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49 words/phrases to learn
zì-jǐ
oneself
kěàide
cute
shǒu-jī
mobile phone
āi-ya
ah; oh; ugh (expressing surprise, annoyance, pain, frustration, sarcasm, etc）
xū-yào
to need
shǐ yòng
use
zěn-me ...
how ...
zěn-me-yàng
how; how about
杯
cup
跟
with; to follow
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-yī
first
yí-ge
one of (something)
喝
drink
yóudiǎn...
to be a little bit...
wán-měi
perfect
guò-lái
come over
也
also
búhuì
will not; cannot
bùxíng!
out of the question!
kànqǐlái...
to appear to be; to look as if
很
very
gěi nǐ
here you go; give you; to you
zhǐ-néng
can only
都
all; even
gōngxǐ!
congratulations!
bà-ba
dad
吗
it is (asking question)
jiě-jie
elder sister
又
again (past action)
méi-yǒu
don't have; there isn't; there aren't
zhè-ge
this one
gǎn jué
feelings
bàng
excellent; awesome; wonderful; stick
wǒ xǐhuān...
I like...
zhème
so (adv); in this way
kě-néng
maybe; possiblity
shén-me shí-hou?
when?
zhè-shì
this is; these are
jiǎde
fake; not true
duìle
correct!; oh, by the way...
dì-fāng
place; location
bú shì
no; not
suàn le
forget about it
xià-tiān
summer
fēi-cháng
very; extremely
huāshēng
peanut
zhèxiē
these
chī le!
(I) have eaten
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