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DominoChinese

Level 1
Lesson 1

One

Two

Sn

Three

Q/3Q

Snq

Thanks

Xixie

Thanks

Ku

Mouth, opening

Mouthful

Sun, day

No pro.

Drop

Bi

White

Bibi

Good-bye

Bir

Bright day

Bi

100

Ybi

100

rbi

200

Snbi

300

Haha

Haha

Rn

Person

Birn

White person

Rnrn

Everyone

Rnku

Population

No pro.

Stick

Zhng

Middle

Rnzhng

Philtrum

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Wng

King

Jade

Gu

Country

Mi

Beautiful

Migu

USA

Yng

Heroic

Ynggu

England (generally refered to as U.K.)

Guwng

King

Wnggu

Kingdom

Zhnggu

China

Zhnggurn

Chinese

Ynggurn

English (generally British)

Migurn

American

Sh

To be/am/is/are/was/were

Dng

Nail

Dngdng

Tintin

Dng

To book, reserve

Shu

Hand

rshu

Second hand

No pro.

Hand (building block)

To hit

Bibai

Good-bye

Lesson 4

Sword

Lance

I/Me

Oh

No/Not/Incorrect

Bsh

Incorrect

Sh

Correct/(yes)

Shbsh

Right?

Hungry

Hungry?

Yo

To want

B yo

To not want

Yo b yo

Do you want (it)?

Bng

To help

Bng b bng

Help (me)?

Big

Drn

Adult

Xio

Small

Dxio

Size

Do

Knife

Ddo

Machete

Thou

No pro.

Man (building block)

You

Du

Many, much, a lot

Sho

Few, less

Dusho

How much/many

Qin

Money

Dusho qin

How much does it cost?

Kui

(Measure word for) money

...Kuiqin

Dollars/renminbi (Whatever the currency is)

Woman (not used alone)

Nrn

Woman

Min

Beautiful woman, girl

Also

She/Her

Lesson 5

He/Him

It

///

Me/You/He/She too

Lesson 6

Ge

A general measure word

()

Ling (ge)

Two

Mn

Door

Mnku

Opening, door, gate

Men

Plural suffix

Wmen

We/us

Nmen

You (plural)

Tmen

They/them

Tmen

They/them

Du

All

Lingge du

Both (of them)

Lesson 7

88

Good-bye

Son (not used alone)

Death, to die

Zi

Child (not used alone)

rzi

Son

Nr

Daughter

Nwng

Queen

Wngz

Prince

Xiozi

Naughty kid

Rzi

Day

Png

Fat

Pngzi

Fatso

Hizi

Child, kid

Ho

Good, ok

Hobho

Ok?

Nho

Hello

Hn

Very

Adj. + *

S le

Extremely ...(something)

s le

Extremely hungry

Png

Extremely obese

r s le

Extremely stupid

Hndu

A lot

Hn

To hate

Sn

Li

Ji

Sh

10

Horse

Mom

Mma

Mom

Dm

Dama

Lesson 8

Lesson 9

To scold

Ma

Question particle

Nho ma

How are you?

Sh ma

Is that so?

Ho ma

Ok?

Ne

What about...

Ky

Can, may

Ky ma

May (I)?

Bba

Dad

Jijie

Older sister

Xioji

Lady, prostitute, waitress

Gge

Older brother

Shui

Handsome

Shuig

Handsome guy, waitor

Ddi

Younger brother, penis

Mimei

Younger sister, vagina

Jio

To call, be called

Jio

To teach

Sh

10

Shr

12

rsh

20

Shn

What (not used alone)

Me

Question particle (often at the end of question


words)

Shnme

What

Mngzi

Name

N jio shnme
mngzi?

What's your name

N jio shnme?

What are you called?

N jio shnme?

What do you teach?

Wishnme?

Why?

Lesson 10

Ynwi

Because

Suy

So, therefore

No pro.

Wrap (not used alone)

Sho

Spoon (not used alone)

Shozi

Spoon

Sentence

Jzi

Sentence

No pro.

Dog (building block)

Gu

Dog

Xiogu

Puppy

Mo

Cat

Xiomo

Kitten

De

's implies possession (the most common


character in Chinese)

Shde

Correct

Hode

Ok

Dud

How big/old

Su

...Years old

Xn

Heart

Xioxn

Be careful, beware

Zhngxn

Centre

Mn

Depressed

Nn

You (polite)

Nn ho

Hello (polite)

No pro.

