen-jur .,..,. Can I see your driving licence please? Wo kiln yTxia nide jiashi zhi zhao, hao rna? wor kahn yee-hsyah nee-dur jyah-shur jur-jow, how mah .,..,. And your passport. Hai yao nide hllzhao. hai yow nee-dur hoo-1ow .,. Is Insurance Included? Baokuo baoxian rna? bow-kwor bow-hsyen mah .,..,. Yes, but you have to pay the first 1000 yuan . Baokuo, bUgoo nfn dei xian fu ylqian yuan. bow-kwor, boo-gwor mn day hsyen foo yee-chyen yew-ahn .,..,. Can you leave a deposit of 1ooo yuan? Qing nin fu ylqian yuan yajln, hao rna? ching nin foo yee-chyen yew-ahn yah-jin, how mah
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~ And If this ofnce Is closed, where do I leave the keys? Riiguo nomen zher guanmenle, w6 ba yaoshi fang zai nar? roo-gwor nee-mun 1er gwahn-mun-lur, wor bah yow-shur l How do I get an outside line?
wo zennne wang waibian da dianhuii? wor dzun-mur wahng wai-byen dah dyen-hwah IJ> What's the code to call the UKIUS from here? Yinggu6/Meigu6 de dianhua quhao shi shenme? ying-gwor/may-gwor dur dyen-hwah chew-how shur shun-mur
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~ Hello, can I speak to Mrs Wang? Wei, qingwen Wang taitai zai rna? way, ching-wun wahng ta-lai dzai mah ~~ Yes, that's me speaking. Wojiushi. wor 1yoh shw
~ Do you have a charger for th i YOu shoujTchOngdianqi rna? yoh shoh-jee choong-dyen-chee mah
zero one two three four five six seven eight nine
ling yl er
san
si wo Iill ql ba jiO
ling yee ur san sur woo lyoh chee bah jyoh
~ Can I buy a SIM card for this phone? Wo keyi mai yizhang SIM ka ma? wor kur-yee mai yee-jang sim kah mah
9. Directions f
opposite turn (off) past the street near in front of back next straight ahead on the right fUrther over there just after on the left
d uimiim guiil g uble jie jin qranmran wang hui x ra yige ylzhi wang qian z6u youbi SCENARIOS
shur-goo jyoh-hoo-chur ling-shur da-shur-gwahn hsyow-fahng-dway jing-chah-joo
~ Please come with me! It's really very urgent. Qing gen wo lili! YOu jinji qfngkuimg. ching gun wor lai I yoh jin-jee ching-kwahng ~ I've lost my keys. wo dilile yaoshi. wor dyoh-lur yow-shw
~ My car is not working. WOde c he bu gongzuale. wor-dur chur boo goong-dzwor-lur
~ My purse has been stolen. WOde qianbao bi!i toule. wor-dur chyen-bow bay tow-lur ~ I've been mugged. Wo bi!i ren qiangte. wor bay run chyang-lw ~~ What's your name? Ninde mfngzl? nin-dur ming-dzur
~~ I need to see your passport. Wo kankan ninde huzhila, hila ma? wor kahn-kahn nin-dur hoo-jow, how mah ~ I'm sorry, all my papers have been stolen. Dulbuqi, w6 suoy6u de wenjian bi!i toule. dway-boo-{;hee, wor swor-yoh dur wun-jyen bay toh-lur
11. Friends ~ Hi, how're you doing? Nihaoma? nee how mah ~~ OK, and you? Wo hen Mo, ni ne? wor hun how, nee nuh
~ Yeah , fine. Hen hila. hun how
~ Not bad. Bucuo. boo-tswor
~ Do you know Mark? Ni renshi Make ma? nee run-shur Mah-kuh mah
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~ And thi is Hannah. Zhe shi Hanna. juh shur Han-nah ~~ Yeah, we know each other. WOme n yijlng renshile.
wor-mun yee-jing run-shur-luh Where do you know each other from? Nimen shi zenme renshide? nee-mun shur dzen-mur run-shur-dur ~
~~ We met at Luke's place. Women shi zai Luke jia renshide. wor-mun shur dzai Loo-kur jyah run-shur-dur ~ That was some party, eh? Nage yanhui bang j~e. dui budui. nah-gur yen-hway bang jee-luh, dway boo-dway ~~The best. Shi zuihiio de. shur dzway-how dur
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~ Are you guys coming for a beer? Zimmen hejiu qu ba? dzahn-mun huh-jyoh chew bah ~~ Cool, let's go. Hao,zouba. how, dzoh bah ~~ No, I'm meeting Lola. wo buqu, wo yao qu jiiln Luola. wor boo-chew, wor yow chew jyen Lwor-lah
~ OK, that's cool too. Haoba. how bah ~ See you at Luke's place tonight. Wanshang zai Luke jia jianmian. wahn-shahng dzai Loo-kur jyah jyen-myen ~~ Seeyou. H uit6u jian. hway-toh jyen
12. Health antibiotics antiseptic ointment cystitis dentist diarrhoea doctor hospital ill medicine painkillers pharmacy to prescribe thrush
kangjonsu kangjon y6ugao pangguru-.gyan
yay! Ja:Juzi yTsllE\ng yryuan shengbingle yoo zhltengyao yoofang kai yoofang ekouchuang
kahng-joon-soo kahng-joon yoh-gow pahng-gwahng-yen yah-yee lah-doo-dzur yee-shung yee-yew-ahn shung-bing~ur
yow jur-tung-yow yow-fahng kai yow-fahng ur-koh-chwahng
~ I'm not feeling very well. Wo juede bu shOfu. wor 1ew-eh-dur boo shoo-foo
~ Can you get a doctor? Qing gei wo zhao ge yTsheng. ching gay wor jow-gur yee-shung
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.,. .,. Where does It hurt? Nar bu shUfu? nar boo shoo-foo .,. It hurts here. Zherteng. JUr tung .,. .,. Is the pain constant? Zongshl teng rna? dzoong-shur tung mah .,. It's not a constant pain. Bu zongshi teng. boo dzoong-shur tung .,. Can I make an appointment?
wo keyi yilyue yTsheng ma? wor kur-yee yew-yew-eh yee-shung mah .,. Can you give me something for...? GiH wo dianr ... yao, hao ma? gay wor dyanr yow, how nrah
.,. Yes, I have insurance. Wo you baoxian. wor yoh bow-hsyen
13. Hotels
I
maid manager room service
ni fuwuyuan JTngli sangfan ruwu
nyew foo-woo-yew-ahn Jing-lee soong-fahn foo-woo
.,. Hello, we've booked a double room in the name of Cameron . Ni hao, women dingle yige shuangrenfang, mfngzi shi Cameron. nee how, wor-mun ding-fur yee-gur shwahng-run -fahng, ming-dzur shur cameron .,. .,. That was for lour nights, wasn't it? Nin dingle sitian, shibushi? nin ding-iur sur-tyen, shur-boo-shur
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11>11> Can I see your passport please? Gel wo kimyixia ninde hilzhao, Mo rna? gay wor kahn-yee-hsyah mn-dur hoo-JOW, how mah 11>11> There you are, room 323 on the third ftoor. Ninde fangjiiin zili sanl6u, fangjian hao shi sanersan. mn-dur fahng-JYen dzat sahn-loh, fahng-Jyen how shursahn-er-sahn
II> I can't get this keycard to work. Wo biihul yong tangka. wor boo·hway yoong fahng·kah 11>11> Sorry, I need to reactivate it. Dulbuqi, w6 del bata jihuo. dway-boo-chee, wor day bah-tah jee-hwor
II> What time Is breakfast? Zaofan jidian? dzow-fahn Jee-dyen II> There aren't any towels In my room. WOde fangjian melyou maojTn. wor-dur fahng-jyen may-yoh mow-jin II> My fliltJt Isn't until this evening, can I keep the room a bit longer? WOde fiHJT jTntiiin wanshang qifiH, w6 nengbilneng zili fangjian dai cMngyldiiin? wor-dur fay-jee jin-tyen wahn-shahng chee-fay, wor nung-boo-nung dzai fahngjyen dai chahng yee-dyen II> Can I settle up? Is this card ok? Wo jiezhimg, y()ng xlnybngka, keyi rna? wor jyeh-jahng, yoong hsin-yoong-kah, kur-yee mah
14. Language difficulties a few words Interpreter to translate
J'ige zi k6ut6u fffiyl filnyl
jee-gur dzur koh-tow fahn-yee fahn-yee
11>11> Your credit card has been refused. Nide xlny()ngkil bel jille. nee-dur hstn-yoong-kah bay-Jew-lur
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.,. What, I don't understand. Do you speak English? Shenme? Wo bu dong. Ni hul shuo yTngyu rna? shun-mur wor boo doong, nee hway shwor ymg-yew ma1 .,..,. This isn't valid. Xinyongka wuxiaole. hsin-yoong-lUters. W6 shl gao diitnnOOde. wor shur gow dyen-nao-dur .,. Metoo. W6yeshl. wor yeh shur .,. Here's my wife now. Zhe shl wo alren. 1ur shur wor ar-run .,..,. Nice to meet you. Hen gaoxlng renshi nin. hun gow-hsing run-shur nin
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16. Nightlife heavy metal
zhongJTnshu ylnyue
folk jazz hlp-hop electro rock
xn1a
minyue jueshi yue dianzi yl nyue yaogun yue
Joong-Jin-shoo yinyew-eh min-yew-eh jew-eh-shur yew-eh hsee-hah dyen-dzur yin-yew-eh yow-gun yew-eh
.,. I want to go to a club for.. .
