| A | B |
| 喜欢 | xijuan = to like |
| 什么 | shenme - what |
| 打 | da - play . . (sports) |
| 打篮球 | da lanqiu - to play basketball |
| 看 | kan - to look at ... |
| 看书 | kan shu - to read a book |
| 看电视 | kan dianshi - watch t.v. |
| 不喜欢 | bu xihuan - no like |
| 吃 | chi - eat |
| 喝 | he - to drink |
| 听音乐 | ting yinyue - to listen to music |
| 做 | zuo - to do |
| 打电话 | da dianhua - to talk on the phone |
| 看橄榄球 | kan ganlanqiu - to watch football |
| 去买东西 | qu mai dongxi - to go buy something; go shopping |
| 去朋友的家 | qu pengyou de jia - go to a friend' house |
| 看电影 | kan dianying - to watch movies |
| 唱 | chang - to sing |
| 做饭 | zuo fan - to cook |
| 游泳 | youyong - to swim |
| 吗 | ma - makes it a question |
| 汉语 | hanyu - Chinese |
| 英文 | yingwen - English |
| 数学 | shuxue - mathematics |
| 要 | yao - to want |
| 打球 | da qiu - to play ball games |
| 你做什么? | Ni zuo shenme? |
| 你喜欢什么? | Ni xihuan shenme? |
| 你吃什么? | Ni chi shenme? |
| 你喝什么? | Ni he shenme? |
| 你要什么? | Ni yao shenme? |
| 我想要 | Wo xiang yao - I would like to order |
| 多少钱 | duoshao qian - how much money |
| 一个 | yi ge - a ... (generic word) |
| 美金 | meijin - American dollar |
| 人民币 | renminbi - people's currency; Chinese currency |
| 还是 | haishi - or |
| 爱好 | aihao - hobby |
| 需要 | xuyao - to need |
| 想要 | xiang yao - would want; would like to order |
| 要 | yao - to want; going to |
| 你爱好是什么? | Ni aihao shi shenme? - your hobby is what |
| 读 | du - to read |
| 说 | shuo -to speak |
| 做 | zuo - to do |