| A | B |
|---|
| ling | zero |
| yi | one |
| er | two |
| san | three |
| si | four |
| wu | five |
| liu | six |
| qi | seven |
| ba | eight |
| jiu | nine |
| shi | ten |
| shi yi | eleven |
| er shi san | twenty-three |
| di-yi | first |
| di-er | second |
| di-san | third |
| xingqiyi | weekday one or Monday |
| xingqier | weekday two or Tuesday |
| xingqisan | weekday three or Wednesday |
| xingqiri | Sunday |
| ri | day |
| yue | month |
| yiyue | 1st month or January |
| eryue | second month or February |
| shieryue | 12th month or December |
| jia | family, home |
| ji | how many? |
| Ni jia you ji ge ren? | You family have how many people |
| ren | people |
| ge | most common measure word |
| shenme | what? |
| Ni jia you shenme ren? | You family have what people? |
| dianhua | telephone |
| haoma | number |
| duoshao | however many? |
| Nide dianhua haoma shi duoshao? | your telephone humber is how many? |
| yao | the number one - used in addresses, telephone numbers |
| jinnian | this year |
| sui | years old |
| Ni jinnian ji sui? | You this year how many years? |
| Wo jinnian shi liu sui. | I this year 16 years. |
| Wo de dianhua haoma shi jiu-si-si-wu-yoa-ling-ba. | My telephone number is 944-5128. |
| xianzai | now |
| dian | o'clock |
| Xianzai ji dian? | Now how many o'clock? |
| Xianzai shi dian. | Now ten o'clock. |
| Xianzai shi dian er shi wu fen | Now ten o'clock twenty-five minutes. |
| fen | minutes. |
| jintian | today |
| hao | date |
| nian | year |
| Jintian shi ji hao? | today is what date? |
| Jintian san shi yi hao. | Today is the 31st. |
| Jintian shi ji yue? | Today is what month? |
| Jintian shi jiu yue. | today is 9th month or September. |
| Jintian shi nei nian? | Today is what year? |
| Jintian er ling yao er nian. | today is 2012 year. |
| shengri | birthday |
| shenme shihou | when? |
| Nide shengri shenme hao? | Your birthday what date?` |
| Wode shengri shi er yue shi ba hao. | I birthday 12th month 18th date. |
| shang | to attend as in school |
| nianji | grade |
| Ni shang ji nianji? | You attend how many/what grade? |
| Wo shang jiu nianji. | I attend 9th grade. |
| Jintian xingqi ji? | Today what number day? |
| Jintian xingqisi. | today is thursday or the 4th day. |
| Jintian shi xingqi si ma? | Today is Thursday? |
| shi | yes |
| mingtian | tomorrow |
| zuotian | yesterday |
