27-Chinese phrases-Mandarin-Flavors

*Notes

Food=食物=shí wù

Sweet=甜=tián

Acid=酸=suān

Bitter=苦=kǔ

Hot/spicy=辣=là

Salty=咸=xián

Eat=吃=chī

Like to eat=喜欢吃=xǐ huān chī

*I like spicy food=我喜欢吃辣=wǒ xǐ huān chī là

Flavor=口味=kǒu wèi

Different flavors=不同的口味=bù tóng de kǒu wèi

Taste=尝=cháng

*I like to taste different Flavor

=我喜欢尝不同的口味=wǒ xǐ huān cháng bù tóng de kǒu wèi

**Common Idiom

五味俱全=wǔ wèi jù quán

=There are all kinds of flavors/tastes in food or in life

(we use it more for describe life,it means that is the REAL life.)

26-Chinese phrases-Mandarin-To express LOVE

*Notes

to Love sb.=爱=ài

to miss sb.=想=xiǎng（想念=xiǎng niàn)

to like sb./sth.=喜欢=xǐ huān

very much=很=hěn(非常=fēi cháng)

a little=一点(儿）=yì diǎn(ěr)

don't =不=bù

too=也=yě

I don't love him/her=我不爱他/她=wǒ bú ài tā

I love you=我爱你=wǒ ài nǐ

I love you very much

=我很爱你（我非常爱你）=wǒ hěn ài nǐ（wǒ fēi cháng ài nǐ）

Do you love me?=你爱我吗？=nǐ ài wǒ mā?

I love you too=我也爱你=wǒ yě ài nǐ

I miss you=我想你=wǒ xiǎng nǐ

I like you=我喜欢你=wǒ xǐ huān nǐ

25-Chinese phrases-Mandarin-Apartment parts

*Notes

Apartment=公寓=gōng yù

Meeting room=客厅=kè tīng

Dining room=饭厅=fàn tīng

Bedroom=卧室=wò shì

Kitchen=厨房=chú fáng

Bathroom=卫生间=wèi shēng jiān

Cloakroom=衣帽间=yī mào jiān

Terrace=露台=lù tái

Balcony=阳台=yáng tái

Window=窗=chuāng

Curtain=窗帘=chuāng lián

Windowsill=窗台=chuāng tái

Door=门=mén

Wall=墙=qiáng

on the wall=在墙上=zài qiáng shàng

Floor=地板=dì bǎn

Ceiling=天花=tiān huā

Decorative painting=装饰画=zhuāng shì huà

Corridor=走廊=zǒu láng

Stairs=楼梯=lóu tī

Lift=电梯=diàn tī

*Notes

Furniture=家具=jiā jù(=家私=jiā sī )

--(group 1)

Wardrobe=衣柜=yī guì

Bookcase=书柜=shū guì

Cabinet=柜子=guì zi

Box=箱子=xiāng zi

Mirror=镜子=jìng zi

Dresser=梳妆台=shū zhuāng tái

*classifier for group 1=一个…=yí gè…

e.g: A wardrobe=一个衣柜=yí gè yī guì

--(group 2)

Bed=床=chuáng

Sofa=沙发=shā fā

Table=桌子=zhuō zi

Chair=椅子=yǐ zi

Tea table=茶几=chá jī

*classifier for group 2=一张…=yì zhāng…

e.g: A bed=一张床=yì zhāng chuáng

23-Chinese phrases-Mandarin-Clothes

*Notes

Clothes=衣服=yī fú

Suits=西服=xī fú

Casual wear=休闲服=xīu xián fú

Sportswear=运动服=yùn dòng fú

Shirt=衬衣=chèn yī

T-shirt=T 恤= T xù

Short sleeve=短袖=duǎn xìu

Long sleeve=长袖=cháng xìu

Overcoat=大衣=dà yī

Coat=外套=wài tào

Jacket=夹克衫=jiá kè shān

Trousers=长裤=cháng kù

Pants/shorts=短裤=duǎn kù

Jeans=牛仔裤=níu zǎi kù

Jeans shorts=牛仔短裤=níu zǎi duǎn kù

Skirt=裙子=qún zi

Sweater=毛衣=máo yī

Underwear=内衣=nèi yī

Socks=袜子=wà zi

Hat（general)=帽子=mào zi

22-Chinese phrases-mandarin-Telephone something

*Notes

My/Mine=我的=wǒ de

your/ yours=你的=nǐ de

his=他的=tā de

Mobile= 手机=shǒu jī

My mobile=我的手机=wǒ de shǒu jī

Mobile No.=手机号码=shǒu jī hào ma

your Mobile No.=你的手机号码=nǐ de shǒu jī hào ma

**May I have your mobile No.?

=can-give me-your-mobile No.-?

