Basic Vocabularies

After learning two fundamental materials about Mandarin language, here are some kick-start vocabularies that you can use in daily conversation.

Pronouns

我 (wǒ) = I
你 (nǐ ) = You
您 (nín) = You (polite)
他 (tā) = He
她 (tā) = She
它 (tā) = It
我们 (wǒ men) = We
你们 (nǐ men) = You (two people or more)
他们 (tā men) = They
她们 (tā men) = They (women)

Posessive

Adjective & Pronouns

我的 (wǒ de) = my or mine
你的 (nǐ de) = your or yours
他的 (tā de) = his
她的 (tā de) = her or hers
它的 (tā de) = it's or its
我们的 (wǒ men de) = our or ours
你们的 (nǐ men de) = your or yours
他们的 (tā men de) = their or theirs

Family Members

爸爸 (Bàba) = father
妈妈 (māmā) = mother
爷爷 (Yéyé) = grand father
奶奶 (nǎinai) = grand mother
哥哥(Gēgē) = older brother
姐姐 ( jiějiě) = older sister
弟弟 (Dìdì) = younger brother
妹妹 (mèimei) = younger sister

Days

今天 (jīntiān) = Today
昨天 (zuótiān) = Yesterday
明天 (míngtiān) = Tomorrow
后天 (hòutiān) = The day after tomorrow
前天 (qiántiān) = Two days ago
星期一 (xīngqīyī) = Monday
星期二 (xīngqīèr) = Tuesday
星期三 (xīngqīsān) = Wednesday
星期四 (xīngqīsì) = Thursday
星期五 (xīngqīwŭ) = Friday
星期六 (xīngqīliù) = Saturday
星期日/星期天 (xīngqirì / xīngqītiān) = Sunday

Verbs

要 (yào) = to want
吃 (chī) = to eat
喝 (hē) = to drink
有 (yǒu) = to have
知道 (zhī dao) = to know
喜欢 (xǐ huan) = to like
爱 (ài) = to love
是 (shì) = to be
做 (zuò) = to do/make
去 (qù) = to go
看 (kàn) = to see
用 (yòng) = to use
找 (zhǎo) = to find
告诉 (gào su) = to tell
问 (wèn) = to ask
想 (xiǎng) /觉得 (jué de) = to think

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