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THE ROUGH GUIDE

MANDARIN CHINESE PHRASE BOOK Compiled by

LEXUS

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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

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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

i\1:15J

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. (
r

hsyaJJ-WOO q:. (evening) wanshang wahn-shal1119 ~~.t__t

:ei

(night) yell yur-lee .!1! 2 a.m. lingchen liangdian llngchun lyait!)-dyen 7~Ji~.~ 2 p.m (14.00} xiawu liangdian hsyaJJ-WOO r-q:.~,~

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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

=

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

JL

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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-=f 7J

100,000,000 yi yi

- 1Z.

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


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

~~

solitary look at open cigarette

1 ).

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

A

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<\

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bun

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book

fall

#;;

law

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qi yan

chee yahn

.iE9 :fl1!:

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<1Qh Gu1de Maooann Chnese Phrasebook > 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 l
5. Car problems brakes to break down clutch diesel nat battery nat tyre petrol

shkhe

Shah-{;hUr

huaile IU)E\qi chaiy6u diane hi meidiimle

hwai-lur lee-hur-chee chai-yoh dyen-chur may-dyen-lur lun-tai byeh-lur chee-yoh

luntai biele

qly6u

~ Excuse me, where is the nearest petrol stati Qingwen, zuijinde jiayouzhiln zai nar? ching-wun dzway-jin-dur jyah-yoh-jahn dzai nar ~~ In the next town, about 5km away. Lizher wu gongli zuoyou, zai xiayige chengshi. lee-jer woo goong-lee dzwor-yoh, dzai hsyah-yee-gur chung-shur

~ The car has broken down . Che huaile. chur hwai-lur ~~ Can you tell me what happened? Qing gaosu w6, tashengle shenme shi? ching gow-soo wor, fah-shung-lur shun-mur shur ~ I've got a flat tyre. Liintai biele. lun-tai byeh-lur ~ I think the battery Is nat. Diimchi sihii meicliflnle. dyen-chur sur-hoo may-dyen-lur ~~ Can you tell me exactly where you are? Qing gaosu w6 ni xiimzai zai nar? chmg gow-soo wor nee hsyen-dzar dz

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~ I'm about 2km outside of Suzhou on the ring road. Zai Suzhou chengwai dayue liang gongli ziti huancheng lushang. dzai soo-joh chung-wai dah-yew-eh lyang goong-lee dzai hwahn-chung looshahng ~~ What type of car? What colour? Ninde che shi shenme xinghao de? Shenme yansede? nindur chur shur shun-mur hsing-how dur, shun-mur yahn-sur-dur ~ Can you send a tow truck? Ni neng pal yiliang tuache lal rna? nee nung pai yee-lyang twor-{;hur lai mah

6. Children x~o

formula

baobei nan M ir haizi haizi ylng 'ere huang peifang ylng 'er shipin

girl highchair napples (diapers)

niM1r ylng 'er gii!ljlii!lyi niaobil

baby boy child children

cot

hsyow bow-bay nahn hair hai-dzur hai-dzur ying-er~hwahng

pay-fahng ying-er shur-

ptn nyew hair ying-er gow-jyow-yee nyow-boo

~ We need a babysitter for tomorrow evening. Mingtian wanshang women xuyao yTge ylng'er bfiomO. ming-tyen wahn-shahng wor-mun hsew-yow yee-gur ying-er bow-moo ~~ For what time? Jidian? 1ee-dyen ~From 7.30 to 11 .00. C6ng qidianban dao shiyi dian. tsoong chee-dyen-bahn dow shur-yee dyen

~~How many children? How old are they? Jige h
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~ Where can I change the baby? Wo keyl zai nar gei ylng'er huan niaobil? wor kur-yee dzai nar gay ying-er hwahn nyow-boo ~ Could you please warm this bottle for me? QTng ba zhege pingzi reyixia. chmg bah fUr-gur pmg-dzur rur-yee-hsyah

~ Can you give us a child's portion? Qlng nT gei women tal yffen ertong de. ching nee gay wor-mun lai yee-fun er-tung dur

~ We need two child seats. Women xuyao liangge ertong zuoyl. wor-mun hsew-yow lyang-gur er-toong dzwor-yee ~ Is there a discount for chll dren? YOu ert6ng jianjii'l rna? yoh er-toong fyen-tyah mah

7. Communications: Internet @

at

at sign computer email Internet keyboard mouse

xiao laoshu dii'lnnao dianzi y6ujiim hUiianwilng jianpan shubiao

at shyow low-shoo dyen-now dyen-dzur yoh-jyen hoo-lyen-wahng jyen-pahn shoo-byow

~ Is there somewhere I can check my emalls? Wo neng cha dianzi youjian rna? wor nung chah dyen-dzur yoh-tyen mah

~ Do you have Wi-Fi? YOu wiixii'ln wangluo rna? yoh woo-syen wahng-lwor mah ~ Is there an Internet cafe around here? Zher filjin you wa ngba rna? ter foo-1111 yoh wahng-bah mah ~~Yes,

there's one in the shopping centre. YOu, you yfge zai gauwil zhongxTn. yoh, yoh yee-gur dzai goh-woo joong-hsin

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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<'ii yao shiwu tenzhong. wor hai yow shur-woo fun-joong .,. Is there a printer I can use? YOu dayinjl rna? yoh da-yin-jee mah

8. Communications: phones mobile phone (cell phone) payphone phone call phone card phone charger

shbujT

shoh-jee

ptei dianhua dianhua dianhuakii shoutT chongdianqi

SIMcard

SIM kii

jee-fay dyen-hwah dyen-hwah dyen-hwah-kah shoh-jee choong-dyenchee sim kah

IJ> Can I call abroad from here? wo keyi zai zher da gu6jl ch<'ingtu ma? wor kur-yee dzai ter dah gwor-1ee chahng-too mah IJ> 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<'in yuan zai na zar zhlhou zu6bran

dway-myen gwai gwor-luh jyeh jin chyen-myen wahng hway hsyah yee-gur yee-jur wahng chyen dzoh yoh-byen yew-ahn dzai nar dzai ... jur-hoh dzwor-byen

~ Hi, I'm looking for Nan JiWo zhao Nan Jie. wor jow Nan Jyeh ~~ Sorry, never heard of it. Duibuqi, mei ti ngshuaguo zhe t i
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.,..,. I'm a stranger here too. Wo dul zhege tflfang ye bil shlixi. wor dway juh-gur dee-fahng yur boo shoo-hshee .,. HI, Nan Jle, do you know where It Is? Qing wen, ni zhldao Nan Jie zai nar ma? chmg wun, nee 1ur-dow Nan Jyeh dzar nar mah

.,. Where?

za1 nar? dzai nar .,. Which direction? Nage tangxiang? nah-g ur fahng-hsyang .,. Left at the second traffic lights. Daole dierge h6ngledeng, wang zuo guai. dow-luh dee-er-gur hoong-lyew-dung, wahng dzwor gwai .,. Around the comer. Goole lilkou. gwor-luh loo-koh .,. Then it's the first street on the right. Zhihou, zou ybubian aryl tiiio Iii. jur-hoh, dzoh yoh-byen dee-yee tyow loo

10. Emergencies accident ambulance consul embassy fire brigade police

shlgu JIUhUchii lingshl dashiguan xrao fangdul JlngcMJli

.,. Help! Jlilmlng! jyoh-ming .,. Can you help me? Bangge mang, hao ma? bahng-gur mahng, how mah

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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-l
wo zh6ngwen shuooe biJ hao. wor choong-wun shwor-dur boo how .,..,. You can't use this card to pay. Ni biJ neng yang zhege ka fi.lqian. nee boo nung yoong 1ur-gur kah foo-chyen .,..,. Do you understand? DOngle rna? doong-lur mah .,. Sorry, no. Duibuqi, wo hai shi biJ mfngbai. dway-boo-chee, wor hai shur boo ming-bai .,. Is there someone who speaks English? Zher yau ren hui ylngwen rna? 1ur yoh run hway yrng-wun mah .,. Oh, now I understand. Hao, wo mingbaile. how wor ming-bai-lur .,. Is that OK now? Xinglema? hsmg-lur mah

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15. Meeting people .,. Hello. Nihao. nee how .,..,. Hello, my name's Wang Shen. Ni hao, wo jiao Shim, xlng Wang. nee how, wor jyow Shun, hsing Wahng .,. Graham, from England, Thlrsk. W6 shl yinggu6ren, w6 jiao Graham, shl Thirsk ren. wor shur ymg-gwor-run, wor jyOW Graham, shur Thusk run .,..,. Don't know that, where is it? Thirsk wo bU zhTdao, ziti nitr? Thirsk wor boo jur-dow, dzai nar .,. Not far from York, In the North; and you? Ziti YTnggelan beibU, If York bu yuan; ni ne? dzai Ying-guh·lan bay-boo, lee York boo yew-ahn; nee nur .,..,. I'm from London; here by yourself? W6 shl lundun ren; ni shl yige ren lai de ma? wor shur Lun-dun run; nee shur yee-gur run lar duh mah .,. No, I'm with my wife and two kids. Bushl, wo gen wo iliren he liangge haizi ylqi !aide. boo-shur, wor gun wor ai-run huh lyang-gur hai-dzur yee-chee ai-dur .,. What do you do? Ni zuo shenme gongzub? nee dzwor shun-mur goong-dzwor .,..,. I'm in C0!11>Uters. 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

I> I suppose they have a dress code. Wo r<'>nwei tam en yaoqiu chuan guldingde ylfu.

wor run-way tah-mun yow-chyoh chwal111 gway-ding-dur yee-foo

I> I> You can wear what you like. Ni keyi chuan ni yuimyi chuande. nee kur-yee chwahn nee yew-ahn-yee chwal111-dur

I> What time does it close? Jidiiin guanmen?

jee-dyen gwahn-mun

17. Post offices airmail post card post office stamp

hangkong

mingx1npi8n youju youpiao

hahng-kung ming-hsin-pyen yoh-jew yoh-pyow

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~ What time does the post office close? Y6uju jidilin guanmen? yoh-Jew Jee-dyen gwahn-mun ~~ Five o 'clock weekdays. Gongzuori wudian. gung-dzow-rur woo-dyen

~ Is the post office open on Saturdays? Y6ujo xrngqiliu kairnen rna? yoh·jew hsing-chee-lyow kai-mun mah ~~ Until midday. Zhidao zhongwo. jur dow joong-woo ~ I'd like to send this registered to England. Wo yao wang yrnggu6 ji guahaoxin. wor yow wahng yng-gwor jee gwah-how-hsin ~~ Certainly, that will cost 10 yuan. Mei wenti, guahaoxin shi yuan. may wun-tee, gwah-how-hsin shur yew-ahn ~ And also two stamps for England, please. Hai yao liang zhang dao yrnggu6 de youpiao. hat yow lyang-Jahng dow ymg-gwor dur yoh-pyow

~ Do you have some airmail stickers? You hangkong youjian biaoqian rna? yoh hahng-kung yoh-jyen byow-chyen mah

~ Do you have any mail for me? YOu wooe xin rna? yoh wor-dur hsin mah

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International letters domestic parcels poste restan te

18. Restaurants bill

menu

table

zMngdan caidan zhuazi

ja,ng-dan tsai-dan jwor-dzur

.,.. Can we have a non-smoking table? Women yao bu chouyande zhuozi, keyi ma? wor-mun yow boo choh-yen-dur 1wor-dzur, kur-yee mah .,.. There are two of us. Women liimgge ren. wor-mun lyang-gur run .,.. There are four of us. Yigong slgeren. yee-gung sur-gur run .,.. What's this? Zhe shl shenme? jUr shur shun-mur .,...,.. It's a type of fish. Yizhong yu. yee joong yew .,...,.. It's a local speciality. Shl bendl techiin. shur bun-dee tur-cha,n .,...,.. Come inside and I'll show you. Qing jlnlai kilnkan. chrng jrn-lar kahn-kahn .,.. We would like two of these, one of these, and one of those. Zhege liangge, zhege yTge, nage yTge. jUr-gur lyang-gur, jUr-gur yee-gur, nah-gur yee-gur .,...,.. And to drink? He dianr shenme? hur dyenr shun-mur .,.. Red wine. Hong pOtaojh:r. hung poo-tow-jyoh

.,.. White wine. Bai putaojiu. bai poo-tow-jyoh

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~ Some more bread please. Qing zai lai xie mifmbao. chmg dzaJ la1 hsyeh myen-bow ~~ How was your meal? Chide hao rna? chur-dur how malt

~ Excellent! Very nice! Hen hao! Bucuo! hun how, boo-tswor ~~ Anything else? Hili yao shenme rna? har yow shun-mur malt

~ Just the bill, thanks. Women fu zhangdan, hao rna? wor-mun foo iahng-dan, how mah

19. Self-catering accommodation air-conditioning kongtiao danyuan apartment cooker c hu~u bTngxiMg fridge heating nuanqi hot water reshui dengpoo lightbulb cesuo toilet

koong-tyow dahn-yew-ahn chway-jew bing-hsyang nwahn-chee rur-shway dung-pow tsur-swor

~ The toilet's broken, can you get someone to fix it? cesuo huaile, qing pili ren lai xiuyixiil. tsur-swor hwai-lur, ching pai run lai hsyoh-yee-hsyah ~ There's no hot water. Meiyou reshui. may-yoh rur-shway ~ Can you show me how the air-conditioning works? Qing gaosu wo kongtiilo zen me yang? ching gow-soo wor koong-tyow dzun-mur yoong ~~ OK, what apartment are you in? Nin zhu zai nage danyuan? nin iOO dzai nah-gur dahn-yew-ahn

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~ We're In number five. Women zai WOhao. wor-mun dzai woo-how ~ Can you move us to a quieter apartment? Nengbuneng bandao yige bijiao anjing de danyuan? nung-boo-nung bahn-dow yee-gur bee-Jyow ahn-Jrng dur dahn-yew-ahn

~ Is there a supermarket nearby? Fujln you chaoshl rna? foo-jin yoh chow-shur mah

~~ Have you enjoyed your stay? Nimen wanrde hao rna? nee-mun wahnr-dur how mah ~ Brilliant holiday, thanks! Women zai jiaqTwanrde henhao, xiexie. wor-mun dzaJ Jyah-chee wahnr-dur hun-how, hsyeh-hsyeh

20. Shopping HW::€1 :*:fl N< 7ffl

rukuAntai gul!.nmen

huan

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kl!.imen c1a jianJia

cash desk closed to exchange open sale

~~ Can I help you? Mai dianr shenme? mai dyenr shun-mur

~ Can I just have a look around? Wo kl!.nkan, keyi rna? wor kahn-kahn, kur-yee mah ~ Yes, I'm looking tor ... Wo xia ng mai ... wor hsyang mai

~ How much is this? ouoshao qian? dwor-show chyen ~~ Thirty-two yuan. SanshT er yuan. san-shur ur yew-ahn

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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

g<'iiyixia m yidianr zoonghao Xliioyidliinr shishi

gai-yee-hsyah dah yee-dyenr jung-how hsyow yee-dyenr shur-shur

~~ Can I help you? Nin mai shenme? nin mai shun-mur

~ No, thanks, I'm just looking. Bilmai shenme, xiexie. Jiilshi kankan. boo-mai shun-mur, hsyeh-hsyeh, jyoh-shur kahn-kahn ~~ Do you want to try that on? Nin xiiing shishi ma? mn hsyahng shur-shur mah

~ Yes, and I'll try this one too. Hao, wo Mi xlang shlyixia zhejian. how, wor hai hsyahng shur-yee-shyah jur-jyen

~ Do you have it in a bigger size? YOu da yidiantde ma? yoh dah yee-dyenr-dur mah ~ Do you have It in a different colour? YOu biede yansede ma? yoh byeh-dur yahn-sur-dur mah ~~ That looks good on you. Nin chuanzhe ting heshlde. nin chwahn-jur ling hur"'lhur-dur ~ Can you shorten this? Nin neng bata gaiduan ma? nm nung bah-tah ga-dwahn mah ~~ Sure, It'll be ready on Friday, after 12.00. Xing, xingqTWil xiiiWil shier dian yihi>u ninlai qu. hsing, hsing-chee-woo hsyah-woo shur-er dyen yee-hoh nin-lai chew

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22. Sightseeing art gallery bus tour city centre closed guide museum open

mlilshuguan zuo da bashi liy6u shi zhang xrn guanmen daoy6u b6wuguan kamen

m
.,. I'm interested in seeing the old town. Wo dui canguan laocheng you xingqu.

wor dway tsan-gwahn low-chung yoh hsing-chew .,. Are there guided tours? YOu daoy6u tuan rna?

yoh dow-yoh twahn mah .,..,. I'm sorry, It's fully booked. Duibuqi, dou dlngmanle.

dway-boo-chee, doh dmg-mahn-lur .,. How much would you charge to drive us around lor four hours? WOmen zuo nide che sige xiiioshi, duoshao qiiln?

wor-mun, dzwor nee-dur chur sur-gur hsyow-shur dwor-show chyen .,. Can we book tickets for the concert here? women keyi zai zher ding yTnyuehui de piilo rna?

wor-mun kur-yee dza jur ding yin-yew-eh-hway dur pyow mah .,..,. Yes, in what name? Keyi, qingwen, ninde mingzi?

kur-yee, ching-wun, nin-dur ming-dzur .,..,. Which credit card? Shenme xinyongka?

shun-mur hsm-yoong-kah .,. Where do we get the tickets? Zai nar qu piiio?

dzai nar chew pyow .,..,. Just pick them up at the entrance. Jill zai rukou (qO piiio).

Jyoh dza roo-koh (chew pyow) .,. Is it open on Sundays? Xlngqilan kaimen rna?

hsing-chee tyen kai-mun mah

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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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admission charge: how much is the admission charge?

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ritchang fei shi duoshao qiin'

abroad gu6wii gwor-wai

roo-chahng fay shur dwor-show

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acupuncture zheniit1 jun-jyoh

adapter duoyong ch~t6u dwor-

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malit duimiimr dzai mah-loo

adult diu-en dah-run

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aeroplane feijl fay-1ee

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accident shigit shur-goo

chyen A:l:m:!ft-~~j-'~

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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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air-conditioning kongtiao

may shur

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koong -tyow _2i!a)

shir ba? nee may-shur bah

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1~79:$ JL~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

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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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can we have another room? wo xiang huan

chee

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antibiotics k.angju nsit kahng-

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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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dalm-yew-ahn

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any duibuql, wo rneiyou

appendicitis lanwi'iyan lahn-

dway-boo-chur wor may-yoh

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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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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?

60

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

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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][)\.

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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 -<:hew

bamboo zhtizi JOO-dzur

@J-ft

bamboo shoots zhtist1n joo-s

backache beitong bay-toong

~fiR bad huili hwai ~ a bad headache tou teng de lihai toh tung dur lur-hai

~d¥1~;f1J ~ bag dilizi dai-dzur ~-f­ (handbag) sh6utibao shoh-tee-

bow~-§ (suitcase) shoutixiang shoh-teehsyang .:f.~~

baggage xingli hsing-lee

1'1* baggage check (US) xingli jicimch it Jee-tsun-choo

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baggage claim xingli tiqiichit

ft~ banana xi:illgji ao hsyang-jyow

'!§:~ band (musica~ yuedul yew-ehdway )f;jR

bandage bengdili bung-dai ~AIJ1jl' Bandaid xiingpi gao hsyang-pee gow

tt.&':if

bank (money) yinhang yin-hahng

llH'T bank accooot zhinghit jahnglwo

J!ll\:P

banquet yimhui yen-hway ~~ bar jiiibajian tvoh-bah-tyen

muErBJ

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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<\i - .. yfxia yee-hsyah

~r

1:E

belt ycw dai yow-dai ~~7W bend (in road) lcLw<\nr loo-wahnr

I&tr:ey) L I'm going to bed now w,-, )'
~~a~n bedroom w<'Jsh\ wor-sl1ur

lH£

tf ~ Plmi

beef nit'1rim nyoh-roh beer pij iC1 pee-jyoh

two beers, please qfng i{li Jiang hCi pijil1 ching

llHm beside: beside the-... zai -... pahng-byen :(:£

pangbiim dzai-

*:ill

best zuihao dzway-how

ftff

better: even better gtng hao

gung how

J!frf

a bit better he"' yi dianr dyem

i!71EiWi'fDlmi before: before-...

berth (on train) w<)pcl wor-poo

36--,o~U L yfqi an yee-

chyen ... ~JW

are you feeling better? hfw diJn r lc ma? lur· mah

begin bishf kai-shur :lf~& when does it begin? shem shihou kaishf' shun-mur shurhoh ft~Bt1'*7f~& 64

between zai-.. . zhi )ian dzaijur-jyen :(:£

?

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bicycle zixingche dzur-hsing-chur

gHr$

bitten by a dog rang gou gi'i

yaoshang le rahng goh gay yow-

big dadahjc too big tili dale lur

**T

shahng -j._t~~DX11JT bitter (ta&e etc) kii

'f5

it's not big enough bitgou da

black hei hay~

boo-goh :;f~jc

blanket tanzi tahn-dzur

fi&-f-

blind xia hsyah ~

bill zhangd:l.nr J3hng-dahm

~!!!JL

blocked diizhitle doo-joo-lur

(US: money) chaopiao chow-pyow

t.Y~

ijffiT blond (adj) jlnhuangse

jin-hwahng-sur ~-'@.

could I have the bill, please? qlng bang wo

blood xie hsyeh

Jiezhang, hao rna? ching bahng wor jyeh-J3hng how mah

i#Mllt~~~fP~?

jfo_

high blood pressure gao

xueya gow hsyew-eh-yah

~jfo_ff

bin lajl xiang lah-Jee hsyang

±iz:jjjf§

blouse nuchenshan nyew-chun-

shahn3dH3

bird niao nyow ~

blow-dry: I'd like a cut

birthday shengri shung-rur

'iS happy birthday! zhit nl

shengri kuilile' 100- kwal-lur

mft;'i s 'tk*

and blow-dry w6 xiang

llfit he chulfeng wor hsyang lee-fah hur chway-fung

lJt~Jl!L~tffl IIXP
blue Iinse lahn-sur

biscuit blnggan brng-gahn

11fT-

bit: a little bit yidianr yee-dyenr

-.~JL

blue eyes Ian yanjing lahn

yahn-jing

JliHIUft

boarding pass dengji ka dung-

a big bit yidakuiliryee-dah-

jee kah ~ic-F boat chuan chwahn ~{}

kwair-jc*JL a bit expensive you dian gui

(for pa;sengeJS) kechuan kur-

;ff.~~

chwahn ~A{l-

bite (by insect) yao yow

OX

body shenU shun-tee ;!!i!{J.jl:

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boiled egg zhii jl dim joo jee-dahn

;W:x~~

hsyaJlg

boiled rice mlfim mee-fahn

(of car) xinglixiang hsing-lee-

:7j{:f&

boiled water kaishul kaJ-shway

fF7.1< bone gii goo

ff

book (noun) shu ~

(verb) ding

iJ

can I book a seat? w6 neng ding ge zuowei ma'

1'f<¥fli

border (ol country) bianj ie byenjyeh

JilJii!.

border region bianjing

ili!:i bored: I'm bored fan slle falm sur-lur ~1[7 boring mei jinr may i5U)J)

L

born: I was born in Manchester w6 shi zai

wor nung- gur dzwor-way mah

M ancheng sheng de-wor

.J;!tflhT1-Ji1fLP~?

shur dzai - shung dur

I'd like to book a table for

I was born in 1960 w6 shi

two/three w6 xiang ding

yi jiii liiJ ling nian-sheng de

liang/san ge ren yi zhuo de weizi wor hsyang - gur run yee jwor dur way-dszur what time would you like it booke d for? nin yao jldian zhong? yow tee-dyen joong half past seven ql dian ban that's fine xing hsing and your name? nin gui

.JJt:;lil:{£ .;:!Jilt~ 81 .J;!t:;lil:- JLi~~:¥~81 borrow jie jyeh {i!f may I borrow-••• ? w6

keyl

j ie yixia- . . ma' wor kuryee tyeh yee-hsyah- .. mah

.JJtOJ~j fi!f-

r

P!b ?

both liangge dou lyang-gur doh

WJ-t~ bother. sony to bother you duibuqi d:iji ao nin le

x ing? gway

dway-boo-chee dah-jyow nin lur bookshop, bookstore shudian shoo-dyen ~

J6

boot (footwear) xuezi lr>yew-ehdzur¥fl:-f"

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x1::f~ITb!!~7 bottle pingzi ping-dzur

Jl1ir

a bottle of beer yi ping pijiii

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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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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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gwahng-doong )

;j;;

(language) Guangdanghuahwah

);j;;ii!f

(person) Guangdong ren run

!?t:A cap (hat) maozi mow-dzur ~lfiT

(of bottle) pinggai ping-gai

JlJili'if.

car xiao qiche hsyow chee-chur

;N~$

can: can you-••• ? nl neng- .. rna? nuouy .. mah

{fr\fi~

Cantonese (adj) Guangdong

by car zuo x iao qiche dzwor

~~N~$

... p~ ?

card kapian kah-pyen

can I have-••• ?

-F Jt

qlng gei w o . .. ? ching gay wor

hent's my (business) card

i#~llt

zhei shi wade mingpian

... ?

I can't-••• wo bit neng-.

llt::ffi~

Canada [ianada jyah-nah-dah Canadian (adj) )i anada JJD~:;k I'm Canadian w o shi )ianadaren wor shm -run

birthday card shengri k a shung-rur kah

j: S -F

cardphone cika diimhua tsm-kah dyen hwah ~-FE!!

flt~;IJD~:;kA canal yitnhe yewn-hur

]g_yi!J

cancel (reservation etc) tui tway

ill

ii5

cantful: be cantful! x iaoxin' hsyow-hsin

;J''L'

car ferry llmdit lun-doo

candies tangguo tahng-gwor candle lazh u lah-i•~)

Christmas card shengdan ka shung-dahn kah ~i~-F

;IJD~:;k

:tt'*=

1ay shm wor-dur nung-pyen

:i!~llti¥J~ Jt

...

tffit.!l

car park tingchechang ting-chm-

chahng~$!Ji

!l!ti':P.I\

can-opener kaiguan daoiit kaigwahn dow-joo tf~JJA

carpet di tan dee-tahn

:11!!.{!

car ntntal qiche chlizli chee-chur choo-dzoo ~$tl:lf.ll

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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

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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

- 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
lJIJnPlp

two coffees, please qlng hii liang bei kafei chirrg

-Jg-*imfFIJIJnnll:

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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:(

-1mr

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

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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
i'f'ffl

cushion diimzi dyen-dzur

m.:r:-

custom fengsit fung-soo JXI.1~ Customs hiliguan hai-gwahn

#ii:;!!C cut (noum daoshang dow-shahng

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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
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
+=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]

*

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
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

[E[ ~l

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

which direction is it? Z
neige HmgxiUng? dzai nay-gur

is there a discount?

1:EPJJ~1'1fltJ ?

ntngjianj i£t m a? nung- mah

flli~1fl- D~ ?

is it in this direction? shi

zheige fangxiUng m a ? sl1ur jaygur- mah ~:J3:1'1fltJ iJ!b director zhun! n joo-run dirt wugiJU woo-goh dirty zang dzahng

?

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disgusting exi n ur-hsin -~'~' dish (meal) di tsai

(bowl) diezi dyell-dzurlit-f-

JlJt

disk (for computer) ruanp<\n rwahn-

disabled cc\nfei tsahn-fay Y~~ is there access for the

pahn ~tl!: disposable nappies/

disabled? y.'\

diapers (yfci:xing) niaobu

de t<"mgdiw ma? you tsahn-

(yee-tsur-hsing) nyow-boo

jee-run dur toong-dow mall

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disease jibing

J(xf

:i!!!M-f4

c - rJcti) ffiM!l Rel!\

distance j uli

in the distance zai yuanchu dzai yew-ahn-cl1oo

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district diqir dee-chew disturb darao dah-tow

l!E.!K

rrm

divorced lihim lee-hun ~~~ dizzy: I feel dizzy wii touyim

wor toh-yewn :JlG*~ do (verb) zuo dzwor

i'f

what shall we do? nl xiang

we're going out for a drink, do you wantto join us? women chu qi.t he jiu, nl xiing gen women yi

ku3ir qi.t ma? wor-mun choo chew hur woh nee hsyang gun - kwair chew mah

zuo shenme? hsyang- shun-mur

ft~i'f1t~? how do you do it? gai zenme zuil! dzun-mur m;';l;. ~ 1liJr ?

do you want more rice? nl h:ii yao fin, ma? yow fahn I do, but she doesn't

will you do it for me? mc\fan

wo yao, tabu yao wor yow tal

nl bang wo zuo yL'I:i,\. hao ma7 mall-fahn nee bahng wor dzwor yee-hsyah how mah ffi;;l:jjf {iy;

doctor ylsheng yee-shung

fW:JJG111Jr~ T:llfP~ ?

125:1:

please call a doctor qlng nl

jiao ge )~ Sh e ng ching nee JYOW gur -)#{fr\P41'-125:1:

how do you do? nin hao?

how nice to meet you jiin dito

nin zhen gaoxing jyen dow nin jun gow-hsing what do you do? (work) nl

shi zuo shenme gongzuo de? shur- goong-dzwor dur I'm a teacher, and you? wo

shi jiaoshl, nl ne? wor - nur I'm a student woshi

xuesheng what are you doing this evening? nl jlnwin zuo

shenme? jin-wahn

where does it hurt? nar

teng? tung right here jii.t zili zher Jyoh

dzar Jer does that hurt now?

xiinzili h:ii teng ma? hsyahn-

dzai - mah yes h:ii teng take this prescription to

the chemist na zhei ge yaofang dao yaodiin qi.t pei yiw nah jay gur yow-fahng dow yow-dyen chew pay yow

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document wenjian wun-jyen dog g6u goh

Jttj

downstairs louxia loh-hsyah

~r

domestic flight guonei

hangban gwor-nay hallll!J-bahn

~P-Hl'~l

dozen yi da dah

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half a dozen ban da balm

don't! btiyilo! bo<)-yow /f.~

~rr

ft

don't do that! bie zheme zu6

dragon long Ioong

byeh jur-mur zwor j,JIJ:i!

draught beer sheng pijit1 shung

see not door men mun

z 11&

n

doorman bamenrde bah-munr-

dur

fE!fl JLBf.J

pee-jyoh

'i: Pl7W

draughty: it's draughty

zher tongfeng jer toOil!J-fung

:i!) l.ii)Xt.

:I!I!Ji!t

double shuang shwahng J.'J..

drawer chouti choh-tee

double bed shuangren chuang

drawing huihua hway-hwah

-run chwahng

JJ...AJ.;f:

double room shuangren

fang(jian) fahnq(jyen)

JJ...AJ% CIBJ ) down xia hsyah

r

down here jiu ziti zher jyoh

dzai jer ii[{E:i!JL put it down over there ge ziti

nar flij{E]j~) L it's down there on the right jiit

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download (verb) xiazai hsyah-dzai

""f~

j({-t

zm youbian yoh-byen

~ii!li dreadful zaot6ule dzow-toh-lur

*~~T dress (nou~ lianyl qlmlyen-yee-

chewn ;ii~ dressed: to get dressed chuan

y!fu chwahn 5f1X~[Z dressing gown chenyl chun-yee

~1X drink (nourr. alcoholic) jill jyoh

m

(non-atoholic) yl nliao yin-lyow

ii[{E;t]itl

t.Xf-t

it's further down the road

(verb) he hur II&\

ziti wing qian wahng chyen

a cold drink yi bei lengyln yee

~ttlltr

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can I get you a drink? hedianr shenrne rna? dyenr shun-mur mah

driving licence jiashl zhizhao tvah-shur Jur-Jow ~~:fJ:I.~a drop: just a drop, please (of

11!\.'~ULftzP~ ?

drink) zhen de y i dianr, xiexie

what would you like

tun dur yee dyen hsyeh-hsyeh

(to drink)? nl xtang he dianr shenrne? hsyang

it~ll!l,.~ULft~ ? no thanks, I don't drink xiexie, w6 btl hui he jiii hsyeh-

Jt:i¥1- ,r;~ULiJJiiJJi drugs (narcotics) dtlpln doo-pin

$£ drunk (adj) hezuile hur-dzway-lur

i!&JW?!T

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hsyeh wor boo hway hur jyoh

dry (adj) gan gahn

iJJiiJJH~::f~ll!liW

dry-cleaner ganxldian gahn-

I'll just have a drink of water wo he dianr shul ba shway bah ~11!\.'~ULJ](~E; drinking water ylnyimgsh ul yinyoong-shway

tJ;:ffl J](

is this drinking water? zhe sh ul keyl he rna? jur shway kur-yee hur ma

:i!Jj(PJI;). i!&JP~

?

drive (verb) kaiche kai-chur

hshee-dyen -f-7 )1;$ duck (meat) ya yah

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due: he was due to arrive yesterday ta ytnggat shi zu6tian di10 tah ying-gai dzwortyen dow fmm:~~7(¥1J when is the train due? hu6che jl dian di10? hwor-chur jee shur ..:k$Jt.'~z¥1J? dull (pain) yinyln zuotong dzwor-

TF$

toong~~~H

we drove hen~ w6rn en kaiche

(weather) ytntian yin-tyen ~)37(

lai de wor-mun kai-chur lai dur

~ifJTF$-*1¥1

dur shur-hoh ~ ...

I'll drive you home w6 kaiche song nl huijia wor kai-chur soong nee hway-jyah

~7f$~ftlm~ driver sljl sur-jee

during ziti-... de shihou dzai- ..

jiJ tiL

Bf.J EJ;ff~

dust hulchen hway-chun

;9(:;£

dustbin lajlxiang lah-tee-hsyang

:til:~~ Dutch (adj) Helan hur-lahn

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duty-fn~e

(goods) mianshui rnyen-

shway ~m

East China Sea Dong Hili

Jf;ffif easy r6ngyi roong-yee ~ ~

duty-free shop mianshui

shangdiin shahng-dyen

eat chi chur ~

~mitUm

we've already eaten,

DVD DVD dee-way-dee DVD"i:

thanks xiexie, w6men yljing

dynasty chaodru chow-dai

chile hsyeh-hsyeh wor-rnun -chur-

~JH~

lur ~HM~ffJE.t~~7 economy class jingjicang -

tsahng each (every) mei may

4if

iii:

either: either-... or-...

how much an~ 1hey each?

hu0zhe-.. . huozhe- .. hwor-jur

yi ge yao du()shao qtan?

!!,i(;ff ... !!,i(;ff

yee gur yow dwor-show chyen

-1'-~~~N.l ? earerduoer-dwor ::Ej:~ erduo teng wor- tung

elbow gebozh6ur gur-bor-johr

-!f!.

early in the morning yi zao

--!fl. zao xie shihou laiguo wor - hsyeh shur-hoh lai-gwor

~-!f!.~Bti~*u earrings erhuan er-hwahn

::Ej::Ef

Jf;

in the east dongbian doong-

byen

Jf;)ll

J%JliMJL

electric dian dyen It! electric fire dian hizi loo-dzur

I called by earlier w6

east dong doong

yee J.!W~-1'-if~PJt.J. elastic band xiangpijinr hsyahng- ~.$:$) L

~::Ej:~~ early zao dzow

either of them nei liangge

dou keyl nay lyang-gur doh kur-

earache: I have earache w6

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egg jidan jee-dahn xl¥,

lt!:lf'-=f electrician diangMg dyen-goong

It!I electricity dian dyen It! elevator dianU dyen-tee

lt!:m

else: something else biede

dongxi byeh-dur doong-hshee

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somewhere else biede difang dee-fahng

jjUEr.J:lil!.jf

when does it end? shenme shihou jieshit? shun-mur shur-hoh jyeh-shoo

ftza-tf~~* ?

would you like anything else? h:ii yao biede rna? yow-mah

engaged ~oilet) y6uren yoh-run

no, nothing else, thanks bit yao le, xiexie lur hsyeh-

(phone) zhimxlim jahn-hsyen

hsyeh

'A.A 21~ (to be married) dinghimle ding-

email (noun) diimzi y6ujiim dyendzur yoh-Jyen

f{!. -f-11!~{4' (verb)

fay6ujian fah -yoh-fYen

/it ill~ftf

embassy d:ishiguan dahe>hurgwahn

hun-fur ~~~T England Yinggu6 ying-gwor

~00 English (adj) Ylnggu6 ying-gwor

~00

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embroidery cixiit tsur-hsyoh

(language) Yingyit ying-yew

~i!

!11~~ emergency jlnji qingkuang

I'm English w6 shi Yinggu6

ching-kwahn9 ~~.tAm

ren wor shur -run

this is an emergency!