=能-给我-你的-手机号码-吗？

=néng-gěi wǒ-nǐ de-shǒu jī hào ma-mā?

fixed tel=座机=zuò jī

fixed tel.No.=座机号码=zuò jī hào ma

to make a phone call=打个电话=dǎ ge diàn huà

i will call you=我打给你=wǒ dǎ gěi nǐ.

to send=发=fā

to reply=回=huí

SMS=短信=duǎn xìn

MMS=彩信=cǎi xìn

to send sms=发短信=fā duǎn xìn

to reply sms=回短信=huí duǎn xìn

Signal=信号=xìn hào

the signal is good= 信号好=xìn hào hǎo

the signal is bad=信号差=xìn hào chà

*some words you can just speak english, Chinese people speak same same, e.g: WIFI,3G(three G=sān G),call, Hello, Bye.etc.

21-Chinese phrases-mandarin-Household electrical appliances

*Notes

TV set= 电视机=diàn shì jī

Electric light=电灯=diàn dēng

Computer=电脑=diàn nǎo

Laptop=手提电脑=shǒu tí diàn nǎo

Fan=风扇=fēng shàn

Air conditioning=空调=kōng tiáo

Refrigerator=冰箱=bīng xiāng

Washing machine=洗衣机=xǐ yī jī

Water heater=热水器=rè shuǐ qì

Cooker hoods/Kitchen ventilator=抽油烟机=chōu yóu yān jī

Disinfection cupboard=消毒碗柜=xiāo dú wǎn guì

Microwave=微波炉=wēi bō lú

Oven=烤箱=kǎo xiāng

Induction Cooker=电磁炉=diàn cí lú

*Notes

Cantonese cuisine= 粤菜=yuè cài

Hakka cuisine=客家菜=kè jiā cài

*(from south China,not spicy,healthy)

Sichuan cuisine=川菜=chuān cài

Hunan cuisine=湘菜=xiāng cài

*(from middle China, spicy,delicious)

Xinjiang cuisine=新疆菜=xīn jiāng cài

Dongbei cuisine=东北菜=dōng běi cài

*(from north China,Handmade noodles）

Jiangzhe cuisine=江浙菜=jiāng zhè cài

Shanghai cuisine=上海菜=shàng hǎi cài

*(from east China,they like add sugar when cooking）

**which cuisine you would like to eat today?=today you would like to eat which cuisine?=今天你想吃什么菜？=jīn tiān ní xiǎng chī shěn me cài?

**what about Cantonese cuisine?=粤菜怎么样？=yuè cài zěn me yàng?

**very good, let's go eat cantonese cuisine.=很好，我们去吃粤菜吧。=hén hǎo, wǒ men qù chī yuè cài ba.

__that's too many kinds of chinese cuisine, here are the most popular ones for you guys.__enjoy.

19-Chinese phrases-mandarin-How to express common illness

*Notes

I'm sick=我生病了=wǒ shēng bìng le

I have a headache=我头疼=wǒ tóu téng

I feel dizzy=我头晕=wǒ tóu yūn

I caught a cold=我感冒了=wǒ gǎn mào le

I feel fatigued=我觉得乏力=wǒ jué de fá lì

I have a fever=我发烧=wǒ fā shāo

My throat inflamed=我喉咙发炎=wǒ hóu lóng fā yán

I have a stuffy nose=我鼻塞=wǒ bí sè

I have a cough=我咳嗽=wǒ ké sòu

I have stomach pain=我肚子痛=wǒ dù zi tòng

I have diarrhea=我拉肚子=wǒ lā dù zi

I have insomnia=我失眠=wǒ shī mián

I have a toothache=我牙疼=wǒ yá téng

18-Chinese phrases-mandarin-fruits

*Notes

fruit=水果=shuí guǒ

banana=香蕉=xiāng jiāo

watermelon=西瓜= xī guā

cherry=樱桃=yīng táo

coconut=椰子=yē zi

mango=芒果=máng guǒ

papaya=木瓜=mù guā

mangosteen=山竹=shān zhú

longan=龙眼=lóng yǎn

litchi=荔枝=lì zhī

strawberry=草莓=cǎo méi

orange=橘子=jú zi / =橙子=chéng zi

pineapple=菠萝=pō luó

apple=苹果=píng guǒ

grape=葡萄=pú táo

durian=榴莲=líu lián

guava=番石榴=fān shí lǐu

wax apple=莲雾=lián wù

rambutan=红毛丹=hóng máo dān

how much per pound?=多少钱一斤？=duō shǎo qián yì jīn?