Rough Guide Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook (with Audio)

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THE ROUGH GUIDE

MANDARIN CHINESE PHRASE BOOK Compiled by

LEXUS

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Credits Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook

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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

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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.

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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

=~~~\~.li~ ~+-~

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

-.~

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

== ==

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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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

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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

<wai' as in wait

un uo

as in fungi similar to war like French une or German fiber 'ii' followed by 'e' as in bet

Northern Chinese In Northern Chinese, the suffix r is often placed at the end of a syllable, producing a sound reminiscent of the burr of southwest England. This is represented in pinyin by the addition of an r to the syllable so that men (door), for example, becomes menr, with the n barely pronounced. Such pronunciation is most apparent in Beijing.

Tones The Chinese language only uses about four hundred different sounds. The number of sounds available is increased by the use of tones: the particular pitch at which a word is pronounced determines its meaning. The same combination of letters pronounced with a different tone will produce different words. There are four tones: first tone ( -), second tone ( 1 ), third tone ( "') and fourth tone ( ' ). Not all syllables are pronounced with tones; where there is no tone, the syllable is written without a tone mark. Often when you have a word consisting of two syllables, the second syllable, for example, xuesheng (student), is written without a tone. The Rwgh Gu1de Maooann Chnese Phrasebook > BASICS

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In Chinese, the tone is as important a part of the word as the consonant and vowel sounds. Context usually makes the meaning dear, but it is still important whenever possible to use the correct tone in order to reduce the chance of misunderstanding. The character ma rnal1 has five meanings, differentiated by the tones: ~~ mother

Jtj; lJ; .Q;

hemp

~~

(added to the end of a sentence to tum it into a question)

horse abuse, scold

To help you get a d earer idea of how the tones sound, Chinese character equivalents are given for the words in this section. Ask a Chinese speaker to read the words for you so that you can hear the tonal differences. First tone ( -). High, level tone, with unchanging volume, held briefly:

w

go goo guan gwahn .XW. k: ·

7f

yahn

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solitary look at open cigarette

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Second tone ( Starting about mid- range, rising quickly and becoming louder; a shorter sound than the fi rst tone, similar to a question showing surprise such as 'eh?':

heng

hung

1ij

ren

run

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shi

shur yalm

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balance person ten speech

Third tone ( '"" ). Starts low and falls before rising again to slightly above the starting point; starts quietly then increases in volume; slightly longer than first tone: ben f BASICS

qi yan

chee yahn

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rise cover

Fourth tone ( ' ). Starts high, falling abruptly in pitch and volume; shorter than the second tone: ben

bun

da pa

dah pall yallll

yan

*·rs* Jli

stupid big fear

wild goose

The tones can be illustrated in diagram form like this:

1----..1 7 1~1 In speech, a third tone which precedes another third tone becomes a second tone.

Regional accents Mandarin, or modem standard Chinese, derives from the language spoken by the Han ethnic group and is the official language of modern China. It takes the Beijing pronunciation of Chinese as standard. In its spoken form it is also known as Putonghua. Many regions of China either have their own language (for example, Mongolian, Tibetan) or speak dialects (for example, Gan, Wu, Xiang, Min, Yue or Cantonese, Kejia or Hakka). Someone speaking in one of these dialects will not usually be understood by a speaker of another dialect, although these days m ost Chinese people also speak Mandarin. The Chinese government has made great efforts to establish Mandarin as a lingua franca and it is the working language of the media and government and in schools and businesses all over the country It is becoming more influential in Hong Kong and Macau, although here the language used in schools and the media is still mainly local Cantonese. These days The Re BASICS

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most people, and especially younger people, will be able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese so you will usually be understood throughout China if you use the Mandarin pronunciation system given in this book.

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Beijing and around

f) Hebei and Tianjin

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Dongbei C) The Yellow River 0 Shanghai and around 0 Jiangsu and Zh ejiang 0 The Yangzi basin

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0 0 Gil CD

Fuji an, Guangdong and Hainan Island Hong Kong and Macau Guangxi and Guizhou Yunnan CD Sichuan and Chongqing G) The Northwest Tibet

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But there are some accent differences. Here are some examples of distinctive characteristics that can be heard in the regional pronunciation of Mandarin by speakers influenced by the local dialect. Note that, in some cases, there are tone changes as well.