:!!§:~OO.A

;JS!(b'lJ

jiitming! jyoh-ming

emergency exit anquanmen ahn-choo-en-mun g(~fl emperor huangdi hwahng-dee

£m

do you speak English? ni huibuhui shuo Yingyit' hway-boo-hway shwor

fl)\~::f~~~i! ? enjoy: to enjoy oneself wanr

empress huanghou empty kDng koong

.fJt

£.5

;2:

end (noun) mOduan mor-dwalm

*~

at the end of the streetzhei tiao jie de jint6u Jay tyow Jyeh

de hen kaixin wahnr dur hun kaihsin

JiJL:f.!MlHf'L.'

how did you like the film? nl juede diimylng zenme yang? jyew-eh-dur dyen-ying dzun-mur yang

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I enjoyed it very much, did you enjoy it? w6 juede hen h~. nl n e? wor- hun

European (adj) Ouzhou

even if-... jishl-. .. yi.' Jeeshw ... yur ~Pft

how nee nur

®\ti·H

even shenzhi shun-Jur 11[~

... i:E.

evening wanshang wahn-shahng enjoyable ling r en yllku:lide run yew-kwai-dur

1?'-A 'ilftr'tkB~

enonnous dajile dah Jee Jur

::kt& T

enough: that's enough goule goh-Jur ii)t

T

thent's not enough bit gou

::fii!t

a,t_t this evening jlntian wanshang Jin-tyen

4-xai_t

in the evening w anshang

a,t_t evening meal wanfin wahn-fahn

at~ eventually zuihou dzway-hoh

it's not big enough bit gou da

::fii!t::k

fiFo ever cengjl ng tsung-Jrng ~ ~~

entrance (noun) ril kouch il rookoh-choo )... 0 ~ envelope xin feng IJSin-lung

f~it

gwor - mah yes, I w as there two years

19.:~ sport etc) q Lxie chee-

hsyeh :6J~ especially tebie tur-byeh t~j}IJ essential zhimgyao JOon!)-yow

m~ it is essential that-••• shi juedui biyao de shur Jyew-eh-dway bee-yow dur

~~xt£,~1¥1 Europe Ouzhou oh-joh ®\~H

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the Great W all? nl qilguo Chingcheng rna? chew-

equipment shebei shur-bay

~or climbing,

have you ever been to

a go qitguo, lil!ng niin qian qitguo chew-gwor lyang nyen chyen chew-gwor every meige may-!)ur

4:!:f1-

every day mi"ill:ill may-tyen

4lfx everyone meige ren may-gur run

~A everything meij ian shir may-Jyen shur

4lf141¥J$) L

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(objects) su6y6u de dongxi swor-yoh dur doong-hshee

JiJf1fP!f everywhe~

(trade fair etc) jiaoyi hui jyow-yee

hwavx~~ exit chitkou choo-koh

rni'ige difang may-

gur dee-fahng ~Jt!!.jJ exactly! duijile! dway-jee-lut

whe~'s

tl:l 0

the nea~st exit?

zui jin de chitko u ziti nar? dzway tin dur choo-koh dzai

:ijiJl!Bf.Jili D-ftP]~JL?

xtt&7 exam kaoshi kow-shur ~),)\

expensive gui gway .:11'!:

example lizi lee-dzur 19~-f­

experienced you jlngyan yoh

for example lini 19~911 excellent haojile how-jee-lur

Ht&7

can you explain that?

except chtile-... y'iwili choo-lur

~7

jing-yen 1ff'.2:~:@: explain jieshi jyeh-shur ~f~

~j :5'~

nl neng )ieshi y ixla rna? nung - yee-syah mah

excess baggage chaozhong xingli chow-Joong hstng-lee

fi]\flt~f~- r exp~ss

P!b ?

(mail) kuitidi kwai-dee

'tRim

~:tJr* exchange rate duihuan lu dway-hwahn lyew 5tJ~$

(train) kuitiche kwai-chur

'rR.$

extension (telephone) fenjl lun-jee

exciting (day) ciji tsur-jee Jl!~~

?ti'JL

excuse me (to get past) laoj ia low-

extension 221, please qlng

Jvah ~~

gua er er yao chmg gwah er et

(to gel attention) Iaoji3. qlng wen- .. chmgwun ~~~fii] (to say sorry) duibuql dway-boochee X;J"~j§ exhausted (tired) leislle lay-sur-lur

yow~:Jt==extra: can we have an extra one? ql ngzili yee-gur ~

l
M*-1' ?

do you charge extra for that? hai yao qian rn a? hai yow

~ 7[ 7 exhibition (of paintings etc) zhanlan jan-Jan ~_lXI;

chyen mah tt~~P!b ext~rnely

?

feichang fay-chahng

~~1\t

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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

;&_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<)E*

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how an~ you feeling? nl juede zenme yang le' nee Jyew-eh-dur dzun-mur - Jur

ft;:JJ.t1~;'GZ. ~ T ? I'm feeling better

fault cuo tswor -ijf

wo hao dianr le how dyenr

sorry, it was my fault duibuql shi w6de cuo dwayboo-chee shur wor-dur tswor

:xt::fj§~tit i¥1-ijf it's not my fault bli shi w6de

tlt~f,ri?JLT fence zhalan jah-lahn If~ ferry baid u ~

faulty you maobing yoh mow-bing

iJi

festival jieri jyeh-ree -;1 8 fetch qii chew

cu 0 ::f~tlt i¥1-ijf

Jlil.

I'll fetch him wo qit jiim ta l:ii wor - JYOW tah

13"=8~ favourite zui xlhuan de dzway hshee-hwahn dur ~Wi!.XBf.J

fax (noun) ch uanzhen chwahn-Jun

itA to send a fax fa chuinzhen tah£ftJ!t

February eryue er-yew-eh

=.fl

feel ganjue gahn-jyew-eh ~jt I feel hot wo juede hen re wor jyew-eh-dur hun rur

tlt:!it1~1lH~

w6 xiing qu z6uz6u hsyahng chew dzoh-dzoh tit~

tit* ~4ft!!.*

will you come and fetch me later? deng huir nl W jie wo, hao rna? dung hwayr - jyeh

~~JLft;**tlt~fP~? feverish fashao tah-show

£m

few: a few yi xie yee-hsyeh -~ a few days JI Uan tyen

Jt.7(

fiance weihitnfu way-hun-too

*~~*

fiancee weihunqi way-hun-chee

*~~~ field tiindi tyen-dee

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(paddy) diJ.Otian dow-tyen

mffi

file (noun) wenjiim wun-jyen }( # fill in tian tyen :!:A do I have to fill this in? wo

how are you? nl hao rna? how mah I'm fine, thanks hen hao, xiexie hun how hsyeh-hsyeh

yao tian zhi:i zhang biao rna? wor yow tyen JaY 1
¥t~:t:A:i!stE*~~ ? filling (in cake, sandwich) xianr hsyenr fE]) L On tooth) bii ya byew yah :j<

p5f

film (movie) diilnylng dyen-ying

El!.~ ~or camera)

ahnr

is that OK? zheyang xfng rna?jur-yang hsing mah that's fine, thanks xfng, xiexie finger sh6uzhl shoh-1ur

f'Fie jiil.Ojuanr jyow-jew-

Jllt:f:!f JL

I haven't finished yet w6 hai rnei nong wan wor hai may

filthy zang dzahng J)(i

noong wahn ¥t:if79:~7t

find (verb) zhaodao jow-dow :j;lt~lj

when does it finish? shenrne

I can't find it wo zhaobudao wor jow-boo-dow ¥t:J'Jt:;f~lj I've found it zhaodaole jowfind out zhaocht:qow choo

shfhou neng wan' shun-mur shur-hoh nung ftZ.a;f"{~fl~

it? fire huo hwor :)<.

dow-lur 1.i!;~IJT

:J'Jtili

could you find out for

(blaze) hu6z:l.i hwor-dzar

:k'J<.

fire! zhaohuole1 1ow-hwor-lur

me? nl neng ti wo diaocha

!i:kT

yixia rna> nung tee wor

can we light a fire here?

dyow-chah yee-hsym mah

zher neng dian huo rna'

ftli~~¥ti~1!t-r~ ? fine (weather) qinglangching-lang

a~teA (punishment) fakuan fah-kwahn

ill~

jer nung dyen hwor mah

:i!JL~.B:k P~ ? fire alann hu6j1ng hwor-jing

kW fire brigade xiaotangdui hsyowfahng-dway

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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

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
fried (shallow-fried) jiande jyen-dur

)!!1:~ (deep-fried) zhade tah-dur ~'¥

(adj) Fagu6 fah -gwor

~anguage) Fayii fah-yew

?'!i!

fries zha tiidou tiao tah

too-doh tyow ~l:±R~

frequent jlngchang jing-chahng

~2~

il!J:mrm rnyen

*Yim

fried rice chaofan chow-fahn

*J;t& friend pengyou pung-yoh Jill;& friendly youhao yoh-how

:&H

friendship youyl yoh-yee ;&t]: friendship store youyi

how f~quent is the bus to the Forbidden City? dao Gitgong qit de gonggong qiche duochang shijian kai yi ban' dow goo-goong chew dur goonggoong chee-chur dwor-chahng shur-jyen kai yee balm

itJt~'S -t'8%~;tt.t~$ ~ t'EJl;f"]BJ7f-J)l

?

fresh (weather, breeze) qlngxin ching-hsin

fried egg jian jldan tven tee-dahn fried noodles chaomian chow-

'lt:OO F~nch

f!HaY+

(stir-fried) chao de chow-dur *j;

is it free (of charge)?

F~nch

1vew 1ur

fridge blngxiang - hsyahng

Franoe Fagu6 fah-gwor '1t; 00

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~ruit etc) xian h"-yen fit

~*

m'if

shangdian yoh-yee shahng-dyen

:&itifffr.5 from c6ng lsoong

JA

how far is it from here? li zher du.:. yuan? jer dwor ywahn

~j!JL~z ? when does the next train from Suzhou arrive? c6ng Suzhou lai de xi a yi ban hu6che jldian daoda' lsoong

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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<

.mmrm~

$Jt,o;ii:~lj)6:?

I'm full wo baole wor bow-lur

from Monday to Friday c6ng xTngqT yT dao XlngqT wiltsoonq hsinq-chee-yee dow hsinq-chee

full board shi zhit quan baa shur

».£M-~1J£Mli

fun: it was fun hen hao wanr

from next Thursday c6ng xia Xlngql si ql hsyah- sur chee

funeral za.ngrr dzahng-lee ~:fL

».r£Mim~

funny (strange) qigu;ll chee-gwai

where are you from? nl shi nar de ren? shur narduh run I'm from Slough wo shi Slough !aide ren wor shur -lai-dur front qianmian chyen-myen

Htrllif in front, at the front zili qianbianr dzai chyen-byenr

1£$lii JL in front of the hote I zili fandian qtanm ian dzai fahn-dyen chyen-myen .f£f&f.5Jitrllif frozen blngdongde binq-doongdur /JJ'C?*Bf.J fruit shulguo shway-gwor J](.* fruit juice guozhl qwor-jur .*H

joo choo-en bow 1,tfi:~-@. hun how wahnr 1!!~fl]f;J L

~tf (amusing) you ylsl yoh yee-s

1f~~~ (comical) huajl hwah-jee

ntfi furniture jiajil jyah-jyew ~~ further: it's further down the road zili wang qtan zou dzai wahnq chyen soh fll.1i: mJ ;xE how much further is it to the Forbidden City? dao Giigong hru you duoshao Iii? dow-yoh dwor-show about 5 kilometres dayu~ wil gongll (Iii) dah-yew-eh woo goong-lee future jiangl3i 1yang-la1~:lf* in futl.ft ji angl3i ~:lf*

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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

100

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 ~

-!:WfflllrrJ

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

0

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

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

7f

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

r

:)E7f @]

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

:>'rft]\:R) L

(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<\nbaobao hahrl-

bow-bow ~~~§

-¥

(noun) yi bim - '*-

hand sh6u shoh

half an hour b<\n xiaoshi

handbag shoutibiio shoil-tee-bow

hsyow-shur '*-' J\B;j" half a litre b< \n sheng shung

'*-:ftabout half that n<\mc

du,-, yi b
~~;Z.$ -'*half board ban shisir shur-

'*-~fa'

-f.t£§ handkerchief sMuj uanr shoh-

jwailm-f.~~ J L hand luggage shouti xingli

sholl-tee ilsing-lee -f.t£1-T$ happen fasheng fail -sllung i:;t:i=_ what's happening? zenme

hui shi r? dzun-mur hway shur

half-bottle b<\n ping '*-J!li

:&;;Z. @l$JL?

half fare b<\nfei bal111-fay '*'- ~

what has happened?

half price b< \niia bahn-Jyah '*-1f1

nisheng le shenme shir Ia? fah-shung lur shun-mur Jail

t:i.::i: T 1t;Z.$ JL«H ? happy kuaile kwai-l ur

'I:R:*

I'm not happy about this w
~xtJ!-i'::fm~ harbour g;.lngkf1u gahng-koh

miD ha rd ying ~

(difficult) n
xiE

hardly: hardly ever hen shao

hun show 1Jl!.Y hard seat yi ngxi ying-hshee

~m;' 10 4

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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 ~

W

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
nar neng zit dao zixingche? dzai nar nun
.f£PJJ~JLfl~f.ll.iiJ §fr$? his tade tah-dur 11!!.8~ hit (verb) da dah

rr

hitch-hike da biilnche byen-chur

1~1!$ hobby shihao shur-how P!~f hole dong doong 7101

f~M ~estival) jieri 1yeh-ree

1jrf,j he~ zher jer

11!!.

holiday (public) jlilql jyah-chee

lyow 1'F~-J-

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here you a~ gel nl gay ~ffr\ hers tade tah-dur :!tlkB~

$ S

on holiday dujiil doo-jyah

Nf~ homeji:l~

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at home (in my house etc) z3i jia

shengqing kuand3i hsyeh-hsyeh

dzai

nin-dur shung-ching kwahn-dai

;(£*

we go home tomoJTOw (to country) women mingtian hui

~t~t~l¥lf£t#~1* hotre rur ~~

gu6 wor-rnun rnmg-tyen hway

(spicy) latah ~

gwor

I'm hot wo juede hen

.fJ(;ffJ aJJ.x liD m

honest chengshi chung-shur

ift.V;~

.fJ(;:lJ;f:1~1lH~

honeyfengmi fung-rnee ~~

it's hot today jlntian hen re fill lyen 4'.:K1lH~

honeymoon miyue rnee-yew-eh ~

re wor jyew-eh-dur hun ru r

J3

hotel (small) IUguan lyew-gwahn

Hong Kong Xianggang hsyahnggahng ~i'i

~tEl (luxury) fimdian fahn-dyen

hope xlwimg hshee-wahng

~~

~m hour xiaosh i hsyow-shur

I hope so w6 Xlwimg shi

;j\B;f"

m.:r:-

zhei yimg wor- shur jay yang

house filngzi fahng-dzur

.fj(;~~J!j!;j$

how zenme dzun-rnur ~ ~

?

I hope notw6 Xlwimgbu shl

how many? (if answer is likely

zhei yimg .fl(;$~::f.J!j!;j$

to be more than ten) duilshao?

hopefully xlwimg rud hsheewahng roo -tsur ~~5/l!ilt horrible kepi! kur-pah

PJ•tB

dwor-show ~j-~

?

(if answer is likely to be ten or less) jlge 7 tee-gur

Jl/r ?

horse rna rnal1 ~

how do you do? nl hao how

horse riding qi ma chee $if~

ftH?

hospital ylyuim yee-yew-alm

llf~Jc hospitality hiloke how-kur

H~

how are you? nl hao rna? rnah fine, thanks, and you?

thank you for your

hen hao, nl ne? hun- nur

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ioe cn~am bingqilin bing-dwe-lin how much is it? duoshao qian? chyen

17 yuan shi ql kuai shur chee kwai

PJ
m:~g: JLPJ
I'll take it w6 miti wor

ioe lolly binggitnr bing-gum humid chaoshl chow-shur

WJfi

an~

PJ
hungryeur'it you hungry? ni ele rna?

ur-lurmah f!]\'itTP~?

idiot shagua shah-gwah {~Jll if rtlgu6 roo-gwor

hurry: I'm in a hurry w6 hen ji de wor hun jee dur ~1~]';.8~ then~'s no hurry minmin lai

:t/11.* T

ill bingle bing-lur ~

I feel ill w6 juede bit shufu wor jyew-eh-dur .f\t:9t:f~::fff~~

mahn-mahn ~~*

illness jibing~~

hurry up! kuai dianr! kwai

imitation (leather etc) rang fahng

dyenr •[# ,r~U

L

iii

hurt (verb) te ng tun
immedia1ely m ashing mah-

it n~ally hurts zhen teng jun tung

A!J¥

husband zhingfu jahng-foo

3t x

shahng ];(, _t important zhongyao joong-yow

m~ it's very important hen zhongyao hun joong-yow

1~m~ lw6wor~ ioe bing

OJ<

with ice jia bingkuair jyah bingkwair

:baPJ<:IRJL

no ioe, thanks bit jia bingkuilir, xiexie boo jyah bing-kwair hsyeh-hsyeh

it's not important btl zhongyao ::r:m~ impossible bit keneng kur-nung

::t:OJ!m impn~ssive

(building, view)

xi6ngwei hsyoong-way !1H~ improve tigao tee-gow tit~

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I want to improve my

rna? JUr- fahn chyen mah

Chinese w6 xiang tigao w6de

:i!§t!~~p~?

Hinyii shulping wor hsyahng - wor-dur hah-yew shway-pmg

is that included? neige yi'

lJ(;~~ ~l!(; 1¥1

rx. i!71<-!f-

in: it's in the centre zai

zhongiian dzai jooog-jyen

baokuo zii nei rna? nay-qur yur

1.1~1-i:P.§ti51£P-JP~ ? inconvenient bu fangbian fahng-

byen ::f::i:f1if!

1£tp]BJ

India Yind u yin-doo f~

in my car zai w6de che ll wor-

Indian (adj) Yindu f~

dur chur lee 1£l!(;i¥J$11! in London zai Lundim

1£ffi:fk

JJt JJt

indigestion xiaohuil bu

liang hsyow-hwah boo lyang

Y~it::t: ~

in two days from now

limg tian zhi hou tyen 1ur hoh

Wff7U:J§"

Indonesia Ylndunixlya yin-doo-

nee-hshee-yah f~J}t~g!j_illi_ indoor pool shine! y6uy6ngchi

in five minutes wii fen zhong

(zhl) nei fun joong ijur) nay

.li:5H•jl cZ: ) r":J in May zii wuyue 1£1iJ3 in English yong Ylngyii

Jtl~i!

shur-nay yoh-yoong-chur

~P-11M7J:k71!!. indoors shinei shur-nay ~ r'g inexpensive pianyi pyen-yee

111!:§:: infection ganran gahn-rahn

in Chinese yong Hinyii

Jtl1X.i!

~W: infectious chuinran chwahn-rahn

is Mr Li in? Ll xiansheng zii

rna? hsyahnq-shunq dzai mah

:?¥7fE'£1£P~ ? inch ylngcim ying-tsun ~ -jinclude baokuo bow-kwor

§tiS

1tW: inflammation fayin fah-yen

tst~ informal (clothes) suibiin sway-

byen

!Wfil!

(occasion) fei zhengshi fay junq-

does that include meals?

zhe baokuo fin qian

shur ~~ if.j.\

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infonnation xiaoxl hsyow-hshee

... .m

do you have any

inside the hotel ziti luguan

{EJlj{tgj![ID

infonnation about-....

llmiin

nl you guanyti

let's sit inside women jinqiJ

de xiaoxi

rna? nee yoh gwahn-yew

zuo ba wor-mun jin-chew dzwor

dur- mah {q-;if~r

bah

B1Y~.@,P~? wun-hsyewn-choo

fiiJifl.:)(t

injection dazhen dah-jun

:tnt

injured shoushang shoh-shahng

~1:15

jyen-chur

f\e.!l£:f"4j:

instant coffee siJrong kafei sooroong kah-fay ~miJIJ~Pjp insulin yldaosit yee-dow-soo

~$,~

she's been injt.nd

insurance baoxilli bow-hsyen

ta shoushang le tah - lur

!!IB~1:15T

'!*~ intelligent congming tsoong-ming

inner tube (for tyre) neitai nay-

P-Jm~ innooentwtigo

f\effl~*~~E

insist: I insist w6 jianchi wor

infonnation desk wenAitnchit

.q:~fl}J interested: I'm interested

7[;$

in-••• wo dul- .. . hen gm

insect kimch6ng kun -choong

~!E.

xingqit wor dway- ... hun gahn hsing-chew

f\ex;J"

1~~j!{.@

insect bite ch6ngzi yao de choong-dzur yow dur

interesting you yisi yoh yee-s

!E.-f-~81

ff~~~'

do you have anything

that's very interesting

for insect bites? you zhi chong yao de yio rna' yoh jur choong yow dur yow mah

ify~ffi~Bf.JFjP~

?

insect repellent quch6ngji chew-choong-jee ~gffiffrj

110

inside ziti- .. 11 dzai- .. lee {E

r~.@,

hen you yisl hun 1~1f~.~ international gu6ji gwor-jee

0011-TInternet hillianwang hoo-lyen-

wahng]iij~~ interpreter fa.nyi falm-yee ~Jlil

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intersection (US) shizi litkou

shur-dzur loo-koh T~~ 0 interval (at theatre) mitjian

xiitxi moo-jyen hsyoh-hshee

~rBJf*.@,

~1~M~~~ll~:tK fl!Htn~? is shishur ~ island dao dow Iii, it tatah

into: I'm not into-... wo dul

bit gan xlngqit wor dway boo gahn hsing-chew ~)(;j"

::f~~,@ introduce jieshiw jyeh-show

1H'B may I introduce-... ? wo lii

jieshilo yixtil, zhei wei shl-.. wor - yee-hsyah jay-way shur

~-*1H'B-rllfiz~ invitation yaoqlng yow-ching

'f::

it is-•••, it was ... shi- .. shur

~ is it-... ? shi- .. rna' mah ~

n~? where is it? zii

nar' dzar

.f£~~JL ? Italian (adj) Yidilli yee-dah-lee

~:kflJ Italy Yidilli ~jcflj itch: it itches yang

j$

jacket jiake jyah-kur

mi%

~~ invite yaoqlng ~~ Ireland Ath lan ai-er-lahn

~~ ~ Irish Aierlan ai-er-lahn ~ ;1\ ~ I'm Irish wo shi Aierlan

ren wor shur ar-er-lahn run

~~~:1\~A iron ~or ironing) yitndi.iu yewn-doh

jade yityew I jam guojiilng gwor-jyang

.*1$

January ylyue yee-yew-eh - ~ Japan Riben ree-bun

8 ;;$:

jar guilnzi gwahn-dzur

Jlii-=f

jasmine tea mollhua cha mor-lee

~4 can you iron these for

hwah chah *fil:ft~

r E.

me? qlng nl bang wo

jaw xiilba hsyah-bah

yitnyitn zhe xie ylfu , hao rna? ching nee bahng wor yun-yun jur hsyeh yee-foo how mah

jazz jueshi yue jyeweh-shur yeweh

~±% jealous j id it .~

!lf'

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jeans nitizruku nyoh-dzai-koo

just for me jiu w6 yao jyoh wor

~fiG~

41f~ jetty mat6u mffi-toh ~;k

just hell! j iu z.ii zher dzar 1e1

jeweller's zhubao (shang)

~-tf:l! J L

diim joo-bow (shahng-)dyen

not just now xii nz.ii

tt:£Cffi))f.5

buxing hsyen-dzai boo-hsing

jewellery zhitbao f;R:£

~-t£::f1'1

Jewish You Wren de yoh-tai-run

we've just arrived women

dur

5:Jt:*.AI¥J

gang dao wor-mun gahng dow

job gongzuo goong-dzwor I

1'F

f!Gifl~U ¥1J

jogging paobu pow-boo ~$­ to go jogging qu paobu chew

*~$-

joke wanxiao wffin-hsyow m~ journey !Uxing lyew-smg

n&l r

have a good journey! yilu shunfeng! shun-lung

-~JIIJ!JX\.

- 1\i)LJJ<

-l:;J=I

jumper taoshan tow-shahn ~;f3 junction (road) jiaochak6u IYOWchah-koh 3()( 0 June liuyue lyoh-yew-eh t:;Jj just (only just) jlnjln -{5l-{5l

9_

just two zhl yilo liangge yow

R~WJ1112

::fJfH.tT ma7 wor kur-yee lyoh-jur mah

a jug of water yi guanr shul

(with numbers) zhl jur

keep the change bityong zhao le boo-yoong 1ow lur

can I k-p it? w6 keyi liitzhe

jug guim gwahn iij

July qlyue chee-yew-eh

keep liitlyoh ~

f!Giifl2J.~ ;li ~? please keep it qlng liitzhe ba clung - bah ~ ~ ~ ~E'. kettle shulhil shway-lwo J]<~ key yaoshi yow-shur ~jj~ the key for room 201, please qlng gei w6 er ling yao fang de yaoshi ching gay wor er ling yow fahng dur yow-shur

~~fiG=~-J}HMYI~ keyring yaoshi quan yow-shur choo-en tl:J~:Ef

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kidneys (in body) shimzang shundzahng

'IfJlli

fahntJ~

(food) yaozi yow-dzur

kill sha shah

Af-f-

frt

JT

kilonnetAI gongll goong-lee 01!. how many kilometAis is

*. .

gongll? chew

11ff!J

know (somebody) renshi run-shur

iAtJ!, (something, a place) zhidao jur-

'Will

you duoshao

dow

yoh dow-show

I don't know wo bit zhidao

1f~~'01!. ? kind (type) zhong jooniJ f.p that's very kind nl zhen hao nee jun how

(pedestrial) zhuang dao JWahng dow

kilo gongjln goong-jin 0

it to-••• ? qit

knock over (object) da fan dah

~::f'Wil! I didn't know that nil wo bit zhldao nah jJB~::f'*OJ!

do you know wheAl I

{frJ{*

can buy-... ? nl zhldao wo which kind do you want? nl yao na yi zhong? yow nah I want this/that kind wo yao zhei/nei yi zhang wor yow jay/nay

ziti nar neng mai dao wor dzai nar nung rnai dow

1~'*oil!~-1'£~~J Lfl~~tiJ

? KoAtan (adj) Chaoxlan chowhsyen ~n

king gu6wang gwor-wahng

r@ .:£

kiosk shouhuoting shoh-hwor-ting

~~~ kiss wen wun ~

lacquerwaAI qiqi chee-chee

kitchen cht\fang choo-fahng jf,J% Kleenex zhljln jur-jin ~ knee xlgili hshee-gai

rfJ

ii*:H[

knickers sanjiaokit sahn-jyow-koo

.=m1lf knife daozi dow-dzur

JJ -f-

knock (verb) qiao chyow ~

~fi ladies' room, ladies' toilets nG cesuii nyew tsur-swor

~19iiiJiJi ladies' wear nuzhuang nyewjwahng ~~

lady nushi nyew.,hur ~±

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lager pijiii pee-JYoh lake hit hoo

JllrN

-!'~tJ?:Sf.JiiJ§:-~1.*

.$JLJ2Jf?

ft)j

lamb (meal) yangrou yang-roh

$~

late (at night) wan wahn

lamp deng dung ~J

sorry I'm late duibuql, w6

lane (motorway) chedao chur-dow

l
T

.$~

wahn-lur Xj::f~.Jlt*l!t

(small road) hit tong hoo-toong

the train was late hu6che l
MIET

wante hwor-chur

language yiiyin yew-yen

i!§

language course yiiyan ke kur Laos Ulowo low-wor

::lttJt

laptop sh6uti diimnao shoh-tee dyen-now 'f-m:EI!~ large da dah

jc

last (final) zuihou dzway-hoh

women dei z6ule l
.JJt1fJ1~~ T *::;-: &T it's getting late bu zaole dzow-lur

::f-'f-T

later houl
J§:*

I'll come back later w6 guo yihulr ziti l
iiJ§: last week shang xingqi shahng hsing-chee

-*-**l!t T

we must go- we'll be late rnun day dzoh-lur lai-boo-jee-lur

i!§i*

_t J:i!JtJ1

last Friday shilng xingqi wii

_tll!:Wj_li last night zu6ti3JJ wanshang dzwor-tyen wahn-shahng

dzai .JJt:M:-~JLN* see you later huit6ujiim hway-toh-JYen

@] :fk ~

later on houl
J§:*

latestzuihou dzway-lwh

iiJ§:

(most recent) zuijin dzway-Jm

l$3i;)fte,_t

iiili

what time is the last train

by Wednesday at the

to Beijing? qu Beijing de

latest zuiwan Xingqisan

zuihou yi ban huoche jl dian

iil!tll!:M.=

kai? chew- dur dzway-hoh

laugh (ver~ xiao hsyow ~

yur balm hwor-chur jee dyen

laundry (clothes) xlyi hshee-yee

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l!9e.

(delayed) chi chur jg

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(place) xfyidian -dyen f)\;~J;5

lavatory '"csur, tsur-swor

ffi!Vf

law fl\lii fah-lyew ¥~1-'l:t lawyer l{i shi lyew-shur

1-'Vifi

laxative xicy:w hsyeh-hyow l'f!t~

least: not in the least yidianr

dtlll hi1 yee-dyem doh bu

-AU L~/F at least zhishiio jee-show ~y

leather pige pee-gur

lazy Ian lahn •lijj lead: where does this road lead to? zhc tii10 li1 tong nar

qi1? jur tyow loo Ioong nar chew

:i!5R!millillJJ~JL~ ? leak: the roof leaks

\Vltdlng J(:mlc woo-ding loh-lur

&::!J

leave (depart) zou dzoh ~ I am leaving tomorrow wr, 111ingtian zOu wor ming-tyen

#;fl}37(~ when does the bus for Beijing leave? qi1Beijing

de yichc ji tli:in bi ? chew

ffilffitiT learn xuexi hsyew-eh-hshee ~ )j

- dur chee-chur jee dyen

~::J tffi891~.$JL};~Uf?

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may I leave this hen~?

leg tul tway Jli!!

wo neng ba zheige liu zai

lemon ningrneng 111ng-mung

zher rna? wor nung bah jay-gur lyoh dzai jer mah

ftllME.~1'- ~fir.f:E~J L p~

?

shi zu6tian likai de tah shur dzwor-tyen lee-ka dur

im~~J(;;;:nfBJ.J I left my coat in the bar wo ba wode dilyl lili zai jiilbajian bah wor-dur dahyee lyoh dzai jyoh-bah-jyen

ftfE.ftBI.J jc:&~fir1£7W UEJBJ then~'s none

left shenrne

dou bush eng shun-mur doh boo-

ftztl)::f*'j

left zuo dzwor ti:. on the left ziti zuObianr dzai dzwor-byenr

.f:Eti:.:itl) L

to the left wang zuo wahng

tttr. turn left wang zuo guru gwai

tttr.m left-handed zu6pi ezi dzwor-pyehdzur

ti:.jjfjll-f-

left luggage (office) xingli jiclinchit hsing-lee jee-tsun-choo

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chee-shwayr fl'~¥~7J<)L

lemon tea ningrnengcha

he left yesterday ta

shung

fT~ lemonade ningrneng qishulr

-chah fT~~

lend j i
ff

will you lend me your-.... qlngba nlde bah nee-dur

jie gel w6 clung jyeh gay wor

1i!f~ft?

~fE.f~BJ.J

lens (of camera) jingt6u jing-toh

t\::'k less shaoshow ~' less than••• bl

shao

tt ... ~' less expensive than ••• bl. planyi pyen-yee

lesson ke kur

tt ... '(J!:§:

i,:J

let: will you let me know? nl dir.oshihou gir.osu wo, hao rna? dow shur-hoh gow-soo wor how mah

f~iiJB;j'f~~iffft~fP~ ? I'll let you know wo dir.o shihou gir.osu nl

ft¥1JB;ff~~ifff~ lefs go for something to eat chlfir.n, ba chur-fahn bah

lfl;f&PE.

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let off: will you let me off at-••• ? w6 zi.i- ... x i;i, xing rna' dzaJ ... hsyah hsmg

f:\t{E ...

T::f'J'P.!b?

(not heavy) qlng chinq do you have

cigarette) nl y6u hu6 rna? nur yoh hwor mah

letter xin hsm f~

*£

a light? ~or

flj\;ff j( P.!b ?

light bulb deng pao dunq-pow

do you have any letters for

~nPJ

me? you xin, rn a7 yoh hsin mah

I need

;fff~P.!b

wo x uyao yige Xln dengpao

?

letterbox xinxiang hsin-hsyahng

f~~ OO~t"B

lighter (cigaette) dahuojl dahhwor-jee

lid grur gair ~JL

tTj(;f}l,

lightning shandian shahn-dyen

lie (tell untruth) shuohuangshworhwahnq i_,~jj[

IAJ Et!. like xl huan hshee-hwahn -~.X

lie down tang tahnq ~i/.j life shenghu6 shung-hwor

I like it wo xlhuan wor

j:jfl

lifebelt jiilshengquan jyoh-shung-

f:lt:t~.x I don't like it w6 bit xlh uan

Jj5l(j: 00

lifeguard jiilshengyuan jyohshung-yew-ahn

J!5l( j: .1n,

life jacket jiitshengyi jyoh-shunqyee

wor hsyoo-yow yee-qur hsin

f\t\Wi~-1-jf~TlPJ

library ttlshuguan too-shoo-qwahn

choo-en

a new light bulb

I like you w6 Jdhuan nl

f:\t-&~.X flj\ do you like-... ? nl xlhuan- . . rna7 rnah flj\-&~.X

Jj5l(j:1(

lift (in building) di:intl dyen-tee

Et!.~

P.!b ?

I'd like a beer wo xiang he

yi ping pijiii hsyalrng hur yee-ping

could you give me a lift?

f:lt:m~-Jf1io$r!

nl neng bit neng rang w6

I' d like to go swimming

dage chi!' nung - ~ahng wor

wo x iang qit youyong

dah-gur chur flj\ij~:::fflli}_t

-t'Yhf~

f\t1ii=1-$?

would you like a drink?

light (noun) deng dung ~T

f\t ;m

nl xiang he dianr shenrne

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rna? hur dyenr shun-mur

1~~~-';iULftZ,.P!b ? would you like to go for a walk? nl xiing bu xiing qit z6uyiz6u? chew dzoh-yee-dzoh 1~~/f.~ -!'~~~ ? what's it like? Ill xiimg shenme?tah 'f::~ffZ,.? I want one like this w6 yao t6ngleide ycm toong-lay-dur

.fit~ftij~Bf.J line xian hsyen ~ could you give me an outside line? qlng gel wo wilixiim, hao rna' ching gay wor wai-hsyen hem dzwaymah

J#~.fitj~~~P!b ? lips zulchitn dzway 111/jl§ lip salve chlingao chun-qow

~:;: lipstick k6uh6ng koh-hoong

on

ft

little xiao hsyow ;J\ just a little, thanks jiii yidiinr, xiexie IY•~l yee-dyem hsyeh-hsyeh :ffit~.r~ULiJJJiJJJ a little milk yidiinr niun3i nyoh-nai ~};iULL:f-~)3

118

live (verb) zhiJ 100 {i we live together women zhit tii yiql wor-mun 100 dzar yee-

chee .fitff}(i;(f~j§ where do you live? nl zh ii ziti nir? joo dzar I live in London w6 zhu tii Lund on wor lively (person) hu6po hwor-por

I

1~1~ ~own) renao rur-now ~~ ]ili]

liver (in body, food) gan gahn

Rf lobby (in hotel) qiinllng chyen-llng

lltrff lobster l6ngxia loong-hsyah

Jt:!f local difangde dee-fahng-dur

!t!r7JEJI.J

listen ling I!Jf litre sheng shung

a little bit more duo yidiinr dworyee-dyenr §:;~}~)L

lock su 6 swor fili it's locked su6shang le swor shahng lur t]Ji_t T lock out I've locked myself out w6 bazijl su6 tii menwili le wor bah dzurjee swor dzai mun-wai lur .fit1E!El C.fili;(fr'1j~T locker (for luggage etc) xiaochligui

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hsyow-choo-gway !j'-fm~ London Litndim ffi~ long chang chahng -IX

can I have a look? keyi

kilnkan rna' kur-yee kahn-kahn rnah O]"J,j:ff:ffP.!b ?

how long does it take? yiw duochang shijian?

look after zhaokin tow-kahn

yow dwor-chahnq shur-jyen

look at kiln kahn ;ff

~~-!XEft!'BJ ?

look for zhao jow

~~lf

:j'Jt

how long will it take to fix

I'm looking for-... w6 zhao

it? bazheige dongxi xiuli hao yao duochang shijian? bah jayqur doonq-hshee 1~>-yoo-le e hao

look forward to panwilng palm-

1~:i!1- Jt:"®1~J!~f~ ~-IXEftfBJ ?

wor jow .fltf-t walmq !})f~

I'm looking forward to it wo

pilnwang wor

a long time hen chang shijian

hun f~-jXEf;f jB]

.. .

