34 Chinese words with English meanings and pronunciation, grouped by situation.
These are the Chinese words you'll actually use for everyday basics — the ones that come up in a real conversation with Mei. Read them, say them out loud, then use them in a lesson.
Greetings
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
你好
ni hao
Hi
早上好
zao shang hao
Good morning
晚上好
wan shang hao
Good evening
晚安
wan an
Good night
谢谢
xie xie
Thank you
请
qing
Please / You're welcome
对不起
dui bu qi
Sorry
再见
zai jian
Goodbye
Numbers
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
一
yi
One
二
er
Two
三
san
Three
四
si
Four
五
wu
Five
六
liu
Six
七
qi
Seven
八
ba
Eight
九
jiu
Nine
十
shi
Ten
Colors
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
红色
hong se
Red
蓝色
lan se
Blue
绿色
lv se
Green
黄色
huang se
Yellow
黑色
hei se
Black
白色
bai se
White
橙色
cheng se
Orange
紫色
zi se
Purple
Days & Time
Word
Pronunciation
Meaning
星期一
xing qi yi
Monday
星期二
xing qi er
Tuesday
今天
jin tian
Today
明天
ming tian
Tomorrow
昨天
zuo tian
Yesterday
早上
zao shang
Morning
晚上
wan shang
Evening
时间
shi jian
Time / Hour
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