wo xiang qu yige julebu ung... wor hsyahng chew yee-gur jew-lur-boo ting .,..,. There's going to be a great gig at Sanlitun tomorrow night. Mingtian wanshang zai Siinlitun y6u yige rimao de yanc hu. ming-tyen wffin-shahng dzai sahn-lee-tun yoh yee-gur rur-now dur yen-choo .,. Where can I hear some local music? Nar neng xrnshang difang ylnyue? nar nung hs111-shahng dee-fahng y~n-yew-eh .,. Where's the best place for dancing? Tiaowu zuihao qu nali? tyow-woo dzway-how chew nar-lee .,. Can you write down the names of the best bars around here? Qing ni ba fujin jiuba de mingzi xiexialili, hilo rna? ching nee bah foo-jin jyoh-bah dur ming-dzur hsyeh-hsyah-lai, how mah .,..,. That depends what you 're looking for. Zhe qujueyu ni xiiingyao shenme. jur chew-jew-eh-yoo nee hsyahng-yow shun-mur .,. The place where the locals go. Dangdiren xihuan qu de difang. dahng-dee-run hshee-hwahn chew dur dee-fahng .,. A place for a quiet drink. Yige anjing de jillba. yee-gur ahn-Jrng dur woh-bah
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I> I> The casino across the river is very good. He duimian de duchiing hen you yisi. hur dway-myen dur doo-chahng hun yoh yee-sur
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~ OK, I think I'll have to leave it; it's a little too expensive for me. Wo buyi10, you diiinr tai gui. wor boo-yow, yoh dyenr tai gway ~~
How about this?
Zhege zenme yang?
JUr-gur dzun-mur yang ~
Can I pay by credit card? Shou xinyongkii ma? slloll llsin-yoong-kall mall ~ It's too big. Tai dale. tai dall-lur ~
~ It's too small. Tai xiaole. tai llsyow-lur
It's for my son - he's about this high.
Gei w6 erzi miiide- ta zheme gao.
gay wor ur-dzur mai-dur, tall jur-mur gow ~~
Will there be anything else? Hai yao biede ma?
llai yow byell-dur mall ~
That's all thanks.
BUyaole, xiexie.
boo-yow-lur, llsyeh-hsyell ~ Make it twenty yuan and I'll take it. W6 zhl xiiing fU ershi yuan, keyl rna? wor jur llsyang too ur-sllur yew-alln, ku r-yee mall
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~ Fine, I'll take it. Xing. hsing
21. Shopping for clothes to alter bigger just right smaller to try on
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~ How much is it to get in? Menpiiw duoshao qian? mun-pyow dwor-show chyen ~ Are there reductions for groups of si Liugeren ylql you meiyou youhui? lyol1-gur-run yee-chee yoh may-yoh yol1-hway
~ That was really impressive! Zhen shi haojne! jun shur how-jee-lur
23. Taxis ~ Can you get us a taxi? Olng bang women jiao yniang chuzuche? ching bahng wor-mun jyow yee-lyahng choo-dzoo-chur ~~ For now? Where are you going? Xianzai? Dao nar qu? hsyen-dzai, dow nar chew
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~ To the town centre. Dao shi zhongxin.
dow shur joong-hsin ~
I'd like to book a taxi to the airport for tomorrow.
wo xiang ding yiliang mingtian dao feijichang de chllZuche. wor hsyahng ding yee·lyahng ming-tyen dow fay-Jee-chahng dur choo-dzoo-chur ~~ Sure, at what time? How many people? Hao , jidian? Jige ren?
how, jee-dyen, jee-gur run ~
How much is it to the Temple of Heaven? Dao Tiantan duo shao qian?
dow tyen-tahn dwor show chyen ~ Right here Is fine, thanks. Ting zai zher jiu keyi, xiexie.
ling dzai Jer Jyoh kur-yee, hsyeh-hsyeh ~ Can you walt here and take us back? Ni zai zher deng women, zal sang w omen hufqu, hao rna?
nee dzai jer dung wor-mun, dzai soong wor-mun hway-chew, how mah ~~ How long are you going to be? Nimen zoo duocMng shijian?
nee-mun dzoh dwor-chahng shur-jyen
24. Trains to change trains platform return single station stop ticket
huan huache zhilntal wangfanpioo danchE\ngpiao huochezhiln nngche huochepioo
hwahn hwor-chur jahn-tai wahng-fahn-pyow dahn-chung-pyow hwor-chur-jahn tng.;;hur hwor-chur-pyow
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dwor-show chyen ~ A single, second class to ... Ylzhang danchengpiao, erdeng chexiang, dao...
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.,. Two returns, second class to... Liimgzhang wangfimpiao, erdeng chexiang, dao... lyang-jahng, wahng·fahn-pyow, ur-dung chur-hsyang, dow .,. For today. Jintiande. jin-tyen-dur
.,. For tomorrow. Mfngtiande. ming-tyen-dur
.,. For next Tuesday. Xia xingqierde. hsyah hsing-chee-ur-dur
.,..,. There's a supplement for the express. Tekuai jiasoou. tur·kway IYah-shoh .,. .,. Do you want to make a seat reservati Ni yao ding zuowei ma? nee yow ding dzwor-way mah .,..,. You have to change at Shanghai. Ni dei zai Shanghai huanche. nee day dzai Shahng-hai hwahn·chur .,. Is this seat free? Zhege zuo youren zuo ma? 1ur-gur dzwor yow-run dzwor mah .,. Excuse me, which station are we at? Qingwen, zheshl shenme zhiln? ching-wun, jur shur shun-mur ;aim .,. Is thIs where I change for Suzhou? Shl zai zher huan dao Siizhou de hu6che ma? shur dzai jur hwahn dow Soo-1oh dur hwor-chur mah
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acrobatics zaji dzah-jee
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admission charge: how much is the admission charge?
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roo-chahng fay shur dwor-show
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adult diu-en dah-run
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li1iffl ache teng tung
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accept jieshou JVeh-shoh
accident shigit shur-goo
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dili wo dao feijlchang ching dai
aftershave xithou shul ho"{ewhoh-shway ~J!J§"Jj( afterwards y\hou yee-hoh again ziti dzai
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wor dow
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lffll# alcohol (drink) jlii jyoh
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air kongqi koong-chee_24; by air zuo feijl dzwor fay-jee
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~ftifP~? all right hao how ~f I'm all right w6 mel shlrwor
air-conditioning kongtiao
may shur
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koong -tyow _2i!a)
shir ba? nee may-shur bah
ainnail: by airmail hangkong(xin) hahng-koong
1~79:$ JL~E ?
(-hsin) AA.2f~
(greeting) ni hao rn a' nee how
ainnail envelope hangkong x infenghsin-fung AA~fgM airplane feiji fay-jee
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airport feijlchang -;;hahng
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although sulran sway-rahn $1,~
animal dongwil doong-woo @!fJIJ
altogether yigimg yee-
ankle jii'iob6zi jyow-bor-dzur
nlj)Jl#-=f
goong-~
always zong dzoong ,(1:,
annoying: how annoying! zhen ti'ioyan' jun tow-yahn
am: I am shi shurjj!a.m.: at seven a.m. shangwil ql dian chee dyen
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amazing (surprising) nH~i
(one more) you yige yoh
xiangdao may hsyang-dow
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(very good) liaobuql lyow-boo-
can we have another room? wo xiang huan
chee
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ambulance jiithuche jyoh-hoocall an ambulance! (kuii) jiao jiuhuche1 (kwai) Jvow
( ·tk)
llt~~~j!----1-J%18] another beer, please qlng ziti Iai yi bei pijiil ching dzai lai
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antibiotics k.angju nsit kahng-
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llt~~OOA among ziti- .. . zhl zhong dzai-..