.fJt l})f ~

loose (handle etc) song soonq f'~ lorry kache kah-chur

one day/two days longer

yi/liang tian duo tyen dwor

-/Wff;R~ long-distance call changtli

diilnhuilchahng-too dyen-hwah

-IX:i£:~i5 look: I'm just looking, thanks

w6 zhishi kilnyikan, xiexie wor jur-shur kahn-yee-kahn hsyehhsyeh .flt.R:N:;;g-;;glJjtlJJJ you don't look well kanqlh\i,

nl shentl bit shufu kahn-cheelai nee shun-tee boo shoo-too

:ffi§7Ht~1*::f~HIZ

lose diu dyoh

T$

£-

I'm lost w6 militle wor rnee-

loo-lur .flt~NI!- T I've lost my bag wo ba dilizi

diule bah dai-dzur dyoh-lur

.JJtt~w-=f£- T lost property (offioe) shlwit

zhao ling chit shur-woo jow-ling choo ~4mflWi:Slt lot: a lot, lots henduo hun-dwor

1~ ~ not a lot bit duo ::f ~ a lot of people henduo ren

look out! xiaoxin1 hsyow-hsm

run:f~~A

!j\1(:,'

a lot bigger dil de duo dal1 dur

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I like it a lot wo hen xlhua.n

(extravagance) shechl shur-chee

~1t

wor hun hshee-hwahn

ll(;f[;rg:;~)(

lychee lizhl lee-jur m;,;f5(:

loud dasheng de dah-shung dur

:k?i8~ lounge Qn house) keting kur-ting machine jlqi jee-chee

magazine zazhi dzah-jur ~iil;;

shurf*,\):!,~

maid (in hotel) nu fitwityuan nyew

love (fiOUfl) liim'ili lyen-ai ~~

I love China wo ili Zhonggu6

cp 00 lovely (person) keili kur-ai PJ~ wor ai joong-gwor ll(;~

~hing)

(vertt, ji~ is thent any mail for me? you wtide xin rna' yoh wor-dur hsm rnah ~lJtB~ f~P.!b

hen hi'io hun how

f!!~f

?

mailbox xi nxiang hsm-hsyahng

f~W

low (bridge) di f~ (prices) piimyide pyen-yee-dur

main zhilyao de too-yow dur

3::~~

1~:§::8~ luck yimqi yewn-chee ~

'9:

good luck! zhu nT shiJ nli! joo nee shun-lee

too-woo yew ahn 3d~-%-~ mail (11ouf9 y6ujian yoh-tyen 111~14'

(verb)ili~

mffFJijW;ftJ

luggage xingli hsing-lee ~'T?t luggage trolley xingliche ~hur

~'T?¥$

main course zhilcili joo-tsai

3::~ main post office da y6ujit dah yoh JOO *II!~ _fflj

main road da.Jit dah-loo :k~ make (brand name) pill Jl$

lunch wiifim woo-fahn Cf-115(

(vertt, zhizito jur-dzow jfftljj!

luxurious haohua how-hwah

I make it 10 yuan, OK? wo

:iii:j;2 luxury (comfort etc) gaoji gow-tee

~~ 120

.fJL*

~ff On hotel) xiitxishi hsyoh-hshee-

suin shi kuili qii n, hao rna' wor swahn shur kwar chyen how mah

lJt~+!Ji':t'(~fP.!b ?

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what is it made of? zhe

ant you man-ied? nl jiehitnle

shi yang shenrne zao de' JUI

rna' nee JYeh-hun-lur mah

shur yoong shun-mw dzow dur

J!~JtJ1t.Z.jiiBf.J ? make-up huazhuangpln hwahjwahng-pin

1ti.l1:8:J

ft;~~~ T P~ ? martial arts wiishit

jyeh-mow-gow

Malaysia M a.Iiixlyi mah-Jaihshee-yah .:fb*!§~

iE\;;:;1\:

mascara ji ernaogao

M!~ lf

match (sport) blsili tt~ football match ztlqitl sili dzoo-

man ninren nahn-run ~A manager jlngll ~~

chyoh ,@_~~ matches huiich:ii hwor- ;}(~

{fj

can I see the manager?

material (fabric) bit

keyi jiilnjian jlngll rna?

matter: it doesn't matter

kur-yee jyen-jyen - mah

PJJ.;J. _W,_W.~~Jj_P~

rnei gumxi may gwahn-hshee

?

Mandarin Piitonghuapoo-toonghwah

tlf:Jmii!f

dzun-mur-lur ~ ,Z.

mandarin orange ganzi gahndzur

fit -f-

1~~ not many bit duo :;f~

:li!!OO

_=JJ

May wiiyue woo-yew-eh

li.Jl

may: may I have ano1her one? qlng zili l:ii ylge ching dzai

i#.J3J.*=-1'-

may I come in? w6 neng jinl:ii rna? wor nung jin-lai mah

margarine renzao huangyou run-

_A.jii}tyilJ

market shichang shur-chahng

!Pt~

il(;!mjtt*P~ ? may I see it? wii neng kiln rna' kahn ll(;lf~;i-P~

?

may I sit hen~? wo n eng

married: I' m married wo jiehunle wor Jyeh-hun-Jur ll(;~

~~T

T ?

chuingdiiln chwahng-

lai yee-gur

March sanyue sahn-yew-eh

zow hwahng-yoh

mattn~ss

dyen.r;f::m

many hen duo hun dwor

mapdittl

79::*:* whafs the matter? zenrnele?

zuo zher rna' zwor Jer lJ(;

lf~*.J!JLP~ ? maybe keneng kur-nung PJif~

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me wo wor

f\(;

(Chinese) zhongyao joong-yow

that's for me zhe shi wade jer shur wor-dur

joong-dung 9=' ~

:i!~f\Gi¥1 send itto me qTngsonggei wo ching soong
~~~f\(; me too wo ye yur

9='~ medium (adj: size) zhongdeng medium-rare (steak) bansheng de bahn-shung dur ~':!:: B~

medium-sized zhonghao joong-

f\Gti?.

meal fan fahn 1;li

how 9='~

meet pengjiim pung-jyen i!~ nice to meet you jiimdao nl

did you enjoy your meal? chide hii hllo rna? chur-dur hai how mah it w as excellent, thank you hen hllo, xiexie hun how hsyeh-hsyeh mean: what do you mean? nl

hen gaoxing jyen-dow nee hun gow-hsing ~iiJ ftf~~~

whe.. shall I meet you? wo ziti nar jiim nl? wor dzai-nar jyen

f\G1£~~JL~ft ? meeting hui(yi) (hway-yee

~Ci50

zhTde shi shenrne?

melon gua gwah JU.

nee jur-dur shur shun-mur

memory stick shm pfu1 shahn-

1t1~8~ ~1t Z,. ?

pahn IAJ:&

men nimde nahn-dur what does this word mean? zheige cir shi shenrne yisi? jay-gur tsur yee-sur it means- ... in English yang y1ngwen shi ... de yisi yoong ying-wun - dur

!15 B~

mend (machine, bicycle) xillll hsyoh-lee f~Jj_ (clothes) fengbu lung-boo ~;j
could you mend this for me? ql ng gei w6 Xiull ylxia hao rna? ching gay wor - yee-hsyah how mah

meat rou roh ~ medicine (Western) Xiyito hsheeyow j§~ 122

~~f\(;~Jj_-T~fP~ ? men's room nan cesuo nahn tsurswor

!'5J®Ji.JT

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menswear nanzhuang nahn-

in the midcle of the night

yeli yur-lee ~1[

jwahng ~~

the midcle one zhongjiande

mention shuodao shwor-dow

i~tlJ

roong-ryen-dur

don't mention it buyong keqi

boo-yoong kur-chee

::fffl ;g:~

cp JBJI¥1

midnight banye bahn-yur '*'~ at midnight banye bahn-yur

'*'~

menu ciidanr tsai-dahnr

~!!!JL

might: I might... yexii

hsoo

please? qlng 131 c:\idanr, hao

I might not... yexii bit

rna? ching lai tsai-dahnr - how mah i#*~!j! JL.9fll~

?

t!?.if::f .. . mild (taste) weidan wei-dahn

~Y!R

see menu reader message xinr hsiru

1* JL

are there any messages

(weather) nuanhuo nwahn-hwor

ill ;fa 9t1[

for me? you wade xi n

mile ylngll

shenrnede rna? yoh wor-

milk nitini\.i nyoh-nai L:j::-~)3

dur hsin shun-mur-dur mah

~~s~1*ft z i¥JP~ ? I want to leave a message for-... wo xiang gei ... liitge

xinr hsyahng gay

~1§!.i.%

lyoh-gur

1§'-1-1* JL

metal jlnshu rm -shoo ~~ metre rnl

yur-

illif

may I see the menu,

*

midday zhongwu joong-woo

t:pq:

millimetre haornl how-mee

mind: never mind rnei gu:mxi

may gwahn-hshee

j)tjC*

I've changed my mind wo

gaibian zhiiyi Je wor gai-byen joo-yee lur ~i!)(~::£~7 do you mind if I open the ki\.i ch u:mg, window?

wo

at midday zhongwii

cpCf

middle: in the middle z:\i

zhongji:m dzai joong-jyen

xingbitxing? chwahng hsingboo-hsing no, I don't mind xing hsing

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miss: I missed the bus w'~' 111e.~i g~msh:mg c hC war

may gahn-

shallng chur ~y!jz:jff_t$ missing: my-... is missing ·i•de

di!lle wor-dur

dyoll-

there's a suitcase

missing yigc

ylx i ~mg dilil~

yee-gur yee-llsyallng dyoll-lur

-1-;;&ti"i~T mistwir

'gf.

mistake c-Lro(wir) lswor-

lflf C i3D I think there's a mistake zh~r

yi""n.tgc cw'JJ- jer· yoh -gur

~JL:ff1-flfJ L mine: it's mine shi wfH.ie shur wor-dur ~~Er.J

dltihltqi, wt, nh ngclwle dway-

mineral water kuangqLt<\nshuir kwallng-clloo-en-sllwayr

Ming Tombs shisan ling sllur-

+_:::_:]13(

Jj-(ltjl) -~ J L

¥~JL

JJ1!{-\': moisturizer ci\li any<'nr tsall-lyen-

just a minute deng yihuir

m-=t-

Miss xiao_iie llsyow-jyell ;J,~ll. 12 4

hwayiR~

modern xiimdiri llsyen-dai

in a minute yi huir yee -llwayr

mirror jingzi jing-dzur

~-t/F~~fHlf T

mobile phone sh<->uii slloll-Jee

minute lcn(zhimg) fun(-joong)

dung~-~ JL

boo-cllee wor noong-tswor-lur·

misunderstanding wirhui woo-

1it*7.KJL salln-ling

sorry, I've made a mistake

yoh ~Jli'llt! moment: I won't be a

moment jilt yit"en zh(~mg jyoh yee-fun joong

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)jiJi; - Jj-ltjl

monastery (Buddhist) siyuiln s would you like some more? nl hii yao dianr

yew-aim ~~Jc Monday xingqiyi

hsing-chee-yee

£:!tEl-

money q ian chyen

ti,

Mongolia l'v!enggu mung-goo

~ 15

shenme rna? yow dyenr shunmurmah no, no more for me, thanks buyao, xiexie boo-

yow hsyeh-hsyeh

Mongolian (adj) Menggu ~15

nee-nur

monk seng sung 1~ month yue yew-eh

how about you? nl ne?

}i

monument jinianbei trn-yen-bay

~r.1:~ moon yueliang yew-eh-tyang

}i;::

I don't want any more, thanks wo btl ziiyaole.

xiexie wor boo dzai-yow-lur morning zaoshang dzow-shahng

_!f-_t

more geng duo gung dwor ~ ~

this morning jlntian

can I have some more

zaoshang trn-tyen dzow-shahng

water, please? qlng ziti Iii

4-xlf-I.

dianr shul' ching dzai lai shway

in the morning zaoshang

~~*-''~VL7J< ?

dzow-shahng ..!f. _t

'IOC -f"

more expensive geng gui

mosquito wenzi wun-dzur

gung gway ~~

mosquito net wenzhilng wun-

more interesting than ... bl

geng you xingqu yoh hsmgchew

tt ... ~:ffj!LA

more than 501100 wushil

yibfuduo

1i+ / -8~

more than that one bl neige

tahng 'IOCr!t* mosquito repellent qllwenji

chew-wun-tee JJB:'IOCfft] most: I like this one most of all wo zui Xihuan zheige wor dzway hshee-hwahn jay-gur

duo nay-gur tt1.J~-i'- ~

=m~:J.XXJ!-1-

a lot more duode duo dwor-

most of the time dabilfen

dur ~:(~~

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most tourists da duilshil

qlng wang qian ntio yixiil, hao

7c~?ij::ifeOhf1ti

rna? wahng chyen nwor yee-hsyah

mostlydaduil dah-dwor jc~ mother rnuqln moo-chin

-B3:}.i'.(

mother-in-law p6po 1101-por

motorbike rn6tuilche mor-twor-

Et!,J;

movie theater dianying yu an

MP3 format M P san geshi em-pee sahn gur-shur MP3f.il.:r\:;

chur~;J"£$ motorboat q iting chee-ting

t~OO

Mr xi
mountain sh
tl.r

tE tl.r m

mountaineering dengshan dungshahn ~W

much duo dwor;!; much better/worse hao/hufu

deduo dur~f / ~1~ ~ not (very) much bit hen duo

::ff~~

mouse (computer) shlibiao shoo-byow (animal) laoshli low-shoo

:t' fi'ti.

moustache xHio htizi hsyow hoodzur Jj\jljij-r mouth zul dzway

Jfc:i:

f(_A

Ms nushi nyew-shur ~±

in the mountains zai shanll dzai shahn-lee

~ttw.rm-r~P~ ? movie diimying dyen-ying

dyen-ying yew-alm Et!,~ ~Jc

~~

I don't want very much wo b t\yao W duo wor boo-yow

lJt::fJ1;:;k~ mug ~or drinking) bei bay ;j;f

Dj/j

move: he's moved to another room ta bandao

I've been mugged w6 gei ren q iangle gay run chyang -lur

lJt~.AffrT

lingwfu yi jl an qitle tah balm-

mum rnam a mah-malr ~~~~

dow ling-wai yee jyen choo-lur

museum b6w itguan bor-woo-

1tMlU IJ Jj;Srr-fBJ* T could you move it? qlng nin nu6 yixiil, hao rna? ching ninnwor yee-hsyah how mah

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could you move up a little?

luyouzhe dah dwor-shoo

gwahn ~*.Jt'Ef mushrooms rn6gu mor-goo

~~ music ylnyue yin-yew-eh

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if5f;

Muslim (adj) mitsllin moo-sur-lin

~WT:f'*

nappy nii6bit nyow-boo 17j(1jl narrow (street) zhii jai ~

must: I must w6 bixli wor bee-

nasty (person) ritng ren taoyin

hsyew ft£·~9!

rahng run tow-yen

I mustn't drink alcohol w6

(weather, accident) zaotouje

buhui he jiit wor-boo-hway hur jyoh llt:f~~iW my wade wor-dur

fti¥J lJt EJ

00~

C.*

by myself w6 yige ren yee-gur run

ff:J2! T

national (stale) gu6ji a gwor-jyah

myselt I'll do it myself w6 zijl Iii wor dzur-jee

dzow-toh-jur

itA i'fB(

ft-1'- A

(nationwide) quangu6 choo-engwor ~00 nationality gu6ji gwor-jee 00~ (for Chinese minorities) shaoshit m inzu show-shoo min-dzoo

~'~~~ natural ziritn dzur-rahn nail ~inger) zhljiiqur-JYah f~ f'¥1 (metal) dingzi drng-dzur

n -f-

nail varnish zhljia you jUI·jyah yoh t~ f'¥1

riB

nearjin

EJ 1(~

jfr

near the ••• li- . . henjin hunjin

/i'j ... 1l!ili

is it near the city centre?

name mingzi ming-dzur ~ -f­ my name's John wode

li- shi zhongxln jin rn a? shur joong-hsin jin rnal1

mingzi jiao John wor-dur- jyow

/i'j"$cp ~L.'ili~~

ftB~~-f-~4 John

do you go near the G~at

whafs your name? nl

Wall? nl z:i.i-C hangcheng fitjin

?

jiao shenme' nee - shun-mur

tingche rna? nee dzai chalmg-

1~ ~4 1t~?

chung too-jill ling-chur rnah

what is the name of

f~{EKlJiltllftili~$P~ ?

this st~et? zhd tiito

whe~

lit ji ito shenme? jay tyow

zuijin de- .. z:i.i nar'

:i!-*~~41t~

?

napkin canjln tsahn-jin ~

is the nea~st- ... ?

dzway-jnl dur-... dzar ll
rp

:fiiilii¥1 ... {EP)J~ ) L ?

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lif;t:ilf:

nearby fitjin fo,J-tin

nearly chabuduochah-boo-dwor

~/f.~ necessary biyi10(de) bee-yow (-dur) £'~

( I¥.J )

neck b6zi boh-dzur

JJ$-f-

necklaoe x i:i.ngli:i.n hsyahng-lyen

J.9ffii need: 1 need-... wo x uyao-. wor hsyew-yow til;'$~ do 1 need to pay? w6 ylngg~ filqi:i.n rna? foo-chyen mah

liangge dou bit lyaol
wun

AAii{l

newspaper bao(zhl) bow(-jur)

t~

( ~)

Chinese New Year ch onj ie chun-JVeh

f' lJ

Happy New Year! xlnnian

Wff-t-m:t:

hao 1 how AA4~f

Nepal Nib6er nee-bor-er

(Chinese) gonghe xlnxl' goong-

Jt.7E!~ Nepali (adj) Nib6er lt.iB~ nephew zhizi jur-dzur

ff-f-

net (in sport) wang wahn!J

f*l

network map .iiaotongtli jyow-

30100

never (not ever) cong lii bit tsoonq-

1A* ::f

(not yet) hii m eiyou may-yoh

:lf79:lf

AA

news (radio, TV etc) Xlnwen hson-

AA4

t"t

neither: neither (one) of them

lai

yoh

no, never, I've never been there c6ngl:!i m eiqu tsoonglai may-chew

New Year xlnnian hsin-nyen

;J!(;E-2:*1>JtJtP~ ?

toong-too

Beijing? nl quguo Beijlng m eiyou? chew-gwor -may-

new xln hsin

necktie llngdii ~Yiw

needle zhen jun

have you ever been to

hur hsin-hshee

Year's Eve ch liXl choo-hshee

~:9 New Zealand Xlnxllan hsin-seelahn

AAES-=::

New Zealander. I'm a New Zealander w6 shi xlnXllanren - f Ull

tii:~AAE!i-== A

next xi ayige hsyah yee-gur

r--t128

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New Year's Eve: Chinese New

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the next street on the left ziiobianr diyi tiao lit dzwor-byenr dee-yee tiao

ti:itiJL~~~~ at the next stop xia yizhiln hsyah vee-iahn

r

~M

next week xia(ge) Xingql hsyah(-gur) hsing-chee

it's 30 yuan for one night yiwan yao sanshi kuili qian sahn-shur - chyen thank you, I'll take it xing hsing nightclub yezonghul yur-dzoonghway w.~,~

TC1-)~Jm

no bit

next to ••• ziti- ... pangbian dzai- .. pahng-byen 1]::

...

91iti nice ~ood) haoch1 how-chur ~flit (looks, view etc) haokim howkahn ~f:lJ

fti9:~*~ no way! bit x ingt hsing

::ffr

oh no! (upset) tian nat tyen nah

nobody meiren may-run

niece zhinu jin-yew 1i~

at night yeli yur-lee

ling qian wor may-yoh- chyen

J(P}j~

(person) hao how ~

night ye yur 1J[

::f

I've no change wo meiyou

w.m

good night wan an wahn ahn

il!tg(

i9:.A

there's nobody there meiren ziti nar dzai

i9:.A t£]1~) L

noise ziloyln dzow-yin U~if noisy: it's too noisy till chaole chow-lur :;koj,'

T

non-alcoholic biJ hin do you have a single room for one night? you yitian de d:mren jian rna? yoh yeetyen dur dahn-run jyen mah yes, mada m you yoh how much is it per night? yiwan yao duoshaoqi:in? yee-wahn yow dwor-showchyen

jiiijlng de hahn jyoh-trng dur

::f-g-rN~i¥1 none shenme ye m eiyou shunmur yur may-yoh 1f ~ i:P.79:~ noon zhongwii joong-woo

tp!:p at noon zhongw ii

tp!:p

no-one meiren may-run

79:.A

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nor: nor do I wo ye bit

it's not necessary btibiyao

wor yur t\tlli::f

::f£'~

normal zhengchang(de) Jung-

chahng(-dur) iE ~

( 8f.J )

bit zhidao wor boo JUr-dow

tlt::f~J!

north bei bay ~t in the north beibian bay-byen

~till

not that one, this one btiyao

neige, yao zheige nay-gur yow

to the north wang bei wahng

tt~t

jay-gur ::f~ tl~"J'-~:]!1'note (batknote) ch:iopiiw chowpyowfj;~

north of Shanghai

Shanghai bei J::~~t

notebook bliiben bee-jee-bun

northeast dongbei doon!J-bay

*~t

~ic:zfi: nothing melyou shenme may-yoh

northern beibian bay-byen ~ till

shun-mur f)tlf1t

Northern Ireland Bei Ai'erlan

nothing for me, thanks w6

bay ai-er-lahn ~t21~~

shenme dou bti yiw, xiexie wor- doh boo yow hsyeh-hsyeh

North Korea Bei Chaoxian bay

chow-hsyen ~t~JI!if northwest xibei IJShee-bay

gs~t

Norway Nu6wei nwor-way

m~ Norwegian (adj: la1guage)

Nu6weiyii tj~ift nose bizi bee-dzur

!If--f-

not bit ::f no, I'm not hungry w6 btie

wor bway t\t::fiJt I don't want any, thank you

btiyao, xiexie boo-yow hsyehhsyeh ::t:~JMJM

130

I didn't know that w6

z

t~t1tz.m::r:~mtmt nothing else, thanks qitade

btiyao, xiexie chee-tah-dur booyow ;!:tit!?.Bf.J ::f~ iJJJiJJJ novel (noun) xiaoshuo hsyowshwor ;j\ j._5i November shiylyue shur-yee-

yew-eh

+-JJ

now xiimzill hsyen-dzai

JJii.1!E

number haoma how-mah ~lij

~igure) shuzi shoo-dzur ~*­ I've got the wrong number

wo dacuole wor dah-tswor-lur

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what is your phone

we're off tomorrow women

number? nlde dianhua

minglian z6u wor-rnun rning-tyen

hiomashi du6shao' nee-dur dyen-hwah shur dwor-show

1~8~ft!.ii5-%~~ ~~,? number plate chepai chur-pai

.$~ nurse hitshi hoo-shur !F'±

dzoh t\tifJilJJJ(~

office (place ol work) bingongshi bahn-goong-shur 1J·~ ~

often jlngchang 1ing-chahng

~.£# not often bu jlngchang boo

::f~.£~

nut ~or bolt) lu6sl lwor-sur IJ!,.~~f'

jing-chahng

nuts (chestnuts) lizi lee-dzur

how often ant the

W::t-

buses? yige zhongt6u

(hazelnuts) zhenzi 1un-dzur

duoshao qiche? yee-gur

~:t-

joong-toh dwor-show chee-chur

(walnuts) hetao hur-tow ~t't

-1'-lljl*~~'t~.$ ? oil ~or cal} you yoh 71ll vegetable oil ciiy6u tsai-yoh

~Jill occupied ~oilet) youren yoh-run

;ffA

rlllnt

ointment yi10gao yow-gow

~·

o'clock diil.nzhDng dyen-joong -~fiji

OK hao how jzf

October shiyue shur-yew-eh

oily (food) youni yoh-nee

ant you OK? hii hao ma? rnal1

T~

:iHP~?

odd (strange) qiguili

I feel OK hen hao hun

chee-gwai ~tf

f!!jzf

is that OK with you? xing bu

of de dur B~

xing? hsing ~'T::ffr

off (lights, ma:;hine) guan shangle

is it OK to-••• ? w6 keyi

gwahn shahng-lur

l lT

it's just off••• (street etc) li bityuan boo-ywahn ~ •••

::r:z

wor kur-yee

t\t OJ IJ.

? ?

thafs OK, thanks xingle xiexie hsmg-lur hsyeh -hsyeh

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is 1his train OK for-•••• zhe lie huoche qil

ma' 1er

lyeh hwor-chur chew

rnah

:i2(f1J.k$* ... P.!b ? old (person) lao low :{!': ~hing) jiu jyoh

18

on 1he beach ziLi-hilitan shang 1£iliJiXiL is it on this road? zili-zhetiaolil ma7 1ur-tyow-loo

rnaiJ{'£j!~~P.!b ? on 1he plane zili-feljl shang

1£1S.f)l._t how old are you? nin duo danianling? dwor dah nyen-ling (to an old person) nin duo da nianji le? dwor dah nyen-jee lur ~o a child) ni jlsui Je? jee-sway lur

I'm 25 w6 ershiwu sui wor-sway and you? nl ne? nur old-fashioned guoshi(de) gworshur(-dur) ;ct:B;j"

( Sf.] )

(person) shoujiu(de) shoh-lyoh(dur)

'+18 (Sf.] )

old town (old p
M:

on: on ••• (on top of) zili- .. shangmian dzai- ... shahng-rnyen

1£ ... _t[ID

13 2

on Saturday Xlngql liit lyoh

£M7\ on television ziLi dianshishang

1£ft!,.f.!Y._t I haven't got it on me wo mel dru zru shenshang wor may dai dzai shun-shahng

~t9:w1£~_t this one's on me (drink) wo fitqian wor foo-choo-en

~1-:tl:l the light wasn't on deng mei kai dung may ~Ti9:7f

whafs on tonight? jlnti:m w:mshang you shenme hu6dong? jin-tyen wahnshalmg you shun-mur hwor-dong

-9-7elfi_t;ffft Z,.f&~? once (one time) yld yee-tsur -~ at once (immediately) mashang rnal1-shahng ~ _t one yl yee -

on 1he street ziLi-lilshang

the white one biise de bar-s

1£~_t

dur

[email protected]

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one-way ticket dancheng piao dahn-chung pyow $f:¥.~ onion yangcong yang-tsoong

j_!f-~ online (book, check) zaixiin dzaihsyen

tEt.ll. Q 1'f

only zhi y6u jur yoh

only one zhi y6u yige yee-gur

Qi'f--1'it's only 6 o'clock c:ii liitdian tsai lyoh-dyen

;;f;\.~

I've only just got here wo gang dab le wor gahng dow lur

~pq1J i1J7

opera geju gur-Jyew ~m~ Travel tip Chinese opera is a unique combination of song, dance, acrobatics and mime_ It's highly stylized, with every aspect of the performance, from costumes and make-up to movements, imbued with a specific symbolic meaning _ The mcin barrier to appreciation lor the uninitiated is the percussive din of the accompanying orchestra_ operation (medical) shoushit shoh-shoo

¥ ;¥:

operator (telephone) zongji dzoong-Jee .~JJl.

on/off switch kaiguan kai-gwahn

opposite: the opposite

*-*

direction xiangtan de

TFC8f.J)

tahng-hsyaimiJ

(verb) kai 7f

the bar opposite zili

open (adj) kai(de) kai(-dur)

fang,-,:iing hsyahniJ·fahn dur

;f§_&.8f.J :if[i;J

when do you open? nlmen

duimianr de jiiiba dzai dway-

shenme shihou kaimenr? nee-

myenr dur {E)(;j"[!jf)

mun shun-mur shur-hoh kai-munr

opposite my hotel zili

{~{fJ1t~at1~7fi1 J L?

wo findiin duimianr

Lsf.J ¥W~E:

I can't get it open wo dabukai wor dah-b•l•l--kai

optician yinjingdlin yen-jing-

in the open air zili shiwili dzai

or (in statement) hubzhe hwor-jur

dyen ~&~$ shur-wa1{£~5'~

~:tt

opening times yingye shijian ymg-yur shur-Jyen

'8 _illl_a;f"j'Ei)

(in question) h
~~ orange (frurt) jlizi JOO-dzur

Hl)-f-

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(colour) jtihuangse jyew-s

do you have any others?

;ff5j]t@.

(other kinds) h3i you biede

orange juice (fresh) xi:lnjtizhl hsyen-jyew-jur ~izzy)

jtizi qishul jyew-dzur chee-

(diluted) j tizishulr jyew-dzur-

our/ours w6rnende wor-mun-dur

JL

order: can we order now? (in

out: he's out ta chuqule tah

ftJl.tlj -ft T

restaurant) w6rnen keyi diancii

choo-chew-lur

rna? wor-mun kur-yee dyen-tsai

tme kilometres out of

mah ~ffJPJtJ..'~(~~p~?

town li shiqu san gongll

I've already ordered,

shur-chew - !JOong-lee

thanks yij ing dian le, x iexie

~r!JIK~0 .!1!

yee-jing dyen lur hsyeh-hsyeh

outdoors litti:ln loo-tyen ~7(

E.t~.~TWW

outside witirnian wai-myen

:>"rOO

I didn't order this w6

can we sit outside?

rneiy6u dian zheige cii wor

w6rnen keyi diw wfurnian

may-yoh dyen J'IY·!JUI lsai

qu zuo rna? wor-mun kur-yee

~79:f!Ai!1'~

dow wai-myen chew dzwor

out of order huitile hwai-lur

mah

$7

-ft*P~?

ordinary putong 1wo-toong

llf.im

other qitachee-tah ~fth the other one ling yige yeegur

!ij-1'

the other day zuijin dzway-jin

lltffJ"ilJl:J.¥1J:>rrOO

oven kaoxiang kow-syang ;f
.f£:i!JL over there zru n

ar .f£t.!~ ) L

over 500 wiibai duo dwor

:®ili

:lis~

I'm waiting for the others

it's over wanle walm-lur

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otherwise yaobitran yow-boor-

alm~/H'!.\

shway ;f~=ff-\;JJ< shwayr ;f~=fJJ<

rna7 yoh byeh-dur mall

~if~~~p~?

il!f.tf5Jyt

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overcharge: you've overcharged me

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nl du<1sh<1ule wade qian dwor-shoh-lur wor-dur chyen

packet: a packet of cigarettes yibao yan yoo-bow yen

-§:®

1~~~1/:T l!ti¥1~ overtand maillitshang y6udi

paddy field daotiin dow-tyen

ffiffl

loo-shahng yoh-dee

~J:ilr~~

page (of book) ye yur

overnight ~ravel) guoye gwor-yur

tl~

nl nengjiio yixia-...

overtake chaoguo chow-gwor

~tl

xiansheng rna' nung jyow yee-hsyah- ... hsyen-shung

owe: how much do I owe you? yigong du<)shao qian?

mah f~fj~~4-

pagoda Iii tah ~

-*~~~?

pain teng tung

own: my own-... w<1 zijlde-.. a~

l!t EJ C. 1¥1

you on your own? jiit nl

yige ren rna? jyoh nee yee-gur run mahff.Jtft>-1-)\P~?

I'm on my own jiit wo yige ren jyoh wor yee-gur run

Jltl!t

-1-)\

T

JIG~P~?

yee-goong dwor-show chyen

wor dzur-jur-dur

![

could you page Mr-....

'/¥

I have a pain he~ wo zher teng wor jer l!t~JL'/¥

painful teng

'/¥

painkillers zhltengyao jur-tungyow 11::.'/¥~

painting hua hwah

@

(oil) youhua yoh-hwah

?Ill@

(Chinese) gu6huil. gwor-hwah

00@ pair: a pair of-... yiduir- .. yeepack (verb) shoushi shoh-shur

~~ package (parcel) baoguo bowgwor§f l

packed lunch hefin hur-fahn

:&tri

dwayr

-.X1 JL ...

Pakistani (adJ) Bajisitan bah-jeesur-tahn

E.l£Wf;i:..!!

palace gongdian goong-dyen

B'JW: pale cangbJ.i tsahng-baJ

=lf S

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pale blue di n Iinse dahn lahnsur rikliH~.

chur chahng ~$ :1:37

panda daxi6ngmao dah hsyoong-

mow:;k~~3"/i'i

part (noun) bilfen

~*~

binr balun{.¥ )

L

party (group) tuantl twalm-tee

(women's) xiao silnjiaokil hsyow sahn-jyow-koo ;j\:=:,ftl~

m-1* (celebraion) wilnhui wahn-hway

ajt~

(US: trousers) kilzi koo-dzur

~-f-

passenger chengke chung-kur

pantyhose liankilwa lyen-koowah :i!~:f'*

~~ passport hitzhao hoo-jow

paper zhl jur ~~

tp ~~

password mima mee-rnalr

(newspaper) biozhl bow-jur

it:W

past: in the past guoqu gwor-

tiH~

chew

a piece of paper yizhang zhl

just past the information

yee-jahng jur -~{E~

office gilng jlngguo

paper handkerchiefs zhljln jur-jin ~~rf:J

:11 -if

wenximchii
parcel b aoguo bow-gwor §~

pi)lj t~i:J:fiiJJR5lt

pardon (me)? (didn't understand!

path x iaolit hsyow-loo ;j\~Mf

hear) nl shuo shenme?shwor

pattern tli'i n too-allll m~

{:1\i.JtftZ. ? pa~nts fit m ii :X:-lij: shun-mur

pavement renxing dio run-hsing dow )

park (noun) gongyuan goong-yew-

alm0 ~ (verb) tingche ting-chur ~

,Jr.@

pavilion tingzi ting-dzur ~-f­ pay (verb) fit qian foo(-.;hyen)

$

can I park he~? w6 neng

11~ can I pay, please?

zii zher tingche rna? wor

sui nzhing ba' swahn-jahng bah

nung dzar-jer trng-churmah

~ii*:PE ?

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partner (boyfriend, gi~friend etc)

pants (underwea : men's) kitcha koo-.;hah

parking lot tingche chang ting-

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it's already paid for zheige yijlng fitqian le Jav· gur yee-Jrng foo-chyen lur

J!1'-E.~H1~T

penicillin pannixllin pahn-neesee-lin

ti\:Jt.l!!f;j;1\

penknife qianbldao chyen-beedow 'ff}~JJ pensioner llng yanglaojln

who's paying? shtli fitqian? shway foo-chyen I'll pay w6 fitqian wor foochyen no, you paid last time, I'll pay bil, nl shi zuihoil yid filde, w6 filqian shur dzwayhoh yee-tsur foo-dur

de ren yang-low-Jin dur run

~Ji~-t~Ef.tA. people renmin run-min

A§::;

the other people in the hotel fandian li de qita keren lee dur chee-lah ker-run 1;IZ

r.51[Ef.rttfte~A too many people ren tal duD

payphone jifei dianhu:'IJee-fay dyen-hwah

it:m Jtr,iilf

peaceful anjingahn-jing ~ft peach taozi tow-dzur

tJt-f-

peanuts huasheng hwah-shung

le run tai dwor-lur A;t\~T People's Republic of China ZhDnghua Renmin Girnghegu6 joong-hwah run-min goong-hurc gwor

c:j:l*A §::;jt.f:ll 00

pepper (spice) htiji ao hoo-jyow

:tt:i: pearli ~

MttR

peculiar (taste, custom) gu:\i

(vegetable, red) shizijiao shur-

gwai

tf

dzur JYOW

pedestrian crossing renxing

-MJ-f-.f,!R

per: per night mei wan may

:Bfilft

hengdi10 run-hsing hung-dow

wahn

AJrfl~

how much per day?

Peking Opera )lngjil jing-jew

yitian yair duoshao qian? yee-tyen yow dwor-show chyen

~Jiiilj pen gangbl gahng-bee ~~ pencil qianbl chyen-bee 'ff}~ penfriend biy6u bee-yoh ~;&

-J'(~~Y~? ... per oent biii fen zhl .. . baifunjurg)Tz perfect wanmei wahn-may 7%~

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perfume xiangshuTr hsyahng-

phonecard di:i.nhuili dyen-

hwah-kah

shwayr 'i§'JJ
chongdi:i.nqi shoh-jee choong-

perhaps not keneng bit

dyen-chee -¥fJl.JC Eg~

PJil~::f period (of time) shiqi shur-chee

B;j-:lt,lj jing Jl~~ kur jung if PJ iiE

Jt

dway-hwah shoh-tsur

petrol qiy6u chee-yoh i~111J

x1i5.f-JDt

petrol can you tong yoh-toong

piano gangqin gahng-chin

1113-li petrol station jiay6u zhim Jyah-

yoh jahn :lm111316

~

tJl.fthen~

to

pick me up? nl Iii jie w6

~m Philippines Feilubin fay-lew-bm

~1-f~ phone (noun) di:i.nhua dyen-hwah

l=!!.ii ii

phone book di:i.nhua bit dyen-

hwah l'!!.i51t

m

pickpocket pashou pah-shoh pick up: will you be

pharmacy yaodi:i.n yow-dyen

phone box di:i.nhualing

-Jg~~~~5tE;f§ phrasebook duihua sh6uce

yin-jee :fj"J(if.:fJl.

(verb) da dianhua dah IT~'!!.

of us, please? qlng gei

wo zhaozhang xi:i.ng ching gay-wor jow-jahng hsyahng

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photo zhaopi:i.n Jow-pyen ~~ could you take a photo

permit (noun) xiike zheng hsyew-

l=!!.ii~

phone number di:i.nhua haoma

how-mah

(menstruation) yuejing yew-eh-

person ren run

l'!!.i5-F

phone charger sh6uji

hao rna? m Jar Jyeh wor how mah

fJj\*fi~H-u~ ? picnic (noun) yecan yur-tsahn

ff;fl picture (painting) hua hwah @

(photo) zhaopian jow-pyen ~~Jt piece kuilir kwair JRJ L a piece of-... yikuiir ... yee-

kwair-ijcJL .. .

oo m

pig zho 1

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pill biyimyao bee-yewn-yow

plastic bag sitliaodili mt-t~

f!t.-f-

it2J!Fi

plate pinzi pahn-dzur

I'm on the pill wo chi

platform zhilnt3i tahn-lai !]~ i§l

biyimyiw wor chur bee-yew-nyow

which platform is it for

ftlltit2J!Fi

Beijing? wing Beijing de

pillow zhimtou jun-toh

tt*

pillow case zhentilo jun-tow

tt~ pin (noun) biezhen byeh-jun jJ~tt pineapple bolu6 bor-lwor iii~ pineapple juice bolu6zhi borpink !enh6ng fun-hoong ~:\:1 pipe (lor smoking) yandou yen-doh

~~4 (lor water) guinzi gwahn-dzur

!I~il7fili ? play (verb) wanr wahnr

mJ L

i§J5tj pleasant lingren yilkuili ling-run

yew-kwai 4'-A 'lti'tR please qlngching -j# yes, please hao, xiexie how

~-r pity: it's a pity zhen kexi tun kur-

j!fEJ'tJir

:if

at your place zii nlde jia dzar

nee dur 1yah ;(£ f~i¥1* plane feiji fay-1ee ~{11. by pia ne zu 6 fei ji dzwor

~ ~;t_n,

plant zhiwit jur-woo

hsyeh-hsyeh ~fi!Jri!Jr could you please-... ? qlng

place (noun) difang dee-fahng :ttl!

1.i:~t~I¥J.:k$hk.Jt~

(noun: in theatre) huajit hwah-jew

lwor-jur tl~H

hshee

huoche c6ng jlhao zhilnW kaichil ? wahng- dur hwor-chur tsoong jee-how tahn-tai kai-choo

rata

plasters xiilngpi gao syang-pee

gow~ffi':~ plastic sitliao soo-lyow mt-t

nin-.. .• hao rna? mah -J#f~

0

0

0

~fP~ ? please don't qlng nin-bit

i#~::f pleased: pleased to meet you hen g:wxing jiilndao

nl hun gow hsing jyen dow

1~~~.!Ji!.¥1Jf~ pleasure: my pleasure mei shir

may shur 79:$ ) L plenty: plenty of-... xuduo- ..

hsyew-dwor if~

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then~'s plenty of time hao

polite keqi kur-chee ~4:

duo shijian how dwor shur-1yen

polluted wur.lnle de woo-rahn-lur

H~EI11BJ

dur

that's plenty, thanks goule, xiexie goh-lur hsyeh-hsyeh

~T~r~t

tru:!k On sink) saizi sai-dzur ~-f-

*-f-

plumber guanzigong
'B'-f-I

p.m. xiawu hsyah-woo

r q:.

pocket koudili r koh-dair

D~JL

er dian wu

dyen =.~Ji then~'s no

point biJ zhide jur-

dur ::f'(i11'} poisonous you dude yoh-doo-dur

;ff-8~ police jlngchajing-chah ¥~

(quality) liezhllyeh-jur

hsing yin-yew-eh ~'[frif 5f; pop singer lilixing geshou gur-

shoh~'[i'r~¥ pork zhlirou 100-IOh m~ port ~or boats) gangk6u gahng-koh

~0 fahng

nm

possible keneng kur-nung OJij~ is it possible to-... ? keyl .. rna? yoh OJ~;). as-...

~OJij~ post (nourr. mail) y6ujian yoh-1yen

W~{!f (verli) ji ree ~

'tj(o4W~ policeman jlngcha jing..:hah

1?~

... ~ ?

as possible jln keneng

call the police! kuru jiilo

could you post this letter for me? qlng bang wo ba zheifeng xin jiz6u, hao

police station pitichllsu6 paJ-

YJRiliJi)f

polish (for shoes) x iey6u hsyeh-yoh

¥11~

:f; Jlit

pop music lilixing ylnyue lyoh-

jlngcha! kwai jyow jin
choo-swor

mfl;j( it!?.

porter (in hotel) rnenfang mun-

point: two point five

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yoh-yoong-chur

poor (not ri:h) ql6ng chyoong ~

plug (electrical) chat6u chah -toh

plum llzi lee-dzur

1'5W: T~

pool (for swimming) y6uyongchi

rna? ching bahng wor bah jaylung hsin jee-dzoh how rnah

i# Mlltre~ttf~~;;;E ~fP~?

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postbox xinxiang hsin-hsyahng

f~fl'i

·t:f2Jl

postcard mingxinpiim ming-hsinpyen

pregnant hu:!iyitn hwai-yewn

-15 f~ Jt

prescription (for medicine) yaotang yow-falmg ~if

pos1er zhaotie jow-tyeh

ffi ~~

pos11e restante daihng youjiim

:fL!fJIJ

president (ol country) zongtong dzoong-toong .~,~

yoh-jyen 1~~Ji11J~{!:j: post office youjti yoh-jew iiJ~]aj potato tt1dou too-doh

present (gift) llwil

±£

pretty piaoliang pyow-lyang

i~~ it's pretty expensive W guile

potato chips (US) zha tiidoupiimr jah to•)-doh-pyenr

~t±li.lt JL

gway-lur ::;kjl

T

price jiage jyalt-gur

pound (money) y'ingbimg ying-

bahng ~~

fflt-iJ

prime minister shouxiimg shohhsyahng §:f§

(weight) bang bahng

!if

printed matter yinshuapln ym-

power cut tingdiim hng-dyen

shwalt prn ~p.llltJJIJ prison jianyit fYen-yew JJ;;:]i~

f~ft! power point diimyuan chazuo

private siren( de) sur-run(-dur)

fl.A c1¥1 )

dyen-yew-ahn chah-dzwor

ft!M-Mi~

private bathroom

practise: I want to practise my Chinese wo xiang lianxi

slren(de)yitshi --yoo-shw

fL..A c 1¥1 ) m~

jiang Zhongwen wor hsyahng

probably dagii dah-gar :;k~

lyen-hshee 1vang fOong-wun

problem wenti wun-tee

.f!t~~-PJi}l:tf:l}C

fDJ~

prawn crackers xiablng hsyahbing

!lrftJt

prawns duLxia dway-hsyah

)(;j-!lrf

prefer: I prefer-... wo geng xlhuan- .. wor gung see-hwahn

.f!t~:&~.x

no problem! mei wenti' may

79JDJ~ programme (theatre) .i iemildanr jyeh-moo-dalmr

'P § $ ) L

pronounce: how is this pronounced? zheige zi zenme

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feyin? jay-gur dzur dzun-rnur failyin :i.!-1'-~~~~{f-? Protestant xjinjiaolu hsinjyow-too f#f~{;t public convenience gonggimg cesuo goong-goong tsur-swor

public holiday gongjia goong-

jyah0f~ pull Ia lah

ll!17tzqueue (noun) d u I dway quick kuili kwai

1ft

fiiJJ@

JR

'tk

that was quick zhen kuili jun

pullover taoshm rnow-bay-hsin

J!:'tk what's the quickest way

~*.:~ punctu"' (noun) paoqi pow-chee

the"'? neitiao Iii zul jin? naytyow

~4: purple zl dzur ~ purse (for money) qianbao chyen-

(US: handbag) shoutibao shohtee-bow .f.!&§

tway

put fang fahng

loo zway P)j~~~:ili: ?

quickly hen kuili di hun kwai

f~'tki¥1 quiet (pla:e, hotel) anjlng ahn-jing

bow~§

push tu i

quarter si fen zhi yi sur fun jur yee

question wenti wun-tee

0;!:t-19iilJiJf

J9iii[

quality zhiliimg jur-lyang

:Jt iJ)I:

where can I put-•.. ? wi\ ba- ... fang zai nar> wor bah--

dzarll(;.j~ ... iJ)I:{EP)J~JL?

~!it quite (fairly) xlangdang hsyahngdahng

;f1J ~

that's quite right dui jile dwav-iee-lur

x-t.W. T

quite a lot xiangdangduo hsyahng-dahng dwor ;j:§ ~

;J;

could you put us up for the night? wom en keyi ziti zher guo yiye rn a? wor-rnun kur-yee - jer gwor yee-yur rnah

lJt ffJPJ ~:A tf:i.! JL:tl-tj[ p~

?

pyjamas shuiyi shway-yee ~¥1(

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rabbit (meat) tuzi too -dzw

:%,-r race ~or runners, cars) blsili bee-s-

tt~

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racket (tennis, squa;h) qiu pru

fJ(:j'EJ

chyoh-pai

boo-tswor

radiator (in room) nuanq i nwahnchee ill~

::f'Wf

I'd rather-••• wo ningke .. wor rung kur

(of car) simreqi sahn-rur-chee

t\trOJ

razor (wet) tixtldao tee-hsyew-dow

~lj~]!JJ

~HA~ radio shauyinjl shoh-yin-jee

(electric) diimtldM dyen-tee-dow

El!~lj JJ

J&{f;fJL on the radio zili shouylnjlii dzai -lee

rather. it's rather good btlcuo

1:1:1&{5-.:ffl..ll!

rail: by rail zuo huoche dzwor hwor-chur ~;}($

razor blades tixli d:l.opiim teehsyew dow-pyen ~I] ~]! JJ

Jt

read (book) kimsh ll kahn-o;hoo

;g~

railway tii!lil tyeh-loo ~~

(newspaper) kimbao kahn-bow

rain (nourl) yii yew ~

;gt~

in the rain zili yiili dza yew-lee

ready zht1nbei haol e jun-bay how-

1:1:~.!1!

lurf!E4HfT

it's raining xia yu le hsyah yew

are you ready? zht1nbei haole

ma? mahflE*~fTP!b?

lurT~T raincoat yiiyl yew-yee ~;tR

I'm not ready yet wo hru

rape (noun) qiangj ian chym g-jyen

mel h:l.o ne wor hai may how nur

~j~f

t~tXEr9:~~

rare (uncommon) Xlyou hshee-yoh

m;g (steak) nen dianr nun dyenr

ttt~JL rash (on skin) pizhen pee-jun

Et:$ rat laosht1 1ow-shoo ~ tftt rate

~or changing

money)

when will it be ready? (repair etc) shenme shihou xiuwanl e? shun-mur shur-hoh hsyoh-wahn-lur it should be ready in a couple of days liangtian jiit haole lyang-tyen jyoh how-lur

duihuanlu dway-hwahn-lyew

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(for guests) zhiiodciihui jow-dai-

llway 1fl1~ reception desk Z<'mg fLJWLJtc\i dzoong foo-woo-tai }~,2~:%--E! receptionist fcrwiryuan foo -wooyew-alln ij~J}

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recognize n~nshi run-sllur

iJ.JJJ_

recommend: could you recommend- . ••? qing

nln tulji
how

mallvi!Jf&.Hi£;1¥ ...

:!lfP.!b ?

red h6ngsecie lloong-sur·dur

hEs"J real (genuine) zhcn de jun dur

poo-tow-jyoll ~Tij~j'j!lf

Jts"J really zhende jun-dur

Jts"J

refund (noun) tui kuan tway-kwalln

I'm really sorryzhen d uibuqi

il'!*J\

jun dway-boo-cllee JtX't::f~

can I have a refund?

that's really great bitngjile ballng-jee-lur .j$;j:&

T

~P.!b? (polite interest) zhendc m "? mall

Jts"JP.!b? %JJil.

receipt sh<-,uji• slloh-jyew ~j(i!i!f recently zuijin dzway-jin

.mtili:

reception (in hotel) fLJWLJtai foowoo-tai

HIHH:i

chyen tway gay wor how mall

il!f12HeltXil'!~:ft:!lfP.!b region diq
?

±iJ!.JK

registered: by registered

reasonable (prices etc) h~l i hutlee

qing nin ba qi<1n tui gei Wt) h ~tO 111a? Ching llill ball

really? (doubt) shi ma? sll ur mall

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red wine hong pcrtaojii'rlloor1g

mail guahiwxi n gwah·llow·hsin

:Jt%f&i registration number cheh ao chur-llow



%$religion zongj iao dzoong-jyow

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remember: I don't remember

w6 xia.ng yitding huochepiao

w6 jibude le wor Jee-boo-durlur

wor hsyahng yew-ding hwor-chur-

llti2::f1~ T

pyow lJ(;~flliiJ )< $~

I remember w6 jide wor Jeedur lJti21~

I have a reservation w6

do you remember? nl jide m a' nee jee-dur mah

please? hao, nin gui x ing?

f~icf~U~? rent (nourr. for apartment etc) fangzu fahng-dzoo

mm

(verlr. car etc) chuzu choo-dzoo

ti:Jfll to rent chuzu

y'ijing yitding l e yee-jing -lur yes sir, what name,

ti:Jf.ll

how nin gway hsing reserve (verb) yitding yew-drng

flliiT can I reserve a table for

I'd like to rent a bike wo

tonight? wo keyi dingge

x iang zu ylliang zixing che wor

jlntian wanshang de zuo

hsyahng dzoo yee-lyang dzur-hsing chur

llt1Mll-m E1 fr $

repair (verb) xiuli hsyoh-lee f~JJil can you repair it? nl keyi x iiiXiu ma? kur-yee hsyoh-hsyoh mah

WPJI;J. f~f~U~ ?

repeat ch6ngfit choong-foo 1[~ could you repeat that? qlng nl z3i shuo yibian, hao m a? ching nee dzai shwor yee-byen how mah

inf~-¥!}i_li-~Hu~ ? reservation yitding yew-dmg

flliiT I'd like to make a reservation for a train ticket

m a? kur-yee ding gur jrn-tyen wah-shahng dur dzwor mah yes madam, for how many people? hao, yigong jlge ren? how yee-goong Jee-gur run for two liangge ren lyanggur run and for what time? jl dian zhong? jee-dyen joong for eight o'clock ba dian zhong bah dyen and could I have your name, please? hao, nin gui xlng? how nin gway hsing rest: I need a rest w6 xuyao xiuXi yixia wor hsyew-yow

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rice bowl fanwi'in fahn-wahn

hsyoh-hshee yee-hsyffi

llt~~f*.~' the

~st

r

'f1il!J[

of the group tam en

biede ren tah-mun byeh-dur

it!?.

ffJjJIJB~A

rice wine mijiU mee-1yoh

-*¥N

rich (person) y6uqian yoh-chyen

restaurant canting lsffin-ting

~Jf

if~ ridiculous kextaode kur-hsyow-

(big) fandian fahn-dyen

'f1ir.5

(small) fangui'inr fahn-gwahnr

durPJ~~ right (correct) dui dway xt

11irnJL

(not left) you(bianr) yoh(-byenr)

(Western-style) Xlei'inUng hshee-

;(; ciliJL >

tsalm-ting gg~ Jf

you wen~ right nl duile nee

restaurant car canche tsahn-chur

~$ ~st room cesuo tsur-swor ~ti~d:

~turn:

lWJJ')f

I'm reti~d wo tuixillle

wor tway hsyoh-lur

a

fti!M*T

~turn to-...

d iw-..

de l:iihui piao dow-... dur laihway pyow i ~turn

iJ ... ~*@l ~

ticket l:iihui piao

* @l~ ~verse

charge call duifang

fitkuin dway-lahng foo-kwalm

xt::iff1~ ~volting

rang ren eXln rahng run

ur-hsin il:A~'L'

rice (cooked) mlfan mee-fahn

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(uncooked) dam! dalr-mee

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rice field daoua.n dow-tyen :tri IE

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dway-lur

ft;xt T

that's rightdui le MT this can't be right zhe budui jur boo-dway ~::f:Xt

right! dui! xt is this the right road for-.... qit-... , zheme z6u dul rna?

*. .

chew-... jur-mur dzoh dway mah

