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Chinese Pronunciation and Characters
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| You are beautiful. |
Ni3 zhen1 piao4 liang.
你真漂亮。
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| You are safe with us. |
He2 wo3 men
zai4 yi4 qi3, hen3 an1 quan2.
和我们在一起很安全。
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| We are your forever family now. |
Jin1 hou4, wo3 men jiu4
shi4 ni3 yong3 yuan3 de jia1.
今后我们就是你永远的家。 |
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| Please wait! (Or you have to wait.) |
Bie2 ji2 别急
or Deng3 yi4 hui3r. （等一会儿） |
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| Do you want water? |
Ni3 he1 shui3
ma?
你喝水吗？ |
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| Are you thirsty? |
Ni3 ke3 ma?
你渴吗？ |
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| You must be tired? |
Ni3 lei4 le ba?
你累了吧？ |
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| Are you tired? |
Ni3 lei4 ma?
你累吗？ |
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| Do you want to eat? |
Ni3 xiang3
chi1 dong1 xi ma?
你想吃东西吗？ |
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| Do you want to eat formula? |
Ni3 xiang3
chi1 formula ma?
你想吃formula吗？ |
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| Does it hurt? |
Teng2 ma?
疼吗？ |
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| No, you may not date until you are thirty-five! |
Bu4 xing2. Dao4 san1 shi2
wu3 sui4 zai4 zhao3 dui4 xiang4 ba.
不行，到三十五岁再找对象吧。 |
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| Are you hungry? |
Ni3 e4 ma?
你饿吗？ |
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| Be good! |
Guai1 yi4 dianr3!
乖一点儿。 |
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| Cheer up. |
Gao1 xing4 yi4 dianr3.
高兴一点儿。 |
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| Come over. |
Lai2!
来！ |
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| Come to Mom. |
Dao4 Ma1 Ma zhe4 lai2.
到妈妈这来。 |
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| Come, let's play a game! |
Lai2, zan2 men zuo4
you2 xi4!
来，咱们做游戏。 |
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| Do you drink milk? |
He1 niu2 nai3 ma?
喝牛奶吗？ |
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| Don't behave like this. |
Bie2 zhe4 yang4!
别这样。 |
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| Drink milk or else? |
He1 niu2 nai3 ne,
hai2 shi4 he1 dianr3 bie2 de?
喝牛奶呢，还是喝点儿别的？ |
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| Father (Dad) |
Ba4 ba
爸爸 |
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| Give me the toy. |
Ba3 wan2 ju4 gei3 wo3.
把玩具给我。 |
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| Go potty? (pee, to a small child) |
Yao4 niao4 ma?
要尿吗？ |
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| Go potty? (poo, to a small child) |
Yao4 la1 ma?
要拉吗？ |
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| Go to Dad. |
Zhao3 Ba4 Ba qu4!
找爸爸去。 |
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| Good boy (girl)! |
Ni3 zhen1 guai1!
你真乖。 |
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| Grandma / Grandmother (dad's mother) |
Nai3 Nai3
奶奶 |
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| Grandma / Grandmother (mom's mother, northern Chinese vernacular) |
Lao3 Lao
姥姥 |
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| Grandma / Grandmother (mom's mother, southern Chinese vernacular) |
Wai4 Po2
外婆 (ref.
a children's book entitled Lang Po Po)
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| Grandpa / Grandfather (dad's dad) |
Ye2 Ye
爷爷 |
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| Grandpa / Grandfather (mom's dad, southern Chinese vernacular) |
Wai4 Gong1
外公 |
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| Hi, Amanda (the sound of name needs no translation unless
in writing)! |
Wei, Amanda!
喂 ("Wei" is the word to get someone's
attention.) |
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| Honey. |
Bao3 bao.
宝宝. |
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| How was school today? |
Jin1 tian1 de xue2
shang4 de zen3 me yang4?
今天的学上得怎么样？ |
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| I love you. |
Wo3 ai4 ni3
我爱你。 |
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| I will come back for you (or I will be back later.) |
Wo3 yi4 huir3 jiu4
hui2 lai2.
我一会儿就来接你。 |
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| It's dinner time. |
Gai1 chi1 fan4 le.
该吃饭了。 |
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| It's OK. |
Bu2 yao4 jin3. 不要紧。
Or Mei2 guan1xi. 没什么。 |
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| It's time for bed. |
Gai1 shui4 jiao4 le.
该睡觉了。 |
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| Let's go. |
Zan2 men zou3 ba.
咱们走吧。
Or simply Zou3 ba. 走吧。 |
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| Let me pick you up. Or Pick up. |
Rang4 wo3 bao4 bao ni3.
让我抱抱你。
Or Bao4 bao. 抱抱。
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| Let's read a book. |
Zan2 men nian4 shu1
ba.
咱们念书吧。 |
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| (Kendy) Middle School |
(Kendy) zhong xue
中学 |
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| Mother (Mom) |
Ma1 ma
妈妈 |
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| No more crying. |
Ni3 bie2 ku1 le.
你别哭了。 |
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| No. (not to permit) |
Bu4 xing2.
不行。 |
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| No. (to negate) |
Bu2 shi4.
不是。 |
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| Pick up the toy. |
Ba3 wan2 ju4 jian3
qi3 lai2.
把玩具捡起来。 |
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| Put away the toy(s). It's time to eat. |
Ba3 wan2 ju4 fang4
xia4. Gai1 chi1 fan4 le.
把玩具放下。该吃饭了。 |
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| Put the toy(s) there. |
Ba3 wan2 ju4 fang4
zai4 nar4.
把玩具放在那儿。 |
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| Share it/them among yourselves. (or Play together.) |
Da4 jia1 yi4 qi3 wanr2.
大家一起玩儿。 |
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| school |
xue2 xiao4
学校 |
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| This is your dad. |
Zhe4 shi4 ni3 de ba4 ba.
这是你的爸爸。 |
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| Want to go to the bathroom (to an older child) |
Xiang2 qu4 ce4 suo3 ma?
想去厕所吗？ |
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| What do you want to eat? |
Xiang3 chi1 shen2 me?
想吃什么？ |
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| Teddy Bear. |
Xiao3 xiong2
小熊 |
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| Yes! (to permit) |
Xing2.
行。
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| Yes. (to affirm) |
Shi4 (de).
是（的） |
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; 2, the rising tone 
;
3, the falling-rising tone 
and
4, the falling tone 
. Absence of numerals represent light or no tone. 
