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chī le!
(I) have eaten
dà-jiā-hǎo
hello everybody
hǎochī
delicious (for food)
jīn-tiān
today
tè-bié
especially
chī de
food; something to eat
zhèlǐ
here
shì zhōngxīn
city center
měi-shí
delicacy
小
small
边
side
豆
bean
yí-ge
one of (something)
yí-xià
a bit
看
to watch; to look
wǒmen
we
hǎo le
it's done
méiyǒu
don't have; there isn't; there aren't
kéyǐ...ma?
is it possible to...?
半
half
油
oil
三
three
会
can; be able to; will
duìle
correct!; oh, by the way...
拉
to pull
xiè-xie
thanks
包
to wrap; wrapper
dàn-shì
but
wóxiǎng
I want to...
zhēn-de
really
最
the most
wǒyào...
I want...; I'm going to...
bái-bái
Bye-bye
坐
to sit; to take (a bus, airplane etc)
wǒ yīnggāi
I should
rén-jiā
a particular person or general other people (except for the speaker and the listener)
ná
to take, to get
打
to hit
gěi nǐ
here you go
nǐ-men
you (plural)
bù hǎo yì-si
sorry
zhè-ge
this one
蛋
egg
zhè-shì
this is; these are
菜
dish; vegetable
nà-shí
at that time
hǎobùhǎo?
ok or not ok; do you agree
ránhòu
then; after that
分
to divide; minute
直
straight
bàng
awesome; stick
láo bǎn
boss
又
again (past action)
起
to rise; to start
gāng-cái
just now
……de-shí-hou
when ... (in statements)
bú shì
isn't; no
晚
late
yóudiǎn...
to be a little bit…
玩
to play
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
jìdé
to remember
zhè yàng
this way, like this
wǒ shì
I am; I was
再
again (future action)
jiā
add; increase; put on
朋友
friend
送
to send; to see off
ér qiě
and also
hái-yǒu
still; in addition
把
to hold; handle
nà-ge
that one
kǒu-gǎn
texture
rú-guǒ
if
yǐ-hòu
afterwards; later on
到
to arrive
qiān
thousand
万
ten thousand
búyào!
don't!
发
to send out
hǎo-de
okay
完
to be over; entire
喝
to drink
gǎn jué
feelings
jìn rù
to enter, come in
zhème
like this; so
呢
What about ...?
客
guest; customer
期
phase; period
见
to see; to look
力
power
很
very
月
month; moon
太
very; too (many/much)
yé-ye
grandpa (dad's side)
nǎi-nai
grandma (dad's side)
kěàide
cute
piào-liang
beautiful; pretty
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