| A | B |
| 九月 September | Jiǔ yuè |
| 月 month | Yuè |
| 十二 twelve | Shí'èr |
| 号 (measure word for number in a series; day of the month) | Hào |
| 星期 week | Xīngqí |
| 星期四 Thursday | Xīngqísì |
| 天 day | Tiān |
| 生日 birthday | Shēngrì |
| 生 to give birth to; to be born | Shēng |
| 日 day; sun | Rì |
| 今年 this year | Jīnnián |
| 年 year | Nián |
| 多 how many/much; to what extent; many | Duō |
| 大 big; old | Dà |
| 十八 eighteen | Shíbā |
| 岁 year (of age) | Suì |
| 吃 to eat | Chī |
| 饭 meal; (cooked) rice | Fàn |
| 怎么样 is it O.K.? How is that? How does that sound? | Zěnme yàng |
| 太...了 too; extremely | Tài...Le |
| 谢谢 to thank | Xièxiè |
| 喜欢 to like | Xǐhuan |
| 菜 dishes, cuisine | Cài |
| 还是 or | Háishì |
| 可是 but | Kěshì |
| 我们 we | Wǒmen |
| 点 o'clock(lit. dot, point, thus "points on the clock") | Diǎn |
| 半 half; half an hour | Bàn |
| 晚上 evening; night | Wǎnshàng |
| 见 to see | Jiàn |
| 再见 goodbye; see you again | Zàijiàn |
| 再 again | Zài |
| 英国 Britain; England | Yīngguó |
| 现在 now | Xiànzài |
| 刻 quarter (of an hour) | Kè |
| 事(儿) matter; affair; event | Shì (er) |
| 今天 today | Jīntiān |
| 很 very | Hěn |
| 忙 busy | Máng |
| 明天 tomorrow | Míngtiān |
| 晚饭 dinner; supper | Wǎnfàn |
| 为什么 why | Wèishéme |
| 为 for | Wèi |
| 因为 because | Yīnwèi |
| 还 also; too; as well | Hái |
| 同学 classmate | Tóngxué |
| 认识 to be acquainted with; to recognize | Rènshi |
| 朋友 friend | Péngyǒu |
| 新年 New Year | Xīnnián |
| 情人节 Valentine's Day | Qíngrén jié |
| 母亲节 Mother's Day | Mǔqīn jié |
| 父亲节 Father's Day | Fùqīn jié |
| 感恩节 Thanksgiving | Gǎn'ēn jié |