…a continuation of Ready for Beijing? Mandarin 101 – Lesson I

• tze (tsuh) – to eat
  • Wo yao tze dong-xie – I want to eat something
  • Wo yao tze ham-bao – I want to eat a hamburger
• wo doo xe-uh – I am hungry
• sway-jiao – dumplings
• beijing kao-ye (yuh) – peking duck
• fun – rice
• gee – chicken
• he (huh) – to drink
  • Ta yao he ke-le (kuh-luh) – He wants to drink a Coke
• ing-liao – drinks
• pie-jio – beer
• ing-hang (long a) – bank
• guang xhie – shopping
• she-A zi – shoe
• ee-fu – clothes
• pi-bao – literally ‘leather purse’, handbag
• fan-dien (or perhaps liu-gyan) – hotel

Tags: Mandarin 101, Olympics

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