Standard Chinese

I

Northeast

I South I Northwest

ch becomes c

cho

cii

cii

chu

fei becomes hui

fei

lei

hiil

lei

btl

hu

tu

hu

n becomes I

nitln:li

munai

llutiii

mun~u

ng becomes n

hu can become fu

chuang

ewing

cuan

chuang

rbecomesy or I

rim

you

lou

riiu

sh becomes h ors

shi

ha

sa

sha

sh becomes zh or s

shuru

zhufu

suai

shua1

y can become n

yin

yin

yin

nin

z becomes zh orj

gongzl

giingzhi

gong11

gongzi

zh becomes z or j

zhang

zang

jiang

zhang

ai is prece de d by nor ng

iii

nai

ai

ngal

an is precede d by nor ng

an

nan

an

ngan

ue becomes e

yue

yiie

ye

niie

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1. Accommodation ~ Is there an Inexpensive hotel you can reconmend? Ni keyi gei wo tuljian yige bOgul de fi'mdii'm rna? nee kur-yee gay wor tway-1yen yee-gur boo-gway dur fahn-dyen mah ~~ I'm sorry, they all seem to be fully booked. Dulbuqi, haoxii'mg shl dou manle. dway-boo-chee, how-hsiang shur doh mahn-lur ~ Can you give me the name of a good middle-range hotel? Ni keyi gei wo tuijii'm yTge zhongji fi'mdii'm rna? nee kur-yee gay wor tway-jyen yee-gur joong-jee fahn-dyen mah

~~ Let me have a look, do you want to be in the centre? wo liii kankan, ni xiang zai shlzhOngxln rna? wor lai kahn-kahn, nee hsyang dzai shur-joong-hsin mah ~ If possible. Rugoo keyi de hua. roo-gwor kur-yee dur hwah ~~ Do you mind being a lltde way out of town? Rugoo If shlzhOngxJn shao yuan yldianr, keyi rna? roo -gwor lee shur-joong-hsin show-yew-ahn-yee-dyenr, kur-yee mah ~ Not too far out. Wo bu xiang tal yuan. wor boo hsyang ta1 yew-ahn

~ Where is it on the map? Ni keyi zai dltushang gel wo zhiyTxia rna? nee kur·yee dzai dee-too shahng gay wor' jur-yee-hsyah mah ~Can you write the name and address down? Ni keyi gei wo ba mingzi he dlzhi xiexialai rna? nee kur-yee gay wor bah dee-1ur hsyeh-hsyah-lai mah ~ I'm looking for a room in a private house. Wo xiang zhu siren fang. wor hsyang joo sur-run fahng

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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 lSCENARIOS

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.,..,. Do you want fifteen ninutes, thirty minutes or one hour? Ni yao y0ng shfwu fenzhong, sans hi fenzhOng, haishi yige xiaoshf? nee yow yoong shur-woo fun-ioong, sahn-shur fun-ioong, har-shur yeegur hsyow-shur .,. Thirty minutes please. Can you help me log on? WO yang sanshf fenzhOng. Qing bang w6 shangwang? wor yoong sahn-shur fun -toong, ching bahng wor shahng-wahng .,..,. OK, here's your password. Hao, zhe shl ni mlma. how, jur shur nee mee-mah

IJ> I'll take another quarter of an hour. wo h 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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.,. 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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dili wo dao feijlchang ching dai

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are you all right? nl m el

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

lS;fJL

airport feijlchang -;;hahng

fi}\~fP~? almost chabuduo chah-boo-dwor

~/f~ alone yige ren yee-gur run

- 1-J...

lS;fJL:I:3J to the airport, please qlng

already yljing E.r~ also ye yur-f:E.