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amp: a 13-amp fuse shisan anpei de baoxiansi shur-sahn aim-pay dur bow-hsyen-sur
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antique: is it a genuine antique? shi zhen gildong
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jur joong
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ma7 shur JUrn goo-doong mall
~J!j_:iff!P!b ? antique shop wenwil shangdian wun-woo shalmg-dyen
j(!fJI.JlfijJ6 antiseptic fangfilji falmg-foo-jee
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mah
dalm-yew-ahn
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any duibuql, wo rneiyou
appendicitis lanwi'iyan lahn-
dway-boo-chur wor may-yoh
Xi::f~fMt~ anybody shei shay
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aperitif kaiweijii1 kar-wav-tvoh
sorry, I don't have
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does anybody speak
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appointment yuehui yew-eh-
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hway ~"J~
there wasn't anybody there
good morning, how can I help you? nin zao, wo
zfunir shenrne ren dou rneiyou zai-nar shun-mur run doh may-yoh
;f:Et.IB JL1t~A ~t:\1:~ anything shenrne shun-mur
neng b:mg shenrne rnang rna? dzow wor nung bahng shun-mur mahng mah I'd like to make an appointment wo xiang
1t~ anything else? h:ii yao shenrne? hai yow nothing else, thanks bu yio, xiexie hsyeh-hsyeh would you like anything to drink? nl yi10 he dianr
shenrne? hur dyenr I don't want anything, thanks wo shenrne dou bu
yio, xiexie wor - doh
dingge yilehiti hsyang ding gur what time would you like?
nin xiang yue shenrne shijian yew-eh three o'clock san dian (zhang) dyen uoong) I'm afraid thafs not possible, is four o'clock all right? duibitql san dian
bit xing, si dian (zhong) xing rna? dway-boo-chee hsing- mah
apart from chitle ... y\wii choolur ~T
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apartment danyuin
yes, that will be fine xing, key\ kur-yee the name was? nin gui
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apricot xingzi hsing-dzur
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f.\GffHtzatf~¥'1~ ? has my fax arrived yet? w6 gi.'i nl fa de chuanzhen daole rna' wor gay nee lah dur chwahn-[u n dow-lur rnah
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they a~ tam en shi tah-mun
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art yishit yee-shoo
you a~ (singulal) nl shi f~Ji::
a~ a
we arrived today women
da gun
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yee-yang dah £~
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as possible jlnkuiti
jin-kwai ~·tj( ashtray yan hul gang yahn-hway gahng ~iJ(i!ii ask (someone to do something) qlng
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could you ask him to ••• ? nl neng bit neng qlng ta . nung- tah ftfj~::ffi~-J#ith
? asleep: she's asleep ta sh uizhaole tah shway-jow-lur
fthgj#T aspirin aslpllin ah-sur-pee-lin
jrriJWf!Z£1* asthma qlchuan chee-chwahn
4:1W at: at my hotel
ziti w6 zhu de findiin dzar wor 100 dur
{Ef.\G{i:i¥11&16
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at the railway station z3i hu6che zhan {Ej($iio
in the au1umn qiutian
at six o'clock liudiin zhang lyoh-dyen Joong
;\l!...ill'
;f_k;R ;f_k;R
autumn qiulianchyoh-tyen
average (ordinary) yiban yee-balm
-f.R
at Li Zhen's zai U Z hen jia
on average pingjun ping-Jyewn
jyah{E$~*
.!f±q
ATM zidong qukuanii dzur-doong chew-kwahn-jee
§
i#J.Jlt~~Jl.
xlngle rna? tah hsing-lur mah
1thMTP~?
at sign, @ xiaD laoshu hsyow low-shoo 1j'~ ~
away: is it far away? yuan rna?
(in email address) at at
yew-aim zP~
attendant (on train) chengwilyuan chung-wo•J-yew-ahn ~~ ~ August bayue bah-yew-eh ;
awake: is he awake? ta
\.Jj
?
awful zaogaole dzow-qow-lur
lfitT
aunt (father's sister, unmarried) guguMM (father's sister, married)
JL
gurnu M-Ht
baby ylnghying-er ~
(mother's sister, unmarried) yirn il
baby food ylng'er shiwil shur-woo
~JL$!1o/.J
~-at (mother's sister, married) y irna
baby's bottle naiping ~JJ#li
yee-mah~~~ Australia Aoditliya or-dah-lee-yah
¥l:k;flj][ Australian (adj) Aoditliya
¥l:k;f1Jj[[ I'm Australian w6 shi Aoditliya r en wor shur - run
llt~¥l:k;flj][)\.
Travel tip While form.Jia and nappies might be available in rrodern, big city supermarkets, elsewhere you'll need to bring a supply (and any medication if required) tocal kids don't use nappies, just pants with a slit at the back, and when baby wants to go, m.Jmmy points him at the gutter.
automatic (adj) zidong dzur-doong
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baby-sitter linshi kart xiaoh:iir de lin-shur kahn hsyow-hair dur
ilfliEJ;f:tfiH*JLBf.J back hou hoh
)§-
(of body) houbei bay )§-~
atthe back zili houmian dzai hoh-myen
.t£)§-00
can I have my money
tee-chew-choo ~'T*~lfl!lt
bakery miinbaodii n rnyen-bowdyen
oo-§.16
balcony yangtii ~B i§l a room with a balcony dfu yangtili de fangj l:ill dur fahngjyen
1iHBa8f.JJ%J'BJ J:JX
back? qlngbaqian huangei
ball qiti chyoh
w6 ba ching bah chyen hwahn gay
ballet baleiwii bah-lay-woo
wor bah ~1e:!fi.fE~ftUE;
to come back huilai hway-
@J*
~;rn ballpoint pen yuanzhubl yewahn-joo-bee ~Jl~
ft r
to go back huiqu - ENGliSH-tCHIKESE
bath towel yitjin yew-jin
a bar of chocolate yi kuitir
mrjJ
qiaokeli yee kwaJr chyow-kur-lee
bathtub zaopen dzow-pun i*~
~:lj(JLJJ:%11
battery diinchi dyen ~hur
barber's llfadiin lee-fah-dyen
bay h;'tiwan hai-wahn
J.I~Ri
It!, '{t!1.
#JJ7'!;
be shishur ~ beach h;'titan hai-tahn tFJ,jXl
how much is this? zhel ge duoshao qian? jay gur dworshow chyen
on the beach ziti h;'titanshang dzai -shahng {E#JJ~ftt.
bean curd doufu doh-foo
30 yuan san shi kuiti qi:in kwar chyen
beans dou doh
Sf
French beans sijidou sm-jee-
that's too expensive, how about 20? tili gui le, er shi kufu, zenme ying? gway lur - dzun-mur
doh
ll9*£
broad beans candou tsahndoh :j;£
I'll let you have it for 25 er shi wii kuiti ba bar
string beans j iangdou !Yangdoh
can you reduce it a bit more? zfu jian yi dianr ba dzai jyen yee dyenr
liT£
soya beans huangdou hwahng-doh
Jt£
bean sprouts dou yar £:5¥)
OK, it's a deal hao ba how
beard htizi hoo-dzm basket k"Uang kwahu!J ~ bath xlzao hshee-dzow
Sfff%
beautiful (object) mi'ili may-lee
t)l;t*
~rm
can I have a ba1h? wo neng
(woman) piaoliang pyow-lyang
xl ge zao rn a? wor nung hshee gur
i~%
dzow mah ~fi~¥)1;1-i*P~
(view, city, bui ding) mei ~
?
bathroom yitshi yew-shur m ~
(day, weathel) hao how
H
with a private ba1hroom
because ylnwei yrn-way !;§
diti xizaoji an de f:ingj ian daJ
because of-... y6uyti
hshee-dzow-jyen dm fahng-jyen
yew
wrJ~;t* rBJ ~¥J
mrBJ
L
tiij-=f
m-T
7J yoh-
bed chuangchwahng V)i:
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beginner chC1 xLu~zhe choo-yeweh-jur fJ]~:jlif behind zai- .. h•'•umian dzai-
Fomf
:(:£
hoh-myen
behind me ziti Wl~) hhumian
wor :(:f~Fo
mf
believe xiangxin hsyang-hsin
;f§1Jli below zai- .. xi ami an dzaihsyah-myen
rlii
1:E
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bottle-opener ka.i ping qi chee
7fJfliH
wholemeal bread quanmili mianbao chew-alrn-rnai
miJL (of person) pigu Jff.JN:
bottom dlr deer
~~iti'E!. break (vetb) dapo dah-por tT$
at the bottom of the road
I've broken the-...
