HSK 1 Vocabulary: 36 First Words

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HSK 1 Vocabulary · part 1 · 36 words 11:02 Mandarin audio · every word and sentence on screen with pinyin and English

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你 nǐ: you. Hello! (literally: you good) 你好！ Nǐ hǎo!

好 hǎo: good, well. Are you well? 你好吗？ Nǐ hǎo ma?

我 wǒ: I, me. I'm very well. 我很好。 Wǒ hěn hǎo.

是 shì: to be. I am Xiao Ming. 我是小明。 Wǒ shì Xiǎo Míng.

他 tā: he, him. He is David. 他是大卫。 Tā shì Dàwèi.

她 tā: she, her. She is Xiao Hong. 她是小红。 Tā shì Xiǎo Hóng.

我们 wǒmen: we, us. We are very well. 我们很好。 Wǒmen hěn hǎo.

不 bù: not, no. I'm not David. 我不是大卫。 Wǒ bú shì Dàwèi.

吗 ma: (turns a sentence into a yes/no question). Are you Xiao Hong? 你是小红吗？ Nǐ shì Xiǎo Hóng ma?

呢 ne: and you? what about …?. I'm very well. And you? 我很好，你呢？ Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?

这 zhè: this. This is Xiao Hong. 这是小红。 Zhè shì Xiǎo Hóng.

那 nà: that. That is David. 那是大卫。 Nà shì Dàwèi.

个 gè: (the most common measure word). This one is very good. 这个很好。 Zhè gè hěn hǎo.

的 de: 's, of (shows whose). This is mine. 这是我的。 Zhè shì wǒ de.

有 yǒu: to have; there is. Do you have one? 你有吗？ Nǐ yǒu ma?

没 méi: not (have), didn't. I don't have one. 我没有。 Wǒ méi yǒu.

和 hé: and. Xiao Hong and David. 小红和大卫。 Xiǎo Hóng hé Dàwèi.

都 dōu: all, both. We are all very well. 我们都很好。 Wǒmen dōu hěn hǎo.

很 hěn: very. She is very nice. 她很好。 Tā hěn hǎo.

了 le: (shows something has happened). There, done! 好了！ Hǎo le!

在 zài: to be (somewhere); at. Is Xiao Hong in? 小红在吗？ Xiǎo Hóng zài ma?

叫 jiào: to be called. I'm called Xiao Ming. 我叫小明。 Wǒ jiào Xiǎo Míng.

什么 shénme: what. What are you called? 你叫什么？ Nǐ jiào shénme?

名字 míngzi: name. What's your name? 你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

谁 shéi: who. Who is he? 他是谁？ Tā shì shéi?

认识 rènshi: to know (a person). Do you know him? 你认识他吗？ Nǐ rènshi tā ma?

高兴 gāoxìng: happy, glad. I'm glad to meet you. 认识你很高兴。 Rènshi nǐ hěn gāoxìng.

朋友 péngyou: friend. He is my friend. 他是我的朋友。 Tā shì wǒ de péngyou.

中国 Zhōngguó: China. I'm in China. 我在中国。 Wǒ zài Zhōngguó.

人 rén: person, people. I'm a Chinese person. 我是中国人。 Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén.

谢谢 xièxie: thank you. Thank you! 谢谢你！ Xièxie nǐ!

不客气 bú kèqi: you're welcome. You're welcome! 不客气！ Bú kèqi!

对不起 duìbuqǐ: sorry. Sorry! 对不起！ Duìbuqǐ!

没关系 méi guānxi: it doesn't matter. It's OK. 没关系。 Méi guānxi.

请 qǐng: please; to invite. Please, after you! 你请！ Nǐ qǐng!

再见 zàijiàn: goodbye. Goodbye! 再见！ Zàijiàn!