Learn Chinese!

Last Updated: July 19, 2001

(All the new Chinese words are *ed)

Before the mass confusion begins, let me explain. A while ago (I have no idea when) my cousin Andrea and I began collecting the “Learn Chinese” Fortune cookies. So what’s better in a section dedicated to ‘randomosity’ (right, Calindy?) than a mini-Chinese dictionary? So, here’s to my collection of ‘helpful’ Chinese words and phrases (don’t ask me how to pronounce them-making it up is more fun anyway). Sorry you can’t see the accent marks but I can’t type them! Next time you get a “Learn Chinese” thing, please, share your wealth of knowledge!!! Ah, well I must be off. Enjoy and ‘tai jian!’

Apple – Ping-guo

April – Si-yue

Automobile – Qu-che

Banana – Xiang-jiao

Banquet – Yan-hui

Bean Sprout – Dou-ya

Book – Shu

Boss – Lao-ban

*Ceramics – Tao-ci

Check/Bill – Zhang-dan

Chicken – Ji

Delicious – Hao-chi

Duck – Ya-zi

Egg – Ji-dan

Fried Rice – Chao-fan

Friend – Peng-you

Fruit – Shui-guo

Good - Hao

Goodbye - Tai Jian (?)

Grape – Pu-tao

He is tall – Ta gao

Hello – Ni hao

I am not busy – Wo bu mang

January – Yi-yue

March – San-yue

May – Wu-yue

Medical Doctor – Yi-sheng

*Menu – Cai-dan

Milk – Nui-nai

Miss you – Xiang-nian ni

Mushroom – Mo-gu

News – Xin-wen

Park – Gong-yuan

Policeman – Jing-cha

Post Office – You-ju

*Pot Sticker – Guo-tie

Purple – zi

Red – Hong-se

Roast Duck – Kao-ya

School – Xue-xiao

September – Jiu-yue

She is tall – Ta gao

Ski – Hua-xue

Souvenir – Ji-nian-pin

Spinach – Bo-cai

Spring Roll – Chun-juan

Student – Xue-sheng

Subway – Di-tie

Telephone – Dian-hua

Thank you – Xie-xie

Train Station – Huo-che-zhan

Typhoon – Tai-feng

University – Da-xue

Watermelon – Xi-gua

Windmill – Feng-che

Winter – Dong-tian

Where are you from? – Ni cong nail lai

Yellow – Huang-se

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