~~~xtP~?

on the right zili youbianr dzai

~;(;iliJL turn right wang you gu
tt;(;m

ring (on finger) jiezhi jyeh-jur

~1~ I'll ring you w6 get ni da diimhua wor gay nee dah dyenhwah ft~ ft;tJ~iiS

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ring back zJ.i da diinhua dzai

WtT~i!

;n

rock yimshi yen -shur ~

(music) yaogiin yue yow-gun

ripe ~ruit) shit shoo ~

yeweh:fffij$>f-

rip-off: it's a rip-off zhe shi

on the rocks (with ice) jia

qiaozhitgimg JUI shur chyow-Joogahng ~£~tHI

:IJaOJ
rip-off prices qiMzhtigimg de jiar chyow-joo-gahng dur jyahr

i~HHI8~1fl' JL risky miwxiin mow-hsyen river he hur

riiJ

'ef iJ&

A~ffl

ti
room (hotel) fingjia.n fahng-Jyen

(spa:e) kongjian koong-jyen

dzar {E

llt.J% rBJ .!1!

room service songfan fitwit chew

... -t: ?

I've been robbed wo bei

ren qiangle wor bay run chyan!J· lur

JL

m]]!

in my room ziti w6 fingjia.nli

is this the road for-... ? zhei

rob:

bow Jyew-ahnr [li]-@~ rooffingdlng fahng-drng

~18]

lMf

~-*.'Mffi

roll (bread) miinbao juinr myen-

mrBJ

RMB renminbi run-min-bee

road lit

bingkuitir JYah brng-kwan

flti&'A 1ft T

soong-fahn foo -woo :i!~~~-9} rope shengzi shung-dzur ~~

-f-

roughly (approximately) d ilyu e dahyew-eh j d"J round: it's my round g:li wo m:li le gai wormai lur ~flt'*T

Travel tip Flashing expensive jewellery, watches or cash on the street will attract unwanted attention. Not looking obviously wealthy also helps you avoid being ripped off by s treet traders and taxi drivers, as does telling them you're a student - the Chinese have huge respect for education .

round trip ticket liihui pLio laihway pyow -*liD~ route litxiin loo-hsyen .'Mf~ whafs the best route? ni.' itiao litxiin zui hao' naytyow loo-hsyen dzway how

~~*- .'Mf~iBf ? rubber (material) x iimgjiao

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hsyahng-jyow ~~ (eraser) xiimgpi hsyahng-pee

~ffi: rubbish (waste) lajl lm-jee ±iz:;!& (poor-quality goods) feiwil fay-woo

~~ rubbish! (noll$ense) feihua! fayhwah ~ij§:

safe (not in danger) pingan

-If$: (not dangerous) anquim ahnchoo-en $:~ safety pin biezhen byeh-jun

~tl~t sail (noun) fan falm ~}].

tl-'1iz:

rucksack beibao bay-bow ~§

salad shalit shah-lah

rude bil llmao lee-mow ::f;fL&I!

salad dressing shala you yoh

ruins fi:iXil fay-hsyew ~!lf rum limgmujiii lahng-moo-jyoh

~~~¥@"

tl-'1il111! sale: for sale chushou choo-shoh

ili'W

rum and Coke kekoukele

salt yim yahn ~

jia lingmtijiii kur-koh-

same: the same yiyimg yee-yang

kur-lur )yah lahng-moo-1yoh

~;fp

PJDPJ~iJD~~~¥@"

the same as this gen zheige

run (verb: person) pao pow JlE!

yiyilng gun1ay-gur yee-yang

how often do the buses

£~~1-~;ff

run? gonggOng qiche du6chang shijian yitimg> goong-goong chee-chur dwor-

the same again, please qlng

chahng siJUr-fyen yee-tahng

it's all the same to me wo

0~"1;$~KatrBJ~ ~?

wtl suowei wor woo swor-way

Russia Egu6 ur-gwor ~00 Russian (adj) Egu6 ~00

ziti l:ii yige ching dzai lai yee-gur

~N-*~1-

ft7tJi}fij!j sandals liingxie lyang-hsyeh

~~* sandwich sanmingzhi sahnmmg-fur ~llJhil sanitary napkins/towels

saddle (for horse) anzi ahn-dzur 148

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~±.8 Saturday xingqiliit hsing-cheelyoh ~wv,

Scotch tape to uming ji:l.oditi toh-rning jyow-dai ~ llJJMt1i'\'

say (verb) shuoshwor

iJt

how do you say-•••-in

Scotland Sogelan

;Jj;f4J ~

Scottish Sogelan soo-gur-lahn

Chinese? yongZhMgwen

;n;m~

zenme shuD-. .. ? yoong

I'm Scottish w6 shi

joong-wun dzun-rnur shwo1

Sogelanren wor shur -nm

Jt] 9=' j(;'G

z iR. ... ?

what did he say? ta shu a shenme? tah - shun-rnur

imiJt1tz ? he said ta shuD tah

ithi.Jt

could you say that again? qlng

zm shuD yibian ching dzai-

yee-byen

i#.fl}i.Jt-:i§

scarf ~or neck) weijln way-jin

mlrfJ (for head) t6ujln toh-jin

!k rfJ

;]Jtjj1:

;Jj;f4J~ A scrambled eggs chao jid:i.n chow jee-dahn 1'J;x~ m sea h
#iJ

by the sea zai h
{E#iJ)llJL

seafood haiwei ha1-way

#it'*

seal ~or printing name) titzhang loo-rahng m~ seasick: I Mel seasick w6 yonchuanle wor yewn-chwahn-

scenery fengjlng fung-jing JXI,~

lur ;]JG~Jm

schedule (US: train) Heche shike

I get seasick w6 yim chuan

biao lyeh-chur shm-kur byow

;9rj$B;J"t!J~

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wor yewn-chwahn ;]JG~~{j seatzuowei dzwor-way

scheduled flight banji bahn-jee

.!PltJl.

-'*1iz:

is this seat taken? you ren rna? yoh 1un mah

school xuexiao hsyew-eh-hsyow

~1st

lf)\P~ ? second (adj) dierge dee-er-gur

scissors: a pair of scissors yiba jii nzi yee-bah JYen-dzw

-1~~-r

~=1(of time) miao rnyow ;f!;' just a second! zhe jiit de!

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jur jyoh dur :J!ffX1-lJ

(by post) ji ~

second class (travel etc) er deng

erdung=~

England wo xiang bazheige ji

(hard sleeper) yingwo ymg-wor

d:io Ylnggu6 qit wor syahng bah 1ay-gur tee dow ymg-gwor chew

fil~} second-hand jiu(de) tYoh(-dur)

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llt~:te!:i!1-~~~~~00-#i senior citizen laoniimren low-

see lcinjian kahn-1yen :if.!Ji!.

nyen-run ~~)..

can I see? w6 keyi lcinkan

separate fenkai lun-kar ?1-Jf

rna? wor kur-yee kahn-kahn mah

separately (pay, travel) fenkai de

lJtPJ!;A:if:ifII~ ?

51-Jf:lt!!.

have you seen-... ? nl

September jiliyue jyoh-yew-eh

lcind:iole-... -rna? kahn-dow-lur mah f!j\:if~IJT ... II~

?

I saw him this morning w6 jlntian z:ioshang lcinjian tale wor jin-tyen dzowshahng kahn-jyen tah lur

.:h.}I serious (problem, illness)

yanzhong(de) yen-toong(-dur) F:i:C~ ) service charge (in restaurant)

xiaofei hsyow-fay

Jj\1;'t

llt-t7C~.t:if.!Ji!.it!?.7

serviette canjin tsahn-jin ~

see you! zrujiiml dzai-tyen

set menu fe nrfan lunr-fahn

.f!}.!Ji!. I see (I understatd) w6 rningbai le wor ming-bai lur lJt fjij 7

several jlge jee-gur

S

self-service zizhu dzur-joo

§llJJ do you sell-... ? nl rnru bu

rnru-... ' f!j\~::f~ . .. ? Sellotape tourning jiaobit toh-

nung IYOW boo ±ffPJJ~:tjl send song soong

rfJ

{Ji' JL~

Jt-1-

sew feng tung ~ could you sew this-... -back on? qlng nin bang wo ba

sellrnru ~

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I want to send this to

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zheige-. . .-fenghuiqu, hil.o rna' ching nin bahng wor bah 1ay-gur fung -hway-chew how mah ~~lWftfe:J!-1~ffil-#i~ll~ ? sex (mate/female) xingbie hsing-

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byeh

~$

11JlU

sexy xinggan hsmg-gahn tt~

shelf jiazi JVah-dzur ~-f­

shade: in the shade zai

shellfish beilei bay-lay !Jl~

yinliang chi1 duu ym-lyang

{E~flt"?-:il.C

by ship zuo chuan dzwot

shake: let's shake hands w 6m en wowo sh6u ba wor-mun wor-wor shoh bah

ship chuan chwahn ~a

lJi:ifJ!'i!'i

.f-~E: shallow (watel) qian chyen 1~ shame: what a shame! zhen

kexl! jun kur-hshee J!{.llJ'ti shampoo (noun) xlfaql hshee-fahchee y}t~Jfi]

shock: I got an electric shock from the-... -w6 pengzhe .. chit dian wor 11ung-jur- dyen

lJi;ijl1i

-@-

m

ffilfD!I! It!

shocking ji ngrende jing-run-dw

't~Ai¥1 shoe xie hsyeh

share (vettr. room, table etc) heyong hur-yoong

~~a shirt chenyl chun-yee 1t~

¥.£

a pair of shoes y ishuangxie yee-shwahng -)(~¥.£

sharp (knife) jianrui jyetHway

~131. (pain) ru l tway 131. shaver diandong tLru dao dyen-doong tee-hsyew dow

ft!z;JJ~Ij ~gUJ shaving foam gua hli paomo gwah lwo pow-mor !fjij}Jy§/:il( shaving point diilntldao cha.xiao dyen-tee-dow chah-hsyow

ft!~lj JJtffii~

Travel tip Before entering someone\> horne, always remember to first remove your shoos, even if your host says it's not necessary. If your hosts take their shoes off and leave them outside the door, it mealS you should too. shoelaces xi edii hsyeh-dai

¥.tw shoe polish x iey6u hsyeh-yoh

¥.t7m

she ta tah :!tlk

shoe repairer xiux iejiang hsyoh-

is she here? ta zili m a7 dzat

mah:!tlk{EU~?

hsyeh 1yang 1~¥.!

Jli

shop shangdian shahng-dyen

sheet (for bed) beidan bei-dahn

~m

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shopping: I'm going shopping

wo qit maJ dongx:i wor chew mai doong-hshee f.\G-ft~*l!!f shore (of sea, lake) :in aim )$ short (person) Ji ~

1iH~rit shrine shenkan shun-kahn {ljl~ shut (verb) guan gwahn

;k.

when do you shut?

~ime, journey) duan dwahn ;l;li shorts dum kit dwahn-koo ;l;li~ should: what should I do? wo

gai zi'nme b:in? wor gai dzunmur bahn f.\G}~'<;J.~ ~11·

?

you should-... -nl ylnggai-..

nlmen jidi:in guanmenr? nee-mun jee-dyen gwahn-munr

ftifJJl.B:k.i'l JL ? when does it shut?

jidi:in guanmenr' jee-dyen

Jl.B:k.i'lJL ?

-ying-gai fi']\~i*

they're shut guanmenr le lur

you shouldn't-... -nl bit

:k.i'lJLT

ylnggai- . . ft~~l*

...

he should be back soon guo

yihuir, taylngziti huilai gw01

I've shut myself outwo ba

zijT guan ziti w3itou le wor bah dzur-jee !JWahn dzai wai-toh lur

yee-hwayr tah ymg dzaJ hway-lar

f.IG1EE! C.:k_~jr:k T

:d:-@IJLitf!.~¥1}@1.*

shut up! zhit zul! joo dzway

shoulder jia.nb:ing jyen-bahng

fFI!m shout (verb) han hahn ~ show (in theatre) biaoyan byow-

yahn ~ifli could you show me? nl

neng rang wo kankan rna? nung rahng wor kahn-kahnmah

1tlt~il: f.\G;fi;fi~~ ? shower (of rain) zhenyil jun-yew

l\$fii'J On bathroom) linyit lin-yew

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with shower diti linyit

1i:~ shy hitiXiu hai-hsyoh ~~ sick (ill) youbing yoh-bing

1f>@;J

I'm going to be sick (vomit)

wo yao outiJ wor yow oh-too f.\G~P(KP_± side: the other side of the street ziti jle dulmlan dzai jyeh

dway-myen ~mxtOO sidewalk renxing dao run-hsmg

dow .Ml'~ sight: the sights of-... -- .. .-de

fengjlng fung-jing ...

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sightseeing: we'n~ going sightseeing women qit y6ulan wor-rnun chew yoh-lahn

shur dahn-shun l!(;~~!l!~ single bed danren chuang dahnrun chwahng

!I!A-'*

*mf.\E

single room danren j ian 1yen

Silk Road slch6u zhl lit lUI

single ticket (dancheng) piao

lJ(; ffJ

silk slch6u sur-choh H~~

~f:~z~

!i!AIBJ pyow (

sillychiin~

!j!f:¥_ )

~

sink (in kitchen) shulchi shway-chur

silver (fiOUfl) yin(zi) yin-dzur

l~(-f-)

JJ<'lfu sister (elder) jiejie jyeh-jyeh

similar xiangjin de hsyahng-jin dur ;j<§jfr

9.§.9.§.

(younger) mdmei rnay-rnay

~~

simple (easy) Jiandan jyen-dahn

I'm!!!

sit: can I sit here? wo keyi zu6 zher rna? woc kur-yee dzwor jer

since: since last week zic6ng shimgge xlngql yllai dzur-tsoong

rnah l!(;PJ~~:i!JLP~

?

is anyone sitting here?

shahng-gur hsing-chee yee-lai

you ren zili zher rna? yoh run

El »._t-t- £M~.:.t*

1fA~:i!JLP~

since I got heAl zlc6ng wo h\i

?

sit down zu6xia dzwor-hsyah

ylh6u dzur-tsoong wor lai yee-hoh

~r

§

sit down! qlng zu6! ching

»-lJt* ~_:.t}§-

sing chimgge chahng-gur Pm~ Singapore Xlnjiapo hsin-jyah-por

ffiJT:bamt

skin (hurrta'l) pifu

singer gechimgji:l gur-chahng-jyah

~PI§~

(animal) pi

qit-... -de dancheng piao yee-

.&::

lahng chew-... -dur dahn-chung-

~5** ---l¥l!l!f:¥.~

I'm single wo shi dtishen wor

skirt qimzi chewn-dzur

sky ti<.m tyen

i"

.&:Jl1c

skinny sh6u shoh ~

single: a single to-••• -ylzhang

pyow

~~ size chlcitn chur-tsun ,R_

:m-f-

X

sleep (verb) shuijiao shway-1yow

~jjt

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did you sleep well? ni shui

~o]lj{E:i!J L11t!~~P~ ?

{~~1~HP~?

I don't smoke wo btl hui

sleeper (on train) wopit WOf-flOO

~Hm (hard) yingwo ying-wor fil~~ sleeping bag shuidili shway-dai

0¥~

rna? {~11t!~P~

?

snack diillXi n dyen-hsin

.r;?..'L'

sneeze (noon) da penti da pun-tee

tJ~Pl

sleeping car wopit chexiang wor-poo chur-hsyahng

sleeve xiitzi hsyoh-dzur

flll-f-

slide (photo11aphic) huandengpianr hwahn-dung-pyem ~1:1J

J1 JL

slip (garment) chenqun chun-

H:f!

slow man maim 't; slow down! m an dianr' dyem

-ti.r~U L

mur how ~~ z~f it's so expensive nitme gui

~~z.~ not so much m ei nitme duo may - dwor 79:~~2',.~ not so bad mei name huili

79:~~2',.~ so-so buguo ru cl boo-gwor roo-tsur

slowly man ·~ very slowly hen m an hun

::f:tl:tiiHrt

soap re~zao tay-dzow

nEJg

soap powder xlyi !en hshee-yeefun r}t.;&~

f!Hi small xi ao hsyow 1j\ smell: it smells (bad) you weir le yoh wayr lur

snow (noun) xue hsyew-eh ~ so: it's so good nitme hao nah-

~~t!ll$mi

chewn

chou yan hway ~::f~11t!~ do you smoke? nl chou yan

(soft) ruanwo rwahn-wor ~~}

1f"* )LT

sock duanwa dwahn-wah ~is* socket chazuo chah-dzwor soda (water) sitda soo-dah

fEfj.Jf ;Jf,tJ

smile (verb) xiao hsyow ~

sofa shafa shah-fah tJ;~

smoke (noun) yan yahn ~

soft (material etc) ruan rwahn ~

do you mind if I smoke? w6 keyi ziti zher chou yan rna? wor

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kur-yee dzai jer choh yahn mah

de hao rn a' shway dur how mah

soft drink qishulr chee-shwayr

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ma1 yee-hsyel1 i j j * -

®1jZ*M-P~ ? somebody, someone m[,

moh - run~ A something mc>Ushi moh-shur

~I

want something to eat

vdl x i ang chi d ian d(~mgxl WOI"

hsyal1ng chur dyen doong-hshee

~t~Pl:,8 *@ sometimes youshihhou yohshur-hoh ~M1~ somewhere moudi moh-dee

~±1!!. soft seat ruanzu.J rwahn-dzwor

!tX~

jow-gur ~~t~1'{::£:£!:

sole (of shoe) xiedi hsyeh-dee

um; (of foot) jic\odi jyow-dee

n!Jim;

could you put new soles on these? qing nin

I need somewhere to stay vd1 yao zhaoge zhU.chU wor yow

hu~m

shuang

xin xiedi, hao ma? ching nin

l1wahn shwahng hsin - how mah

ijj{~~x~*Mtm;J!p~ ? some: can I have some water? qing h\i yfdiimr

son erzi er-dzur ) L r

song geg ur ~ son-in-law ncixu nyoo-hsoo

:9:JW soon (alter a while) yihuir yeehwayr - 4;) L (quickly) kuc\i kwai '~

I'll be back soon w (J yihuir jiu huilai war yee-hwayr jyoh

shui, hao ma? ching lai

l1way-lai ~-4;) LffJt @)*

yee -dyenr - how mah

as soon as possible yue

ift*-,8 ) L7}(M-P~ ? can I have some apples?

qing h\i yixie pingguo, hiio

km\i yue hao yew-eh- how

~'~~Msore: it's sore tt~ng tung

ff

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sore throat sangziteng sahngdzur-tung ~-f-!J¥ sorry: (I'm) sorry duibuql dwayboo-chee

xt:f.®

shu
f~iJHt Z.. ?

11!f{j15f Spanish (adj) X ibanyade hsheebahn-yah-dur

sort: what sort of-... ? shenrne yang de ... ? dur

ft Z.. #81

?

11!f{l15f81

speak: do you speak English? nin hui Jiang Ylngyt1 rna? hway jyar1g ying-yew mah

1m

sour (taste) sW\n swahn

m:

south nan nahn ~

f~~i}j:~iij-P~? I don'tspeak-... -wo btlhul Jiang-... -wor boo-hway

.. .

in the south nanfang nahn-

lJ(; :f~i}l:

fahng ~:if

can I speak to-... ? On

South Africa N anfei nahn-fay

~~~ South African (acy) Nanfei ~~~ I'm South African w6 shi Nanfeiren wor shur - nm

l!(;~~~~)\. South China Sea Nanhii nahnhar

~#!f

southeast dongnan doong-nahn

*~

southern ni nde nahn-dur ~81 South Korea nan Chaoxian nahn chow-hsyen ~fJifilt southwestxlnan hsin-ahn w~ souvenir jiniimpln jin-yen-pin

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~1m Spain Xlbanya hshee-bahn-yah

sorry? (didn't understand) nl

soup tang tahng

~[.~~ soy sauce jiangy6u ryahn-gyoh

person) rnafan nin zhao ylxia ... hao rna' mah-fahn run row yee-hsyah-... -how

JftJ!i!~1'~- T ~fP~ ?

can I speak to Mr Wang? Wang x iansheng zilibuzii? hsyahng-shung dzai-boo-dzai who's calling? nl shi nawei ? shur nar-way it's Patricia w6 shi Patrida wor

I'm sorry, he's not in, can I take a message? duibuql, ta buzii, y:i.obtly:i.o liu gexin? dway-boo-chee tah

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boo-dzai yow-boo-yow lyoh

Yinggu6 de y6upiao mai

gur-hsin

yee-jahng jee ymg-gwor dur

no thanks, I'll call back later x iexie, guo yihuir wo

zii da hsyeh-hsyeh gwor yeehwayr wor dzai dah

what are you sending? nl ji shenme? shun-mur this postcard zheizhang mingxinpian ]ay-jahng ming-

please tell him I called

hsin-pyen

ql ng gaosu ta w o da le dianhua ching gow-soo tah wor dah lur dyen-hwah

start kaishl ka -shur

spectacles yanjing yenjin
~M~ spoon shaozi show-dzur

"J -f-

sport yl!ndong yewn-doong ~~ sprain: I've sprained my-••• -wode

niii le wor-dur- .. nyoh

lur .Jlt9~

... .:ffiT

spring (season) chimtian chuntyen ~3( in the spring chuntian ~3( square (in town) guangchang gwahng-chahng

j±JJ

stairs 16uu loh-tee ~m stamp (noun) y6upiiw yoh -pyow

I

il!~~

££ ffft€1

star xlngxing hsing-hsing

when does it start? jldian kaishl? jee-dyen JLJ!~\fFft€1

?

the car won't start ch e fadongbuqllru chur fah-doongboo-chee-la $~~::f~* starter (food) lengpanr lung-palmr

~ftJL station ~rain) huoche zhan hworchur jahn )(.$~~ (city bus) qiche z6ng zhan cheechur dzoong

(-\;.$ .~,~~

(long-distance bus) ch angtu qichezhan chahng-too chee-churjahn K~t~$ )[~ (underground) dl Ue zhan tyeh jahn :tt!!l);~~ statue silxiang So)J-hsyalmg

~~ stay: where are you staying?

a stamp for England, please m iii yizhang ji

nlmen zhil ziti nar? nee-mun joo dzai nar

{fr\ifJ1i>f:£~~JL ?

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I'm staying at-••• -w6 zhit

zi.i- ... -WOIJOO dzai

keep still! bie dong' byeh

f\tfi{£ ···

I'd like to stay ano1her

zheleworgayJur-Jur f\t~~T

two nights w6 xiang z3i zhit liang Win syahng dzar JOO

f\t~~fijl;lijj( steak niitpii nyoh-pai steal tau toh

stomach wei way ~

1ft

stomach ache weiteng way-tung

~:I¥

wode bao bei toule wor-dur bow

f\t8'-J'elfif 1ftT

stone (rock) shitou shur-toh

please, stop hen~ (to

steamed roll huajuanr hwah-

taxi driver etc) qlng ling

:Itt!\= JL

::fi:'fk

stop (verb) ling ~

steamed zheng JUniJ ~

jwahnr

zi.i zher ching ling dzai jer

steep (hill) dou doh~

~~{E~JL

step: on the steps z3i tiijie

do you stop near-•••.

shang dzai tai-jyeh shahng

zi.i- ... -fitjin ling ma? mah

{Ea~fi' _t

{£ ··· llftjfr~U~ ?

stereo Htlsheng lee-tee-shun!J

stop it! tlngzhl1 ting-jur

.:st{J.js:pi"

-le!Xl.ffi

~i%'

straight (whisky etc) chun M~

steward (on plane) fitwityuan

it's straight ahead yizhi

nahn foo-woo-yew-alm ~~~ ~ stewardess kongzhong xiaojie koong-joong hsyow-jyeh ~
;N_!i

chaoqian yee-jur chow-chyen

-1nJHllJ straightaway mashimg mahshahng ~_t

still: I' m still hen~ w6 hii z3i wor har dzar

1".tl

storm baofengyit bow-lung-yew

Sterling ylngbimg ying -bahng

f\tfG{£

ma7 tah - mah 1fufG{£U~

strange (odd) qigu3i de chee-gwar

dur~~I¥J

is he still then~? ta hii zi.i

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stockings chingtongwachahngtoong-wah K~l*

4"-f.IF

my bag has been stolen bay toh-Jur

doong ~Uli)J sting: I've been stung w6 gei

stranger shengren shun-gnm

?