lit de jint6u loo dur Jin-toh
wo dapole
~81~::'k
.flttT$T
box hezi hur-dzur ~-=f
wor dah-por-lur
I think I've broken my •••
a box of chocolates yi
wade
he qiaokeli hurchyow-kur-lee
wor-dur
kur-nung hwai-lur
-~J']jljJ
.flt~
PJ~~T
box office shoupiao chit shoh-
pyow~~~
keneng huilile
breakdown gitzhang goo-jahng
~j:~ breakfast zaofan
boy nan hrur nahn h-
dzow-fahn
~i*JL boyfriend nan pengyou nahn
!f.'!:&
break-in: I've had a breakin (in room) wade fang) ian
pung-yoh ~Jffl1;1: bra xiangzhao hsyooniJ-jow
rang ren gei qiaole men le wor-dur fahniJ-jyen rahng run
R~~ bracelet sh0uzhu6 shoh-jwor
.f-t!ii brandy brulandi bai-lahn-dee
s~:li!! bread (baked) mianbao rnyen-bow
gay chyow-lur rnun lur
.fJt
81J%1BJ1-LA~r~T i'lT breast xiong hsyoong H~ breeze weifeng way-tung 1~JXI. bridge (over river) qL:lo chyow
:f#
;IR
iti'E!.
brief d uan dwalrn
(steamed) mantou rnahn-toh
briefcase gongwenbrto goongwun-bow ~
tt::'k white bread bii mianbao
lyang
soo'E!. brown bread hei mianbao hay
~iti'E!.
)C'E!.
bright (light etc) mingliang nung-
a_ijjt
brilliant (idea. person) gaoming gow-rning ~a_ij
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bring diilru
**
(husband's younger brother)
I'll bring it back later w6
xiaoshil hsyowe3hoo
brown zongse dzoong-sur
ftu~atf~w@J*
bucket t6ng Ioong ;fifi
:f*-@.
brush shuazi shwah-dzur ,!jllj
Britain Ylnggu6 yiniJ-IJWOr ~00
Buddha F6 for 1,91;
British (adj) Yinggu6 ~00
Buddhism F6jlao for-jyow 1,91;~
I'm British w6 shi Ylnggu6 ren worshur-run ft~~OO.A brochu~
shuomingshu shwor-
rning i~Jjij ~
MiT ~eg etc) duinle dwahn-lur 1/tfi T
broken (object) pole por-lur
(not working) huiile hwai-lur
~T
Buddhist (adj) F6j iilotu1Jt~f;E buffet car canche tsahn-chur
~$ building fangzi fahng-dzur
~~tt
m-r
(mutti-storey) dill6u dah-loh
*~
bunk: bottom bunk xia pit hsyah
brooch xiongzhen hsyoong-1un
rtill
middle bunk zhang pit 1oong
rpfilj
brother xiOngdi hsyoong-dee
JL~ (older) gege gur-gur
-l!f-l!f
(younger) didi ~ ~ brother-in-law (elder sister's husband) j iefu JYeh-foo ~_R:~ (younger sister's husband) meifu may-foo ~~ (wife's elder brother) neixiOng
top bunk shing pit shahng
_tfilj bureau de change wii h ui duihuin bit hway dway-hwahn
~~y[Jt~i'm burglary daoq ie dow-chyeh
~a Burma Miandian myen-dyen
~1BJ
J:l;j }L
burn (rroun} shaoshang show-
(wife's younger brother) neidi naydee J:l;j~
shahng ~115 (ver~ rinshao rahn-show
(husband's elder brother) dilb6
1?&~
nay-hsyoong
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;j\;)';;(
guo xie shihou diihuilii wor gwor hsyeh shur-hoh dai-hway-lai
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burnt: this is burnt (food) shaojiaole show·JYOW·Iur
m~T bus (public transport) gonggimg
no, you need a number-... btl qu, nlyaozilo . .. baa che chew nee yow zwor . howchur
qiche goong-goong chee-chur
0;ltt~$
business shengyi shung-yee
(limited stop) shiquche shurchew-chur
"$125:$
(in suburbs) jiaoq fiche jyowchew-chur ~125:$ qiche chahng-too chee-chur
~:iit~$ qu zuo J1lu che?
chew dzwor jee lu chur ~lj
-ft~Jt~$? when is the next bus to-... ? dao
qu de xia (yi)
ban che shl jidian? dow chew dur hsyah (yee) bahn chur shur iee-dyen ~rJ
r -ft8~
-~l$~Jt-~? what time is the last bus? mobanche shi jl dian? mor-bahn-chur shur 1ee dyen
*~l$ ~Jt-~ ?
~~
z6ngzhan goong-goong chee-chur dzoong-rahn 0;l:t4~$.~.~~ bus stop g6nggong qiche zhan
what number bus is it dow
0ifl bus station gonggong qiche
(long-distance) changbi
to-... ? dao
:!:~ (firm, company) gongsi goong-sur
does this bus go to- ... ? zhd liang che qil ... rna? jay lyang chur chew ... mah
jahn0;J:t.~$ M busy (road etc) renao rur-now
~~1\lil (person) hen mang hun mahng
flHt I'm busy tomorrow w6 mingtian hen mang wormingtyen hun mahng
litf!JJ;Rf!Ht
but keshi kur-shur
PJ ~
butcher's rou dian roh dyen
~m butter huangyou hwahng·yoh
•rm
button niiikou nyoh-koh
~l!JD buymai
;z;;
where can I buy- ... ? ziti nar neng maidao- .. .? dzai nar nung
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mai-dow .tfP}j~JLflt~¥1]
(surname) tAxing .. hsing
ftf!.~
? by: by bus zuo gonggong qiche
...
please call the doctor
dzwor ~0~1-\;.$
qing ba yisheng jiao Iii
written by-... shi .. . xie de
ching bah yee-shung jyow
shur
sheh dur ~ ••• ~Sf..!
by the windowzil chu:mghu p:IDgbian dzai
.tff&l P #ill
-)g:tE~:£~4* please give me a call at 7.30 a.m. tomorrow qlng
by the sea zili hmbian
mingtian zaoshang qi dian
.tf#!Jltl
ban get wo da dianhua ching
by Thursday Xingqi si zhi
i:Mil!IZ il!J bye ziljtan dzai-jyen M~ qian jurchyen
ming-tyen dzow-shahng chee dyen bahn gay wor dah dyen-
-)g a)J7( ~ _t -t:; .r!?:. ~~~tr~ili
hwah
please ask him to call me qlng tA da dianhua get wo tah cabbage biicai ba-tsar S~ cabin (on ship) chuancang chwahn-tsahng M\-~ cake dangao dahn-gow ~l.'t. cake shop gaodiandian gowdyen dyen
l,$,,r;'?:.J6
dyen-hwah tf~i!S
da lru gwor yee hwayr dzai dah
~u-ooJLPitr* call round: I'll call round zhao nl jow ~a)J7(*1Jt1:1\ camcorder shexiangji shur-
what's it called? zheige jiao shenme? jay-gm jyow shun-mur
i!-t-~41tz?
hsyang-jee
f1lt§;f)1
camera zhaoXiangjl jow-hsyangJee ~~;j:§.#l
he/she is called-...
flf!.~4
(phone back) wii guo yi huir zil
tomorrow wii mingtian laJ
call (verb: to phone) da dianhua dah
(given name) ti jiao
dah- gay i#ftf!.tr~ iii~~ call back: I'll call back later
can (noun) guantou gwahn-toh tah Jvow
ilii=* a can of beer yi guanr pijiii
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carriage (of train) chexLl.ng churhsyang
carrot htlluobo hoo-lwor-bor
M~~
Catholic (adj) tianzhiijiilo tyenjoo-jyow JC::E~
carry na nah ~
cauliflower cilihua tsai-hwah
cash (noun) xianqian hsyen-chyen
J:fll~
~:It cave shandong shahn-doong
will you cash this for
wrl"l
me? nl neng ti wo huan
(dwelling) yaodong yow-doong
cheng xian qian rna? nung tee wor hwahn chung- mah
f~flMHt~nlt!Jl~P-%? kwahn-dwo x~)lt
Z9J_Jlil_~:f}l,
cassette ddili tsur-dai
centimetre liml lee-mee
11*
central zhongyang 1oong-yang
tf:t:W:
~ttw
central heating nu:l.nqi nwahn-
cassette yin-jee
¥it!?.
