1 Word English

 

Basic English Words – Chapter 1

 

100 Basic English Words

 

No.

English

Say this

Hear this

Mandarin

Cantonese

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1

Hello

hel-lOw

 

 

2

Goodbye

good-bI

 

再见

再见,拜拜

In China now,' bye-bye 88'is often used in daily life.

3

Yes

yess

 

是,是的

系(hei

 

4

No

nO

 

不,不是

唔系

Not

5

Please

plEEze

 

 

6

Thank you

thank U

 

谢谢(您)

多谢(你)

 

7

Excuse me

excuze mE

 

请原谅,打扰了

唔该,唔好意思

 

8

OK

OK

 

ok,

ok,好

Cool, No Problem

'ok' is used by Chinese people in daily life, also like 'bye-bye = 88'

9

Problem

prob-lem

 

问题

问题

 

10

How much

hao mutch

 

多少(钱)

几多(ji duo)(钱)

 

11

Too expensive

t-ooh ex-spen-sive

 

太贵

太贵

 

12

I

I

 

 

13

am

am

 

 

14

You

you / U

 

你(们)

你(地)

 

15

They

thAy

 

他们

kui

 

16

Many

m-eny

 

 

17

The

th-uh

 

 

18

Few

f-Uw

 

 

19

Large

larr-j

 

大(的)

大(的)

 

20

Small

sm-all

 

小(的)

小(的)

 

21

Full (food)

f-ull

 

饱的(食物)

饱(食物)

 

22

Hungry

h-ung-gary

 

饿的

饿

 

Angry = Most Chinese say this word my mistake, especially Cantonese speakers. Because angry means very upset, you need to be very careful when you say ‘hungry’ and pronounce the ‘hu’ very noticeably

23

look/check/see

 

 

看(到)

(到)tei

Pay attention

24

I love you

 

 

我爱你

我爱你

 

25

Work

 

 

工作

工作

* Key word

Our first Keyword, and this means you can use it instead of many other works to convey simple meaning.

 

As with all Keywords, this one can be adapted to say many things, but it is unlikely to be grammatically correct. However, is it more important to learn 50 alternative words and how to use them correctly – or to learn one that lets you say something to a native English speaker and be clearly understood?

26

Internet

 

 

因特网

因特网

 

27

Email

 

 

电子邮件

电子邮件

 

28

Phone

 

 

电话

电话

 

29

Electricity

 

 

 

30

Computer

 

 

电脑

电脑

 

31

Time

 

 

时间

时间

 

32

Numbers

 

 

数字

数字

 

33

Inside

 

 

里面

里边

 lei bying)

34

Outside

 

 

外面

外边

 (ngoi bying)

35

Sleep

 

 

睡觉

睡觉

 

36

Home

 

 

 

37

Sexy

 

 

性感

性感

sexy

38

Boy

 

 

男孩

男仔,靓仔

 

39

Girl

 

 

女孩

女仔,靓女

 

40

Father

 

 

父亲

老豆

 

41

Mother

 

 

母亲

老母

 

42

Boss

 

 

老板

老细

lao sei)

43

Waitress

 

 

(女)服务员

靓女

 

44

Romance

 

 

罗曼史(浪漫史)

罗曼史(浪漫史)

 

45

Kiss

 

 

 Kiss

46

Date 1

The Date

 

日期

日期

 

 

Date 2

Dating

 

恋爱

拍拖

 

47

Friend: Types of

 

 

朋友

朋友

 

48

Good

 

 

sometimes, it means 'ok'

49

No good

 

 

不好

不好

sometimes, it means ' not ok'

50

Wedding

 

 

婚礼

婚礼

 

51

Divorce

 

 

离婚

离婚

 

52

Come

 

 

 

53

Go

 

 

 

54

Here

 

 

这里,这儿

里多(li duo)

 

55

There

 

 

那里,那儿

果多(guo duo)

 

56

Club / Disco

 