Heart (building block)

To be scared of

Lesson 11

Lesson 12

Kp de

Fierce, scary

Ki

To open, turn on

Kimn

To open the door

Dki

To open, unfold

Kixn

Happy

Gun

To close

Gunmn

To close the door

Gunxn

To care about

Kigun

Switch

Zh

Suddenly (not used alone)

Zn

How (not used alone)

Znme

How

Yng

Appearance (not used alone)

Znmeyng

How about, what about?

Gng

Work (not used alone)

Gngrn

Worker

Rngng

Hand-made

Zu

To make

Gngzu

Work, to work

Gngzu

Workdays, weekdays

Dgng

To do manual work

Gngzu znmeyng

How's work?

Zu

To do

N zu shnme

What do you do?

N zu shnme
gngzu

What do you do (as work)

Ysi

Meaning, to mean

Shnme ysi

What does it mean?

/*

Ysi...ysi sh

It means.../the meaning is

Bhoysi

Sorry

Lesson 13

Gunxi

Connection

Migunxi

It's fine, no problem

Tin

Day, heaven

Ytin

One day

Tintin

Everyday

Zu

Yesterday

Zutin

Yesterday

Yu

Moon

Yyu

January

Yge yu

One month

Ho/R

Day (date)

Mng

Clear

Mngtin

Tomorrow

Jntin

Today

Mngbai

To understand

Lesson 14

o ok?

Ok?

Dng

To understand?

Bdng

Not understand

Tngbdng

Not understand

Xngxng

Star

Xngq

Week

Xngqy

Monday

Xngqr

Tuesday

Xngqsn

Wednesday

Xngqs

Thursday

Xngqw

Friday

Xngqli

Saturday

Xngqtin

Sunday

Yng

To need, use

Byng

No need

Byng xi

You're welcome, no need to thank

Byng xi

No need to write

Xi

To write

Yu

Left hand (will be used alone later)

Ch

Fork

Chzi

Fork

Doch

Knife and fork

Chshu

To cross your arms

No pro.

Lid (not used alone)

Wn

Culture (not used alone)

Wnmng

Civilisation

Zhngwn

Chinese (language)

Yngwn

English (language)

Wn

Astronomy

Cn

Inch

Du

Correct

Bdu

Not correct

Dubdu

Right?

Png

Friend (not used alone)

Png

To touch, poke

Png de

Pokeable

No pro.

Right hand (building block)

Yu

Friend (building block)

Pngyou

Friend

Hopngyou

Good friend

Xiopngyou

Kid, child

Nn

Male

Nnrn

Man, male

Nnpngyou

Boy friend

Npngyou

Girl friend

Lesson 15

Lesson 16

Yu

Right (side)

Zu

Left (side)

Gui

To turn

Yugui

Turn right

Zugui

Turn left

Yu

To have, there is/are

Yurn ma

Anyone (there)?

Yurn

Theres's someone/thing (there)

Miyou

No have, there isn't...

Ysi

To mean, meaning

Yu ysi

Interesting

Zhu

Claw

Zhuzi

Claw

No pro.

Claw (building block)

No pro.

Roof (building block)

To love

Ki de

Cute, loveable

Xio ki

Bra

Yui

Friendlly and close

igu

Patriotism

igurn

Patriot

irn

Lover

iho

Hobby

Zui

To make love

Zupngyou

To make friends

Xhuan

To like

520

I love you

Lesson 17

No pro.

Path (building block)

Hi

Still, also

Hiho

Fine

Hi ky

Fine

ok

Hi ok

Fine

Zh

This

Zhge

This

Zhtin

This day

Zhj

This sentence

No pro.

Bump (buiding block)

That

Nge

That

Ntin

That day

Which?

Nge

Which?

Ntin

Which day?

Ngurn

Which nationality?

N sh ngurn

Where are you from?

Zhr

Here

Ner

There

Ner

Where?

Hishi

Or (question 'or')

N/Nme

Well, then, ok

Zh

Over here

Nbin

Over there

To take

Gi

To give

Kn

To look

Tng

To listen

Lesson 18

Gi...kn

To give a look (show)

Gi...tng

To give a listen (show)

Earth, soil

Trn

Unfashionable person

To throw up

Zi

To be (position)

No pro.

Word, language (building block)

Shu

To speak, say

Lesson 19

/ Yng zhngwn(zhge) How do you say this in Chinese?


znme shu

Yng zhngwn(zhge) How do you write this in Chinese?


znme xi

Xioshu

Novel

Dng

To reserve, book

Zhyng

Like this

Nyng

Like that

W ky zhyng ma

Can I say it like this?

Hu

To be able to

Zi

Present continuous tense, -ing

A, ends sentences often, gives more character to


the language

Lesson 20

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