:iA

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strap d3ir

1i\' JL

strawberry caomei tsow-may

1jr..

suitcase shoutixiang shoh-tee-

hsyahng

stream xiaoxl hsyow-hshee

;J\f{

-f-t&fll

in the summer xiatian

street jie( dim) jyeh(-dow)

!17:. !17:.

summer xiittian hsyah-tyen

1!JC~)

sun truyang

on the street z3i jieshang dzai

sunbathe shill Wyang

jyeh-shahng {Ejj _t

sunblock (cream) fangsh3irt1

streetmap jiaotongtli jyow-toong-

too 5(j100

j;:J!B

fahng-shai-roo

JWagg$L

sunburn rizhi our-shur

string shengzi shung-dzur ~~-f­ strong (person) qiangzhuimg

chyang-jwahng ~gj)j±

8 :fk

Sunday Xlngqltian hsing-chee-

tyen ~MX. sunglasses Wyangjlng tai-yang-

(material) jieshi Jyeh-shur ~~ (drink, lalte) n6ng noong

agg:;k[IB

f:t<

stuck: it's stuck kale kffi-Jur

jing)\:118~ sunny: it's sunny yanggu:mg

chongzli yang-gwahng choongdzoo ~B:J't;J'fJE

student xuesheng hsyew-eh-

shung ~:1: stupid ben bun

*

8 'iii-

sunshine yanggu:mg yang-

gwahng

suburb jiaoqll Jyow-chew ~IR subway (US) ditie dee-tyeh !!!!.~ suddenly tllran too-rahn ~?'?.\ sugar tang tahng

sunset riluo rur-lwor

:fm

9='!i suntan lotion tangshru ji fahng-

shai

suit (noun) LJ.ozhuangtow-jwahng

~~ it doesn't suit me (jacket etc)

w6 chuan bit heshi wor chwahn boo hur-shur flt5f>f-fbs it suits you nl chu:m hesh i

m:J't

sunstroke zhongsht1 joong-shoo

JWaggjfi]

suntan oil fangsh3iy6u -yoh

Wai!971B super haojile how-Jee-lur

~H&T supermarket chaoji shichang

chow-Jee shur-chffing

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iEll~iiJ:I:m supper winfin wahn-fahn

l!9e,~

supplement (extra charge) fitjiafei foo Jyah-fay

15ft1m~

swimming costume y6uy6ngyl yoh-yo•m!J-yee

Yhfj;j(.:jX

swimming pool y6uy6ng chi

sure: are you sure? zhende

chur YhfVj(jt!?,

ma? jun dur malt J{Sf.JP~

swimming trunks

?

sure! dangran! dahn-grahn

Yhfy,j(tfi

~rt surname xing hsntg

y6uy6ngkil yoh-yoong-koo

tit

switch (noum kaiguan kai-gwahn

sweaiWord zangzir dzahng-dzur

lilt:¥JL

**

switch off g uan !JWahn

sweater m:ioyl mow-yee

'£.1X

sweatshirt ( changxiit) hanshan

switch on kai kai

jC

7f

swollen zhong joong ~tp

chahng-hsyoh hahn-shahn

c1Hm) ff:F3 Sweden Ruidiin rway-dyen

lit~

table zhuozi JWOr-dzur ~-f-

Swedish (adj) Ruidiinyti

lit~i! sweet (taste) tian tyen

a table for two liangni n zhuo lyang-run iWA~

?ilt

(nourr. dessert) tianshi tyen-shur

?ilttt sweets t:ingguo tahng-!JWor

:ft* swim (vetb) y6uy6ng yoh-yoong

Yhfy,j( I' m going for a swim w6 qit y6uy6ng wor chew yoh-yoong

l]ti;:-Yhfj;j( let's go for a swim zanmen

tablecloth zhuobil jwor-boo

~:til table temis plngpangqitl pingpahng-chyoh :9=-~B}( tailor c:\ifeng tsai-fung :/ili;~ Taiwan Taiwan tai-wahn aT~ Taiwanese (adj) Taiwan( de) - dur

a~cSf.J) take n:i nah

::t

(somebody somewhere) llng

qit y6uy6ng ba zahn-mun

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(something somewhere) dii 1jf

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iHiJ' IJ4;:JL

(a:cept) jieshou Jyeh-shoh

tape (cassette) cldili tsur-dai

:m~

taste (11oun) weir wayr

can you take me to the-•••• qlng dili w6 diw-... ? ching dai

can I taste it? kl'yl

wor dow 1#1i!'~¥1J

yee chahng-chahng mah

?

do you take c19dit cards? nl shou xinyongka rna? shoh hsin-yoong-kah mah

f~~f~fflTP~? fine, I'll take it hao, xingle how hsing-Jur ~HT

T

changchang rna? kur-

PJ ~:J.1i: 1i:P~ ? taxi chuzil qlche choo-dzoo cheechur

ilif!l ~.$

will you get me a taxi? qing nin bang w6 jiilo liang chuzuche, hao rna?ching

can I take this? (lealet

nin balmg wor JYOWlyang

etc) keyi na rna? km-yee nah

choo-dzoo-chur how mah

PJIJ. ~ P~?

i#ftfW~~4ffJiilifll.$

how long does it take? yiw duochang shijian?

where can I find a taxi?

yow dwor-chahng shur-jyen

ziti nar keyi zhaodao chuzil

~~l~Jl;j'fB]?

qiche? dzai nar kur-yee jow-dow

it takes thl9e hours yao sange zhongt6u yow s
1'-flll::k

joong-toh ~ ~

is this seat taken? zher you ren rna? jer yoh run mah

:i!JL;ff_A_P~ ? talk (verb) shuohuit shwor-hwah

i.*.i! tall gaogow ~ tampons weishengjln way-shungjin

J!:i: r1J

tap shull6ng t6u shway-loong toh

J]<)E;k

~fP~ ?

.fl:PJ)~JLPJIJ.:J'UIJ ilifll t~$? to the airport/to the Xi an Hotel, please qlng dili w6 dao feijl chang/Xlan filndiitn dow- fay-jee-chahng how much will it be? duoshao qian? dwor-show chyen 30 yuan sanshi kuili qian sahn-shur kwai that's fine right here, thanks jilt ziti zher, xiexie jyoh dzai jer hsyeh-hsyeh

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taxi driver ch uzu siji choo-dzoo

sur-jee /:l:j f.ll iij ffi.

chee-wun

taxi rank chuzuche dianr dyenr

i±lfll$.~JL

9.:rB.

~evel) fuhao fah-show ~m

temple (Buddhist) si sur

tea (drink) ch a chah ~

(Taoist) guin gwallll

4j

xm

tea for one/two, please

tennis wangqili walmg-chyoh

qing lai yiiliangge ren de chaching- 1un du1

term (at university, school) xueqi

i#*-/Wff-t-Ai¥1~ teach: could you 1each me?

nin keyi jiaojiao wii rna? kur-yee jyow-jyow wor rnal1

f~o]l:A~~~~~? teacher laoshl low-shur ~yiji team d ui dway

J)J\

~~ boo~~;(j]

joong-dyen-Jahn ~ -~~~ terrible zaogao dzow-gow

*Itt,

that's terrible t.3i zaogao le lur

::k*lt.tT -l$t&T hsin:J;H: f~ (verb) fa duanxin fall dwalm-hsin

teenager qingshiwnian ching-

show-nyen 'J!f~'~

5.51JR1~ Thailand Titigu6 ta1-gwor

telephone diinhua dyen-hwah

lt!.i!

*00

than bllt even moll!-••• -than-•••

see phone

-bl- ... -gengduo gung-... -dwor

television diinshi dyen"'5 hur

lt!.fm

t~

... Y!~

smaller than bi-. ..-xiao hsyow

tell: could you tell him-..,.

qlng nin giwsu til-... , hao rna? ching nin gow-soo tah- ... -how

~fP~?

hsyew-eh-chee ~M terminus (rail) zhongdianzhin

text (message) duanxin dwahn-

tea towel cawanbit tsah-wahn-

mall i#~i!fiJffm

i*Jf;j(

terrific bingjile bahng-Jee-Jw

teaspoon chichi chal1-chur

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temperature (weather) qiwen

.. .

t~

... ; j\

thank: thank you xiexie hsyeh-

hsyeh i,!j~i,!j~ thank you very much

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feiching ganxie fay-chahng

then (altha! time) nei shihou nay

gahn-hsyeh ~~'/It ~00

shur-hoh ~BB;J-{~

thanks for the lift

(alter tha) ranhou rahn-hoh

xiexie nin rimg wo dale che rahng wor dah-lur chur

iJJ1iJJ1f~i.tft1:a=7 .$ no, thanks xiexie, wo bu yao boo yow iJJjiJJjft/f~

?.~J§" there nar ~B

JL

over there z.1i nar dzai

~~BJL up there ziti shimgtou dzai shahng-toh ~_t*-

I

thanks xiexie

is/are there-... ? y6u ... -rna?

that's OK, don't mention it bu keq i kur chee

yo h-... -malt

1f

P~

?

there is/are-••• -y6u- ..

1f

there you are (giving

that neige nay-gur ~B-1'­ that one nei yige yee-g01

something) gei ni gay ~fq-; Thermos flask reshuiping rush-

~B~-tI hope that-••• -wo xiwang- ..

way pmg ~~Jj(Jfli

-wor hshee-wahng ft~~

these zheixie Jay-hsyeh

that's nice na zheng hao nah

they t:amen tahmun

jung-how ~B if.:ij-

thick hou holt

is that-... ? na shi-... -rna' sh01 ... -malt ~B~

~ ?

:1!.:!1:12

1mff]

JJ.

(stupid) ben bun* thief zei dzay ~

::kll*

that's it ~hat's right) duile dway-

thigh dat.ui dah-tway

lur:X;J"T

thin (person) shou shoh ~

the Chinese has no equivalent for the English 'the'

(object) xi IJShee

WI

thing (matter) shir shur $

theatre jityuan jyew-yew-ahn

~mit

JL

(object) dongxi doong-hshee

}j;jffl

their/theirs t:amende tah-mun-dur

imffJ81 them tam en tah-mun

1mff]

my things w6de dongxi

ft813t:W think xiang hsyalmg ~

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1 think so wo xiang shi zheiyang wor hsyahng shur Jayyang

lJ(;1§1.~ ;j$

1 don't think so w6 bit zheiyang xii ng Jay-yang

l:l(;;:fjt;j$1§1. yixia kow-lyew yee-hsyah

llt~m~-r third class sandeng sahn-dung

:;k~:j~ thunderstorm leiyil

Thursday xingqlsi hsing-chee-s

~Mtm Tibet XIzang hshee-dzahng gg~ Tibetan (adj) XlZingde hshee-

-=~ (hard seat) yingzuo yinq-dzwor

lil~ thirsty: I' m thirsty wo kou ke

lJ(; 0

this zheige jay-gur this one zheige

r~

:it-'(':it-'('-

dzahng gg~EJf.J ticket piao Jlyow ~

a return to X i an wang X l an de l:iihui plao wahng - dur lai-hway coming back when?

this is my wile zhe shi wo

neitian yao huil:ii? shur nay-

qlzi jur shur wor chee-dzw

tyen yow

:it:!!:llt~T-

today/next Tuesday

is this-••• ? zhei shibitshi- .. shur-boo-shur jt:J!:;:f;li1:

? those neixie nay-hsyeh J.l~~ thread (noun) xi an hsyen ~ throat sangzi sahng-dzur ~liT­ throat lozenges rimhou pi an nm-hoh pyen ilfJ~

J1

through jl ngguo Jlng-gwor ~~:i:1 does it go through-... ? (train, bus) jl ngguo- .. . -rna? mah ~~ 164

:fJ3

thumb diunitzhl dah-moo-Jur

lay-yew -m'ffi

I' ll think about it w6 kaoiG

wor koh-kur

:i:1 ... P.!; ? throw/throw away reng nmg

jlntianlxiage Xlngqler that will be 30 yuan sanshi kuii qian chyen ticket office (bus, raiQ shoupiaochu shoh-pyow-choo

i'~ tie (necktie) llngdii ~.Y.iw tight (clothes etc) xiao hsyow

Jj\

it's too tight W x iio le lw

:;k!J\T

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tights liankitwa lyen-koo-wah

Jt~w

I'm tired wo lei le wor lay lur

time shijian shur-jyen

B;f"I'EiJ

whafs the time? jTdian le? jee-dyen lur

tired lei lay~

Jt.8 T ?

this time zheid 1ay-tsur

~~T tissues zhljin jur-jin to: to Shanghai/London

J!~

dao Shanghal!Lt\ndon dow

last time shangci shahng-tsur

f iJ _tifjJ / ffifj{

_t~

to China/England

next time xiad hsyah r~ three times sand

-= ~

qit Zhongguo/Yinggelan chew

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00-@:1.

today jintian Jin-tyen

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toe jiaozhitou IYOW-tur-toh

ntptl:f:k together yiql yee-chee ~~

timetable ~rain) Heche sh ike biao lyeh-chur shur-kur byow

JIJ $ B;f"t!J*

etc) wom en shi yikuiir de wor-mun shur yee-kwan dur

tin (can) guantou gwahn-loh

Hii:k

~ffJ~~* JLSf.J toilet cesuo tsur-swor

tinfoil xizhl hshee-jur

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tin-opener guantou qlzi gwahntoh chee-dzur iji;k~-=f tiny yidianrdi anr yee-dyenr-dyenr

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where is the toilet? cesu6 zai

nar7 dzai lWJJi)f;ff:P}j~JL ? I have to go to the toilet w6 dei qit fangbian fangb ian wor day chew fahng-byen

tip ~o waiter etc) x iao fei hsyow fay

we're together (In shop

;J,!i't

~1~-!'jjf~jjf~ toilet paper weishengzhi way-

tire (US) h\ntai lun-tai ~Jla

shung-jee

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(excessively) t<\i )!::: too hot tai re rur

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too much tai du{>dwor

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me too \·Vb ye war ~ill tooth yc\ yah 3f toothache y:.tcng yah-tung

3f?¥ toothbrush yc\shua yah-shwah

3fXjl1J toothpaste )'<\gao yah-gow 3flf top: on top of- ... -z:ti

shimgtou dzai- -shahng-toh 1£ _t~ tomato xih
shur iffl~It$ tomato juice ianqie zhi fahn-

chyeh jur

j:JHiyt

tomorrow mfngtian ming-tyen

I'I}I)C tomorrow morning mfngtian

shahng 1£Tfl[_t torch shoudi imt{mg shoh-dyen-

toong -f-~f,D total (nourf} z
goong ,~,;J:t: tour (noun) luxfng lyew-hsing

zaoshang dzow-shahng l'f}I)C

1*11-

!p_t

is there a tour of- ...? yc>u

the day after tomorrow

nH~iyou \·vang- . . . -de Illxlng? yah may-yah wahng - -dur·

hc'>ulian hoh-tyen ffi)C tongue shetou shur-toh

J5"~

tonic (water) kuimgqm\nshui

kwahng-choo-en-shway WJR_ 7j( tonightj intian w
at the top ziti dingshang ding-

ill

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tour guide daoy
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f*?Jtr:lf tour operator llixfng she

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lyew-hsing shur ~1-'rf±

trainers (shoos) 1Gy6uxie lyew-

towards chaozhe chow-Jur ~tf towel maojln mow-Jrn

::£ rfJ

town chengzhenchung-jun !Jilt~

.fE ) !Jiltlf

out of town (zru) chengwru chung-wai (

.tE ) !Jilt7r

hao ma? ching nin fahn-

town hall shi zhengfii ditlou shurjung-foo m~Rl*~

mA

track (US) zhant

yee yee-hsyah how mah

i#millit-T~P~? translator fanyl fa m-yee

i:J

tracksuit yimdimgfli yewn-doong-foo ~l#J~~ traditional chuantong chwahntoong

illil

that? qlng nin fanyi yixia,

mtf:l'L'

toy wanj u wahn-ivew

dyen-chur ;fff}t.Jt.$ translate filnyl fahn-yee could you translate

town cent~ shi zhongxin shur ioong-hsin

chur-jahn .}(.$ Y:~ tram youg ul diiulche yoh-gway

in town (ziti) chengli (dzai) chung-lee (

yoh-hsyeh ~mf¥.! train station huochezhan hwor-

ittJt

train huoche hwor-chur .}(.$ by train zuo hu6che dzwor hwor-chur ~.}(.$

trash l ajl lah-jee

llli.l

:I:}L:j&

travellilxing lyew-hsmg ~1'1' we're travelling around women zii IGxing wor-mun dzar

~ffJl'£~1'1' travel agent's lllxingshe lyewhsing-shur ~1'Tf± traveller's cheque luxing zhl piao lyew-hsrng JUr-pyow

is this the train for Shanghai? zhelie hu6che

~1'1'~~ tray chapan chah-pahn $;:lit

qil Shanghai m a? jur-lyeh

t~e shu shoo ~

hwor-chur chew- mah

trim: just a trim, please ~o

su~

qil chew

hairdresser) ql ngzhl xiuxiu

no, you w ant that platform there buq il, nl yao dao neige zhilnt

bianr ching jur hsyoh-hsyoh byenr

~7H~1~JL trip: I'd like to go on a trip to-••• -wo xiang dao- .. . -qil wor

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hsyahng dow- ... -chew llt~JIJ 000

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trouble (1101111) rnafan ma,-tahn

Jff;kj)f

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1ilr.

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I'm having trouble with-...

w6 dei zii nar guiliwan? wor

-wade-.. .-yudaole dianr rn:i.fu.n

day dzai nar gwai-wahn

wor-duh-... yew-dow-lur dyenr

1~.f£11jj~JL!J}~ ?

lits~ ... ~¥1J T,o~ULJff;kJJ!

off? qlng ba nuanqi guanshang

-=f

true zhende jun-dur :j!!:~ that's not true bu du i dway

ching ba, nwa,n-chee-gwahnshahng Jl:fE!lf~jC_t

?

turn on: can you turn the heating on? ql ng ba numql

~xt trunk (US: of car) xinglix:iang

hsing-lee-hsyahng

lit

can you turn the heating

trousers kitzi koo-dzur 1$

11'*-fli

trunks (swimming) y6uyongkit

1hf7-*1$ tl)' (verb) shi shur i:il: yoh-yoong-koo

can I tl)' it? keyi shiyishi

rna? kur-yee shur-yee-shur mah

OJ !ji:it~J.:ll:P~ ? tl)' on: can I try it on?

keyi shiyishi rna'

o.rw:a:~J.:a:P~ ? T-shirt T xitsha.n tee hsoo shahn

nwt~ Tuesday xingqier hsing-chee-er

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wahng dzwor gwai

turn right wang you guai

dakru yixia da,-kai yee-hsyah

ilt~llf~tr7f~ turning

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road) zhuanwanr

jwahn-wahnr ~~ TV dianshi dyen-Bhur

JL

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twice liangci lyang-tsur ~~

twice as much duo yibei dwor yee-bay ~ -f{!i twin beds liangge danrenchuang

lyang-gur da,n-run-chwahng

~1-~AW twin room shuangren fangjian

shwahng-mn fahng-jyen

5\~AJ%f8J twist: I've twisted my ankle

wode jiaob6zi nilile wordur jyow-bor-dzur nyoh-lur

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type (noun) zhong Joong

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dong le wor doong lur

another type of-... -ling

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I don't understand w6 bit

.Jlt/F1i

yizhong ... -ling yee-joong

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do you understand? nl

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dongle. rna?

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unemployed shlye shur-yur

~.ill:.

tyre limw ~~a

unfashionable bit sh imao boo shur-mow

ugly nanlcin nahn-l
xt:if

UK Ylnggu6 ying-gwor ~00 umbrella yusan yew-sahn

m~

uncle (father's elder brother) b6fu

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~00 university daxue dah-hsyew-eh

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unpack daka.i dah-kai

(father's younger brother) shu shu

until-... -zhldito-. .. -weizhl

shoo-shoo ;]'~;]'~

jur-dow-.. . -way-jur

(mother's brother) jiil.iiu JVOh-jyoh

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under-••• -On position) ziti-... dzai-... -hsyah {E

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chahng-wen(-dur)

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(less than) shaoyil ... -show-yew

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up shang shahng

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underdone (meat) ban sheng bit sh li balm shung boo shoo

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he's not up yet tl. h;ti mei

qllai tah hai may chee-lai

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underground (railway) ditie deetyeh :lit!~

what's up? zenme hui shir' dzutHnur hway shur

underpants kitcha koo-chah

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upset stomach wei bit shufu waybooshoo-foo ~::f~H~ upside down daoguolai dowgwor laJ

1¥IJ:d*

f~M on vacation xiitjia hsyoh-jyah

1*1~

upstairs l6ushimg loh-shahng

~l:

vacuum cleaner Xlchenqi hshee-chun-chee 11&~:5!

urgentjlnji(de) jin-jee(-dur)

~]¥.

vacation (holiday) j iaqi jyah-chee

( 1¥1 )

valid ~icket etc) youxiao yoh-hsyow

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us women wor-mun ;Jli;ff]

how long is it valid for? duo

with us gen women yiql gun -

chang shijiannei youxiao? dwor

yee-chee Ji~;Jli;jf)-_®

chahng shur-jyen nay yoh-hsyow

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for us wei women wei

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valley sh:mgii shahn-goo

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valuable (adj) b:l.ogui(de) bowgway(-dur) ~.:ll'(

can I leave my valuables

yee yoong-yee-hsyah- ... - mah

here? wi.\ keyi ba guizhong

;Jli;PJ~ffl-T

~~?

useful youyong yoh-yoong

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usual (nonnal) pingchimg pingchahng

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(habitual) yuimlai de yew-ahn-lai dur

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may I use-••• ? wo keyi yong yixia .. rna?wor kur-

de dongxi fang ziti zher rna? wor kur-yee bah gway-joong dur doong-hshee fahng dzai jer mah

;Jli;PJtttE:ll'!: :1:8~ }j;jffl b"Jc-B:J!JL~!b ? van hu6che hwor-chur ~$ vary: it varies jingchilng biim jing-chahng byen ~}#~ vase huaping hwah-ping

vacancy: do you have any vacancies? (hotel) zher you kong filngjian rna' 1er yoh koong fahng-fYen mah

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vegetables shitc:ii shoo-tsai

Jlf,t~ vegetarian (noun) chlsitde chursoo-duo Ill:~

i¥J

very feichilng fay-chahng ~~711'

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very little hen xiao hun hsyow

flVJ,

don't wait for me btiyong

m~l!(;

I like it very much wo hen

deng wo boo-yoong ::f

xlhuan wor hun hshee-hwahn

can I wait until my wife

l!(;f~-&~.x

gets here? wo neng dengdao

via ttijlng toojing ~j:£ Vietnam Yuiman yew-eh-nahn

l!(;fj~~il]l!(;~-f"*P!b ?

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can you do it while I wait?

viewjlng*" village citnzi tsun-dzur vinegar cit tsoo

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visa qianzhimg chyen-juniJ

~iiE

-ft;;if

(pla:;e) canguan tsahn-(JWahn

~xm

:l!::f:l!rL~PJJlil? me? qlng ziti zher deng h:l.o

ma? ching dzai rer dung how rnal1

~{E~JL~~fP!b ? waiter/waitress ftlwityuan loo-

woo-yew-ahn ~~4} ~

I'd like to visit-••• -wo xiang

canguan-.. .-wor hsyahng

lJt~~xm

shibtlshi lideng keqii? shurboo-shur lee-duniJ kur-chew could you wait here for

visit (vettr. person) qit kim chew

kahn

wo qlzi Iii ma' nung dungdow wor chee-dwr lai mah

...

~~-*~ wake: can you wake me up

voice shengyln shung-yin

F-w voltage diimya dyen-yah

waiter!lwaitress! ftiwityuan!

lt!,J.I

vomit outit oh-too PI[P_±

at 5.30? qlng tii wiidianbim jiir.oxing w6, hao ma? ching dzai - jyow-hsing wor

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P!b? Wales Weiershi way-er-shur

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waist yao yow A~

walk: is it a long walk? yao

wait deng dung ~

zou hen yuan ma' yow dzoh hun

wait for me dengdeng wo wor

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it's only a short walk zhl shi

warm nuanhuo nwahn-hwor

liudaliuda I"' shurlyoh-dah-

_R~tfiiitJfii )t I'll walk w6 z6uzhe qit wor

was: he/she was ta ylq ian sh i tah yee-chyen shur

dzoh-Jur chew iJG~ii-2;:

11!!./.hlk~J-ntr~

I'm going for a walk w6

itwas shi ~

choqu sansan bu choo~hew sahn-sahn il(;cl::\-2;:$:$:~ wall qiangchyang ~

wash (velb) Xi hshee ?}I; can you wash these? qlng Xixi zheixie, hao rna' chmg

the Great Wall of China

hshee-hshee Jay-hsyeh how mah

Changcheng chahn
~y}l;y}I;:J!~~fP!b ?

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washhand basin lianpen lyen-

wallet qianba.o chyen-bow

~-§.

punMz~ washing (dirty clothes) dili XI

want I want a-... -w6 yao

de ylfu yow hshee dur yee-foo

yige- ... -wor yow yee-gur

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il(;~~-t-

(cleoo clothes) yixl de ylfu yee-

1don't want any-... -w6 bit yao- .. il(;::f~ I want to go home w6yao huijia hway-Jyah il(;~@]* I don't want to wo bu yao

il(;::f~

it!!.:m. ...

what do you want? nl yao shenrne' shun-mur

1~~1tz? ward~~~

hospt al) bingfang bing-

fahng~m

yee-jee ?}l;~.fJl washing powder xiylfen - fun

1}\;~lf)j wasp huangfeng hwahng-fung

he wants to-..•-ta xiang- .. -tah hsyahng

hshee-how E.¥}1; 81~~~ washing machine xlyljl hshee-

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watch (wristwach) sh6ubiao shohbyow .f-~ water shulshway J]( may I have some water? qlng l3i dianr shul . hao rna' clung Jar dyenr shway how mah

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water melon xlgua hshee-gwah

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:f,\(;ff)

weak (person) ru6 rwor ~~

waterproof (adj) fingshui fahng-

shway Jl;i77j(

(drink) din dahn YJR weather uanqi tyen..:hee

way: it's this way shi zheitiao lit

shur jay-tyow ~~ ~ it's that way shi neitiao lu

nay-tyow ~f.!~~~ is it a long way to-....

dao ... -yuin rna? dow- .. -chew yew-aim malt ftJ :@P~? no way! bu keneng! kur-nung

/FPJfl~ could you tell me the way to-... ? qlng nin gaosu

w6, diw-... -zenme z6u, hao rna? citing nin gow-<>oo wor dow-... -dzun-mur dzoh how mah go straight on until you reach the traffic lights

yizhi z6u h6nglitdeng yeejur dzoh hoong-loo-dung turn left wing zu6 gum

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~145 wedding himfi hun-lee ~IHL wedding ring jil~ hun jii~zhi tveh-

hun tveh-jur ~~I}'Ht;f~ Wednesday Xlngqlsan hsmg-

chee-sahn ~WI~ week xlngql hsing-chee ~WI a week (from) today ld:'tge xlngql de jlntian hsyah-gur - dur

fllllyen r-1-~WISf.J-4'-7( a week (from) tomorrow

xi:'tge Xlngqi de mingtian nungtyen r-1-~WISf.Jil_ijj( weekend zhoum6 joh-mor

ffl-*

at the weekend zhoum6

weight zhongliimg roong-lyang

:m-m: welcome: welcome to- ...

wahng dzwor gwai take the first on the right

y:'to youbianr di yizhuin yow yoh-byenr dee yee-jwahn

see where

we women wor-mun

-huanying dao-.. .-hwahn-ying dow ~.?\:i£1! f iJ you're welcome (don't mention

it) bityong xie boo-yoong hsyeh

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you were nlmen shi nee-mun well: I don't feel well w6 bit shilfu wor boo shoo-foo

she's not well ta bit shilfu tah

~::f~H~ you speak English very well nl Ylngyii jiangde hen

hao ying-yew JYang-dur hun how

17f;~i!iJH~1lHf well done! tii haole! how-lur

:fdfT I would like this one as well zheige w6 ye yao jay-gur wor

yeh yow

:i!-1'-~t!:!.~

f7f;1fJ~ west XI hshee gg in the west Xlbianr hshee-

byem E:!fitiJL West (European etc) Xlf:mg hshee-

fahng

iffl:tf

in the West XIf:mg

jffl:tf western (adj) XI hshee

1ffl

Western (adj: European etc) XI!Jng de hshee-falmg dur iffl:tfB~ Western-style Xlshl hshee-shur

Jffl.r\:

well well! aiya1 ai-yah ll)tD~

Western-style food xlc:ln

how are you? nin hao rna?

West Indian (adj) XI Yind it

how mah very well, thanks, and

hshee-tsalm gg~ qrindao ren hshee yin-doo chun-

dow run jfflf~Jt!fSf:JA

fl

you? hen hao x iexie, nl ne?

wet shl shur

hun how hsyeh-hsyeh nee-neh

what? shenme? shun-mur

1tz ? well-done (meat) lanshit lahn-

shoo ~i~ Welsh Weiershi way-er-shur

~~± I' m Welsh w6 shi Weiershiren

wor shur -mn ~~.@Z~±A were: we were women ylqian

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what's that? na shi shenme?

nah shur jJ~~1t

Z

?

what should I do? wo ylnggru zuo shenme? wor ying-

gai dzwor ~M:W:1'f1tz what a view! lcin zhe jlngr1

kahn JUI

w:i!:J:JL

shi wor-mun yee-chyen shur

what bus do I take?

~1fJIV. ntr ~

wo gai zuo neilit che?

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wor gai dzwor nay-loo chur

wor boo rur-dow dzai nar·

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wheeiiCmzi lun-dzur ft::r wheelchair lCmyi lun-yee ft::T~ when? shenme shihnu? shun-mu1 shur-ilol1

1t{.atf* ?

when we get back wi'Hncn huilai de shihou wor-mun hwaylai dur

'ftff]@] -*89atf*

when's the train/ferry?

hutJchC/dl!i.:hu;.ln jidian k:1i? hwor-cl1ur/doo-chwahn jee-dyen

.k$ /rNRiiJt,gff? where? nar? P]~)L

?

I don't know where it

where is the Dragon temple? 16ng miilO zai

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niir? dzai it's over there jiu zai nar jyoh could you show me where it is on the map? qing zai ditllshang zhlshl gei w6 ba ching- dee-too-shal1ng jurshur gay wor bah it's just here jiu zai zher jyoh- jer

see way

w6 bl1 zhidao

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which: which bus? neil it che? nay-loo chur ~Ma

.$ ?

shi sheide7 jay shur shay-dur

:i!~it~? why? weishenme' way-shun-rnur

which one? na yige? nah yee-gur that one neige nay-gur

~1t~::f?

this one? zheige? jay-gur no, that one bushi, neige boo-shur

ft1£

whisky weishiji way-shur-jee

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8 tijtiJ mf il

gay wor dzwor yee-hsyah ~~

ftff:~r

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window chuanghu chwahng-hoo

ii.P near the window lci.o

who? sheI?shay

who is it? shd? shway

x t.li. ~ ~

will: will you do it for me?

wind (noun) feng tung

8

white wine bii piltaoj iii poo-tow-

il

the man who-••• -.. .-de neige ren dur nay-gur run ...