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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

_tCf-{:;.~

gur ~--1-

amazing (surprising) nH~i

(one more) you yige yoh

xiangdao may hsyang-dow

i~~Jij

Y..--1-

(very good) liaobuql lyow-boo-

can we have another room? wo xiang huan

chee

T::f®

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

~45)Sj(t?$

yee

America M eigu6 may-gwor

-J# W* - ;ff-Pl7W

antibiotics k.angju nsit kahng-

~00 American (adj) M eigu6 ~00 I' m American wo shi

llt~~OOA among ziti- .. . zhl zhong dzai-..

;tE ...

z cp

amp: a 13-amp fuse shisan anpei de baoxiansi shur-sahn aim-pay dur bow-hsyen-sur

Jyewn-soo :JnM~

antique: is it a genuine antique? shi zhen gildong

M eigu6 ren wor shur- run

jur joong

lingwii yige fangjlan wor hsyang hwahn ling-wai

chur ;JSj(tp$

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J!Ht~ another (different) ling yige yee-

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

W!li!J.JfiJ any: do you have any-... ? nl you

rna?nee yoh

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mah

dalm-yew-ahn

7f~~~

any duibuql, wo rneiyou

appendicitis lanwi'iyan lahn-

dway-boo-chur wor may-yoh

Xi::f~fMt~ anybody shei shay

.$7I;

aperitif kaiweijii1 kar-wav-tvoh

sorry, I don't have

way-yen IJ!ij~ ~

ii

appetizer lengpanr lung-palmr

~ftlJL

does anybody speak

apple pingguo ping-gwor lj\:.*

English? shei hui shuo

Ylngyii? hway shwor ying-yoo

ii

appointment yuehui yew-eh-

~Ut~i!?

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

~:J.M,

apartment danyuin

yes, that will be fine xing, key\ kur-yee the name was? nin gui

xing? gway

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apricot xingzi hsing-dzur

i!f-=f

April siyue sur-yew-eh IZ!J~ a~:

we

shur

a~

women shi wor-mun

f\Gff)Ji::

(plural) nlmen sh l nee-mun

f~ff)Ji::

it!?. ff)Ji:: (measurement) mi:inji myen-

oof.R

(region) diqti dee-.;hew arm gebo gur-bor

:tth!2r

Jm)l#

army jtindui chewn-dway

*IR

arrange: will you arrange it for us? nl neng ti women anp3i yi xia rna? nung tee wor-mun ahn-pai yee hsyah mah

f~ll~'lf\Gffl~f1F- r

P!b ?

arrive dao dow

¥1J

when do we arrive? women shenme shihou daod:i' wormun shun-mur shur-hoh dow-dah

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

f\G~ {~Lit 1¥11~JI.:¥1J

TP!b?

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gahng

f\G ffJ-9-x ~~J ¥rJ !:;:;¥:

art gallery meishitguan rnayshoo-gwahn ~:;1\:fB" as: as big

they a~ tam en shi tah-mun

jee

jlntian gang dao jin-lyen

art yishit yee-shoo

you a~ (singulal) nl shi f~Ji::

a~ a

we arrived today women

da gun

as... gen

yiy:ing

yee-yang dah £~

...

-;ff:;k as soon

as possible jlnkuiti

jin-kwai ~·tj( ashtray yan hul gang yahn-hway gahng ~iJ(i!ii ask (someone to do something) qlng

ching~ (a question) wen wun

j'ii]

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

(less than) z ENGLISH-tCHIRESE

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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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

-t: ... 1£~~JLl:$ ? 72

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

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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

.

~*

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:(

-1mr

sm ~ iij compass zhlninzhen JUr-nahnJUn

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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

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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

would you like to dance? nl xiang tiaowii rna? hsyan<J- mah

f~~gjtnn~?

er-hohee-foor JL~~JVL dawn liming~ J:J) J at dawn Win gang liang tyen

gahng lyang 7( ~lj :f'[. day tian tyen 7( the day after dier Will

~=*

the day after tomorrow

houtian hoh-tyen }§'7( the day before qian yi tian

chyen iJtr-7( the day before yesterday

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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<J December shih

