cia ting~family

ma ma-ibu pa pa-ayah ke ke-abang

mei mei-adik perempuan cie cie-kakak

nai nai/po po-nenek gong gong-datuk

zhang fu-suami qi zi-wife

bo bo-uncle(father side) jiu jiu-uncle(mother side)

gu gu-aunt(father side) a yi-aunt(mother side).

zhi ye~occupation

fei ji shi-pilot yu fu-nelayan mu jiang-tukang kayu you ca-posmen

lu shi-lawyer fa guan-hakim jing cha-polis yisheng-doctor

siao fan -penjaja gong cheng shi-jurutera cai feng-tailor

xue xiao li~di sekolah

xue xiao-sekolah ban/jiao shi-kelas ban gong shi-pejabat/bilik guru

shi tang-kantin shi yan shi-makmal can ting-cafe/tempat makan

li tang-dewan su she-asrama cao chang-padang tu shu guan-library

ce shuo-tandas

xiao zhang-pngetua fu xiao zhang-pen.kanan lao shi-guru shin ca yuen-pengawas

ban zhang-ketua kelas yuan ding-tukang kebun fu ban zhang-pen.ketua kelas

greetings

cou an-good morning wu an-good afternoon siao wu-good evening

wan an-good night ni hao hello! wo hao-saya sihat

sheng re kuaile-happy birthday sin nien kuaile-happy new year

sie sie-terima kasih mei ke chi-sama-sama

twi pu chi-minta maaf ni hao ma-apa khabar?

teach yourself!

sunday-xingqiri(sing chi jek) monday-xingqiyi(sing chi yi) tuesday-xingqier(sing chi el)

wednesday-xingqisan(sing chi san) thursday-xingqisi(sing chi se)

friday-xingqiwu(sin chi wu) saturday-xingqiliu(sing chi liu).

Learning MANDARIN!

1=yi 2=er 3=san 4=si 5=wu 6=liu 7=qi 8=ba 9=jiu 10=shi

11=shi yi 12=shi er 13=shi san 14=shi si 15=shi wu 16=shi liu

17=shi qi 18=shi ba 19=shi jiu 20=er shi