s~iJ~-t- A whole: the whole week zhengzheng yige X!ngql jung-jung yee-gur hsing·<:hee

~~~-t-~M the whole lot quanbit chooen-boo ~'!% whose: whose is this? zhei

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Wi-Fi wilxiim wangluo woo-hsyen

qlng gel wo zuo yixl a ching

j!J L8~Bt1~

jyoh

~~

wahng-lwor

zher de shiho u wor

white bii

wide ku:m de kwahn dur wife qlzi chee-dzur ~-f-

while: while I'm hent wi'\ z3i dzai jer dur shur-hoo

~1t~ ? why not? weishenme bit'

chum ghu kow ~W

p

in the window (of shop) z3i chtichuangli dzai choo-chwahnglee

1£.00$£

window seat kao chuang de zuowei kow chwahng dur dzwor-

wav~W ~mfil: windy: it's windy youfeng yohfung ;:ff )XI. wine ptitaojiii poo-tow-jyoh

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can we have some more

word d tsm i;iJ

wine? qlngzJ.i lai dianr

work (11oun) gongzuo goong-dzwor

pittaojiu, hao ma7 ching dzaJ la1 dyenr- how mah

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wine list jiilda.n jyoh-dahn ~§"$ winter dongtian doong-tyen

~3( in the winterdongtian ~3( with he ... -yiql hur- ... -yee-.:hee

~

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tlt.W

worry: I'm worried wo bil il..n WOI

bwahn fjt::f~

worse: it's worse huiile hway-

lm~T worstzui huii dzway hwai :®;~ would: would you give this

I'm staying with-••• -w6

gen-.. .-zhit ziti yiqT wor gun-... -joo dzai yee-chee fltlm.

... {i:~-® without meiy6u may-yoh

iJt'A

witness zhengren jun1yrun

iiEA wok guo gwor ~ woman fitnu foo-nyew ~:J ~ wonderful haojile how-jee-lur

to-... ? qlng nin ba zheige gi.'i-.. .• hao rna? ching nin bah

Jay gay- ... -how mah ~f~

t~J!"i'-~

··· ~fP~

?

wrap: could you wrap it up?

qlng nin bang w6 bao yixia. hao ma7 ching nin bahng wor bow yee-hsyah how mah ~f~

Mflt-E:!.-

r~fP~ ?

wrapping paper baozhua.ngzhl

bow-Jwahng-Jur -§.~£[~;

Ht&T won't: it won't start bit dabu6

dah-hwor ::ftT:k

wrist sh6uwanr shoh-wahm

.f-Mi:JL

wood (material) mittou moo-toh

*:!k

write xie hsyeh :sj writing paper xi nzhl hs in-jm

(forest) shit lin shoo lin .W;f>1c

wool yingmio yang-mow

$~

IfF it's not working huiile lur

f~£[1; wrong: this is the wrong train

women shimgcuo hu6chele

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wor-mun chung-tswor-lur hworchur-lur

ftffJ_C
the bill's wrong zhimgdanr

cuide Jahng-dahnr tswor-lur

IJ*l'f!JL
zh,\ocub L1ngjifm le jow-fahng-

jyen xt/G~ttmmrE!JT there's something wrong with-... -.. . -yt>U miwnlng yol1

~'tm

what's wrong? zenmele?

dzun-mur-lur ;'G,~

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rm~a Yangtze Gorge Ch,\ngjiang

sorry, wrong number

mow-bing

yacht fanchu<\n fahn-chwahn

T?

. anxii1chahng-jyang sal1n-syal1

-Kri=w~ Yangtze River Chimgj iang

-K¥I year ni
if.

yellow lmlngse hwahng-sur

~~ Yellow River Hu ,\ng He hwalmg

hur ~Vlf Yellow Sea Hu<\nghai ~iHJ: yes shlde shur-dur ~B"J

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yesterday zu6tian dzwor-tyen

1$7( yesterday morning zu6tian zaoshang dzow-shahng

l$7(1f._t

with you gen nl yiql gun nee yeechee ~{1[;-)§ young niinqlng nyen-chmg

~$£

the day befo"' yesterday qlantim chyen-tyen Jltr7( yet h3i :if

your/yo!A'"s (singula~ nlde nee-dur

ffr\1¥1 (singular, polite) ninde nin-dur

is it here yet? h3i !rule meiyou? lai-lur may-yoh

1~1¥1

no, not yet h3i meil3i may-lai you'll have to wait a little longer yet nl h3i yao deng yidianr yow dung yee-dyenr yoghurt suann3i swahn-nar

NRM you (singula~ nl

{fr;

(singular, polite) nin ffi}. (plural) nlmen nee-mun

{fr;ffJ

this is for you zhei shi gel nl de 1ay shur gay nee dur

zero ling

:f.

zip lalian lah-lyen tilfA' could you put a new zip on? qlng nin bang w6 huange Xln lalianr, hao rna? ching nin bahng wor hwahn-gur hsin - how mah

~ffJ;.fW~1*1-KMilfA' ~P.!b? zoo dongwiryuin doong-woo-yewahn

l#Jty}lrrJ

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Colloquialisms You might well hear the following expressions, but on no account should you use any of the stronger ones - they will cause great offence if used by a foreigner. bitndan! bun-dahn idiot' chunhuo! chun-hwor idiot' dabizi! dah-bee-dzur big nose! da tuanjie dah twahn-jyeh ten-

xipfshl hshee-pee-shur hippy yangguizi! yang-gway-dzur

foreign devi I! yipishl yah-tree-shur yuppie yilu ping' an yee-loo ping-ahn safe

journey, bon voyage yuanmu qiliyli yew-ahn-moo

choh-yoo a waste of time Qiterally: climbing a tree to catch fish) ziole! dzow-lur damn!, shit! zhu zul! 10 0 dzway shut up' zou kii! dzoh go away'

yuan note Hlihual fay-hwah rubbish! gaile maorle ga-lur mow-fur

absolutely the best gun! goon go away!, get lost! gunchuqu! goon-choo-chyew get out! hundan! hoon-dahn bastard! juele jweh-lur wonderful, unique liiowai! low-wai foreigner! liiiobude lyow-boo-dur terrific, extraordinary meizhlle mav-tur-lur excellent niili, niili nah-lee oh, it was nothing, you're welcome suanle swahn-lur forget it suibian sway-byen as you wish timi de! tah-mah-dur hell', damn' tai bangle bahng-lur that's great tai ziogiole dzow-gow-lur that's terrible tai ziotoule dzow-toh-lur that's awful

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A iii short Aierlan ar-ur-lahn Ireland; Irish aizlblng ai-dzur-bing AIDS an aim dark; shore iinjlng ahn-jing quiet inquan ahn-choo-en safe inzua ahn-dzwor saddle Aodarl}la or-dah-lee-yah Australia; Australian (adj )

B ba bah particle at the end of

a sentence to indicate a suggestion, piece of advice etc bi eight bii measure word used for chairs, knives, teapots, tools or implements with handles,

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stems and bunches of flowers

ben bun stupid

baba bah-bah father

ben measure word used for

babiii eight hundred bai white

bengdai bung-dar bandage

baidu ferry

bl bee than

books, magazines etc

baise bai-sur white

bl-... geng gung even more

bai tian tyen day, daytime baiwim bai-wahn one million

bl nei duo diiinr nay dwor

ban balm half banda bahn-dah half a dozen bangjile bahng-jee-lur terrific bangongshl bahn-qoong-shur

office bangzhu bahnq-1oo help banr bahnr parU1er, boyfriend;

girlfriend banye bahn-yur midnighl; at

midnight

than-.. dyenr more than that bianjie byen-JVeh border bianjing byen-1111g border bianr byenr side biiio byow fonn biiiodl byow-dee cousin (male, younger 11m speake~ biaoge byow-qur cousin (male, older 11m speake~ biaojie byow-jyeh cousin ~emale,

older tim speake~

bao bow thin baofengyu bow-tung-yew storm baozhl bow-jur newspaper baoguo bow-qwor package, parcel

biaomei byow-may cousin (female,

younger tim speake~ biede dlfang byeh-dur dee-fahng

somewhere else

baokuo bow-kwor include

biede dongxi byeh-dur doonq-

baole bow-lur fu ll biiozheng bow-jung promise;

bing ice

guarantee

hshee something else bingdbngde ~doong - dur frozen

baozhl bow-jur tissue, Kleenex

blngtang ~fahng ward

bashf bah-shur eighty

binguiin ~walm hotel

bayue bah-yew-eh August bei bay cup, glass

blsai game; match; race

beinorth

blxu bee-hsyew must

Bei Ai'er1an ai-er-lahn Northern

Ireland beizi bay-dzur cup

bingxiang -hsyang fridge

blyao(de) bee-yow(-dur) necessary biyou bee-yoh penfriend bizi bee-dzur nose

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bohao bor-how dial boli bor-lee glass (material) boli bei bay glass (lor drinking) b6wuguin bor-woo-gwahn museum b6zi boh-dzur neck bu boo no; not; material, fabtic bu duo dwor not much bu chiingjian(de) cha mg-1yen (-dur) unusual bu keqi kur-chee you're welcome, don't mention it buten boo-fun part bUhio boo-how bad bu jill jyoh soon bu keneng kur-nung impossible buliao boo-lyow cloth, fabtic bu limao lee-mow rude blishl boo-shur no, it is not the

case blishl---- jiiJshi---- Jyoh-shur eit her- .. or-.. bUt6ng boo-toong different; difference biJxfng boo-smg o n foot bliyao! boo-yow don't! bliyaole - lur that's all; nothing else bliyemg xie hsyeh you're welcome, don't mention it

cai tsaJ dish; meal ciii only 184

cinche tsahn-chur b uffe t car ciintei tsahn-fay disabled ciing tsahng hide cingbiii -bai pale cinguin - wahn visit cingying fly (noun) cinjfn tsahn-jin napkin canting restauran t; dining room

cio tsow grass cioyao tsow-yow herbs (medicina~ ceng tsung floor (in hotel etc) cesuo tsur-swor toilet, rest room chii chah tea (drink) cha to (the hour) chabuduo chah-boo-dwor almost, nearly chiichf chah-chur teaspoon chiihaotiii chah-how-tar directory enquiries chan chahn greedy chang chahng long changge - gur sing changpian - pyen record (music) chiingtu chezhan -too chur-Jahn long-distance bus station chiingtu dianhua dyen-hwah long-distance call chiingtu qlche chee-chur longdistance bus chiingtu qUhao chew-how dialling code chiojf shlching chow-1ee s hurchahng supermarket chiole chow-Jur noisy chiopiao chow-pyow banknote,

(US) bill

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chiioshi chow-shur damp; humid

chuanzhen -jun fax

chiiozhe chow-Jur towards

chutang choo-fahng kitchen chukou choo-koh exit chule-... yl'wai choo-lur-... yee-

chaplin chah-pahn tray chazi chah-dzur fork

wai

che chur city bus

•~xcept- . .., apart

from-.

chefei chur-fay fare

chOn silly

chiilun chur-lun wheel chengbao chung-bow casUe

chunjie chun-jyeh Chinese New

chengjiiii -jyah married chengke -kur passenger chengli -lee in town, in the dty chengshl -shur city, town chengshf honest chengzhiin - jun town

Year chuntian chun-tyen spring; in the

spring chuxi choo-hshee New Year's Eve chuxu choo-hsyew deposit chuzu choo-dzoo hire, rent chuzoohe diaJY -;;hur dyenr

taxi rank

chenyi chun-yee shirt

chuz(i qlche chee-chur taxi

chetiiii chur-tai tyre

cftsurword cfdai tsur-dar tape, cassette c6ng tsoong from congcong hurriedly c6nglai bu never (referring to the past or present) congming clever, intelligent cunzhuiiing tsun-jwahng village cuo(wu) tswor(-woo) mistake, error; fault

chezhan chur-Jahn bus station;

bus stop chi chur eat

chi late chicun chur-tsun size chide chur-dur food chisude chur-soo-dur vegetari

da dah big, large da hit dab6 dah-bor brother-in-law

(husband's elder brother) da buten shijian dah boo-fun

shur-Jyen most of the time

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dacuole dah-tswor-lur wrong number

danshen dahn-shun single, unmarried

da dianhua dyen-hwah phone,

danshl dahn-s hur but

call dagai probably

danyuan dahn-yew-a hn flat. apartment

dahul dah-hway confere nce

dao dow island dao knife

Travel tip It's use rut to have a busiless card; Chilese with busiless aspirations hand them out at every opporturity, and are a little crestlallen if IQU can't produce one in return_ It's polite to lake the proffered card w~h both hands and to ha~ a good bok at it be bl9 puttill;! it a way_ dahuoji da h-hwor-Jee cigarette lighter dai take (something s omewhere) dailai bring dail'ing youjian yoii-Jyen pa ste restante daitl instead dajile dah-jee-Jur enormous dalu m ain road dami uncooked rice dan dahn weak; pale danchengpiao dahn-chunq-pyow single ticket. on e-way ticket dandii alone dangran da hn-wahn o f cou rse, certain ly danian s a nshi dah-nyen sa hnshur Chinese New Year's Eve danren jian dahn-run Jyen sing le room

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dao to; arrive dao-••• weizli way-jur until- daoda dow-dah arrive daoda shijian s hur-Jyen arrival daotian dow-tyen paddy field. rice field daoy6u dow-yoh tour g uid e daozi dow-dzur knife daren dah-run ad ult dasheng de dah-shung dur loud dashfguan dah-shur-gwahn embassy daxi6ngrnao hsyoong-mow pan da daxue dah-hsyew-eh university dayl dah-yee coat, overcoat dayue dah-yew-eh roug hly, ap proximately dazhang dah-jahng fight de dur of (particle inserted between adjective and noun to denote possession) de get, obtain de duo:-... de duo dwor much mo re- __ Degu6 dur-
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dengwait dengji dung·Jee check-in dengjikou- koh gate (at airport) dengjl pai boarding pass dengpao dung-pow lightbulb

diimzi dyen-dzur cushion diaochuang dyow-chwahng cot dlba dee-bah eig hth dldi younger bro ther di'er(ge) -gur second

dl dee floor

diezi dyeh-dzur dish, b owl; saucer

dl er tian tyen the day after dilow dian dyen electric; electricity

dlfang dee-fahng place dljiu dee-jyoh ninth dlliang dee-Jyang second

-dian hour; o'clock dianchi dyen-chur battery

dlliu dee-lyoh sixth dlnghiinle -hun-lur engaged (to be married)

dianchuifeng dyen-chway-fung hairdryer diandong tixu dao dyen-doong tee-hsyew dow shaver diangong dyen-goong electrician dianhua dyen-hwah phone dianhua haoma bu how-mail phone book dianhuating phone box diannao dyen-now computer dianr dyenr a little bit dia nr more- . dianshl dyen-s hur televisio n dianti lift, elevator 000

dingshang: zai dingshang dzai ding-s h
diantldao dyen-tee-dow electric shaver

dltie dee-tyeh underground, (US) subway

dianxian dyen-hsyen wire; lead dianxfng dyen-hsing typical

dltie zhiio n J
dianya dyen-yah voltage dianying dyen-ymg film, movie d ianying yua n yew-aim d nema, movie theater dianyuan chazoo dyen-yew-ahn chah-dzwor power point

diii dyoh lose dlwu dee-woo fifth dlyi first dlzhi dee-jur address

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dong: nl dongle? doong-lur do )'ilUU!1d(,;rstand? wo bu dong wor I don't understand dong doong cast dong hole; puncture dongbei - bay nmtheast dongbiiin - byen in the east dongnan - na hn southeast dongshl - shur director dongtian - tyen winter; in the winter

dongwu -woo animal dongwi:Jyuan - yew-aim z' "' dongxi -hs hee thing (object) dou dol1 both. all dou steep du doo read duiin dwahn short duiinkushorts duanle -lur broken duiinwa -wah sock 188

dul dway rig:hl , \:o rr~ct; towards; with regard t<: 1; !..JU~w.:; sidf.J dulbuqT dway-boo-chee sorry, excuse me dulfiing filkuiin - fa hng foo-kwahn collect call

dulhuan dway-hwahn d1cmge (verb: money) dulhuaniO -lyew e.xc·hange rate duljfle! -tee-lur exactly: du11e yes, that's iL that's right duO dwor much ; Inore than duode duo --<:lur a l"t more duole:- ... duole - lurlar mme-. duoshao? dwor-show how much?, lww many? (if answer is likely to be more than ten) duoxie -hsyeh thank y<•u very much duo yibei yee-bay twic·e as' uch duo yldiiinr yee-dyenr a bit more duoyong chiit6u -yoong chahtoh adapter

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diipTn doo-pin drugs. narcotics duzhille doo-joo-lur blocked DVD dee-way-dee DVD

~

fiing fahng imitation fang put fiingbian -byen convenient tangding roof; ceiling fangfujl-foo-jee antiseptic fangjian - JYen room

e ur hungry Egu6 ur-gwor Russia; Russian (adj)

fanguiinr fahn-gwahnr small restaurant fangxiang - hsya1g direction

ertwo erbiii two hundred

fangzi -dzur building; house fangzu -{.)zoo rent (noun)

er deng dung second class irduo er-dwor ear

fanwiin fahn-wahn rice bowl

imuan er-hwahn earring ir 16ng Ioong deaf er16u er-loh first floor, (US) second floor ershi er-shur twenty ert6ng er-toong children erwan er-wahn twenty tho usand erxi er-hshee daughter- In-law eryue er-yew-eh February erzi er-dzur son exin ur-hsin disgusting; nausea

fii fah send fa duiinxln fah dwahn-hsin text Fiigu6 fah-gwor France; French (adj) fan fahn bored fan meal fandian fahn-dyenlarge restaurant; luxury hotel

fanyl translate; tr-anslation; translator fasheng fah-shung happen fay6ujiiin fah-yoh-jyen email fei fay fly (verb) feichiing fay-chahng very, extremely feiji fay-jee plane zuo feijf dzwor by air feijichiing --dlahng airport feixu fay-hsyew ruins feizao fay-dzow soap fei zhengshl tung-shur informal fen fun minute feng lung mad, insan e; wind; measure word used for letters fengjTng fung-jing scenery; sights fengshii n tung -sl1alm fan (electrical) fengsii fung-soo custom fenh6ng fun-hoong pink fenjifun-jee extension fenkai separate

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fenzhong fun·JI)Ong F6 for

minute

F6jiao for-jyow

Buddhism;

Buddhist COli pie

gangkou -l
dean feel giinrnao gahn-mow cold (illness) giinriin gahn-rahn infection gao gow high; tall giiodiiindian -dyen cake shop gaomfng gow-ming brilliant giioxlng gow-hsrng pleased, glad ganjing gahn-Jrng

fU(qian) foo(-.::hyen) fUfU

ganbei! gahn-bay cheers! gangbi gahng-bee pen

Buddha

pay

(two people)

fUjiafej fOO·Iyah-fay supplement,

extra charge nearby; near rumu parents runil foo-nyew woman rujin foo-jin

Travel tip WCll'n9n travelling in China lend to come a:::ross sexual harassment much less than in other Asian countries_Chinese men are, on the whole, deferential md respectful_ Being ignored is a rrore likely complaint, as the Chinese will generally assume that my man a:::companying a woman will be doing all the talking -

father ruren foO-IlJil Mrs flishou foo-shoh handle fliwUtai reception fliwllyuan - yew-aim receptionist ruza foo -zah com pi icated ruqin foo-chin

giinjue gahn-jyew-eh

hen gaoxlng jiandao ni hun 1ven dow pleased to meet you ge gur general

all-purpose measure word gi song gibo gur-bor arm gibozhou -joh elbow gechangjia gur-chahng-Jyah

singer gege gur-gur elder brother gei gay give; for geju gur-JVew opera gin gun with gimg:-... geng gung even

more- .. geng hiio how

better; even

better Gongchandiing goong-chahn dahng Communist Party Gongchandiingyuan -yew-aim

gair gair lid

gongchiing --<::hahng factory

gan gahn dry; liver

gongchanzhUyl--<::hahn-joo-yee

giin catch 190

Communist Party member

giilf galr-lee curry

up

communism

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gongchT -dJUr metre gongdian -dyen palace gonggong cesuo tsur-swor public convenience gonggong p6po por-por wife's parents-in-law gonggong qlche chee-chw city bus gonggong qlche zhan jahn bus stop gonggong qlche zongzhan dzoong-Jahn bus station gongjia - wah public holiday Travel tip Public holidays have little effect on busiless, with only government departments and certail barj(s closing. However, on New Year's

Day, during the li"st three days of the Chinese N:lw Year, and on National Day, most businesses, shops and sights

will be shut, though some restaurants stay open. gongjin - jn1 kilogram gongli kilometre gonglu motorw, ,\(US) highw, .·• (US) freeway gongs! -sur company, business. !Inn gongxn gongxn - hslwe congratulations' gongyuiin - yew-aim park gongzuo -dzwor job; work gou goh dog gou~e) -lur enough

guai gwai pe.:uliar guan gwahn d ose, shut guanjug guiingchiing gwahng-chahng square Guiingdong - doong C mtonese (adj) Guiingdonghua - hwah Cantonese (lalguage) Guiingdong ren run Cantonese (person) guankou gwahn-koh pass (in mountains) guanle -lur closed guanmenle - mun-lur closed guanshang le shahng otl switched oil guantou -toh can, tin guanyu --yew about. concerning gudong qoo-doong 'mtique gugu aunt ~ather's sister) gul(le) qway(-lw) e"'l:pensive gulzi gway-dzur cupboard -guo gwor verb suiTL\: indicating a past experience gu6hua -hwah Chinese painting gu6jf --jte natio nality gu6ji --Jee international gu6jia -jyah country. nation; national, state guole -Jur beyond guomin allergic guoqu --chew in the past guoshf(de) --shur(-dur) oldfashioned

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gu6wai abroad guoye - yur overnight

hiiojHe how-jee-lur great,

wonderful, excellent

glitou goo-toh bone

hiiokan how-kahn attractive

giJyl deliberately

haomii how-mah number

giizhe gyew-jur frachl re

hiio yldiiinr yee-dyen r better he hur and; river

hiiisea haistill hai hiio ma? how mah are you OK7 hiiibianr hai-byenr sea; seaside hiiibTn coast hiiiguan hai-gwahn Customs haishi hai-shur or hiiitan ha~-tahn beach hiiiwan hai-wahn bay haizi har-dzur child han hahn shout hangban hahng-bahn flight hiingban hao how flight

number hangkong - koon!J by airmail hangkong xlnfeng hsrn-fung

airmail envelope Hanyu hahn-yew Chinese (spoken

language) hiio how good; nice; all right, OK hiio, xiexie hsycll-hsyeh yes,

please hiiochT how-chur delicious haohua how-hwah luxurious;

posh

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he-... ylqi yee-chee together with-.. ... he-... dou bu-... doh boo neither- .. nor- . he drink (verb) hei hay black hei an ahn dark heli hur-lee reasonable hen hun very hinduo hun-dwor a lot, lots; many hinkuai di kwar quickly hezi hur-dzur box hezulle hur-dzway-lur dmnk h6ngsede hoon
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huaile hwai-lur broken huaiyun hwai-yewn pregnant huaji hwah-jee funny huaju hwah-1ew play (in theatre) huang hwahng yellow huangdl emperor huiingfing -tung wasp huiingjin gold huangse - sur yellow huanyfng dao-... hwahn-ying dow welcome to- .. huapfng hwah-pinq vase huar hwar painting, picture huaxiang hwah-hsyang portrait huayuiin hwah-yew-
hiJshi hoo-shur nurse hUtong hoo-toong lane; side street hiJzhiioo hoo-jow passport hUzi hoo-dzur beard

jl jee post. mail (verb) jHew jia jyah home zai jia dzar at home jiage jyah-gur ptice jiiin jyen cut jian measure word used for things. affairs etc Jianiida jyah-nah-dah Canada; Canadian (adj) jianbiing jyen-bahng shoulder jiiindan jyen-dahn simple, easy jiang 1vang river jiiing speak jianglai future; in future jiankang IYen-kahnq healthy jianzhu 1ven-po building jiiinzi jyen-dzur scissors jiiio IYOW foot (of person) jiao call, greet jiaochakou jyow-chah-koh junction jiiiodi sole (of loot) jiiio gen gun heel (of loot) jiaojuiinr jyow-jew-ahnr film (lor camera) jiaoqu jyow-chew suburb

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jiaoqiiche -chur bus (in suburbs) jiaotang jyow-tahng church jiaotong tu jyow-toong streetmap jiaoyl hul jyow-yee hiNay

exhibition. trade fair jiaozhltou jyow-jur-toh toe jiaqi jyah-chee holiday. vacation jiaqian jyah-chyen cost (noun) jiating farn ily jiaya jyah-yah dentures jiay6u zhiln jyah-yoh jahn petrol station, gas station jiazhi JYall-JUr value jiazi jyah-dzur shelf jiblng illness, disease jichiing banche Jee-chahng balmchur airport bus jie(dao) Jyeh(-dow) avenue; street jie Jyeh borrow jiefii Jyeh-foo brother-in-law (elder sister's husband) jiehiin jyeh-hun manied nl jiehiinle ma? jyeh-hun-lur mah are you married? jiejie jyeh-jyeh elder sister jiemildanr jyeh-moo-dahnr programme jieri Jyeh-rur festival; holiday jieshi jyeh-shur strong jiezhi jyeh-jur ring (on finger) jifei dianhua jee-fay dyen-hwah payphone jige jee-gur several jige? how much ?, how many? Qf answer is likely to be ten or fewe~

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jijill jee-Jyoh fl rst aid jijillxiang - hsyang first-aid kit jin near jlngcha Jing-chah police;

policeman jingchang Jing-;;halmg often,

frequent jinggoo jing-gwor through; via jingll manager

jlngrview jingren de Jmg-run dur

astonishing jingzi Jrng-dzur mirror jinhuangse Jin-hwahng-sur blond jinianbei jee-nyen-bay monument jinianpln jee-nyen-pin souvenir jlnji(de)-dur urgent jlnjin just. only jinr6ng weiji Jrn-roong way-Jee

credit crunch jinshu metal jintian jin-tyen today jintian wiinshang walm-

shahng tonight jint6u Jrn-toh end (of street etc) jinwiin jin-wahn tonight jinzi Jrrr-dzur gold jiql jee-chee machine jishi-...

ye jee-s hur- .. yur even

if-.. jisuanji Jee-swahn-Jee computer jiii jyoh nine; alcohol; alcoholic

drink jill just; then; secondhand jill yldianr yee-dyenr just a little

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jill ylhuTr yee-hwayr just a minute jiubiii nine hundred jiubajian jyoh-bah-jyen bar jiude jyoh-dur secondhand

kaishuT kai-shway boiled water kanbao kahn-bow read (newspaper) kangjunsiJ kalmg-Jyewn-soo antibiotics

jiuhuche Jyoh-hoo-chur ambulance

kanjian kahn-jyen see

jiujiu uncle (mothers brother) jilishf jyoh-shur ninety

kiinyikan kahn-yee-kahn have a look

jiliyue Jyoh-yew-eh September juiinqude jwahn-chew-dur cu rly

kao kow near kiioshl kow-shur exam

jue buhul Jew-eh boo-hway never (referring to the future)

ke kur lesson; g t'a m(me)

juede - dur feel

kanshu kahn-shoo read (book)

kiioxiang kow-hsyang oven

juedlng dedde; dedsio n

ki measure word used for trees etc

juedul b a ng - dway batmg perfect

kiai lovely

juedulde! -dur absolutely!

keneng kur-nung mayb e, perhaps; possible

juhuiingse Jyew-hwalmg-s ur orange (colour)

kepa kur-p1l1 horrible keqi kur-chee polite

julf JOo-lee distan ce jiJyuan jyew-yew-ahn theatre

kenin kur-run guest kishl kur-s hur but kesou kur-soh coug h

kiiche kah-chur lorry, truck

keting lounge keyi kur-yee be able

katei dian kah-fay dyen cafe

keyi qlng ching yes please

kateiguiinr -iJWahnr cafe

nin keyi-••. rna? rnah could you-... <

kai open (adj) kaiche kai-chur d tive k aide kai-dur open (adj) k aile kaHur open (adJ) kaishl kai-s hur begin; start;

kong koong em pty kongjian - jyen room, space kongql -chee air kongtiiio -tyow air-conditioning

beginning

kouke koh-kur thirsty

yl kaishl at the beginning

ku koo bitter ku cry

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kuai kwai quick, fast; sharp; soon; measure word used for lumps or pieces kuai che chur express (train) kuaidi express (mail) kuai dianr! dyenr hurry up' kuaile kwai-lur happy kuair kwair piece kuaizi kwai-dzur chopsticks kuan de kwahn dur wide kuling kwahng basket kuanghuanjie -hwahn-jyeh carnival kucha koo-chah underpants, men's underwear kunch6ng kun-choong insect kunle kun-lur sleepy kunnan kun-nahn difficult; difficulty kuzi koo-dzur tro users, (US) pants

lin lazy Ianzi lahn-dzur basket lao low old laolao grandmother (maternal) laonianren low- nyen-run senior dlizen lioshi low-s hur teacher laoshU low-s hoo rat; mouse Laowo low-wor Laos laoye low-yeh grandfather (maternal) lazhU lah-joo candle le lur sentence particle indicating something in the past which is still relevant to the present or a change of circumstances in the present or fu lure -le -lur verb suffLx indicat-ing completion of action lei lay tired leiyii lay-yew thunderstorm

l Ia lah hot, spicy Ia pull lai come, arrive laide: nl shl c6ng nar laide? shur tsoong nar lai-dur where do you come from ' laihuf piao lai-hway pyow return/ round-trip ticket lajllah-1ee rubbish, trash lajlxiang -hsyang dustbin, trashcan lan lahn blue 196

leng lung cold li: zai-... li dzai lee inside-.. If lee from; to; pear -li inside lian lyen face liang lyang two liang measure word used for vehicles liangcl-tsur twice liangge dan..Vnchuang - gur dahn-run-chwa mg twin beds liangge dou dow both liangge dou bu doh neither (one) of them

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liiingge xingqi hsing-chee fortnight

limi c~nli mctre limfng dawn

liangkuai -kwai cool

ling zero

liangxie -hsyeh sandal

ling take (someone somewhere)

liankuwa lyen-koo-wah tights, pantyhos~

lianxi lyen-l1shee contact lianyiqun lyen-yee-chewn dre.

licinyUn

lyen~yewn

rrng tie, n ecktie lfngqian ling-chyen d1erngc (noun:

connection

liiiobuqi lyow-boo-chee incredible, amazing

money) ling ran yukuai ling-run yew-kwai

pleasant lingshlguiin ling-shur-gwahn consulate

lieche shike biiio lyeh-c11ur

lingwai another, diffe rent

shur-kur byow timetable, (US) schedule liezhllyeh -jur poor lim lee-fall haircut limdian -dyen hairdre. barber's limshi -shur hairdrc. lihun lee-hun divorced

ITng yangliiojin de ran -low-jin dur run pensioner

nng yfge yee-gur another,

difk rent; the other one linyu lin-yew shower dai lfnyu with shower

nru for example liu lyoh si

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liubai sex hundred liugan lyoh-gahn flu liuli fluent liushf lyoh-shur sLxty liuxfng lyoh-hsing popular. fashionable liuxfngxlng ganmao gahn-mow flu liuxfng yinyue yin-yew-eh pop music liuyue lyoh-yew-eh June liwu lee-woo present. gift lizi lee-dzur example; chestnut 16ng Ioong dragon lou loh floor, storey; building (with more than one storey) loushimg loh-shahng upstairs 16uti loh-tee stairs louxia loh-hsyah downstairs IOxfng lyew-hsing travel; tour; journey loxfngshe -flhur travel agent's loxfngzhe - jur tourist Travel tip It used to be government policy to surcharge lbreigners on public transport fares and adnission tickets lbr sights. This is no longer the case but the practice lives on anyway, and you migh 1 find price discrimination being exercised by unscrupulous shopkeepers.

IOxfng zhipiao jur-pyow traveller's cheque

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IOy6uchi lyew-yoh-chur tourist bus, coach IOy6uzhi lyew-joh-jur tourist loguan lyew-gwahn small hotel IOsede lyew-sur-dur green lu road; way luntai tyre lunzi lun-dzur wheel lutian loo-lyen outdoors luxian loo-hsyen route luxiangdai loo-hsyang-daJ video tape luzao loo-dzow cooker

ma? mah question particle ma mother ma horse mascold mafan mah-fahn trouble maibuy mai sell maimai business deal manmalmfull man slow; slowly hen man hun very slowly man dianr! dyenr slow down! mangmang mahng- busy mao mow cat maobeixin mow-bay-hsin pullover maojin towel maopairflua mow-pair-hwor fake

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maotan mow-tahn blanket

mei wenti! wun-tee no problem!

maoyi sweater

meixiangdao rnay-hsyang-dow

maozi mow-dzur hat. cap mashang mah-shffin!J at once,

meiyfge rnay-yee-gur each, every

immediately

amazing. surprising meiyfge ren run everyone

mat6u mah-toh jetty

meiyou may-yah did not; has not.

Mao zhuxr mow 1yew-hshee

Chainna.n .Mao mei may each, every; beautiful mei not; does not; no; have not meifil rnay-foo brother- in-law (younger sister's husband) mei-... -guo -gwor has never; have never meige may-gur every meige dltang dee-fahng everywhere meige ren run everyone mei guanxi gwahn-hshee never mind, it doesn't matter Meigu6 may-gwor America; American (adj) meijian shlqfng may-jyen shurching everything meijian shlr shur everything mei jlnr boring meill beautiful meimei younger sister meiql may-chee gas meiren may-run everybody meishlr le rnay-shur lur safe meishuguan may-shoo-gwahn art gallery meitian may-tyen every day mei wanshang wffin-shahng per night

have not; without mei-... -zhe -zhur was not-

ing; is not-... -ing -men suffiX indicating the plural men rnun door Menggii mung-goo Mongolia; Mongolian (adj) mi metre; uncooked rice Miandian myen-dyen Burma; Burmese (adj) mian fei fay free (no charge) mianhua myen-hwah cotton mianshul myen-shway duty-free

goods miao myow second (of time) mlma mee-mah password mfngbai: wo mfngba le wor -

lur I see, I understand mfngpian ming-pyen card mfngtian ming-tyen tomorrow mfngtian zaoshang dzowshahng tomorrow morning mfngxlnpian ming-hsin-pyen postcard mfngzi ming-dzur name; fi rst name moduan mor-dwffin end m6tuoche mor-twor-chur motorbike

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moudl moh-dee somewhere MP san geshi em-pee sahn gurshur JVIP3 format mudl cemetery mudldl destination miJjian XiilXi tnOO·JYen hsyohhshee interval muqin moo-chin mother mUtou moo-toh wood

na nah carry; take na that; that one; the niiinai grandmother (paternal) niiiniu nai-nyoh cow niili? nah-lee where? nan nahn south; hard, difficult; man nan cesuo tsur-swor gents' toilet, men's room nanfang nahn-fahng in the south Nanfei nahn-fay South Afri ca; South African (adj) nan fliwllyuan foo-woo-yew-ahn waiter; steward nanguo nahn-gwor sad nan hair boy nankan nahn-kahn ugly nan pengyou pung-yoh boyfri end nanren nahn-run man niir? where' zai niir? dzai where is it?

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nT qu niir? chew where are you going? niir there na shi nah shur then, at that time na shl-.•• ma? mah is that ... ? nii shl sh&nme? shun-mur what~ that? nazhe nah-jur keep ne nur sentence particle which adds emphasis or conveys the idea 'and what about- ... ?' nei nay that; that one nei? nay which? neidl brother-in-law (wife's younger brother) neige nay-gur that; that one neige shihou shur-hoh then, at that time neixiong nay-hsyoong brother- inlaw (wife's elder brother) nei yfge yee-gur that one neng: nT neng-... ma? nung-.. mah can you-... ? wo bu neng-... wor I can't-. ni you (singular) niiin nyen read (aloud) nian year nianjlnyen-1ee age nin duo dii nianji le? dwor dah nyen-jee lur how old are you? nianling: nin duo dii nianling? nyen-ling how old are you? nianqing nyen-clung young niiio nyow bird

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niaobu nyow-boo nappy, diaper Nib6er nee-bor-er Nepal; Nepali (a
girlfriend niishl nyew-shur Ms; lady niizhiiodai nyew-1ow-daJ waitress nuiinhuo nwahn-hwor warm; mild nuiinql nwahn-chee heating; central heating; radiator

Travel tip Shaking hands

is not a Chinese tradition, though it is now fairly common between man. Businessman meeting for the first time exchange business cards, with the o tiered card held in two hands as a goolure of respect -you'll see polite s hop assistants doing the same with your change. nimen nee-mun you (plural) nimende -dur your; yours (plural) nfn you (singular, polite) ninde nin-dur your; yours (singular, politlt) niliziiiku nyoh-dzai-koo jeans n6ng noong strong n6ngchiing --{;hahng farm n6ngcun -tsun countryside nii'er nyew-er daughter nii cesuo tsur-swor ladies' room, ladies' toilets nii chenshiin nyew-chun-shahn blouse nii fUviuyuiin foo-woo-yew-ahn waitress; maid; stewardess nii hair han girl niipengyou nyew-llUiliJ·voh

Ouzhou oh-joh Europe; European (adj)

paichusuo pai-choo-swor police station piin palm measure word used for round objects pang pahnq fut piing side piingbiiin: zai-••• piingbian dzai-... pahng-byen beside the-... , next to-.. piinzi pahn-dzur plate piio pow run pengche pung-chur van pengt6u didiiin punq-toh deedyen meeting place pengyou pung-yoh friend penquiin 11un-choo-en fountain piiinyi pyen-yee be ine:~:pe nsive; i n~-..:pens ive piao pyow ticket; single ticket, one-way ticket piaoliang pyow-lyaJlg beautiful; pretty

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pffu skin pfge pee-gur leather ping' an ping-aim safe pfngchang pmg-chahng usual. normal plngpangqiu ping-palmg-chyoh table tennis pfngtan ping-talm flat (adj) pfngzi ping-dzur bottle pUtong poo-toong ordinary Piitonghua -hwalr Mandarin

ql chee seven qian chyen money qianbao -bow wallet; purse qianbi pend! qianbianr: zai qianbianr dzai chyen-byenr in front; at the front qiang chyang wall qiangjian - jyen rape qiiingle - lur robbed qianmian chyen-myen front qiantian -tyen the day before yesterday qianting lobby qlanwan -wahn ten million qianxiong -hsyoong breast; bust; chest qian yl tian tyen the day before qianzheng -jung visa qianzl-dzur signature qiao chyow bridge

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qiiiokell-kur-lee chocolate qiaozh!Jgang - Joo-gahng rip-off qlbiii chee-bai seven hundred qlche chee-chur car zoo qlche dzwor by car qlche chiizi:i choo-dzoo car rental qlchi zongzhiin dzoong-jahn bus station (lor city buses) qlche xii:ilfchiing hsyoh- lurchahng garage (lor repairs) qichuangchee-chwalmg get up (in the morning) qie chyeh cut qifii shijian chee-lay shee-jyen departure qfguai(de) chee-gwai(-dur) weird, str
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qly6u chee-yoh petrol, (US) gas qlyue chee-yew-eh July

renxfng dilo run-hsing dow

pavement, sidewalk

qlzi chee-dzur wife qf zlxfngche de ren chee dzur-

renxfng hengdao hung-dow

sing-chur dur run cyclist qu chew go; to qu get, fetch quanbu choo-en-boo all; all of it. the whole lot quangu6 -gwor national, nationwide qunian chew-nyen last year qunzi chewn-dzur skirt

reshuipfng rur-shway-ping

pedestrian crossing Thermos flask Rlben ree-bun Japan rljl rur-jee diary r6ngyl roong-yee easy rou roh meat ruan rwahn soft ruanpan -pahn disk ruanwo - wor soft sleeper, first

class sleeper ruanzuo - dzwor soft seat, first

~;5

class seat

ranhou rahn-hoh then, after that re rur hot; heat redu rur-doo temperature; fever rele rur-lur hot

ruguo roo-gwor if Ruldian rway-dyen Sweden rukou roo-koh entrance ruo rwor weak

ren run person wo shl-... !lin wor shur I come

from-. renao rur-now busy.

lively reng rung throw renhe run-hur any renhe ren anybody renhe shenrne shun-mur anything renkou run-koh population renmfn people renqun run-chewn crowd renshi run-shur know; recogn ize