+=Jl

JEt:

yueshur-er yew-

ell decide j ueding JVew-eh-ding

!:#:~ we haven't decided yet w6men h:ii md jueding wormun hai may f\Gflff iJttk:~ decision .i ueding !:#:~ deck (on ship) j iaban jyah-bahn

ffttli deep shen shun ~ definitely yiding -~ definitely not yiding bit

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it's this one here zher zhei ke jer jay kur this one? zhei ke rna? mah no, that one bit, shi nei ke shur nay here? zher? yes dui dway dentures jiaya Jee-ah-yah f~.7f deodorant chuchouji choo-chohjee ~~jf1]

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department (administrative) bit

(academic) x i hshee

tffi

department store baihuo ditl6u bai-hwor dah-loh Ef~jc~ departure lounge houjishi hohjee-shur f*{Jl.~

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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<Jhao bor-how m~

if1t~::f!E1 ? different bu tong

dialling code diinhua quhao dyen-hwah chew-how

::f fE1

difficult kunnan kun-nahn

tEI~t

lt!ijHi~ diamond zuinshi dzwahn-shur

~J!i:fi

difficulty kit nnan

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dining room c:lntlng tsothn-ting

diaper niaobu nyow-boo Qj(;fj] diarrhoea Ia d uzi lah doo-dzur

~ff dinner (evening meal) wan fan

l!'ti&

t.lLJI±T-

wahn-fahn

do you have something

to have cii'Wler chi w:lnfin

for diarrhoea? ni y6u zhi Ia duzi de yiw rna> 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

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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

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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

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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

5'~@1)\ forest senlin sun-lin ~#

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

'*

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

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Germany D eguo ~00

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

chur :i!m$ -!:PJJ~J L

~~ .Jlt*t\TffP~ ?

?

let's go! women z6u baTwor-

I gave ••• to him w6 ba ..

rnun dzoh bah .Jlt ff)~ ~E

song gei ta wor bah

she's gone ta yljing z6ule tah

tall .fltt~

0

0

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>oong gay

:i!~flf!.

yee-ymg zoh-lur :trtk E. ~~~

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goodbye zilijiiln dzai-jyen

ta dao nar qit Je? dow

good evening nl hao how f~~f

11fl.tlm~JL-2i:T?

good morning nl zao zow f~.!f.

I went there last week

good nightwan<m wahn-ahn

w6 shi shang Xlngqi qir nar de wor shur shahng hsing-chee

.J:!t~_t~Jt!~-2;:-f.l~ JL81 go away likai ~

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go away! zou kai! dzoh go back (return) hui hway go down (the stairs etc) xi hsyah

r

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a

got: we've got to leave women dei zou le wor-mun day zoh lur

~ff11~5ET you

rna? yoh

govemment zhimgfii jung-foo

~m=

do you want to go out tonight? nl jinWin wanshang xiang chuqu rna? jin-tyen

gradually jiimjiin de Jyen-Jyen dw

1~1$J1:lt!J. grammar yula yew-fall

wahn-shahng hsyahng - mah

1~4-xai_t~iliii:P~? go through chuan chwahn

mah

... p~?

f~if

cl:J-2;:-

5f

go up (the stairs etc) shang shahng

_t God shangdi

gorge xia hsyah ~

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go out (in the evening) chuqu choochew

IIi~ goose e urM

have you got any-••••

goinjin*

_t-j!ff

gold (metal) huangiin hwahng-jin

-~

(colour) jinse jin-sur ~@. good hao how ~

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fl} ~

where has he gone?

i-§-1*

gram(me) ke kur% granddaughter (daughter's daughter) wiisunnilr waT-sunnyewr

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(son's daughte~ stmnGr

f'J\

:9,-JL grandfather (maternal) wiigong wai-g•J•Jng

:>'tJL}

(paternal) yeye yur-yur ~~ grandmother (maternal) wiip6

good!hao1 ~

wai-JJOI

it's no good bit hao ::f~

(paterna) nainai ~}]~}]

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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

;J\&11.

guarantee (noun) baozheng

grapefruit ptltaoyou floo -tow-yoh

1lft$:flll

bow-jung

'l*iJE

is it guaranteed? bao

grapes ptl tao flOO-tow 1lij

$

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

§:::kmtffJt

-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

l*

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

~m

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_~

{'£tl!!,_t

hairdresser's lltadian dyen

ground flooryll6u Joh -~ group (tourist etc) canguantuan tsahn-gwahn-twahn ~x!llm

Jj_~J;S hairdryer dianchulfeng dyenchway-fung

lt!, Pj;:JXI.

