Sunday, September 21, 2008
Our first month in China
Being in China with a child has been a lot different than coming as a newly married couple! We have adjusted much more slowly, but life is good. :)
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Audriana's Chinese words and phrases
- 看一下 kan yixia (look at this/look a little)
- 好吃 hao chi (it tastes good)
- 好吃么？ hao chi ma? (Does it taste good?)
- 杨梅 yangmei (bayberry/a Chinese fruit)
- 杭州 Hangzhou (Hangzhou [city])
- 金华 Jinhua (Jinhua [city])
- 上海 Shanghai (Shanghai [city])
- 要不要？ yao bu yao? (want it? [literally: want not want?])
- 师傅 shifu (sir/man [literally: master])
- 给你 gei ni (for you/give you)
- 去吧 qu ba (go ahead/wanna go?/let's go)
- 钩来 gou lai (come here)
- 不哭 bu ku (don't cry)
- 强彬 qiang bin (a special bread named after the Qiang minority who invented it)
- 我爱你 wo ai ni (I love you)
- 沃森 wo sen (a Chinese vegetable)
- 阿姨 a yi (aunt)
- 清开门 qing kai men (please open the door)
- 座 zuo (I'm not sure: side?)
- 不要 bu yao (I don't want [to])
- 一起做 yi qi zuo (go together)
- 酱油 jiang you (soy sauce)
- 好不好？ hao bu hao? (ok? [expected answer is yes])
- 姐姐 jie jie (older sister)
- 请来 qing lai (please come here)
- 蒜苗 suan miao (a Chinese vegetable)
- 鼻子 bizi (nose)
- 抱 bao (hold/carry)
- 没有 meiyou (not have)
- 包子 baozi (a kind of steamed bun with meat)
- 馒头 mantou (a kind of steamed bun)
- 握握手 wo wo shou (shake hands)
- 小心 xiao xin (be careful)
- 好 hao (good/ok)
- 谢谢 xie xie (thank you)
- 妹妹 mei mei (little sister)
- 再见 zaijian (goodbye)
- 哥哥 ge ge (older brother)
- 跑 pao (run)
- 二 er (two)
- 一 yi (one)
- 弟弟 di di (little brother)
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