sai cheek saizi sar-dzur plug (in sink) san sahn three sanbai three hundred sanding sahn-dung third class sangzi sahng-dzur Thursday sanjiaoku sahn-Jyow-koo pants,

panties sanshf sahn-shur thirty sanyue sahn-yew-eh March senlfn sun-lrn forest

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sha shal1 sand; k ill shafa shah-fall sofa

shangwu a.m . (from 9 a.m. to noon)

shiiguii shah-gwah idiot

shiingxTn - hsin sad

shaiyTsheng shai-yee -shung

shang xTngqT hsing -chee last wee k

cl()thcs line shan shahn mountain. hill

shangyT iacket

shandong - doong ,·ave

shang yfcl yee -tsur last tim e

shimg sl1ahng up: above

shiinpan shahn-pahn m em"r)'

zai-... -shang dzai above- .. shangdl Cod shiingdian -dyen shnp shangmian: zai-••• shangmi dzai--myen on -. . shiingtou: zai- ••• shilngtou -toll o n to p of- . . shiingu shal111-goo valley shiinguiingdeng shahn-gwahngdung !lash (for camera)

st ick shanzi shahn-dzur l an (hand-held) shiio show less shiioshiing show-sl1ahng burn

(noun) shaoshu minzu show-shoo mind-zoo nation
sh3ozi show-dzur spotm shechTshur-chur luxury shei? shay w ho? sheide? shay-dur who se? shan shun deep sheng shung be b<>rn ; litre sheng bingle shung bing-lur ill shengdan ji& -dahn jyeh C h ristm as shengql - chee angry

shingr&n -run stranger shengrl - rur bi rth d ay shengyi busine.

shingyin \·i1 icc sh&ngzi - dzur str ing; rllpc shenjingblng shun-Jrng-bing cr aZ}'

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shenme shun-mur anything; something shenme? what? shenme shihOu? shur-hoh when? shenme yang de-... ? dur whatsortof-... ? nT shuo shenme? shwor sorry?, pardon (me)? shenme ye meiyou yur may-yoh none shentishun-tee body sheshl shur-shur centigrade

shl shur to be.; is.; are; t-vas; \Vere; will be; it is; it was; yes, it is the case shl-... ma? mah is it-. . shiten shlwet shiba shur-bah eighteen shlchiiing shur-chahng market Travel tip In malls and high street s tores, prices are fixed, but there is always leeway for bargaining in small shops and markets. In touristy places, such as fake markets, ha;jgling is essential, as vendors can start at ten or even fifty

times what they'll accept. shlde s hur-dur yes. it is the case shier s hur-er twelve shier yue yew-eh December shlgu shur-qoo accident shihou: zai-... de shihou dzai- .. dur shur-hoh during-.. .

shijian shur-1yen time shijianbiiiio-byow timetable, (US) schedule shljie shur-JYeh world shijiii shur-JYoh nineteen shiliu shur-lyoh six teen shfmao shur-mow fas hionable shlnei s hm-nay indoors; indoor shfpin dian shur-pin dyen food store shiql shur-chee seventeen; period (of time) shlqiiche shur-chew-chur dty bus shlr shur thing. matter shisan shur-sahn thirteen shisl shur-sur fourteen shiwan s hur-wahn hundred thousand shiwu shur-woo fo od shiwii fifteen shfwu zhongdu joonq-doo food poisoning shiyl shur-yoo eleven shiylyue s hur-yee-yew-eh November shiyue shur-yew-eh October shlzhengfU dal6u shur-1urrg-foo dah-loh town hall shl zhongxin shur JOOil!J-s in city centre shizliUkau shur-dzur loo-koh crossroads, intersection shou s hoh hand shou thin shou huanying hwahn-ying popular

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shouhuoting shoh-hwor-ting

shuangren fangjian fahng-jyen

kiosk shoujishoh-jee mobile phone, cell phone

shudian shoo-dyen books hop,

shouji chongdiimql

shufu well; comfortable

shoh-Jee choong-dyen-chee phone charger shouju shoh-jyew receipt shoujuanr shoh-rNahnr handkerchief shoupiaochU shoh-pyow-choo ticket omce; box office shoushang shoh-shahng injured shoushi shoh-shur jewellery shoushU operation shoutao shoh-tow glove shoutibao shoh-tee-bow handbag. (US) purse shoutf dianniio shoh-lee dyennow laptop shoutfxiang shoh-tee-hsyang suitcase shouti xingli shoh-tee hsing-Jee hand luggage shouwanr shoh-wahnr wrist shouxian shoh-hsyen at first shouyinji shoh-yin-jee radio shouzhi shoh-jur toilet paper; finger shouzhu6 shoh-jwor bracelet shu shoo book shu ripe shu tree shuang shwahng double shuangren chuang -run chwahng double bed

shui shway water

double room bookstore

shuTchi -.;hur sink; swimming

pool shuTguiinr -1JWahnr pipe shuiguo -gwor fmit shuljiao -JVow sleep; asleep shuTI6ng t6u -Ioong toh tap,

faucet shulqlin -.;hewn nightdress shulyi pyjamas shulfn woods, forest shuo shwor say shuohua -hwah taJk shuO!nfngshU leaflet; brochure shushu uncle (father's younger

brother) shuzl shoo-dzur number

sl sur die; dead sl four; Buddh ist temple slbiii four hundred sich6u sur-choh silk sl fen zhi yifun JUI quarter sijisur-1ee dtiver slle sur-lur dead siren(de) sur-run(-dur) private slshf sur-shur forty siwang sur-wahng death slyuan sur-yew-aim Buddhist monastery slyue sm-yew-eh April

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song soong deliver; send songtan fiiwu soong-fahn too-woo room service

songxln delivery (of mail) suiin swahr1 be suiinteng -tung ache Sugeliin soo-gur-lahn Scotland; Scottish

sufbian sway-byen informal sufdao sway-dow tunnel suTriin sway-rahn although suliao soo-lyow plastic suliaodai plastic hag sUnnOr sun-nyewr granddaughter (son's daughter)

sunzi sun-dzur grandson (son's son) suo swor lock; locked; W(Jrd used f\1r huildings

suoyou de dongxi swor -yoh dur doong-hshee everything sushair de soo-shair dur plain, not patterned

suxiang soo-hsyang statue

tii tail he; she; it; hi rn; her

ta pagoda tiide tah-dur his; her; hers; its tai tnn (excessively)

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tai duo dwor too much Ti'ligu6 tai-gwor Thailand taihiiole tai-how-lur fantastic;

well done tai shou tai shoh skinny taiyang sun taiyangjlng sunglasses tiimen tah-mun they; them tiimen quanbU choo-en-boo all

of them tiimende tah-rnun-dur their;

theirs tan tahn greedy tangdl tahng-dee cousin (son of

father's brother) tangjie -jyeh cousin (daughter of

father's brother) tangkuair -kwair sweets,

candies tangmei -may cousin (daughter of

father's brother) tangniaoblng -nyow-bing

diabetic tangxiong -hsyoong cousin (son

of father's brothel) tiinzi tahn-dzur blanket taoql tow-chee pottery taoshiin tow-shahn jumper taozhuiing tow-jwahng suit tebie tur-byeh especially teng tung pain, ache; painful tiiin tyen day; sky tian sweet(taste) tiandl field tiiinqi tyen-chee weather

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tiao tyow measure word used

for fish and long narrow objects tiaowu tyow-woo dance tiaoziio tyow-dzow !lea tielu tyeh-loo railway tfng stop tfngche -.;hur park tfngchechiing -.;hahng car park, parking lot; garage tfngdian -dyen power cut tfngzi -dzur pavilion tfqian tee-chyen in advance tlxudiio tee-hsyew-dow razor tiyuguiin tee-yoo-gwahn gym tong toong bucket t6ngyl agree t6utoh head tou steal t6ufa toh-fah hair t6ujin headscarf toumfng jiiiobu jyow-boo Sellotape, Scotch tape t6uteng toh-tung headache t6uyiin toh-yewn dizzy. faint tU'an too-ahn pattern tuan twahn group tuantitwahn-tee party, group tul tway cancel tuT leg tui push tulkuiin tway-kwahn refund tupian too-pyen picture tilran too-oahn suddenly

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-wai outside waigong wai-goong grandfather (maternal) waigu6 wai-gwor foreign waigu6 nin run foreigner waimian wai-myen outside waip6 war-por grandmother (maternal) waisiln war-sun grandson (daughter's son) waisilnnor --nyewr granddaughter (daughter's daughter) wai silnzi sun-dzur grandson (daughter's son) waitao wai-tow jacket waiyl jacket; coat wan'an wahn-ahn good night wan wahn late (at night) wan ten thousand wanciiin wahn-tsahn dinner wandian wahn-dyen delay wantan wahn-fahn evening meal; supper wang wahng forget wang towards; net wangzhan wahng-jmn website wanhul wahn-hway party (celebration) wanju wahn-jyew toy wanquandi wahn-choo-en-dee cornp letely

wanr wahm play (verb) wanshang wam-shahng evening; in the evening jlntian wanshang Jln-tyen this evening wanxiao wffin-hsyow joke Wii'irshl way-er-shur Welsh wei way hello wei because of; stomach; measure word used politely to refer to ladies, gentlemen, guests etc weidao way-dow flavour Weiershl way-er-shur Wales weihilnfil fiance weihilnql --{;hee fiancee weijln way-Jin scarf weir wayr taste; smell weishenru1n way-shung-jin sanitary napkin/towel weishengzhiway-shung-jur toilet paper weisheMle? way-shun-mur why? weishenme bu? why not? wiixian way-hsyen dangerous wen wun ask (a question) wenhua dii gemlng wunhwah dah gur-nung Cultural Revolution wenjian wun-jyen fi le, document wenti wun-tee problem, question wenxunchU wun-hsyewn-choo information desk wenzhang wun-Jahng mosquito net

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wenzi wun-dzur mosquito wowor I; me wode wor-dur my; mine wOmen wor-mun we; us womende -{]ur our; ours wopu wor-poo couchette; sleeper; berth wopu chexiang chur-hsyang sleeping car woshl wor-shur bedroom wuwoo five wumist;tog wubai five hundred wUfi.n woo-fahn lunch wuhul woo-hway misunderstanding wujiaor woo-Jyowr in the corner of a room wiJshi woo-shur fifty wiJshu woo-shoo martial arts wlixian wangluo woo-hsyen wahng-Jwor Wi-Fi wiJyue woo-yew-eh May

xi hshee wash xlwest xia hsyah blind xia down; below xia yicl yee-tsur next time xia yfge yee-gur next xi a xlngql hsing-chee next week

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zai-... -xia dzai under-. xiaba -bah jaw, chin xia che -1:hur get out xiage -gur next xiamian: zai-••• xiamian dzai-myen below-.. xiim hsyen line; thread xian: l xian ql'ng ching after you xiandai modern xiang h>,'fahng want; think xiangdang -dahng quite, fairly xiangdang duo dwor quite a lot xiangdao - dow guide Xianggiing -hwayr perfume xiangxln -hsin believe xiangyan - yahn cigarette xianqian hsyen-chyen cash xiansheng hsyen-shung Mr xianyan -yen bright xianzai - dzai now xiao hsyow Iaugh; smile xiao little. small; tight xiaotangdul - fahng -dway fire brigade xiaofei -fay service charge; tip xiao hlizi hoo-dzur moustache xia ojie -jyeh Miss

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xiiio liioshu hsy•Jw low-shoo at sign,@ xiiiolu path xiiio qlche chee-chur car xiiio sanjiiioku sahn-jyow-koo pants, p;mties xiiioshan -shahn hill xiiioshaor - showr spoon xiiioshi -shur hour Travel tip China officially has a five-day week, though this only really ~plies to government offices, which open Monday to Friday approximately 8 a.rn. to noon and again from 1 to 5 p.m. Many shops open daily and koop late hours, especially in big cities. Banks usually close on Sundays -or for the whole weekend.

xiaziii hsyah-dzai download Xibanya hshee-bahn-yah Spain; Spanish (adj) xibei hshee-bay northwest xibianr -byenr in the west xican - tsahn Western-style food xicanting -tsahn-ting 'vVesternstyle restaurant xie hsyeh blood; write xie shoe xie a little bit ... xie a bit more-. xiedi - dee sole (of shoe) xie hougen hoh-gun heel (of shoe) xiexie hsyeh-hsyeh thank you xiexie, wo bu yao wor boo yow no th;mks Xifang hshee-lahng 'Nest; in the vVest; \o\lestern Xifang de dur Western (adj)

xiiioshu brother- in-law (husband's younger brother) xiaoxi - hshee into n11al.ion xiiioxi stre;Ull xiiioxin! -hsin look out! xiaozu -dzyew group xiashuidao hsyah-shway-dow drain xiatian -tyen summer; in the summer xiawu afternoon; in the afternoon; p.m. jintian xiawi:l Jln-tyen this afternoon xia yige yee-gur next

xigai knee xlhiio de yifu -how dur yee-foo washing (clean) xihuan - hwahn like xln hslllletter, message xi xrnan hshee-ahn southwest xlnteng hsin-fung envelope xing hsing all right xlng surn;Ulle xlnggiin - gahn sex-y xlngkui -kway fortunately xingle -fur that's OK xingle awake

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xfngli luggage, baggage xlngql -chee week xlngqler -chee-er Tuesday xlngqfliu -lyoh Saturday xlngqlsan -chee-sahn Wednesday xlngqltian -tyen Sunday xlngqlwu -woo Friday xlngqlyl Monday xlngqu -chew interest xlngxing star xlnhao hsin-how signal xlnshl hsin-shur courier xlnwen hsin-wun news (radio, TV etc) xlnxian hsin-hsyen fresh xlnxiang IJSin-hsyang postbox, mailbox Xinxiliin hsm-IJShee-lahn New Zealand xlnyong ka hsin-yoong kah credit card xlnzang IJSin-dzahng heart xiong hsyoong chest xiongdl brother xiongkou -koh chest xiongzhi'lo - 1ow bra xiongzhen -jun brooch xlsheng hshee-shung string xlshl hshee-shur Western-style xiul'f IJSyoh-lee repair xiuxiejiang -hsyeh-jyang shoe repairer xiuxiepu shoe repairer xiuxishl - hshee-shur lounge

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xiuxmng toyer xiuzhen tangylnjl - 1un fahng-yinjee personal stereo xiuzi --{!zur sleeve xlwang hshee-wahng hope xlyldian -{!yen lmmdry (pla:e) xiyiji washing machine xlyintlin -run attractive xlyou - yoh rare. uncommon Xizang -dzahng Tibet xlzao -dzow bathe xlzaojian -jyen bathroom xuan IJSyew-ahn choose xuiinyii - yah cliff xiiduo - dwor a lot. lots, plenty of xue hsyew-eh snow xuejia -JYah cigar xueql -chur tenn xuesheng -shung student xuexi - hshee learn xuexiao - hsyow school xueyuan - yew-aim college xuezi --{!zur boot (footwear) xuke zheng hsyew-kur jung permit (noun) xuyao hsyew-yow need

yii yal1 tooth yiigao yah-gow tooth paste yajln yal1-jin deposit yiike daifu yal1-kur dentist yiike ylsheng yee-shung dentist

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yan yen sm"ke nT chou yan ma? choh yen mall do )'\lU smoke? yandou yen-doh pipe yang itch yangguang yang-gwahng

sunshine yang mao yang-mow wool yangsiin yang-sahn sunshade yangtiii bak"nl' yangwawa yang-wah-wah ckdl yimhul yen-hway banquet yiinjing yen-Jtng eye ySnjlng ~lasses) cyeglassc. yiinpngdian --
yiio yow bite (by insect)

yao 'vai st~ one yao want; drug; Chine medic ine nTyao shenme? sllun\vhat do you want?

yaoburan yow-boor-al1n othcnvisc yaodai yow-dai bdt yaodian yow-dyen ph an acy yaodong yow-doong cave (dwelling) yaofang yow-fahng presc-ription yaogao yow-gow ointment

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yiioshang yow-shahng bite yaoshi yow-shur key

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yashua yah-shwah toothbrush yateng yah-tung toothache ye yur also, too ye night; page yeli at night; p.m. yeye yur-yur grandfather (paternal) yezonghul yur-dzoong-hway nightclub yi yee one ylbai one hundred yiban yee-bahn half ylbao yee-bow packet ylbei yee-bay cup yioeng yee-tsung ground floor, (US) first floor yfcl yee-tsur once xia yfcl hsyah next time ylda yee-dah dozen yfdakuair - kwan a big bit yideng yee-dung tlrst class yidianr yee-dyem a little bit ••• yidianr a bit more-.. yldianrdianr tiny yfding definitely yifu dress; clothes Travel tip Casual clothing is one thing, but looking scruffy will sometimes prompt disrespect, if not contempt. All breigners are - correctly assumed to be compa-atively rich, so why they would want to dress like peasants is quite beyond the Chinese.

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yige yee-gur one na yige? nah yee-gur which one? yigeren yee-gur-run alone yfgong yee·!JOong altogether yi guanr gwahm can; jug yihou yee-hoh after; afterwards yihulr yee-hwayr soon yijing already yfke yee-kur quarter past yfkuair yee-kwan piece yiling collar yi lou loh ground floor, (US) first tloor yilu shUnfeng! yee-loo shun-tung have a good journey! yima yee-mah aunt (mother's sister) yimaojian yee-mow-jyen cloakroom yimu yee-moo aunt (mother's sister) yin(zi) yin(-dzur) silver Ylndu yin-doo India; Indian (adj) ylng hard yingbang ying-bahng pound sterling ylngbl coin ying'er yrng-er baby Yingguo ying-gwor England; Britain; English; British Yinggu6de - dur English; British ylngwa ying-wor hard sleeper. second class sleeper Yingyu yrng-yew English Qanguage) ylngzua ying-dzwor hard seat.

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third class seat yfnhang yin-hahng bank yfnshui 16ngt6u yin-shway loongtoh fountain (lor drinking) yinwei yin-way because yinyongshui yin-yoong -shway drinking water yinyue yin-yew-eh music yinyuehul-way concert ylqi yee-chee together yiqiiin:-••• yiqiiin yee-chyen before-. ylqian one thousand yfrly6u yee-rur-yoh day trip yisheng yee-shung doctor ylshil yee-shoo art yfwan yee-wahn ten thousand yixia: zai-... yixia dzai- .. yeehsyah below, less than ylxie yee-hsyeh a few yf yl yur yee a hundred million yiyuim yee-yew-ahn hospital yiyue yee-yew-eh january ylzhi chiioqiiin yee-jur chowchyen straight ahead yizi yee-dzur chair yang yoong with; by means of; use; in yongjl' -jee crowded you yoh have; there is; there are you-••• ma? mah is there- ..>; are there-... ? you righ t(not left) youbianr yoh-byem right youblng yoh-bing ill. sick

youdude yoh-doo-dur poisonous yougui dianchi yoh-gway dyenchur tram youhiio yoh-how fri endly y6uji yoh-jee post. mail (vetb) y6ujian yoh-JYen post. mail y6uju yoh-Jew post offi ce y6uliin yoh-lahn tour, visit you limao yoh lee-mow polite you miioblng yoh mow-bing faulty youmfng famou s y6unl greasy, oily (food) y6upiao yoh-pyow stamp youqiiin yoh-;;hyen rich youren yoh-run somebody, someone; engaged, ocmpied youshfhOu yoh-shur-hoh sometimes Y6utainm de yoh-tai-run dur jewish y6uxl yoh-hshee game youxiao yoh-hsyow valid you yfge yee-gur another, one more you ylsi yee-sur interesting; funny, amusing y6uyong yoh-yoong swim youyong useful y6uyongchf 4:hur swimming pool y6uzheng bianmii yoh-jung byen-mah postcode, zip code yu yew fi sh yu jade

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yu rain yuan yew-aim far; far away yuiinchil: zai yuiinchU dzai yew-

ahn-choo in the distance yuanlai de dur usual yuanzhub'i - Joo-bee ballpoint pen yuchun yew-chun stupid yuding yew-ding reservation; reserve yue yew-eh month yuefU father-in-law yuetu yuemu yew-eh-moo husband's parents-in-law yueliang yew-eh-JyaniJ moon Yuenan yew-eh-nahn Vietnam yukuai yew-kwai lovely yukuaide yew-kwai-dur enjoyable yundong yewn-doong sport yundou yewn-doh iron yunqi yewn-chee luck yusiin yew-sahn umbrella yushl yew-shur bathroom yuyan yew-yahn language yuyan ke yew-yalm kur language course yuylyew-yee raincoat yuyue yew-yew-eh appointment

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zahuodian dzah-hwor-dyen

grocer's ziii dzai in; at; on; be in/at a place; again 216

zai niir? where is it? zai-... de shihou dur shur-hoh during- ..

zai-... haumian hoh-myen

behind- .. zaijian dzai-JYell goodbye zai nar over there; up there zai-... -li inside-.. zai-... -pangbian pahng-byen

beside the- . .• next to- .. zai-... -shang shalmg above-. zai-... -shangmian shahng-myen

on-.. zai-... -xia hsyalrunder- ..

ziii-... -xiamian hsyah-myen below-.. zaixian dzai-hsyen online zai-... -yixia yee-hsyah below-. less than-. . zai-... -zhijian JUI·Jyen between-.. zai-... -zhOngjoong among-.. . zajl acrobatics zang dzalmg dirty, filthy zangli funeral ziio dzow good morning; early yl ziio early in the morning ziiofan dzow-f~n breakfast ziiopen dzow-pun bathtub ziioshang dzow-shahng morning; in the morning; a.m. (up to 9am.) jlntian ziioshang jin-tyen this

morning zaoyln dzow-yin

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zazhl dzah-jur magazine

zheicl jay-tsur this time

zei dzay thief zenme? dzun-mur how? zenme huf shlr? hwayshur what's happening?; what's up'. what's wrong'

zheige Jay-gur this; this one zhen jun really zhende JUn-dur true; genuine, real; sure

zinme le? Jur what's happening? zenmele? what's wrong?, what's the matter' zhiii jai narrow zhang jahng measure word used for tables, beds, tickets and sheets of paper zhangdiinr - dahnr bill (US) check zhangfu husband

zhengchiing(de) Jung-chahng (-dur) normal zhengru jung-foo government zhengshlJung-shur formal zhengul(de) jung-way(-dur) valuable zhengzhing who le, full zhenjiii JUil-JYOh acupuncture zhin liiijln .c-.:dting zhensuo jun-swor clinic zhentou jun-toh pillow

zhiingliing -lahng cockroach zhantiii jahn-tai platform, (US) track zhanxian jahn-hsyen engaged zhanzhu jahn-Joo stop zhiiodao jow-dow find zhaopian jow-pyen photo zhiiotie jow-tyeh poster zhaoxiangji Jow-hsyang-Jee camera zhii tiidoupianr Jah too-doh-pyenr crisps, (US) potato chips zhe jur this; the -zhe verb suffLx indicating continuous action or two actions taking place at the same time zhei Jay this; this one zhei? whose?

zhenyii JUn-yew shower zhenzheng jun-jung genuine zher Jer here zai zher dzai over here zhi jur measure word used for hands, birds, suitcases and boats zhidao jur-dow know wo bu zhidao wor I don't know zhftei JUr-fay direct flight zhijiiin: zai-... zhijiiin dzaijur-jyen between-. .. zhijie JUr-JYeh direct zhijin jur-jin tissue, Kleenex zhlliang jur-Jyang quali ty zhfnii Jill-yew niece zhishi jur-shur only

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zhitengyao JUr-tung-yow painkiller

Zhonggu6 ren r n Chinese (person)

zhlwu JUI-woo plant

Zhonggu6 renmln

zhixue gaobu jur-hsyew-eh gowboo plaster, 1\andaid

the C hinese

zhiyou JUI-yoh <.> nly zhlzao JUI·-dzow m ake (verb) zhlzi JUI·-dzur nephew zhlJUI d tre (verb)

zhi _iust~ only; paper zhong JDDng cJ.,ck

-zhOng in the midd le; between zai- . •. -zhong dzai anwng·.

Zhonghua Renmln Gongh8gu6 - hwah 1 min goong·hur-gwor Pcnplc's IZcpublic " I China zhongjian: zai zhongjian dzai joong-jyen in the m iddle zhongliang -!yang weight Zhongshl -shur Chine. ·-style Zhongwen - wun Ch inese (written language)

zhang heavy

zhOngwU n oon ; at

zhong type; sw.>llcn

zhOngxln - hsin o::cntral; centre

zhongdia nzhan -Jyen-jahn rail

zhongyao - yow impmtan l

lcr min us

Zhonggu6 JDong-gwor China; Chinese (adj )

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zhOngzhuiin -jwahn (,: onncction zhoumo joh-m or weekend zhu joo live (verb)

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nfn zhU nar? what's vour · address?

zou dzoh leave, depart, go zouliing dzoh-lahng corridor

zhuanxln dlzh'i' --hsrn dee-1u1 forwarding address

zouzou go for a walk zu dzoo hire, rent

zhujian de 1oo-lyen dur g radually zhunbei hao le 1un-bay how lur ready

zul dzway mouth

zhu nT shunn! joo nee shun-lee good luck! zhuozi 1wor-dzur table zhuyao de joo-yow dur main

zul drunk zul-... ... -est, the most-.. zuTba -bah mouth zul hao how best zulhou -hoh eventually; last zul huai hwar worst

zhliyl1oo-yee idea

zuljln recently; last, latest

zhuzi joo-dzur bamboo

zuo dzwor by; do

zT dzur purple zldong dzur-doong automatic

zuo "ijifay-jee by ai r zuo huache hwor-{;hur by rail

zldong qukuanjl chew-kwahn-jee cash dispenser, ATM

zuo left

zljl dzur-1ee oneself zln'in dzur-rahn natural

zuobiaiY --byenr left zuo fanyl fahn-yee interpret

zlxfngche dzur-hsmg-chur bicvcle

zuotian - tyen yesterday

zly6u dzur-yoh free

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zlzhu dzur-joo self-service zong dzoong always zong fliwutai reception desk zonggong -goong total zongjl operator zongjiao -wow religion zongse -sur brown

zu6tian wanshang wahnshahng last night zu6tian zaoshang dzowshahng yesterday morning zuowei - way seat zuoxia -hsyah sit dow zuoyou -yoh about zuqiusai football

zongshl -shur always

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General signs Fe;~ weixian danger

i#PHfL~1i!it!! qing wu luanta caodi keep off the grass

**~it!J.lf5i7Jfj;ili: junshl yaodl, qTng wu kaojln military zone. keep out ~ l.I:.A. rig jlnzhi ril nei no entry

:>'rOOA*~~ifPJ~l.l:.~~ waigu6ren wei jing xuke, jinzhi chaoyue no foreigners beyond thi$ point without

permission

i#m III[ii!J.&-Ltl).*&:~

mqing wu suidlluanreng guopi zhixie no litter

i#m7c?5111ioif qTn9 wu dasheng xuanhua no noise. plea$e

stall only ~r 16uxiadownstairs

~_t 16ushiing upstairs

Airport, planes tJ1.±3.J jichang airport tJ!.t3.7.ftJI$ jichang banche

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airport bus

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laiii arrivi ng from

Jltr{f qianwang departing to .iE9 ~BtiBJ qifei shijian departure time ~.rtf.. li~ zhOngdianzhan destinatio n

EiHHtJJt.BtiBJ yuji daoda shijian estimated time of arrival M.ftJI~ Mngbanhao !light number

~1.1:.113~~ jlnzhi paizhao no photograph$

f.VHtBtiBJ yUjl shijian

-J#PJIJ&~~ qing wu xlyan no smoking

J];i.* yanwu delayed

-J#PJIII[ii!J.Di~ qTng wu sufdl tUtan no $pitting

A 11';f1t.@: renxrng Mngdao pedestrian crossing

fftf¥ sujlng quid -t~=~~J.mti yi"man, er kan, san tongguo slow down. look and then cross 222

ffiA:923;!!: xianren miiin jin

scheduled time ~~~j[~ jingtingzhan via

00 rig M:JJEttli~ gu6n&i hangban jlnzhan domestic arrivals

00 rig AA.ftJitl:l li~ gu6nei hiingban chuzhan domestic departures

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001),-J;Ni;~I:i;!!:ii~ gu6jl hangban jlnzhan international arrivals 001),-J;Ni;~fi±:i]~ gu6jl hangban chiizhan

international departures

~m rl&~~ qing wu xiyan no smoking E[fiz.~ zuoweihiio seat number

Banks and money

-M:iC.~ dengjlpai boarding

pass

SW§ rlqidate 1-'T?;lE~)

L xfnglipair baggage

check 1-'T?;lE~JfJI&:!Zl xfngli lfngquchu baggage dai m

~M.I-M:;fJVf-~ bani! dengji

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shouxu check-in

J'CJ iT\:91 wenxunchu

ii*:P zhanghu account

intimnation desk

-M:t.Jl 0

rl*::~ zhanghao account no.

dengjikou gate

~~f.&~ anquanjiancha security control tp~nfr~ zhongzhuan like tr;,u1sfe.r passengers tp~ zhongzhuan tramt;,rs

:\1 :fi]lf~ guojlng like transit passengds

f:*;j:Jl',i:

houjishl departure

lounge

:*,:f.il jfrjr.5 mianshul shangdian duty-free shop

~Uf~~'ffjihao anquandai fasten seat belts

;JSirj:.:t( jil.lshengyllife _iackd

tlHr yfnhang bank t:pOOt~1'T Zhonggu6 Yfnhang Bank of China

71'1-'T fenhang branch it.illt.BtiBJ yfngye shijian business hours ~f:fr maijia buying rate

5<.:~:91 jiaokuanchu cashier

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Jti-F xlnyong ka credit card

&~m .£1* waibl dulhuan fordgn e...x\:hange. cpOOJ...EH~1'T Zhonggu6 Renmfn Yfnhang People's Bank of China

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maijia selling rate

-9- S AA!1ft jinri paijia today's ft&1'15(~ lixing zhlpiao traveller's cheque

K~~$B;ft'J~ changtii qiche shikebiiio longdistance bus timetable/ schedule

rj!JI; AoyuanAustralian dollar

±.liltfp3(_il00 chengshl

exchange rate

n yuan unit of currency

JJD~::kn Jianada yuan Cmadian dollar

ffi Renminbi Chinese atrrency

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jiaotongtii city transport map ft€i£!7~ shifiizhan departure point ~11)- piaojia fare

7-i ffi

fii]ifl.:)tl: wenxlmchu

~~ Yingbang pound sterling

}'I~ yuepiao monthly ticket

Giingbi Hong Kong dollar

~n Meiyuan us dollar

Bus and taxi travel K:i£"1~$M changtii qiche zhan long-distance bus station

1XJP1$ yeban cheall-night bus 0;!:t-t~$ gonggong qiche

bus

't#$ kuaiche express bus Jj\0;!:t-~$ xiao gonggong qiche minibus

IKISJ$ qiijianche part-route shuttle bus

7G$1ll:f!.$ wligu dianche trolley bus

'llff%$ y6uliinche tourist bus 224

~~:)(£ shoupiaokou booking office

information office

- S 'llff yi ri y6u one-day tour :®ti'ir$ jiujin xiache alight on request

:¥cr }§-_t xian xia hou shang allow passengers to alight before boarding

'i*t#:!F~mm baochi chenei qlngjie keep the bus tidy

-J#m~m.fJl.i!RiiS qrng wu yii SIJitanhua please do not speak to the driver

~~B~~~~~ Iiioruo bingciinyun zhuanzuo seats for the elder~- or disabled ,md tix pregnant women

ffl-f- .t.$ zhiioshou shangche stop on request

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;j\:J;:gj) xiiiomaibu kiosk ;J\~Jt$ xiiiochldian snack bar 1~$~ houchishl waiting

.7K Song Song Dynasty (960-1279)

l®ff:ll!m Ymeyuan Summer Palace

room ilif.fl}~$ chllzfl qlchi taxis

}j§' Tang Tang Dynasty

Chinese culture

'8 gong Taoist temple

(618-907)

xW, guan Taoist temple

~ sl Buddhist temple

Xit7c1fiifu wemua Diigemlng Cultural Revolution (1966- 1976) 7(~11 Tiiin'iinmen Gate of

Heavenly Peace

KJJ& Changching the Great Wall .liiZ!li~i#:J Wflsl YUndong May 4th Movement (1919)

fjij Mfng !>.'ling Dynasty (1368-1644)

-t ~Ills! Shisiinlfng Ming Tombs

Jii1 miao temple J(±i Tiiintan Temple of Heaven ~~flfj Bingmayong Terracotta Army

¥~1fiifu Xinhiii Gemlng Xinhai Revolution (1911)

Countries, nationalities ~00 Meigu6 America; American

~ i!!ii nianhua New Year prints

fj,jcf!J~ Aodiiliyii Australia; Australian

±{i= tii pagoda jlj_)('g Gugong Forbidden City

~{BJ Miiindian Burma; Burmese

AJ
:ba~jc Jianada Canada; Canadian

~.®J Jingju Peking oper-a

t:j:t 00 Zh0nggu6 China;

m' Qing Qing Dynasty

g;;;oo Yinggu6 England;

*frlifix mu'ouxl puppet show (I 644-1911)

Chinese English; UK; British

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~IE Degu6 Gennany;

Germ;m '~!fit\; Xianggiing Hong

Kong

f~ JJU~ WilE. Ylndunfxiya indonesia; indonesian ~~~ Ai'erhln Ireland;

Irish

8 ::;$: Rlben Japan; Japanese

.M n Chaoxiiin Korea; Korean

~11 Menggu Mongolia

@) Huf Muslim minotity people ~

7B ~ Nib6'er Nepal; Nepali

rp~A ~;!H1l IE Zhonghua Renmfn Gonghegu6 People's Republic of China

$1-'~ Feillibin Philippines; Filipino

if\:; IE Egu6 Russia; Russi;m

$1'4i ~ SUgelan Scotland; Scottish f@fjm~ Xinjiapo Singapore;

Singaporean

~M Liiowo L10s; Laoti;m

W~ .Xizang Tibet

~*WilE. Malaixiya

~ Zang Tibetan

Malaysia; Malaysian

E'r~ Taiwan Ta.iw;m; Ta.iw;mese

1iiiJ Man minority people from North- East China

tl~~ W8i\W'er minority people from North-West China

1J Diii minotity people from South-West China

ffi Miao minotity people from South-West China

a; Yf minority people from South-West China

1.1 Zhuang minority people from South-vVest China

Travel tip Like most Asian countries, Taiwan has a very family-orientated social structure, and the Taiwanese will be thrilled to hear about your family. Photographs of your loved ones can be particular crowd-pleasers: they often wind up being passed around restaurant tables, train and bus station waiting rooms and hotel lobbies.

* IE Taigu6 Thailand; Thai ~~ ± INei'ershl '"'ales; Welsh

~ Meng Jvlongol

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Customs

Emergencies

tp 00 #!f:k Zhongguo hiiiguan Chinese Customs

#!f:k_ hiiiguan Customs ltlll:O:fft1!tl1"6 biantang

;JSj(:tfl$ jiilhuche ambulance

:t:f-ll taipingmen emergency exit

;)(~ ~~ huojing, feijing

jiiinchiizhan frontier

emergency telephone nu mber:

checkpoint

fire. robbery

~~:fft1!t miiinyl jiiincha health inspection

tp ~~:fft~ huzhao jiiinchii passport control

flf:k baoguan goods to declare :;fJiHif:k b\lyong baoguan

Jl:OJR xiaofiingdul tire brigade. fire department

y~

~. i~~ jfzhinshl first-aid room

tJR ili JiJT Paichusuo local police station

~~ jingchii polief

nothing to declare [email protected].@:

tC.se tongdao green channel. nothing to declare

0 ~}aj gong'anjii Public Security Bureau

U @.jj.@: hongse tongdao red channel. goods to declare

Entertainment

A ±i~i:iE riljlng qianzhimg entry visa

-~)t!: shOupiaochu box

ili fi~i:iE chiljlng qianzhimg exit visa

A:l-m5f rilchiingquan cinema

tp ~~ hilzhao passport

Et!~~Jc dianyingyuan cinema

:ctfi~i:iE guojlng qianzheng lrcm sil visa

(r(:f=j'ij[ lfxfngzheng travel permit

~ffi.~ ~ miiinshul wupin duty-free goods

office ticket

i!!!Wff-4 dfsi"ke disco ~:1-m yechiing evening performance ~1PiJ quanmiin house full

f;fq~, xillxi interval

J?:~IJ Jlngju Peking O pera

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11 § $

jiemudan programme

fjp ... pai row -'% ... hao seat number ~E.~)t piaoyishou wan sold out

mrJ!Jj juchang theatre Ja:lj~Jc juyuan theatre

~;g qianmfng signature

Geographical terms § rtlll zlzhlqii autonomous r('gion

~ji;~Jc xlyuan theatre

~riiJ yume canal

~i~B;j"j'B] biaoyan shijian times of

"$ shl d ty

perfonna.nce

Forms JA{iiJ

:91*

c6ng hechU lai arriving from

i±\ ~~ Jj chUsheng nianyue date ofbirth ~~ jiguan father's place

of birth

¥rJ{oy91-ft dao hechil qu heading for

1!).1.±7(~ ni zhu tianshu length of stay ~1:;g xlngmfng full name

00* gu6jia country J[. xi an county ~** senlfn forest

f& dao island lt)l hU lake

YI jiang large river :ttl!. 00 d'rtu map LlJ shan mountain, hill

WRiJ\ shanmai mou ntains tf;Jjif;. haiya ng oce,m ~- sheng provi nce

iiiJ he river tflJ hai sea ~zhentown

00~ gu6jinationality

LlJ ~ shangii valley

11J:ltl xlngbie (nanlni} sex

;ft ciin viIIage fJj:fit\ shUifn woods

(male/female)

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permanent address ;&'&4§':~i~ like dengjibiao registration fonn

tp~~-'%ii!b huzhi\o haoma passport number

Health

7K~J@.±J!: y6ngjiii dlzhT

c:j:l !*;fl. zhOngyike Chinese

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medicine department

~tg binguan hotel

cpf,JJ% zhongyaofang

~16 fandian hotel

Chinese medicine dispensary

5ff4 yaki dental department ~-it~ jizhenshl emergency

:W~n it~ waibin menzhenbu foreign outpatients

;j\#;~ xiaomaibu kiosk

.~-~~-%-il zong ruwlltai reception mfl:~ y6uylshl rweation room ~ 1t~ dianchuanshl telex office

12HJc yiyuan hospital 1i~Jc:91 zhllyuanchu hospital

admissions office

Lifts (elevators)

pgf-4 neike medical department

jC guan close

nit~ menzhenbu outpatients

"fxiadown

;ft~ guahilo registration

7f kaiopen

~ ~ dianti lifts, elevators

iffif,)J% xiyaotang Western

_t shilng up

medicine dispensary

Medicines Hiring, renting

ili ~ll. § 1'r $

chuzu zlxingchi bikes to rent

~ll.~{j zu chuan boats to rent

/:t~ll. chuzu tix hire, to rent

Travel tip Pharma::ies are marked by a groon c ross. Be wa ry of backstreet pharmacies as counterfeit d-ugs a re common (check for spelling mistakes in the packaging or instructions).

Hotels

mii~ kangjunsu antibiotics

cp IE IE I),'F ll&1l'f± Zhonggu6

JiiiJWl"Q!;.if'* asipTiin aspirin

Gu6jllixingshe China International Travel Service

cj:IIE:8&1l'f± Zhonggu6 lixingshe China Travel ServiCf:

P~!Jm keblqing cough lozenges

;f:ff,:[email protected];-3):1] zongse hejl cough mLxture llP~~~ zhike tangjiang

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cough syrup

ll_;J¥ J1) L zhitengpilmr painkillers

W~.¥ qingmeisiJ penidllin

1HJ!lJ1 handianpian throat pastilles

ffi] ~ jlliang dosage ~~:tim shixiaoqi expiry date

:fJJit chfizhen first treatment :>rr ffl waiyong forcxternaluse ~ S .=:_7):_ yfri san cl three times a day

~ ~ weiyan gastritis

Notices on doors

:*Jfll taipfngmen emergency exit

Ao

i±J 0 chukou exit }ijj ~ ll_t1;1 giJke zhT bu no entry for customers

*~~i~fllJ;Jit Jl.A pg wei jlng xuke, jlnzhT ru nei no entry without permission

f.fl: Ia pull

m

tl.i push

l*JA:*.:itt xian~n miiinjln

Fol\llHfJJ<~~IZ tim qian/hou wenkaishuT

12illtr /

staff only

songfu to be taken with warm

Phones

water before/after food

-j)(:i§f IR% chiingtu quhao

'ffl:lm /

/,;J,B>t~[Z~l):. rnei

sl/liu xiiioshf fu yfcl one dose every four/sLx hours ~

S 1m 7):_ yfri slcl four times

a day pg~[Z neiru to be taken orally

'ffl:l):_ ~-']'- rnei cl yl ge one measure a1 a lime

iij:l):_ ~ }L rneicl yl wan one pill at a time

'iitl:K ~ J1 )L meicl yf pianr one tablet at a lime £>~B>j"~[Z blyaoshffuwhen

necessary

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rukou entr,m ce

area code

fflflt!.i5~ yong kii dianhua ting card phone ~%1§1 chiihiiotai directory

enquiries

)ttJL te111 n t ension @f~f;-15(~ gu6jl chiingtu

international call

15

-15(~ It!, chiingtu dianhua long-distance call

ii!ff

~ dianhuakii phone.::ard

0

ffl!@. 15 gangyong

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dianhua public telephone .~JJ], zongji switchboard

!'£!. ii3:1t dianhuabu telephone directory ~7):. ~ftj(=E,) yicl yljiiio

(mao) ten ien per call ~~-FI'I:!.ii3: cikii dianhua cardphone

Place names

ilf~j§J youju post office

]ff'§atJBJ kaixiang shijian collection times i~t
~t:J?: Beijing Beijing Jil(.tf~ Chengdu Chengdu

:fl[~ Dunhuang Dunhuang

W

~lim El'l'l'iishan Emei Mountains

)

Post office

~Hi Guiingzhou Canton

K~ Changcheng the Great

Wall

-@.~ $ baogoodan parcel

iorm

-§~. f~.ljilj~ baoguo, ylnshuapin parcds. printed matter ~~~~ ~'!:!,}§] youdianju post ,md

telecommunications omce

i~fil'£!.1~ xlnxiang postbox

f.i;fit\ Gullfn Guilin ;f)t1·HHangzhou Hangzhou

ilf~i§l(~~ y6uzheng biiinmii postcode, zip code

EE:.IlJJ Kunming Kunming