tn~
qtlku:l.njl dzur-doong chew-
§
:fJl.-¥ cemetery mitdi
centigrade sheshi shur-shur
cash dispenser zidong kwahn-jee
¥6=7101 cell phone shoujl shoh-jee
cash desk Ji:l.okuanchu jyow-
n~corder luytnjl
loo-
j_Rif:f}l,
castle chengbao chung -bow
~~ casualty departmentjijiushi jee-jyoh-shur ~-.tlc~
cat mao mow 3"PJ catch (vetb) zhua1wah 1JK where do we catch the bus to-... ? qit ___ zili n:l.r shang che?chew- __ dzai-chur
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cathedral da jiaotang dah jyowtahng ::k~¥:
$Jfll
chee ~'9,;
centre zhongxin 1oong-hs111
tft'l.'
how do we get to the city centre? qil shi zhongxln zenmezou >chew shur joong-hsin dzun-rnur dzoh
-t:ilftf:t'l.'Z~~? certainly dangran dahn-grahn
~ ~-t\ certainly not dangran bit
~~-t\:;f chair ylzi yee-dzur
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Chainnan Mao M ao zhuxi mow Jyew-hshee
::£a
changed: to get changed huim ylfu hwahn yee-foo
change (noutr. money) lingqian ilng-chyen ~~
~1Xm~ character (in Chinese writing) zi
(verlr. money) duihuim dwayhwahn ~~
dzur~ charge (noun) shoufei shoh-fay
can I change this for-•••• ninneng bang wo duihuim
r&!f1t cheap pianyi pyen-yee 1~'§:
cheng .. rna? nung bahng wor
do you have anything
dway-hwahn chung
mah
cheaper? you piany i dianr de
...
rna? yoh Jlyen-yee dyenr dur rnah
f~fl~Mft~~.JJX: p~
?
1f~'§:J!iULff.J P~ ?
I don't have any change wo
check: could you check
yidianr lingqian ye mei you wor
the-bill, please? qlng ba
yee-dyenr ilng-chyen yur may yoh
zhimgdan jiancha y ixiil, hao
ft-_,;iU L~~t!JJ9:1f
rna? ching bah jahng-dahn
can you give me change
jyen-chah yee-syah how rnah
for a hundred-yuan note?
~t~~~ilf-rH
yi bai kuiti nin zhaodekli rn a' kwai nin jow-dur-kai mah
- 8 !RfUt1~7fP~ ?
p~? check (US: bim zhangdanr jahngdahnr ~$JL check in dengji dung-jee ~ iC.
do we have to change (trains)? zhongtu yao huim che rna? joong-too yow hwahn
where do
we have to
check in? women yao ziti nar dengji ? wor-men yow dzai nar
chur mah yes, change at Hangzhou yao zfu H angzhou huim che
ftffl~.B:IIJJ~JL~iC.? cheerio! zfujiim! dzai-jyen
¥!}~
yow dzai no, it's a direct train bu yang huim che, zhe shi zhidache yoong - jur shur
cheers! (toa>t) ganbei 1 gahn-bay
.:P*F cheese n3ilio nai-Jow ~J3!%
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chemist's yaofang yow-fahng
s~
FiJ% cheny ytngtao yin!J-Iow ~#~ chess gu6ji xi:l.ngqi gwor-jee hsyang-chee 00~-'F~:f)J; to play chess xiil qi hsyah chee
T:f)J;
Chinese-style Z hongshi Joongshur
cpj:\
chips zha tiidou tiao Jah too-doh tyow ~f±R~ (US) (zha) tildoupiilnr too-doh-
Chinese chess xiilngqi hsyang-chee ~:f)!;
pyem ( ~f
) ±Rft JL
chocolate qiaokeli chyow-kur-lee
chest (body) xiong hsyoong ~l!i]
Jlj)'ljJ
chicken (mea) jlrou jee-roh
milk chocolate n3iy6u qiaokeli nai-yoh ~JH!llJ'j)'ljJ
X~~ child haizi hai-dzur ~
-f-
child minder baomii bow-moo
W:m
TE.
china ciqi tsur-chee ~~ China Zhonggu6Joong-gwor
9='00 China tea Zhongguo cha chah
9='00~ Chinese (adj) Zhonggu6 Joonggwor
cpOO
(person) Zhonggu6 ren run
'POOA (spoken language) Himyil hahnyew jXj,tj(written language) Zhongwen joong-wun
plain chocolate chrin qtaokell
fii!;Jlj)'ljJ a hot chocolate yi bei re
chin xi ilia ho'{ah-bah
cp j(
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Chinese leaf b3i cii bai -tsai
qiaokeli (ylnli:io) bay rur- (yinlyow) -;ff-;"t~Jlj)'ljJ
Ct.J;:*l-) choose xuan hsyew-ahn
z
chopsticks kuilizi kwai-dzur
~-fChristmas Shengdiln jie shungdahn jyeh ~ilif'p Christmas Eve Shengdilnqianye -dryen-yur
~~WJ~ Merry Christmas! Shimgd:in kuiile! kwaJ-iur ~~'t:Rfk church jiaotang Jyow-tahng
#J:~ cigar xuejia hsyew-eh-Jyah ~no
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cigarette xiangyan hsyang-yen
wilt!
ii'flf!Z
cinema dic\nyfng yw\n dyen-ying
(speech, writing) qfngxi chinghshee ii'fllfJT
yew-ahn ~~~~ circle yuc\nquan ywahn-kwahn
(obvious) mfngxian -hsyen
a)3J&
~!I (in theatre) louting loh-ting ~ff city chengshi chung-shur :1$:$ city centre shi zhongxin shur
joong-hs111
clear (water) qfngche ching-chur
r!Jq:r,c,,
clean (adj) ganjing gahn-jing
clever congming tsoong-ming q:~a)3
cliff xuanya hsyew-ahn -yah ~~ climbing pashan pah-shahn
jfJgLlJ
-Tl~
clinic zhensuo jun-swor i~Yf
can you clean these
cloakroom yfmc\ojian yee-mow-
for me? nf neng ti w6
jyen ~$~ IBJ
xiyixi, rna? nung tee wor
clock zh,'ing joong
hshee-yee-hshee mall
close (verb) guan gwahn :jc
f8\f1MHl(;f)t-f)tP.!;?
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coach (bus) changtti qiche what time do you close? nlmen shenme shihou guan men? nee-mun shun-mur
K~~$
shur-hoh- mun
~ourist bus) lUy6u che
we close at 8 p.m. on weekdays and 6 p.m. on Saturdays zhouri xiawu
lyew-yoh chur ~Yhf.$ (on train) keche kur-chur ~.$ coach station changtti
ba dian, Xlngql liu x iawuliu
qichezhan chang-too chee-chur-
dian Joh-rur
jalrnK~~$~~
do you close for lunch? chi w i1fan de shihou guan m en rna? chur woo-fahn dur shur-hoh- mah yes, between 1 and
o
coach trip zu ch angtu qiche lUxing dzwor chalrng· too chee·chur lyew-hsirrg
~K~~.$~~1'
3.30 p.m. shi de, c6ng y'l
coast haibln m~
dian dito san dian ban ye
coat ~ong coot) day'! dah-yee
guan m en shur dur tsoong-
coathanger yljiil yee-jyah -«~
dow -yur
~nT
:tilt..J. ~or cleaning etc) mabu mah-boo
tie:til clothes y'lfu yee·foo
-«R!Z
clothes line shiliy'lsheng shai-yee-shung Bi§-«~ clothes peg y'lfu jiazi yee·foo
-«R!Z*-f-
cloudy duoyitn dwor-yewrr
~~
lalrng -~ code ~or phoning) d ianh u a quhao dyeo-hwah chew-how
cloth (Iabrie) buliao bool-yow
jyah-dzur
1c-«
cockroach zhanglang Jahng-
closed guanmenle gwahn· mun-lur
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chahng·too chee·chur
tt!ii51Kli5whafs the (dialling) code for Beijing? Beijing de dianhua quhao shi duoshao? dur - slrur dwor-slrow
~t*I¥Jtt!ii51K~~~
0-'?
coffee kafei l ENGliSH-tCHIKEst
coin yingbi ying-bee ~
rJi
Coke Ki'koukele km-koh-kur-lm
PJDPJ% cold !eng lung ~
where do you come from? nl shi c6ng nir liide? shur tsoong nar lar-dur I come from Edinburgh
I'm cold wo juede hen
w6 shi c6ngAidlngbao Iii
!eng wor jyew-eh-dur hun lung
de wor
~:Jlt1~1R~ I have a cold wo ganmao Ie
come back huilai hway-lai @]*
gahn-mow lm ~~'efT
I'll come back tomorrow
collapse: he's collapsed ta
w6 ming tian huilai rmng-tyen
kuale tah kwah-lm{fu~T
.