 

俱乐部/迪斯科

Club /迪斯科

 

57

Restaurant

 

 

餐厅

餐厅

 

58

Drink:

 

 

饮料

饮料

 

 

Water

 

 

 

 

Beer

 

啤酒

啤酒

 

 

 

Wine

 

 

 

 

Spirits

 

高度酒

高度酒

 

 

 

Coffee

 

咖啡

咖啡

 

 

 

Tea

 

 

 

 

Juices

 

果汁

果汁

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

59

Talking

 

 

谈话,谈论

谈话,谈论

* Key word

Another Keyword which can be given many meanings by adding other simple words. Again any English speaker will understand you, whilst you will probably not be grammatically correct.

60

Gas

 

 

气(燃气)

气(燃气)

 

61

Rice

 

 

米,米饭

米,米饭

 

62

Noodles

 

 

面条

面条

 

63

Potatoes (Versions)

 

 

土豆,马铃薯

薯仔(xu zei),土豆

 

64

Meat

 

 

 

65

Fish

 

 

 

66

Shellfish

 

 

贝壳,贝类

蚬(hxian)

 

67

Hamburger

 

 

汉堡包

汉堡包

 

68

Kebab

 

 

烤羊肉串

烤羊肉串

 

69

Questions:

 

 

问题,提问

 

Questions:

 

Why

 

 

为什么

点解

dian gai)

 

when

 

 

什么时间

么也时间

 

 

Where

 

 

哪里(bing duo)

哪里(na lei),兵度

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What

 

 

什么

么也(me ye

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How

 

 

怎样

点样(dian yang

,点(dian)

70

Entrance

 

 

入口

入口

 

71

Exit

 

 

出口

出口

 

72

Toilet

 

 

厕所,洗手间

厕所,洗手间

 

73

New

 

 

新(的)

新(的)

 

74

Old

 

 

旧(的)

旧(的)

 

75

Today

 

 

今天

今天

 

76

Tomorrow

 

 

明天

明天,听日(ting ye)

 

77

Future

 

 

将来

将来

 

78

Yesterday

 

 

昨天

琴日(kem yeh)

 

79

Past

 

 

过去

过去

 

80

Now

 

 

现在

而家(yi gua),家阵(gua zhen)

 

81

Before

 

 

以前

以前

 

82

Later

 

 

迟点

迟的(chi di)

 

83

Soon

 

 

很快

好快(hao fai)

 

84

Know

 

 

知道(zhi dao)

知道(zhi duo)

 

 

Don't know

 

 

我不知道

我唔知(道)

I dont know:

85

Understand

 

 

明白

明白

 

 

I dont understand

 

 

我不明白

我唔明(白)

 

86

Help

 

 

帮助,帮忙,救命

帮助,帮忙,救命

 

87

Hot

 

 

 

88

Cold

 

 

 

89

Fire

 

 

 

90

Smoke

 

 

吸烟

吸烟(cup yen)

Cigarette香烟

91

Ice

 

 

 

92

Sun

 

 

太阳

太阳

 

93

Rain

 

 

雨,下雨

雨,落雨(luo yu)

 

94

Moon

 

 

月亮

月光

 

95

Stars

 

 

星星

星星

 

96

Flowers

 

 

花(朵)

 

97

Very

 

 

很,好

很,好

* Key word

"hao "here is only used as an adverb, it means 'very'.

98

Design

 

 

设计

设计

* Key word

Design is one of the most useful English words and can be used in many situations. Whilst not being grammatically correct in most cases, it will convey immediately your thoughts. Here ‘Design’ and Decide’ can have the same meaning.

99

Interesting

 

 

有趣(的)

有趣(的)

* Key word

Interesting is yet another very versatile word that can be used in many situations to replay simple meanings. By adding another word in front such as: ‘very’ or ‘not’ you have greatly increased your vocabulary.

100

Name

 

 

名,姓名

名,姓名