| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 的 | -'s de |
| 了 | -ed, past tense marker le |
| 又 | again, once more yòu |
| 和 | and hé |
| 你呢？ | and you? nǐ ne? |
| 苹果 | apple píngguǒ |
| 你去她的房子吗？ | Are you going to his house? Nǐ qù tāde fángzi ma? |
| 你很高兴吗？ | Are you happy? Nǐ hěn gāoxìng ma? |
| 在 | at; to be located zài |
| 猫 | cat māo |
| 可爱 | cute kě'ài |
| 你又去了他的房子吗？ | Did you go to his house again? Nǐ yòu qù le tāde fángzi ma? |
| 我认识你吗？ | Do I know you? Wǒ rènshì nǐ? |
| 你喝水还是茶？ | Do you drink water or tea? Nǐ hē shuǐ háishì chá? |
| 你认识约翰吗？ | Do you know John? Nǐ rènshì Yuēhàn? |
| 你认识我吗？ | Do you know me? Nǐ rènshì wǒ? |
| 你要茶还是三明治？ | Do you want tea or a sandwich? Nǐ yào chá háishì sānmíngzhì? |
| 狗 | dog gǒu |
| 高兴 | happy gāoxìng |
| 他 | he / they (singular) tā |
| 他是男人 | He is a man tā shì nánrén |
| 他要了三名指和一些水。 | He wanted a sandwich and some water. Tā yào le sānmíngzhì hé yìxiē shuǐ. |
| 你好 | hello nǐhǎo |
| 你好！我叫约翰。 | Hello! My name is John. Nǐhǎo! Wǒ jiào Yuēhàn. |
| 你好，约翰！我叫丽莎！ | Hi, John! My name's Lisa! Nǐhǎo, Yuēhàn! Wǒ jiào Lìshā! |
| 房子 | house fángzi |
| 我 | I wǒ |
| 我不喝水。 | I don't drink water. Wǒ bù hē shuǐ. |
| 我认识你！ | I know you! Wǒ rènshì nǐ! |
| 我要苹果。 | I want an apple. Wǒ yào píngguǒ. |
| 我去了商店。 | I went to the store. Wǒ qù le shāngdiàn. |
| 我吃苹果。 | I'm eating an apple. Wǒ chī píngguǒ. |
| 我去商店。 | I'm going to the store. Wǒ qù shāngdiàn. |
| 我很高兴。 | I'm happy. Wǒ hěn gāoxìng. |
| 我在房子里。 | I'm in the house. Wǒ zài fángzi lǐ. |
| 里 | in; inside lǐ |
| 他吃三明治吗？ | Is he eating a sandwich? Tā chī sānmíngzhì ma? |
| 你叫丽莎吗？ | Is your name Lisa? Nǐ jiào Lìsha ma? |
| 它 | it tā |
| 它不是人 | It isn't a person tā bù shì rén |
| 它在桌子上。 | It's on the table. Tā zài zhuōzi shàng. |
| 约翰 | John Yuēhàn |
| 丽莎 | Lisa Lìshā |
| 男人 | man nánrén |
| 我的 | my wǒde |
| 我的猫很可爱！ | My cat is so cute! Wǒde māo hěn kě'ài! |
| 我叫…… | my name is... wǒ jiào |
| 不，他吃苹果。 | No, he's eating an apple. Bù, tā chī píngguǒ. |
| 不 | no, not bù |
| 上 | on shàng |
| 还是 | or háishì
Only used in questions |
| 人 | person rén |
| 三明治 | sandwich sānmíngzhì |
| 她 | she tā |
| 她是女人 | She is a woman tā shì nǚrén |
| 她认识了他。 | She knew him. Tā rènshì le tā. |
| 商店 | shop; store shāngdiàn |
| 很 | so, quite / (adjective particle) hěn |
| 一些 | some yìxiē |
| 桌子 | table zhuōzi |
| 茶 | tea chá |
| 男人和女人去了商店。 | The man and the woman went to the store. Nánrén hé nǚrén qù le shāngdiàn. |
| 叫 | to be called jiào |
| 是 | to be (a noun) shì |
| 检查 | to check, inspect jiǎnchá |
| 喝 | to drink hē |
| 吃 | to eat chī |
| 去 | to go, leave for qù |
| 认识 | to know rènshì |
| 要 | to want yào |
| 下 | under xià |
| 水 | water shuǐ |
| 什么 | what shénme |
| 你是什么？ | What are you? Nǐ shì shénme? |
| 他要了吃什么？ | What did he want to eat? Tā yào le chī shénme? |
| 你要什么？ | What do you want? Nǐ yào shénme? |
| 你叫什么？ | What's your name? Nǐ jiào shénme? |
| 哪儿 | where nǎr |
| 你去了哪儿？ | Where did you go? Nǐ qù le nǎr? |
| 你去哪儿？ | Where're you going? Nǐ qù nǎr? |
| 女人 | woman nǚrén |
| 你 | you nǐ |
| 你的 | your nǐde |
| 你的狗很可爱！ | Your dog's cute! Nǐde gǒu hěn kě'ài! |
| 吗 | (particle turning statements into yes/no questions) ma |
| 你检查了桌子下吗？ | Did you check under the table? Nǐ jiǎnchá zhuōzi xià ma? |