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collectqu- ... chew * I've come to collect-••• w6 Iii qu-... wor ~** collect call duifang filkui n dway-fahng foo-kwahn
comfortable shilfu shoo-foo
~HR communism g6ngchanzh uyi goong-chahn-Joo-yee
;l:tf"'.i:)(.
xt7f11~ college xueyuan hsyew-eh-yew-
Communist Party Gongchanding - dahng
alm~~~ colour yinse yahn-sur tJ;!~ do you have this in other colours? you biede yanse de ma' yoh byeh-dm - dur rnah
1fjJIJI¥Jffij!~R~ ? colour film elise jiaojuinr tsai-sur jyow-Jyew-ahnr
;l:tt"'~ Communist Party member g6ngchandingyui n -{]ahngyew-alm ;J:tf"'~ ~ compact disc jlguang changpian jee-gwahng chahngpyen ~J'(;RI§1.
Jt
company (business) gongsl goong-
*3~Mt~J L comb shitzi shoo-dzur come I i i *
~~*@]*
come in ql ng jin ching Jin
collar ylllng ;t(-$_9:(
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sm ~ iij compass zhlninzhen JUr-nahnJUn
f~~lt
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complain manyuim malm-yewahn :1"}'£: complaint baoyuim bow-yew-aim
wo xiang ti yi ge yijiim wor hsyang tee yee gur yee-jyen
ft~~--1'-~!li!. completely wanwanquanquan wahn-wahn-chahn-chahn
7%7%~~ computer diimnao dyen-now
~R® hway {f5f;~ concussion ni'iozhendimg now-
R®Jiii%
conditioner (for hair) hitf;i.sit hoofaiJ-Soo tf'l,&~ condom biyitntito bee-yewn-tow
i!lt2}1~
gwahn ~Ji$i'B contact (v«b) ltimxi lyen-hshee
ll**
contact lenses yl nxing yanjing yin-hsin!J yahn-jing ~~Jl\!.~JH~ contraceptive biyim yongpln bee-yewn yoong-pin
j!lt2}1ffl {ib
jf{l that's not convenient bit fangbiim
::ffr1l
cooker hizao foo-dzow ;11'~± cookie xiao blnggan hsyow binggahn
!j\11tf
coolliangkuai lyang-kwai
{)jr't#(
corner: on the corner jiejiaor
conference huiyi hway-yee
~i)(
tveh
JYOWf
1!J~ ) L
in the corner qiingjiaor
congratulations! gongxl' gongxi' goong-hshee
$*$* connecting flight xianjie de banjl hsyen-jyeh dur bffin -jee
ffi'~B~~HJL connection (in travelling) liimyit n
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consulate ITngshiguan ling-shur-
convenient fangbiim fahng-byen
concert ylnyuehui yin-yew-eh-
lyen-yewn
tp${' constipation biimbi byen-bee
1l~
m?£: I have a complaint to make
jun-dahng
(rail) zhMgzhuan joong-jwahn
llr;€
chyang-fyowr ~~
JL x-t
correct (right) d u i dway
corridor zoulang dzoh-lahng
~~ cosmetics huizhuangpln hwahjwahng-pin
i-l:A:9: {ib
cost (noum jiaqian jyah-chyen
ffr~
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how much does it cost?
duoshao qian7 dwor-show chyen
~~y~?
cousin (son of mother's brother:
older tlal speake~ biaoge byow-
gur~~
cotton miinhuamyen-hwah
t~:rt
(younger than speaker) bi aod i
~~
cotton wool yaomian yow-myen
f5t~
(son of father's brother: older than speaker) tangxll>ng tahng-
couchette wopii wor-poo
~rm
hsyoong ~5[. (younger than speaker) tangdi
cough kesou kur-soh ~ D~
~~
cough medicine zhlke yao jur-
(daughter of mother's brother:
kuryow Jl~f5
older tlal speake~ biaojie byow-
could: could you-... ? nln
keyi-... rna? kur-yee-... mah
f~PJtJ.
p~?
I couldn't-... wo bii neng .
wor boo nung
.JJG::fflli
country (nation) guojia IJWor-jyah
~~
byow-may ~ WK (daughter of father's brother: older than speaker) tangjie tahng-jyeh
~9li (younger than speaker) tangmei
(countryside) xii\ngai n hsyangtsun ~ft
tahng-may ~WK cow nainiti nain-yoh
couple (two people) filfii foo-foo
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crab pangxie pahng-hsyeh
i~!!i
~~.:J a couple of-... liangge-..
lyang-gur f.!'ff
jyeh~~ (younger than speaker) bi aom ei
1-
craft shop gongyipl n shangdian
goong-yee-pin shahng-dyen
courier xinshl hsin-shur
I!;~JfijJiS crash (noun: vehicle) zhuang che
course: of course dangrin
jwahng chur 11$
dahn-grahn ~~
crazy feng lung :Jfii:
of course not dangran bit
c~dit
~rt::r.
card xinyong k!i hsin-
yoong kah
1ilfffl-F
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do you take credit cards? shou xinyong ka rna?show-
crown (oo tooth) yaguim yahgwahn5fj{f
411:f~JtJ-FP~ ?
cruise zuo chuan lUxing dzwor
can I p ay by ere d it card? wo key'f yong xinyong ka
crutches guaizhang gwai-jahng
mah
chwahn lyew-sing ~~g. :U&~'T
j i3.o kuiln rna? wor kur-yee yoong hsin-yoong kah jyow
mtt cry (vetb) kiJ ~ Cultural Revolution wenhua da
kwahn mah which card do you want to use? nin y6ng de shi shenrne kii? dur shur shunmur kah
gerning wun-hwah dah gur-ming
3c1t:*.$$ cup beizi bay-d zur ~-fa cup of tea/coffee,
MastercardNisa yes , sir key'f kur-yee what's the number? duoshao haorn:F dwor-show how-mah and the expiry date? jl shi guoql? jee shur gwor-chee
please yi bel chaJkafei bay
-~~ /P,I}~Pjp cupboard g uizi gway-dzur cure (ver~ zhiy it jur-yew
1'§.-f-
y]5';@:
curly juanqude jwahn-chew-dur
~lltll¥.1 cunent (electric) dianliu dyen-lyoh
credit crunch jl nr6ng weijl jin-roong way-jee ~iiJ! ffl;fJL crisps (zha) tiidoupiimr (jah) toodoh-pyenr ( ~f
) ±lift JL
crockery canju tsahn-1yew ~ ~ crossing (by sea) guOdit gwor-doo
:dlli crossroads shizi litkou shur-dzur loo-koh
+:¥8! 0
AWf crowded yOngil yoong-jee !I!HJf crowd renqtin run-chewn
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~irii: ~~~ waer) shul liit shway-lyoh
7.l ENGliSH-tCHIKESE
I've cut myself wo ba zijl
aeshana le WOI bah dZUI-fCC gur-
~~ ~j:~
~IJ1:1JT
§ C. ;hahng cutlery daocha canju dow-chah tsahn-IYew JJJZ.~A cycling qi zixingche chee dzur-
hsing-chur ~ § i'J$
dangerous wei.xian way-hsyen
te:~ Danish (adj) Danmili dahn-mai
ft~ dark (adj) an aim
Pi
(colour) shense shunsur ~@. it's getting dark tian heile
cyclist qi zixingche de ren dur run
!¥.1-§i'T$8~A
tyen hay-lur 7(~ T date: what's the date today?
