| A | B |
|---|
| 零 | ling (zero) |
| 一 | yi (one) |
| 二 | er (two) |
| 三 | san (three) |
| 四 | si (four) |
| 五 | wu (five) |
| 六 | liu (six) |
| 七 | qi (seven) |
| 八 | ba (eight) |
| 九 | jiu (nine) |
| 十 | shi (ten) |
| 十一 | shi yi (eleven) |
| 二十三 | er shi san (twenty-three) |
| 第一 | di yi (first) |
| 第二 | di er (second) |
| 第三 | di san (third) |
| 星期一 | xingqiyi (weekday one or Monday) |
| 星期二 | xingqier (weekday two or Tuesday) |
| 星期三 | xingqisan (weekday three or Wednesday) |
| 星期日 | xingqiri (Sunday) |
| 日 | ri (day) |
| 月 | yue (month) |
| 一月 | yiyue (1st month or January) |
| 二月 | eryue (second month or February) |
| 十二月 | shier yue (12th month or December) |
| 家 | jia (family, home) |
| 几 | ji (how many?) |
| 你家有几个人？ | Ni jia you ji ge ren? (You family have how many people?) |
| 人 | ren (people) |
| 个 | ge (most common measure word) |
| 什么 | shenme (what?) |
| 你家有什么人? | Ni jia you shenme ren? (You family have what people? |
| 电话 | dianhua (telephone) |
| 号码 | haoma (number) |
| 多少 | duoshao (however many?) |
| 你的电话号码是多少？ | Ni de dianhua haoma shi duoshao? (your telephone humber is how many?) |
| yao | yao (the number one - used in addresses, telephone numbers) |
| 今年 | jinnian (this year) |
| 岁 | sui (years old) |
| 你今年几岁？ | Ni jinnian ji sui? (You this year how many years?) |
| 我今年十六岁。 | Wo jinnian shiliu sui. (I this year 16 years.) |
| 我的电话号码是九四四五一二八 | Wo de dianhua haoma shi jiu si si wu yi er ba. (My telephone number is 944-5128.) |
| 现在 | xianzai (now) |
| 点 | dian (o'clock) |
| 现在几点? | xianzai ji dian? (Now how many o'clock?) |
| 现在十点. | Xianzai shi dian. (Now ten o'clock.) |
| 现在十点二十五分 | Xianzai shi dian ershiwu fen. (Now ten o'clock twenty-five minutes.) |
| 分 | fen (minutes) |
| 今天 | jintian (today) |
| 号 | hao (date) |
| 几点中 | ji dian zhong? (What time? at what time?) |
| 今天是几号? | Jintian shi ji hao? (today is what date?) |
| 今天三十一号. | Jintian shi sanshiyi hao. (Today is the 31st.) |
| 今天是几月? | Jintian shi ji yue? (Today is what month?) |
| .今天是九月。 | Jintian shi jiu yue. (today is 9th month or September.) |
| 今年是nei年? | Jinnian shi nei nian? This year is what year? |
| 今年二零一二年. | Jinnian er ling yi er nian. This year 2012 year. |
| 生日 | shengri (birthday) |
| 什么时候 | shenme shihou (when?) |
| 你的生日什么号? | Nide shengri shenme hao? (Your birthday what date?) |
| 我的生日十二月十八号. | Wode shengri shier yue shiba hao. (I birthday 12th month 18th date.) |
| 今天星期几? | Jintian xingqiji? (Today what number day?) |
| 今天星期四. | Jintian xingqisi. (today is thursday or the 4th day.) |
| 今天星期四马? | Jintian xingqisi ma? (Today is Thursday?) |
| 是 | shi（yes) |
| 明天 | mingtian (tomorrow) |
| 昨天 | zuotian (yesterday) |
| 两 | liang (2 as in 2 of something) |
| 年 | nian (year) |
| 二零一三年七月十五号星期二 | er ling yi san nian qi yue shi wu hao xingqier. (2013 year 7 month 15 date day 2) |
| 2013年7月15号星期二 | 2013 year 7 month 15 date weekday 2 |
| 你多大？ | How old are you? You how big? |