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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 ENGLISH-+CHINESE

hardwa111 shop wiijin (shang)

hear tlngjian ting-Jyen l!fT ~

dian woo-Jin (shahng) dyen

_li~(]tij)Jlj hat maozi rnow-dzw ~11/-f­ hate (verb) hen hun ffi have y6u yoh ~ can I have a-... ? (asking for something) qlnggei w6-.. hao ma? ching gay wor- .. how

)#~ lJt

... ~fP~ ?

can you hear me? nl neng tlngjiilll ma? nung ting-jyen mah I can't hear you, could you repeat that? duibuql, tlngbujiilll, nl neng ziti shuo yi bian ma? dway-boo-chee llng-boo-jyen - dzar shwor yee byen

(ordering food) qlng lai-. ..• hao ma' ching

lfi* ... ~fP~ ?

(in shop) w6 xlang mal-... wor hsyahng ft1§!.'*

... P~

chee

WJI!fTH

heart xlnzilllg hsin-dzahng

do you have-... ? nlmen you- ... ma? nee-mun yoh- .. mah ftffJ~

hearing aid zhittingqi JOo-ting-

?

ll,' Jllt heart attack xinzilllgbing -bmg

ll,'Jllt~

whafll you have? nl xiang he

heat re rur ~~

shenme? hsyahng hur shun-mur

heater sanreqi sahn-rur-chee

ft1§!.~1tz ?

ffH~H

I have to leave now w6 di'i z6u le wor day dzoh k.Jr

heating nuanqi nwahn-chee

~H

llt1~:XET

heavy zhong Joong j[

do I have to-... ? w6 dei-..

heel (of foot) jiaogen Jyow-gun

ma' ftf~

... P~ ?

haylever huatenre hwah-fun-rur

:tt~H~

could you heel these? qlng gei wo da hoitgen, hao ma?

-fk

headache t6uteng toh-tung

:!k:l¥

(of shoe) xie hougen hsyeh

~J§-Ii~

he ta tah fth head t6u toh

ntJIH~

ching gay wor dah - how mah

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heelbar xiitxiepu hsyoh-hsyeh-poo

f~lj\lffij helicopter zhisheng feijl jurshung fay-jee

]Bf lS.fJl.

hello nl hao nee how ffr\~f (answer on phone) wei way Oil!: help b:lngzh iJ bahng-joo

m1l)]

that's hers zhe shi tade lUI shur :i!~:!tlki¥1 hey! heir hay P~ hi! (hello) ni hao! how ffr\~f high gao gow ~

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help! jiilming! jyoh-ming ~$

hill shan shahn

can you help me? nl neng

him tatah

bu neng bangbang wo'

hip ttinbu tun-boo -tfi!fj)

nung bahng-bahng wor ffr\fl~

::ffl~MM~? thank you wry much for your help xiexie nlde bangmang hsyeh-h;)leh nee-dur

iMl'iM:tffr\1¥1 Mtt helpful bangle bti shao mang bahng-lur boo show mahng

MT::f~!?tt hepatitis ganyan gah-nyen Jjf~ her tatah

:!tlk

that's her towel na shi tade maojln nah shur tah-dur mow-jrn

~~~:!tlki¥1-'BrP herbs (for cooking) zu6liao dzwor(medicinal) cii.oyilo !sow-yow

:i!JL

here is/a~- ••• zher shi ... shur

:i!JL~

f.ll.

hi~ (bike, car) zit dzoo

(guide, interpreter) gil Jijf for hi~ chitzil choo-dzoo

ilif.ll. whe~

can I

hi~

a bike? Z