jlntian j1 hilo' jin-tyen jee how
-9-;RJL~? let's make a date for next
dad baba bah-bah ~~ daily mel tian may tyen
ilJ?(
damage (verb) sii nh uili syewn-
hwai f3\~
Monday zanmen xlage
xlngqlyl jianmian zahnmun hsyal1-gur- jyen-myen n§ffTf-1'-~M-W,llf
damaged siinhuili le t!Ji.~T
daughtern u'e rnyew-er ~JL
I'm sorry, I've damaged
daughter-in-law erxifur
this duibitql, wo ba zhei ge
nang huili le dway-boo-chee wor bah jay gur noong hwai iur
x-t::t:®~t~-1'-~~T damn! zaole! dzow-lur
lfiT
damp (adj) chaoshl chow-shur
~Jlii dance (noun) wiidao woo-dow
n NEi (verb) tiilowii tyow-woo
gjtn
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every day meitian may-tyen
:ff.fx
degree (qualification) xuewei hsyew-eh-way
all day zheng tian Jung-tyen
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delay (noun) wand ian wahn-dyen
at.~
in two days' time liang tian
deliberately gilyi goo-yee tli.~
nei nay J(p;j
delicious haochi how-chur
have a nioe day zhil nl w:l.nr
~till:
de gaoxing joo nee wahnr dur
deliver song soong ~
gow-hsing t[{:fr;)jiJLf~~~
delivery (of mail) songxin soong-
day trip yiriy6u yee-rur-yoh
-B¥M dead slle sur-lur
7fT
deafer long Ioong
hsin~fg Denmark Danmiti dahn-mai
1}if
ft~ dentist yayiyah-yee 5f~
deal (business) milimili ~~ it's a deal! yi y:l.n wei ding! yee yahnway-§Jg~
death slw:l.ng sur-wahn ENGliSH-tCHIKESI:
depend: it depends on-•••
I'm on a diet w6 zii jikou wor
ni yio kin- .. nah yow kahn
dzaJ lJG{E~D
~~~lf
I have to follow a
deposityajin yah-Jm.f!ll~
special diet w6 dei chi
dessert tianpln tyen-pin jill~ destination rn udidi
§
1¥! tiE.
develop (film) chMgxTchoonghshee
l!flfJt
guiding de yinshi day chur gway-ding dur yin-shur
llt:f~llt~~l¥! tK~ difference but6ng boo-toong
diabetic (noun) tingniiobing
::f[E'J
ren tahng-nyow-bing run
whafs the difference? you
:ftPJU~A
shenrne bit tong? yoh shun-mur
dial (verb) b nee yoh
lltl!ti& direct (adj) zhijie jur-jyeh
jur lah doo-dzur dur yow mah
:a~
1~1fr~t.lL!I±T-i¥!FiQ~ ?
(flight) zhifei jur-fay :OC~
diary rij i rur-jee
Sic
dictionary cidian tsur-dyen didn't
you zhida hu6che rna> yoh Jur-dah hwor-chur mah
see not
die sl sur
is there a direct train?
iPJ ~
1fKit:k.$ Q~ ?
7E
diet jik6u Jee-koh .~ 0
direction f3llgxiing fahng-hsyang
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discount j ianjia 1yen -Jyal1 ~1fl
which direction is it? Z ENGLISH-tCHIHESE
91
eye yanjing ymn-Jing 0& O ff will you keep an eye on my suitcase for me? mafan nin bang w6 kan yixia ubao. hao
yi jiao tah shwai-lur yee jyow
.!ll!l.1¥T-x fall (US) qiutian chyoh tyen in the fall qiutian
fXX
tkx
rna? mah-fahn nrn bahng wor
false jia jym f~
kahn yee-hsyah tee-bow how malt
family jiating JYah-ting ~HI
~:k!Jif~fW.flt~-rt.i §~fU~?
famous youming yoh-ming
f{i;
eyeglasses yanj ing yahn-Jrng
D&li
fan (electrical) fengshan fung-shahn
RIM (hand-held) shimzi shahn-dzur
.IM-t(sports) qllimi chyoh-mee ~~
face lian lyen ~
fantastic (wonderful) titihaole tai-
factory gongchang goong-chahng
Ir
how-lur j;;JfT far yuan yew-ahn
Fahrenheit huashi hwah-shur
~~ faint (verb) yiln yewn. she's fainted ta yundaole tah yewn-dow-lur
.!ll!l..-ffl!T
I feel faint w6 juede you dian (t6u) yun wor Jyew-eh-
:lit 1~
dur yoh dyen ~oh) .fit
1f.r2: ( ~).
fair (adj) gongping goong-ping
0-ffake maop:ii mow-pai
iff Jlf
fall (verlr. person) shuaidao shwaidow ;ff{fl] she's had a fall ta shu aile
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is it far from here? li zher yuan rna? jer- mah no, not very far btl titi yuan well, how far? duo yuan ne? dwor- nur it's a bout 20 kilometres er shi gongll zu6you goong-lee dzwor-yoh fan~ chefei chur-fay
$ !f1t
Far East Yuandong yew-ahndoong j&;j:; farm n6ngchang noong-chahng
;&_1,3.)
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fashionable shimaoshur-mow
B;f"~
I feel un-11 w6 juede bli
W shitfu - dur - shoo-too
fast ku ili kwai 't}(
tlt:!it1~::f:;tdH~
fat (person) pang pahng n$
I feel like going for a walk
(on meat) rarou tay-roo nE~
father fitqln too-chin
X:.*
father-in-law yuefit yew-eh-too
ffi::X: faucet shull6ngt6u shway-loongtoh
J.I ENGliSH-tCHIKEst
yj1j JWJR
fire escape taipingti ::k-'f~ fire extinguisher mielllti'1qi myeh-hwor-chee J(j(~
first diyi ~~
first class (travel etc) yi dcng yes-
dung~~ first floor er lou er loll =~
(US) yi li\u ~~
I was first w6 diyi wor
~~~
first name mingzi m1ng-dzur
4;-T if!
first of all shtlllxiiin shoh-hsyen
fish (noun) y (t yew
tr:Jt;
fit: it doesn't fit me zhe dui w6
at first qichct chee-choo
bc1 heshi jur dway wor boo hur-
~f))
shur :13:x1~~%m
the first time diyi ri tsUI
~~ ('ii:
fitting room shi yi shi shur yee
sl1uri,J\;ti::~
first on the left zu6bian
fix: can you fix this? (repair) ni
di ylge zwor-byen - gur
neng b5 zheige xilt hao 111a?
tc:ill~~1'-
nung bah jay-gur hsyol1 how malt
first aid _diict Jee-jyoh ;&,;!& first-aid kit jijictxiiing -hsyahng
;&,;!&~
f!]\fjM~i£1'-f~:B-P~? fizzy y6uqide yoh-chee-du1
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lyoh-lee ftP.iXi!iJt1~f~~lt
flag qi chee ft.j{ flannel (xllian) maojin (hshee-
lyen) mow-jin i)\;R~ =E,
rfJ
flash (lor camera) shanguangdeng
shahn-gwahng-dung
l:..q 7[;-J:T
flat (noun: apartment) da.nyuan
dahn-yew-ahn ~ j[;
=tH~ (verlij fei fay ~ can we fly then~? dit.o nit.r
you fei)i rna? dow nar yoh fay-jee
(adj) pingtan ping-lahn .If;J;f!
mah ¥1HJ~JL1f~.fJLP~
?
I've got a flat tyN wode
fog wit~
cheW biele wor-dur chur-lai
foggy: it's foggy you wit yoh
byeh-lur
fti¥J$Jla:JIT
flavour weidao way-dow ~J! flea tii10zao tyow-dzow ~tic
fVi:]jll
flight hangban hahng-bahn
flight number hangban hila how flood h6ngshul hoong-shway
min-jyen woo-dow ~ ]BJ:Jfjlj folk music minjian yinyue yin-
yew-eh ~]B]if5f;
On shops) shipln shur-pin
it81t
1#71< floor (of room: wooden) diban
food poisoning sh iwit zhongd u
joong-doo it~cp~
:ttt!t'N (storey) l ou loh ~ On hotel etc) ceng tsung
food shop, food store shipln
B
on the floor ziti dishang dzaJ
dee-shahng
1f~ folk dancing minjian wudao
food shiwit shur-woo it~
fVi:]jll-%
;(f:ttt!_t
florist huadian hwah-dyen
:7£$
flower hua hwah 1£ flu liugan lyoh-gahn rtil~ fluent: he speaks fluent Chinese ta Hit.nyti jiangde hen
liuli tah hahn-yew jyang-dur hun
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fij fly (noun) cangying tsahng-y111g
dian shur-pin dyen
it 6b r,5
foot (measurement) ylngchl ying-
chur~_R (of person) jlao (yow RtJI to go on foot bitxing boo-
hsing
tV1'1
football (game) zuqiitsii dzoo-
chyoh-sar JE~~
(ball) zitqiit dzoo-chyoh JE~
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for: do you have something for-... ? Qllness) nf you zhi. .
de yao ma7 yoh -Jur yow mall
{t-~Y~
i¥J~P~ ?
