BASIC WORDS VOCABULARY 

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Yes	shì
No	bú shì
Thank you	xìe xìe
Thank you very much	fei- cháng gàn xìe / henv gàn xìe
You're welcome	bu yong xie
Please	qíng
Excuse me	qivng ràng, dui bu qi
Hello	Ni hao
Goodbye	zài jiàn
So long	zài jiàn
Good morning	zaov an-.
Good afternoon	wuv an-.
Good evening	wanv shàng haov.
Good night	wanv an-.
I do not understand	wov bù míng bái / wov bù dovng
How do you say this in [English]?	zhe yòng [hàn yuv] zen me jiavng?
Do you speak ...	niv hùi jiavng ... ma?
English	yi-ng yuv.
French	fá yuv.
German	dé yuv.
Spanish	xi- bán yá yuv.
Chinese	puv to-ng hùa / hàn yuv.
I	wov.
We	wov mén
You (singular, familiar)	niv.
You (singular, formal)	nín
You (plural)	niv mén
They	ta- mén
What is your name?	niv jiào shen me míng zi?
Nice to meet you.	henv gao- xìng yù jiàn niv.
How are you?	niv haov ma?
Good	haov.
Bad	bù haov.
So so	hái haov.
Wife	qi- ziv.
Husband	zhàng fu-.
Daughter	nüv er
Son	ér zi
Mother	ma- ma
Father	ba- ba
Friend	péng youv.
Where is the bathroom? Where is the toilet?	xiv shouv jian- zai- na li?
zero	líng
one	yi-.
two	èr
three	san-.
four	sì
five	wuv.
six	lìu
seven	qi-.
eight	ba-.
nine	jiuv.
ten	shí
eleven	shí yi-.
twelve	shí èr
thirteen	shí san-.
fourteen	shí sì
fifteen	shí wuv.
sixteen	shí liù
seventeen	shí qi-.
eighteen	shí bav.
nineteen	shí jiuv.
twenty	èr shí
twenty one	èr shí yi-.
thirty	san- shí
forty	sì shí
fifty	wuv shí
sixty	liù shí
seventy	qi- shí
eighty	ba- shí
ninety	jiuv shí
one hundred	yì baiv.
one thousand	yì qianv.
one million	yì baiv wàn
How much does this cost?	zhe duo- shaov qián?
What is this?	zhe shi shen me?
I'll buy it.	wov maiv.
I would like to buy ...	wov yào maiv ...
Do you have ...	ni youv méi youv ...
Do you accept credit cards?	ni jie- shòu xìn yòng kav ma?
Open	kai-.
Closed	guan-.
Postcard	míng xìn piàn
Stamps	yóu piào
A little	yi dian(r) er
A lot	henv duo-.
All	quán bù
Breakfast	zaov can-.
Lunch	wuv can-.
Dinner	wanv can-.
Vegetarian	sù shí zhev.
Kosher	yóu tài hé fav shí wù
Cheers!	gan bei
Please bring the bill.	qingv jíe zhàng.
Bread	miàn bao-.
Beverage	yinv liào
Coffee	ka- fei-.
Tea	chá
Juice	guov zhi-.
Water	shuiv.
Beer	pí jiuv.
Wine	jiuv.
Salt	yán
Pepper	hú jiao-.
Meat	roù
Beef	niú roù
Pork	zhu- roù
Fish	yú
Poultry	jia- qinv.
Vegetable	cài
Fruit	shuiv guov.
Potato	mav líng shuv.
Salad	sa- là
Dessert	tián pinv.
Ice cream	bing- qi- lín / xuev gào
Where is ...?	... zaiv na liv?
How much is the fare?	che- fèi duo shaov?
Ticket	piao
One ticket to ..., please.	yì zha-ng qù ... de piào.
Where are you going?	niv qù na liv?
Where do you live?	niv zhù zài na liv?
Train	huov che-.
Bus	gong- gòng qì che- / gong- che-.
Subway, Underground	dì tiev.
Airport	fei- ji- changv.
Train station	huov che- zhàn
Bus station	gong- gòng qì che- zhàn / gong- che- zhàn
Subway station, Underground station	dì tiev zhàn
Departure	chu- jìng
Arrival	rù jìng
Car rental agency	chu- zu- qì chè zhang-.
Parking	tíng che- changv.
Hotel	lü' guanv.
Room	kè fáng
Reservation	yù dìng
Are there any vacancies for tonight?	jin- wanv youv méi youv kong- fáng?
No vacancies	kè manv / méi youv kong- fáng
Passport	hù zhào
Left	zuov.
Right	yòu
Straight	zhí
Up	shàng
Down	xià
Far	yuanv.
Near	jìn
Long	cháng
Short	duanv.
Map	dì tù
Tourist Information	liuv yóu wèn xún chù
Post office	yóu jú
Museum	bó wú guanv.
Bank	yín háng
Police station	jingv chá jú
Hospital	yi- yuàn
Pharmacy, Chemists	yào fáng
Store, Shop	diàn
Restaurant	jiuv lóu
School	xúe xiáo
Church	jiào táng
Restrooms	xiv shouv jian-.
Street	jie-.
Square	fang-, guang chang
Mountain	shan-.
Hill	shan- / qiu-.
Valley	shan- guv.
Ocean	haiv, yang
Lake	hú
River	hé
Swimming Pool	yóu yongv chí
Tower	tav.
Bridge	qiáo
What time is it?	jí dianv zhòng le?
7:13, Seven thirteen	qi- dianv shí san- fen-.
3:15, Three fifteen	san- dianv shí wuv fen-.
3:15, A quarter past three	san- dianv yí kè
11:30, Eleven thirty	shí yi- dianv san- shí fen-.
11:30, Half past eleven	shí yi- dianv bàn
1:45, One forty-five	yi- dianv sì shí wuv fen-.
1:45, A quarter till two	yi- dianv sì shí wuv fen-.
Day	rì / tian-.
Week	xing- qi-.
Month	yùe.
Year	nián.
Monday	xing- qi- yi-.
Tuesday	xing- qi- èr
Wednesday	xing- qi- san-.
Thursday	xing- qi- sì
Friday	xing- qi- wuv.
Saturday	xing- qi- liù
Sunday	xing- qi- rì / xing- qi- tiàn
January	yi- yùe
February	èr yùe
March	san- yùe
April	sì yùe
May	wuv yùe
June	liù yùe
July	qì yùe
August	bà yùe
September	jiuv yùe
October	shí yùe
November	shí yi- yùe
December	shí èr yùe
Spring	chun-.
Summer	xià.
Fall, Autumn	qiu-.
Winter	dòng.
Today	jin- tian-.
Yesterday	zúo tian-.
Tomorrow	míng tian-.
Birthday	sheng- rì
Happy Birthday!	sheng- rì kuài lè!