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dà-jiā-hǎo
hello everybody
wǒ shì
I am; I was
xī-wàng
hope
dì...
...th; ...nd; ...rd (prefix indicating ordinal number)
dì-yī
first
yícì
once
cì
... time(s)
朋友
friend
chéng-shì
a city
也
also
suàn
calculate; count; let it pass
tàidūo
too much; too many
dàn-shì
but; however
dì-fāng
place; location
bù-shǎo
quite a few,; many
suó-yǐ
so; therefore
ān-pái
arrange
yǐ-shàng
above
北
north
xià-tiān
summer
hái-shì
still, nevertheless
xiàn-zài
now
zhēn-de
really
rú-guǒ
if
zhè-ge
this one
yí-dìng
surely, definitely
zhōng-guó
China
yí-ge
one of (something)
而
but (not); and so
hěn-dūo
a lot of
都
all; even
bǐ-rú
for example
yí-xià
a bit
fēi-cháng
very; extremely
piào-liang
beautiful; pretty
zǎo-shàng
morning
xià-wǔ
afternoon; PM
qí-tā
other
lìng-wài
other; in addition
yóu-kě-néng
it's possible
停
to stop
再
again (future action)
zhè-shì
this is; these are
zhè yàng
this way; like this
búhuì
will not; cannot
xiǎoshí
hour
坐
sit; travel by
呢
what about ...?
hǎo-xiàng
like, as if
yīn-wèi
because
zhèlǐ
here
数
number
méiyǒu
hasn't; haven't
shí-zài
really
完
to end; complete
zhōng-xīn
center
zuì-dà
the biggest
měi-shí
delicacy; delicious food; gourmet food
dāngrán!
of course!
niúròu miàn
beef noodles
每
every; each
街
street
chū lái
to come out
shàng-wǔ
morning; AM
chī niúròu
to eat beef
xiǎo piào
receipt
fáng
house; room
送
send, deliver; give
xū-yào
to need
zhíyǒu
only; only have
zài nàlǐ
over there
gěi nǐ
here you go; give you; to you
xǐ-huan
like; to like
yī-diǎn
a little
gèng-duō
more
两
two; Chinese unit of weight
问
to ask; question
xiǎochī
snack
yì-qǐ
together
niú-nǎi
milk
tè-sè
special
wèi-dào
taste; flavour
huí-qù
go back
yì-bēi
one cup; a cup of...
hěn-hǎo
very well
hǎohē
delicious (for a drink)
chà bù duō
nearly; approximately; almost
míngtiān
tomorrow
zhèxiē
these
huān-yíng
welcome
kāi-shǐ
to start; a start
乐
happy; music
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