I've been here for a week
wo lilile yige xlngqi le yeegur hsrng-chee lur Forbidden City Girgong goo-
who are the dumplings
goong
ti!J:.'B
for? zhei xie jiaozi shl shei (jiao) de? jay hsyeh jyow-dzur
foreign wiliguo wai-gwor :5' ~@1
shur shay Oyow) dur
foreigner wiliguo ren run
that's for me shi wo de
I
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shur wor and this one? zhei ge ne?
jay gur nur
forget wimg wahng ;E; I forget, I've forgotten w6
that's for her shl ta de
shur tah
wangle wor -lur
.ft:ST
fork (for eating) cha chal1 )!._
where do I get the bus for Beijing? qu Beijing z.ii mir zuo che?chew - dzai nar
(in road) ch:'tlir chah-loo
ft ~
form (document) biao byow ~ formal (dress) zhimgshi Jung-shur
if.xt
dzwor chur the bus for Beijing leaves from Donglu Street qii Beijing de che zili Donglu kai chew - dur chur dzar how long have you been here? nf 131 zher duo chang
shijian le? jer dwor chahng shur-jyen lur I've been here for two days, how about you? w6 13ile Wing tian le, nf
ne? wor ar-lur lyang tyen Jur nee nur
fortnight liangge xingqi iyang-gur
hsing-chee
f.'i'if-1- £ M
fortunately xingkui hsrng-kway
$"'§'" forward: could you forward my mail? nin neng bang wo
zhuru1 yL';ia xin rn a? nung bahng wor Jwalm yee-hsyal1hsrn mall
1~1mm ~~- T f~P~ ? forwarding address zhuanxin
dizhf jwahn-hsin dee-jur
~f~tt!!.i:tl:
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fountain penquan pun-chew-aim
fresh orange juice xian jitzhl
f*.@Jf
Friday xingql w ii hsmg-chee-woo
foyer xiitxlting hsyoh-see-ting fractu~
(nourlj giizhe gyew-jur
ftt!T
free ziy6u dzur-yoh
El m
(no charge) mian fd myen fay
-*'~ mian fd de rna? dur mah
-*.~B~P~?
£WBi /JJ ENGliSH-tCHIKESE
soo-joh lai dur hsyah yee balm hwor-chur jee-dyen dow-dah
it's full of-••• llmian dou shi lee-myen doh shur
,bk.;jj;~HI-*SJ.Jr -~1.1
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genuine (antique etc) zhenzheng jun-jung game (cards etc) youxi yoh-hshee
YM5\.:lt (match) blsili
H~·
(meat) yewei yur-way Jf
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garage (for fuel) jiayou zhan jyahqiche xiulichang
chee-chur hsyoh-lee-chahng chur- koo
$W garden huayuan hwah-yew-ahn
:tt!m garlic dasuan dah-swahn
::ku gas rneiqi may-chee 11~
get (fetch) qii chew
Jtil
one, please? qlng nl ziti gi'i wo yi ge hao rn a? ching nee dzai
-)g f~~~f!t-1-~fP~? how do I getto-••• ? qit- . .. zenrne ziiu?chew-... dzun-mur dzoh -ft
~ Z.:XE
?
do you know when~ I can get them? nl zhldao wo ziti nar neng rnlii di10 rna? jee-dow wor dzai nar nung mai dow mah
gasoline qiyou c11ee-yoh ~rfll
f~~Oil! lit:B:W~J LII~~
gas station jiayou zhan jyah-yoh
~ljP~?
iahn JJDrfl!!l~ gate dam en dah-mun
*n
(at aiq>Ort) dengjlki\u dung-Jeekoh ~;fJl. D gay tongxinglian toong-hsing-lyen
JE1·r:t~ general (adj) yi ban yee bahn
-M gents' toilet nan cesuii nahn tsurswor ~.!WifJT
100
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gay wor yee gur how mah
t~$f~J.tr ~or parkin g) chekil
~00 Qanguage) Deyii dur-yew ~itt
could you get me another
yoh jahn JJDrfi!Y"~ ~or repairs)
Jt: i£
German (adj) Degu6 dur-gwor
can I get you a drink? he dianr shenrne rna? hur dyenr shun-mur mah no, I'll get this one, what would you like? zhei huf wo l:li rnlii, nl xiang he shenrne? jay hway wor hsyahng hur a glass of Maotai (13i) yi bei M aot3ijiii bay
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get back huilai hway-lai
@!*
get in (arrive) daoda dow-dah
iiJ~
will you give this to-•••. qlng ba zheige songgei clung bah Jay-gur soong-gay
get off: where do I get
iM~:i!1'-:i!~
?
off? w6 ziti nar xi ache>
give back huan hwahn if
wor dzai nar h>yah chur
glad gaoxing gow-sing ~~
.Jlt.f±PJJ~J LT$ ?
glass (maera) lx>li bor-lee
get on ~o train etc) shang che shahng chur
_t$
(for drinking) boli bei bay
get out (of car etc) xia che hsyahchur
~~
T$
~~ifF a glass of wine yi bei jiii
get up On the morning) qlchuang
-if/F¥W
chee-chwahng ~~
glasses yanjing yahn-jing ~&~
gift llwit lee-woo :f L~
gloves shoutao shoh-tow .:f-:g;
gift shop llwit shangdian shahng-
glue jiaoshulr jyow-shwayr
dyen :fL~j{jf
m
MUkJL
ginger shengjiang shung-jyang
'i:~
go qit chew -;k: we'd like to go to the
girl n Ghair nyew "!;t:1*) L
Summer Palace women
girlfriend nil pengyou pung-yoh
xiang qit Ylheyuan wor-rnun
"!J::Jlijl;[
hsyahng .Jltff)~
give gei gay ~
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where are you going? nl qit
L?
can you give me some
nar? {11\-;k:P})~)
change? qlng gei wo
where does this bus go?
ling qian, hao rna?ching
zhei liang che qit nar? jay !yang
gay wor ling chyen how mah
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song gei ta wor bah
she's gone ta yljing z6ule tah
tall .fltt~
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goodbye zilijiiln dzai-jyen
ta dao nar qit Je? dow
good evening nl hao how f~~f
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good morning nl zao zow f~.!f.
I went there last week
good nightwan'rft]\:R) L
(son's daughte~ stmnGr
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(paternal) yeye yur-yur ~~ grandmother (maternal) wiip6
good!hao1 ~
wai-JJOI
it's no good bit hao ::f~
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grandson (daughter's son) w:li sitnzi sun-dzur J~Ji]v=f (son's son) sitnzi
Ji]v=f
(study, work etc) xiaozii hsyow-dzyew
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guarantee (noun) baozheng
grapefruit ptltaoyou floo -tow-yoh
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bow-jung
'l*iJE
is it guaranteed? bao
grapes ptl tao flOO-tow 1lij
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bil baoxiit? bow - hsyoh
'l*::f'l*i~?
grass dlo tsow . . grateful ganjl gahn-Jee ~~
guest keren kur-run ~A
great (excellent) haojile how-jee-Jur
guesthouse blnguan bing-wahn
~tg
Ht&T a great success jildit chengjiil joo-dah chung-)yoh
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-Wf-Ylif guidebook daoyou shouce shoh-
greedy (for money etc) tanxln tahn-hsin
guide (tour guide) daoyou dow-yoh
fri_,L,,
tsur J¥f- YJff
.f-Jllf
guided tour you daoyou de
(for food) chan chahn
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green !use( de) lyew-sur(-dur)
[email protected]¥1
you Ian yoh- dur yoh-lahn
1f-Wf-Ylifi¥1Ylif.l!.€ guitar jita Joo-tah
greengrocer's crud ian tsai-dyen
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tf ft!!.
gum (in mouth) chlyin chur-yin
1El!i&
grey hulse(de) hway-sur(-dur)
gym tlyilguan tee-yoo-gwahn
1-*lft'B
.eK€.1¥1 grilled kilo kow ~ grocer's zahuodian dzah-hwor-
dyen~~J;S ground: on the ground ziti di
hair toufa toh-fah ;k~
shang dzai dee shahng
haircut lifi lee-fah Jj_~
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hairdresser's lltadian dyen
ground flooryll6u Joh -~ group (tourist etc) canguantuan tsahn-gwahn-twahn ~x!llm
Jj_~J;S hairdryer dianchulfeng dyenchway-fung
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hair spray penh\ji pun-fah-jee
U!Jti:;t J):tj half (adj) ban bahn '*-
ham huotui hwor-tway j(~ hamburger h