~~~~ ~.

tiLi?' Lasa Lhasa ?~m Luoyang Luoyang

~;?: Nanjlng Rmjing

_t #it Shanghai Shanghai 'I* :!Ill Shenzhen Shenzhen )'(~ Tianjin Tientsin

iffilt)l Xihu West Lake

:ff-'% youpiao, guahao stamps, registered mail

1'£!.1~~[1; dianbaozhl telegmn iorm

1'£!.1~ dianbao telegram

l'£!.1~:k~ dianbao dal6u telegraph building

Public buildings

E!j g( Xi' an XL K¥I~~ Changjiang Sanxia Yangtze Gorges

*B1fil, yuchibaths

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~~Jc xueyuan college

4:l!:~a shoukuantai cashier

'fJ.[$-tg lrngshiguan

~t)\.16 lengyindian cold drinks bar

consulate ::kf~tg dashiguan

embassy

Ir gongchang factory mff;j(tg youyongguan indoor swimming pool

00 .:f1tg tiJshuguan library

jWtJ1jtg bowilguan museum

cp ~ zhongxue secondary school

{J.j>.lftg tiyuguan sports hall. indoor stadium

{J.j>.lf:l-m tTyuchang stadium ::k~ daxue university

Restaurants, cafes, bars 7W~E: jiuba bar

P}.JOUjj:16 kateidian cafe, com~e

house

cp~Jf Zhong canting Chinese dining room

¥A' :j1{:1:&16 qingzhen tandian Muslim restaurant

rm-m mianguan noodle shop ~-m caiguan large restaurant

1:&16 tandian large restaurant 7@"* jiiijia large restaurant 7@"~ jiiil6u large restaurant ~Jf canting restaurant; dining

room 't}i:~ kuaican snack bar

;J,PZ16 xiaochidian snack bar

4' S {~,@: jinri gongying today~

menu

*~tg sllcaiguan vegetarian restaurant gg~Jf xi canting Western

dining room gg~tg xicaiguan Western

restaurant

7,R~ chalou cafe. teahouse

Shopping

7,Rtg chaguan cafe,

j(4WJil':lf16 wenwu shangdian

teahouse 7,f~ chashi cafe.

antique shop

IZ:~*il':lf16 gongyi

teahouse

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meishu shangdiim arts
§ 1::Y$ zlxingche bicycles 11~ iJ rukuantai cash desk

shangdian grocery store 1i:~X~ wiijinjiaodian hardware cmd d ectrical goods

~1l:~a shoukuantai cashier

l*~1/iH~ wazi xiemao hosiery. shoes. hats

11!1 ¥\m"~* yan jiii tang cha

8 ffl{f.!~ rlyong zapTn

cigarettes, \Vine. confectionery, tea

.* ll guanmen closed

household goods

tJ!IJ%ffl ~ chlifang yongpTn kitchenware

m~~m flizhuangdiim clothes shop

].3~ ffl ~ runi yongpin ladies' accessories

.~Hd~~ nannifUzhuang

~~ nizhuang ladier;' wear

r5t~m xTyidian laundry

clothing

itt9:ffl ~

huazhuang yongpTn wsmeth:s

m

s~Jfri baihuo shangdian department store

*ffl ~:H jiayong dianql domestic appliances

~ huan to exchcmge

1,t ~ jfrjmshipin shangdian fc)od shop

1,t ~ ti\t8 shipin gaodian food
§ 83 "$:% zlyou shlchang free market

~i1l:Jfri

myouyf shangdian

Friendship store

goods Travel tip When bargaining, decide how mJCh you want to pay and then keep obstinately repeating that figure, rather than getting drawn into incremental increases. In fake markets you're likely to see the same thing in the next store along, so having got a price from one pta::e, ask another if they will beat it.

"$:1-JJ shlchang market .!15 ~ nan zhuang menswear

%:H1::Y yueql hang musical instntmt!nts section

m

~"$:1-JJ caishlchang

R?T~-=11 xinhua shudian New China bookshop

greengroo:-r

MIJ 1,t ~ Jfri

ffi':1fiiM~ pige zhlpTn leather

mrushiprn

13["$ yeshl night market

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3f ll kail118n open

MJE1 hUtong lane

H&~r.5 yanjingdiim optict
~ xiang lane

:l f~ ruyln photocopying

~ luroad

~U§:6J;f;t zhaoxiang qlcai photographic equipment

~~ ~ Im,o;~iJll:i:1Fc*;:f

:ff.t')jt qian piao dangmian diiinqing, guohou gai bu fUze please check your ch
ffi$ffi A y.:Jsan yijju rainwear

:kOitffl' da jiiinjia sale !!:IIB~r.5 gujiilshOdian secondh,md bookshop

!Wiltza cp, L,' gouwu zhongxin shopping centre

1*1fffl&b

tiyu yongpTn sports

goods

xAifri r.5 wenju smngdian stationery

)(Affl&b wenju ybngpTn stationery

?f-=7f,\jllj yagao yashua toothpaste and toothbmshes

Toilets Travel tip The Chinese have almost no concept of priv;r;y -even public toilets are built with partitions so low that you can chat with your neighbour while squatting. All leisure ;r;tivities are done in large, noisy groups, and a Western tourist's clesire to be 'tell alone' is variously interpreted as eccentric, arrogant or even sinister.

~A youren engaged, occupied

.!1519iiiFJT nancesuo gents' toilet. mens room

.!15 I9iii nance gents' toilet, men's room ~J9iiiFJT nioesuo ladies' toilet,

ladies' room ~ J9iij nice ladies' toilet, ladies'

room

JLi:mA ert6ng waniu toys

0 J9iij gongoe public toilets, rest

tt~J~Jt.!Jb zhenzhi yongpTn underwear

,my)t~ guanxTshl toilet, rest

Streets and roads jc:{ij dajie avenue 234

)±JJ gwingchiing square :{ij jie street

rooms room

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Train and underground travel _;k$!Z~ huochezhan station

_;k$ huochi train

:lJI
kaiwang

000

'*~ chengjing railway police

?"1J$~!Z~B;J~J* liechi lizhan shlkebiao departure times 000

000

11'*~1f:91 xinglijlcunchu left luggage. baggage checkroom

?"1J$i1J!Z~B;J~J* lieche daozhan shlkebiao arrival times

7Hi:

7ftt kaiwang to Ui'i:10f$ liyouchi tourist train $JX chici train number £M xingqi week

i!f~:91 shOupiaochu ticket

office 000

i'*$~houchishl waiting

room

fangxiang to $ ~ chicl train number

~~:91 jianpiaochU barrier !Z~i:J zhantai platto m1, (US)

1lf$ canchi dining car 1if.W ylngxi hard seat 1if.W$ ylngxichi hard seat carriage

track !Z~ a~ zhantaipiao platform

ticket

1i~~ ylngwo hard sleeper 1i~~$ ylngwochi hard

sleeper carriage

J'ii] Hl.:91 wenxunchu

~f.W ruanxi soft seat

into nnation desk

_;k$ B;J~J* huochi shlkebiao timetable, (US) schedule

~J.W$ ruiinxichi soft seat

3(. tianday

~~~$ ruiinwochi soft

sleeper carriage

t~'tk tekuai express

1i:'tk zhlkuai through train 'tk$ kuaichi fast train ~$kechi ord inary passenger

train !Z~

carriage ~ ~~ ruanwo soft sleeper

:g zhanming station name

iM

~ ~- Zi)J 1\jl) jinji zhldongzha emergency brake

'**

~ chengwllyuan train attendant

:ltl!.~ dltie underground. (US)

subway

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Food

Essential terms bowl diezi dyeh-dzur ~!-T chopsticks kuai i kwai-dzur

~-T cup beizi bay-dzur

:ff-T

dessert tic\npin !yen-pin@ {fb fork (for eating) cha chah Jl... fried noodles chaomiim

chow-myen

r.Yilif

fried rice chaofim chow-fahn

1M,& menu caidanr tsai-dahnr

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myen-!yow

jlif-*

plate panzi pahn-dzUI

ft-T

rice mifim mee-fahn *'=t,& soup tang tahng Y"m soy sauce jiimgy6u jyahn-gyoh

iiY!!J

kJ -T :lii!:-T

spoon shaozi show-dzur table zhuozi twor-dzUI

excuse me laojia low-jyall ~~ could I have the bill, please?

glass boli bei bor-lee bay ~fj!j:fif knife daozi dow-dzur JJ

noodles miimtic\o

-T

*l¥LJL

qing bang wo jiezhang, hiio ma? ching bahng wor jyeh-jahng how mah

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Basic foods Jtrfll huangyou hwahnq-yoh butter ~)3 W% niiilao nai-low cheese

~:f,tl( yfljlajiiio you lah-tyow yoh

chilli oil ~t~& lajiao jiang iYaJl
paste .fl!~-f-rfll yezi you yur-dzur yoh

coconut milk ~J3yf!! niiiyou nai-yoh cream

.E~T-

JL doufu giinrdoh-fo,,

qahnr dried bean curd

jcjf;F dasuan dah-swahn garlic

M* huangmihwahng-mee glutinous millet

.EJlliJL~S JL doubanr lajiangr doh-balmr lah-1yengr hot soya bean paste

::E.*

yumiyoo-mee maize

Jj\* xiaomi hsyah-mee millet !I!{; rfll haoyou how-yoh oyster

~J:wrfll zhlma you 1ur-mal1 yoh

sesame oil ~W: giioliang gow - lya~1g

sorghum (similar to com)

.Rrfll douyou doh-yoh soya bean oil ~yf!! jiangyou tvang-yoh soy

sauce ~ tang tahnq sugar

:;:JJci& fanqi8 jiang fahn-chyeh jyang tomato paste ~xi¥, sUjlsoo-tee 'vegetarian

chicken' (made from soya beans)

Jj\3'[ xiiiomai hsyow-ma1 wheat lB];jl)j mianten myen-lun wheat flour

Basic preparation and cooking methods

ftli'i! ... shijin ... shur-jin

sauce ::ftj:yfll huiisheng you hwahshung yoh peanut oil ~ ~ xiancai hsyen-tsai pickles f'~ ::ftil[ songhuiidan soonq-

hwa!J-dahn preserved eggs ~:fHfll caizi you tsai-dzur voh

rape oil

damT dah-mee rice

~ yan yalm salt

assorted ..

JL ...wan wahn .. .balls 1§1 ...yuan yew-aim ...balls

... chiishiio ... chah-show barbecued..

JZ.~

;W: ... zhii... 100 boiled .. ~ ... shiio .•• show braised..

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··· *JL ... kuairkwait

mall-p•Jr doh-loo bean curd with minced beef in spicy sauce

... chunks, pieces

'i!fl!if ... xiangsll... hsyang-soo crispy deep-fried

curd (made with three ingredients)

IJIJ~UJI ... gali ... gal1-lee

r.J,·~ .R~ shaguo doufu

curried..

... zha ... jal1 deep-fried.. T ...ding diced .. ~'Ill' ... jiachang... jyall~'f

chahng home-style .. (plain) )<.~

... huoguo... hwor-gwor

in hot pot, i.e. setved with a pot of boiling water In which the meat or fish is cooked, also creating a soup ~ ... kiio ... kow roasted, baked

.. ·ft JL ... pianr pyenr

.. slices

?fi. ... zhang ... Jung steamed .. ~?fi. ... qingzheng... chingjung steamed .. ~ ... hul. .. hwav stewed ..

j?j; .. .chao ... chow stir-fried .. ~!m

tangcil ... tallll!J-tsoo

sweet and sour. .

...

~~f siinxiiin ••• salmhsyen 'three-fresh: . . (with three

ingredients which V
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.RJi,l.)

~~f sanxian doufu sahn-hsyen 'three- fresh' bean

shal1-gwor bean curd setved with a pot of boiling water in which the bean curd is cooked, also creating a soup .LW~.RJi,l.) mala doufu mah-lah

bean curd with chilli and wild pepper

!I!H=.Rllif xia~n doufu hsyahrun bean curd with shrimps ~'Ill'

_RJi,l.) jiachang doufu

jyah-chalmg home-style bean curd

Beef dishes §:1~4- fl:J h6ngshao niurou lwong-show nyoh-roh beef

braised in brown sauce

.LW&4fl:J majiang niurou mall-JVang beef quick-fried in sesame paste

&~.14- fl:J jiangbao niurou jyang-bow beef quick-fried with black bean sauce ~HI4fl:J congbao niurou tsoong-bow beef quick-fried

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with spring onions

l!jJUPI.t:J::[Y:J gali

iurou gah-lee

curried beef

Chinese ravioli

iJt-=f jiaozi jyow-dzur dumplings

at~t:J:: [Y:J Jt )L shicai niuroupianr shur-tsai nyoll-

roh-pyenr shredded beef with seasonal vegetables

{B1!f t:j::[j:J yiixiang niiirou yoo-hsyang nyoh-roh stir-fried beef in hot spicy sauce ~r_J;t:J::[j:J sunchao niurou sun-chow stir-fried beef with bamboo shoots Jff~t:j::[j:J mala niurou mah-lah stir-fried beef with

chilli and wild pepper ~~ 1113 t:j:: [j:J haoy6u niiirou how-yoh stir-fried beef with

mmt

guotii gwor-tyeh fried Chinese ravioli

fEHtli huntun small Chi ravioli in soup tf~ mantou mahn-toh steamed

bread containing various fillings

milt zhingjiao jung-jyow steamed Chinese ravioli ~~ shiiomiii show-mai steamed dumplings open at the top

§.-=f baozi bow-dzur steamed dumplings with various fillings, usually minced pork

oyster sauce

Ei~t:J::[j:J gongbao niurou goong-bow stir-fried beef with peanuts and chilli

310'/t t:j:: [j:J qiezhl niurou cl1yeh-jur stir-fried sliced beef with tomato sauce

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;(t:g: JL huajuanr hwah-jwahnr steamed rolls

.:::.nJ.I
00-§. miimbao myen-bow white bread

Cold platters 1Hfil~ftJL shijin lingpanr shur-jin lung-palmr assorted cold platter tFf~W) L hii zablmr hai zahbaluu seafood cold platter --t;llij~tJtftJL qicii leng

pinpanrchee-tsai lun
Travel tip Cold appetizers are served first, main courses arrive a few minutes later, then the meal is finished off w ith soup and perhaps some fruit. Rice generally arrives about halfway through the meal, and is eaten to fill you up rather than be mixed with your dishes.

~ -rallianzi geng lyen-dzur

lotus-seed in syrup !R~J3 suannii swahn-na1

yoghurt

Fish and seafood

!P -€9 I!Jyu loo-yoo bass i~Ji pangxie pahng-hsyeh crab

-€9 yu yoo fish !1[1-€9 changy!J porn fret

9rf xi a hsyah prawns :JJami!:!. jiaji 1yah-jee red snapper !k-€9 y6uy!J yoh-yoo squid n~~.~ -€9 h6ngshao liyu !wong-show lee-yoo carp braised in brown sauce -f-~;ji-€9 ganshao gulyu galm-show gway-yoo Chinese perch braised with chilli and black bean sauce

IJIJUP.!I!k-€9

gali youyu gal1-lee yoh-yoo curried squid

Desserts

miY+n~ij: J L qiezhi shibankuair chyeh-jur shurbalm-kwair deep-fried grouper with tomato sauce

E§"Jlt!i'il. xigua zhang hs hee-

;k~ -€9 9rf huoguo yuxia

gwah Joong assorted fruit and water melon

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geng shur-jin shway-gwor gung fruit salad

hwor-gwor yoo-hsyah fish and prawns served with a pot of boiling water in which they are

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cooked, creating a soup

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jiachang

yukuair jyah-chahng yoo-kwair

home-style fish

with bamboo shoots

it!milij{JL tangcuyukuair tahng-tsoo yoo-kwair sweet and sour fish

-=f jjt]t~ ganshao huangshan gahn-show

hwahng-shahn paddyfield eel braised with chilli and black bean sauce B;J"~!IrfE;j( shfcai xiaqiu shoo-

tsai hsyah-chew prawn bails with seasonal vegetables

!lrH=-=f Y1

xia"'n ganbei

hsyah-run gahn-bay scallops with shrimps

Jff. ~}iff¥~ ciingbao haishen tsoong-bow hai-shun sea cucumber quick-fried with spring onions !l!U)t~i§. haoy6u baoyu how-yoh bow-yoo stir-fried

abalone with oyster sauce

mtli il tt JL

hualii:. vlipianr

hwah-lyoh yoo-pyenr stir-fried fish slices with thick sauce

]§_ w:tt!lrf yuxiang longxia yoo-hsyang loong-h,;yah stir-fried lobster in hot spicy sauce ~~~}#¥~ dongs(ln chao hiiishen doong-sun chow haishun stir-fried sea cucumber

Fruit

'fi!:*

pfngguo ping-gwor apple

;g: xlng hsing apricot 'l§:J{ xiangjiao hsyang-jyow banana ,jlj~-f- yezi yur-dzur coconut

ff¥~* hiiitangguo hai-tahnggwor er
J!t ziio dzow date 'f.i$ plitao 11oo-tow grape )ftt guiinggiin gwahng-gahn Guangdong orange Pil-* JI1 hiimlgua hah-mee-gwah honeydew melon

ftH& 16ngyiin loong-yahn Iongan (similar to lychee) Jij;~ lizhilee-jur lychee

m-f- ganzi gahn-dzur orange fi!i-f- jlizi 100-dzur orange ~~ -f- taozi tow-dzur peach ~ lilee pear

fifi-f- shlzi shur-dzur persimmon, sharon fruit ~~ bolu6 bor-lwor pineapple

'$:-f- ITzi lee-dzur plum

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~~ shiliushur-lyoh

yangrou l10ong-show mutton braised in brown sauce

pomegranate

tJ;- EB :fiB shatianyou shah-tyen-

;}(~$~ huoguo yangrou hwor-gwor mutton served

yoh pamela

;fJill-f- juzi 1oo-dzur tangerine

with a pot of boiling water in

i:fei mlju mee-1oo tangerine

which the meat is cooked, also

E!j}ll xiguiii hshee-gwah water melon

creating a soup

J!i~-1$~ jiangbao yangrou jyang-bow mutton quick-fried

Lamb and mutton dishes

with black bean sauce

~HI$~ oongbao yangrou tsoong-bow mu tton quick-fried

O}:JOOJ.l$~ gali yangrou galllee yahn-roh curried mutton

~$ ~o$)Lkao

with spr ing onions

Eft~$~}:f JL shfcai yangroupianr shur-tsai yang-

yangrouchuanr kow yahng-

roh-pyenr shredded mutton

roh-chwahnr lamb kebabs

~~$~ shuan yangrou shwahn yang-roh Mongolian

with seasonal vegetables

.Ill~$~ mala yangrou mahlah stir-fried m utton with chilli

lamb served with a pot of

and w ild pepper

boiling water in which the m eat is cooked, also creating

!I!H(!J $ ~

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haoyou yangrou

how-yoh stir-fried mutton with

a soup

oyster san ce

Meats

4 ~ niurou nyoh-roh beef x!'b ji Jee chicken ~% yiii yah duck

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~ yangrou yahng-roh lamb; mutton

~ rou roh m eat (usually pork)

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m~ zhiirou joo-mh pork

Noodles :J;j; [!j] chiomian chow-myen fried noodles x~~f::J;j; [!j] jisi chiomian jee-

sur fried noodles with shredded chicken ~ ~f: :J;j;

iiD rousi chiomian

roh-sur fried noodles with shredded pork

!E:f1=1?__!; iiD xianin chaomian hsyah-nm chow-myen fried noodles with shrimps :J;j;*~ chaomften chow-mee-

fun fried rice noodles

iiD-* miantiao myen-tyow noodles

Pork dishes JZ.~~ chishio roo chahshow roh barbecued pork

IJI.m P)I ~A. gali rouwan gah-lee roh-wahn curried meatballs ~»~r~ shizi t6u shur-dzurtoh

a large meatball stewed with cabbage

*

m:tw

~ hooguo zhiipai hwor-gwor joo-pai pork chop served with a pot of boiling

water in which the meat is cooked, also creating a soup ~1-l~f$ jiangbao sanyang jyang-bow sahn-yang pork. pig's

liver and kidney quick-fried with black bean sauce ~!J!Lm kao riizhii kow roo-joo roast sucking pig

*~~~ miten zhengrou mee-fun jung-roh steamed pork with rice

'81¥: ~ T

gongbio rouding

goong-bow roh-ding stir-fried diced pork with peanuts and chilli

iS 'i!f ~ ~f: yuxiang rousi yoo-hsyan
pork with bamboo shoots ~~1?__!; ~ ~f: zhiicai chao rousi jah-tsai chow stir-fried shredded pork with pickled

mustard greens

~1?__!; ~ Jt) L siinchio roupianr sun-chow roh-pyenr stir-fried sliced pork with bamboo shoots

Jt J

~®' ~ L rur6n9 roupianr foo-roong stir-fried sliced pork

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with egg white

W~~J;~Jt JL qingjiao chao roupianrclung-1vow chow stir-fried sliced pork with green pepper

B;j"~~j; ~ Jt JL shicai chao rbupianr shur-tsai stir-fried sliced pork with season al vegetables

mtli ~ Jt JL hualiu raupianr hwah-lyoh stir-fried sliced pork with thick sauce

@)~~ hufguo rauhway-gwor roh boiled then stir-fried pork

rice wine Qitetaffy: Buddha leaps the wafQ

jjljyt;(l¥,Jiill qiezhi jipu chyehjur jee-poo chicken breast with tomato sauce

IY.IUPJl;(!¥,ij(JL gali jikuair gailfee jee-kwair curried chicken pieces

~1-J;(!¥, T jiangbao jiding jyang-bow jee-ding diced chicken quick-fried with black bean sauce

~~,'(~_F\- JLdongsiinjipianr doong-sun 1ee-pyenr chicken

Poultry and poultry dishes B;j" ~tl\~% shfcai payashurtsai pah-yah braised duck with seasonal vegetables

1;1;1/dt~ f6 tiao qiang for tyow chyang chicken with duck, pig's trotters and seafoo d stewed in

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slices with bamboo shoots

~~;(!¥,_F\- JL donggujipianr doong-
'llf!§t;(~ xiangsO ji hsyang-soo jee crispy deep-fried whole chicken 'i!f!§t ~% xiangsu ya yah crispy

deep-fried whole duck

~-r~T lazijiding lah-dzur tee-ding diced chicken with chilli

T mala jiding mah-lah

M~~

diced chicken with chilli and wild pepper

'¥.

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xianggu yazhang hsyang-goo yah-jahng duck's foot

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with mushroom

quanya hoong-show chao-en-

Jlli'ltmUtt~% qiezhl jian ruanya chyeh-jur jyen rwahnyah fried duck with tomato sauce

~ijt~:qx~ jiachang menji

jyah-chal111g mun-jee home-style braised chic ken

::ltffi:l'M% Beijing kiioya bayjing kow-yah Peking duck

~~~~%Jt JL*'L' jiimgbao yapiimr caixTn Jyang-bow yah-

pyenr tsai-hsin sliced duck and green vegetables quick-fried with black bean sauce ~:J;~m~%Jt JL congbao shaoyapianr tsoong-bow showyah-pyenr sliced duck quick-

yah whole duck braised in brown sauce

nm~x~ h6ngshao quanji choo-en-jee whole chicken

braised in br0\\'11 sauce

Rice

1z_M_& chiiofan chow-fahn fried rice

ii1z)t)Z dan chiiofiln dahn fried rice with eggs x~£'£'1?J;tJZ jisl chaofiln jeesur fried rice with shredded

chicken

fried with spring onions

'81¥ x~ T gongbao jiding goong-bow jee-ding stir-fried diced chicken with peanuts and chilli

·ti '*) Lx~ guaiweirji gwaiwayr-jee whole chicken with peanuts and pepper (literally: strange-tasting chicken)

?~~~X~ qlguo zhengji cheegwor jung-jee whole chicken

steamed in a pot

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~ H~ :J;j;~ rousi chaofim roh-sur fried rice with shredded pork

~ yan yahn salt

!lrf1=1:'.Y~ xiaren chaofim hsyah-run fried rice with

Snacks

shrimps *~ mTtan rnee-fahn rice fffl"~ xifan hshee-fahn rice

porridge JZ.~§ chashaobao chah-

M cu tsoo vinegar SI t!;-lff\111' dOusha siibing doh-shah soo-bing baked flaky cake with sweet bean paste filling ;}(~ huoshao hwor-show baked

wheaten bun

show-bow steamed dumplings with pork filling

*!;}(~ tang huoshao tahng

Seasonings, spices

yflltff- yo...,Tng yoh-bing deep-

ff~ gulpf gway-Jlee Chinese dnnamon

T'l!f dingxiang ding-hsyang cloves

f!D'l!f huixiang hway-h;-yang fennel seed

.li'l!fliD JL wlixiang mianr woo-hsyang rnyenr 'five spice' powder ~~ shengjiang shung-jyang

ginger ~~ lajiao lah-ifow chilli, chilli

peppers ~tiR~ lajiao fin fun chilli

baked wheaten bun with sugar fried savoury pancake yfii~Ht, youzhagao yoh-jah-

gow deep-fried sweet pancake

i1J) Lt1f xianrbing hsyenr-bing savoury fritter ~tff- shaobTng show-bing

sesame pancake

JL chiinjuanrchun-jwahnr spring rolls

tf:~

Sit!;-§ daushabao doh-shahbow steamed dumpling with sweet bean paste filling 7fll~ youtiao yoh-tyow

unsweetened doughnut sticks

powder

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Soups

7f 7.](

8*

shredded pork and pickled mustard greens kiiishui baicili

kai-shway bai-tsai Chinese cabbage in clear soup

H;J-*[;l:Jlt JUm

shicai roupianr tiing shur-tsai roh-

pyenr soup with sliced pork and seasonal vegetables

fil[*f;ji5t_¥m

oocai tensT

tiing bor-tsai fun-sur soup v.ith

spinach and vermicelli =~tim siinxiiin tiing sahn-

hsyen 'three-fresh' soup (prawns, meat and a vegetable)

~tm~,~~ yuantiing suhu1 ywahn-tahng soo-hway vegetable

chowder

Typical combinations ~JemUm suiin Ia tiing swahn lah tahng hot and sour soup

im tiing soup t'fj'!=~t.!flfim zhusun xiiinm6 tiing joo-su n hsyen-mor

soup with bamboo shoots and mushrooms

h6ngshiio... hoong-

show ... braised in soy sauce

-=f;l.ft

giinshiio... gahn-show ... braised " i th chilli and black

bean sauce

jiilngbao... Jyang-bow ... quick-fried with black bean

sauce

WUtrTix~~rm

congbao... tsoong-

xTh6ngshlpdantiing

hshee-hoong-shur jee-dal1n soup

bow . .quick-fried with spring

v.i th eggs and tomato

onions

~* [;!:] i5t_ tm zhacai roosT tiing jah-tsai roh-sur soup with

yuxiiing ... yoo-hsyang

stir-fr ied .. . in hot spicy sauce

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(literally: fish fragrance; not always with fish)

hu6tuT... hwor· !way ... with ham

j@=j;y

sunchao. .. sun-chow stir-fried ... with bamboo

wii\i ... xiiinggii ... llSyang-goo

shoots

';§ {~ ...

donggii... doong-goo ... with mushrooms

gongbiio... goong-bow

... with mushrooms

stir-fried ... with peanuts and chilli

haoy6u ... how-yol1 ... with oyster sauce

hualiii ... hwah-lyoh stir-fried ... with sauce

~*

~j@=

dongsun. .. doong-sun ... with bamboo shoots

~-T

mala ... mah-lah

1Jli¥t

... with shrimps

xierou ... hsyeh-roh

... with crab

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shicai... shur-tsai ... with seasonal vegetables

.9\f{= ... xiiiren... hsyaiH

with chilli and wild pepper

Mf}:]

zhilcai. .. Jah-tsai

lazi .. . lah-dzur ... with

chilli Iff~

...

... with pickled mustard greens

qiezhi... chyeh-jur

... with tomato sauce

fiinqie... fahn-chyeh ... with tomato sauce

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Jlf,t~ shUcai shoo-tsai vegetables

Vegetables JjQ-f- qiezi chyeh-dzur aubergine, eggplant ft~ zhlisun joo-s bamboo shoots .E~ douya doh-yah

Vegetable dishes ~Jlli-f- shiio qiezi show chyeh-

dzur stewed aubergine/ eggplant

bean sprouts

~M ~ ~ shao Mlu6bo hoolwor-bor stewed carrot

Travel tip As for table manners, it's impolite to show your teeth, so if you use a toothpick, cover your mouth with the other hand . Slurping soup is normal, even rather polite. You don't have to eat with chops tic ks; all restaurants have knives (daozt) and forks (chazt) . Tofu d ishes are eaten w ith a spoon.

~.=:_~f shiio sanxian sahn-

:t'.J; .E~ chao douya doh-yah

:i@r,c,,~ juanxincai Jwahn-hs m-

:t'.J; 8 ~ chao baicai bai-tsai

hsyen stewed 'three-fresh' vegetables :t'.J;.:E~

Jt JL

chao yulanpianrchow yoo-lahn-pyenr

stir-fried bamboo shoots stir-fried bean sprouts stir-fried Chinese cabbage

tsai cabbage M~ ~ Mlu6bo hoo-lwor-bor

carrots 8 ~ baicai bat-tsaJ Chinese

cabbage

J!f£

qingdou clung-doh green

mee stir-fried Chinese cabbage with dried shrim ps ft~:t'j; ~m jiucai chao jidan jyoh-tsai..:how jee-dyen

stir-fried chives with eggs

beans Jl~ m6gu rnor-goo mushrooms tf~ bocal bor-tsai spinach u~ h6ngshu lwong-shoo sweet

potato

WU.fill xih6ngshl hshee-hoongshur tomato

#l'J-* 8 ~ hiiimT baicai hai-

Jiffll:t'j;~il[ huanggua chao jidan hwahng-gwah chow jee-dahn stir-fried cucumber with eggs

-€9 *mi-f- yuxiang qiezi yoo-hsyang chyeh-dzur stir-fried aubergine in hot spicy sauce

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~ ~ jj .E dongsiln biandou doong-sun byen-doh stir-fried

French beans with bamboo shoots ~=~ shao er dong show

er doong stir-fried mushrooms and bamboo shoots with vegetables

!if.il!i&R.E xianmo wandou hsyen-rnor wahn-doh stir-fried peas with mushrooms

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±.Etf: chao tudousl chow to,J-doh-sur stir-fried shredded potato

~j;

~j; ~ ~ H chao luobosl

lwor-bor-sur stir-fried shredded turnip

i)€~~j;~~ bocai chao jldan bor-tsai - Jee-dahn stirfried spinach with eggs wnfill~..J;x~~ xlhongshl chao jldan hshee-hoong-shur stir-fried tomato with eggs

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Drink

Essential terms

coffee kafei kah -fay cup beizi bay-dzee

5f.

water shui shway 7j(

beer pijiu pee-jyoh D~yJm bottle pingzi ping-dzur

tea cha chah

*Ji-T

l!hODjp

:f!F-T

glass bolibei bar-lee-bay $_~:f/F milk niunai nyoh-n i t:j::~J3 mineral water kuangquanshuir kwahng -choo-en-shwayr

whisky wei shiji way-shur-Jee

W:±.~ jiiishuT zai wai drinks n ot included tJm7JC:(£7~ a cup of tea/ a cup of tea/ coffee, please yi bei cha/ kafei bay

:W7~?kJ L

- :fJF:Jf. / l!hODjp

another beer, please

orange juice xianjuzhi hsyenjyew-lu' ~H~¥t rice wine m ijii'1 mee-jyoh

*¥1m

soft drink qishufr chee-shwayr

1"\:?kJL

qing zai h\i yi bei pijitl ching dzai lai yee bay pee-jyoh

i~{l}*-;j;fD~yJm a glass of Maotai (lai) yi bei

*)

Maotaij iu yee bay mow-tai-

sugar t<\ng tahng ;tJ!

jyoh

c

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Beer

PlfW pijiii pee-jyoh beer OJ
1f$_,Pl¥@" Qingdao pijiii ching-dow most famous type of Chinese beer

Coffee, tea etc U~ hongcha hOOil
black tea *i;ft~ juhuachajoo-hwahchah chrysanthemum tea IJIJ~~jp kafii kah-fay coffee ~~ lecha lyew-chah green tea

~~1£~ ITlOii huacha morlee hwah-chah jasmine tea

~)t~ wUI6ngcha wooloong-chah oolong tea, fam ous semi-fermented tea, half green, half black 1£~ huacha hwah-chah

scented tea 4-MIJIJ~~jp niunai kafei nyohnai kah-fay while coffee, coffee

with milk

Soft drinks

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kur-lw Coke

.*-f-Yf goozizhi gwor-dzur-jur fruit juice

OJ
LlrOJ% Uoshan kile lowshahn kur-lur Chinese variety of cola made from Laoshan water

~

fl';Jif~J.l
4 M niuniii nyoh-nai milk ~ ;iR.J.I<)L kuangquanshuir kwahng-chwahn-shwayr mineral

water 1~-f-~J.J
dzur chee-shwayr orangeade

1~-f-'/t j!Jzizhi 1oo-dzur-1ee orange juice ~~yf bOiuozhibor-lwor-jur

pineapple juice N~.ffjj& suanmeitang swahn-

may-tahng sweet-sour plum juice

Wine, spirits etc

S ~ :lt!J. bailandl bai-lahn-dee brandy '!§:~¥@" xiangbinjiii hsyang-blll-

IVOh champagne

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S T} L baiganr bai-gahm clear spirit, distilled from sorghum grain

S¥@" baijiii baJ-Jyoh clear spirit, distilled from sorghum grain ~oos~:lt!!. taguobailandl fah-gwor bai-lahn-dee cognac

T-Ulfi~¥@" gan hOng plitaojiii gahn hoong troo-towJYOW dry red wine

::t¥N laojiii low-Jyoh rice wine eA:t®¥N lang!nUiiu lahng-moo'voh rum

~t4i~ ~±.~ Siigelan weishljl soo-gur-lahn Scotch whisky

:t'..J; ±J};:} Lqishulr chee-shwayr soda water t~¥@" qljiii chee-jyoh sparkling

wine

T-8lti~¥N gan bai plitaojiii dry white wine

IJt';~.W, weimeisi way-mav-s

li:¥@" jinjiii jin-jyoh gin *-f-¥N guc)zijiii gwor-dzur-jyoh

~1~

liqueur

vermouth

~

3f:a¥N Maotaijiii mow-tai-jyoh

Jc:m edekejiii ur-dur-kur-

jyoh vodka

± .~ weishljl way-shur-jur

whisky Slfi~¥@" bai piitaojiu poo-

Maotai spirit

U1ifi~¥N hong pUtaojiii hoOil!J poo-tow-jyoh red wine

Jir¥@" huangjiii hwahng-jyoh

tow-jyoh white wine

1ifj~ ¥@" poo-tow-jyoh plitaojiii wine

rice wine

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