Blog 3- Vocabulary on Food items , money and sample conversations

 Below is some basic vocabulary on Food items:


  1. 吃- chī- To eat

  2. 什么-Shénme- What

  3. 饺子-Jiǎozi- Dumpling

  4. 米饭- Mǐfàn- Cooked rice

  5. 面条-Miàntiáo- Noodles

  6. 面包-Miànbāo- Bread

  7. 包子-Bāozi- Stuffed Bun

  8. 喝-Hē- To drink

  9. 啤酒-Píjiǔ- Beer

  10. 可口可乐-Kěkǒukělè- Cocacola

  11. 茶-Chá- Tea

  12. 咖啡- Kāfēi- Coffee

  13. 矿泉水-Kuàngquán shuǐ- Mineral Water

  14. 牛奶-Niúnǎi- Milk

  15. 买-Mǎi- To buy

  16. 词典-Cídiǎn- Dictionery

  17. 本子-Běnzi- NoteBook

  18. 书-Shū- Book

  19. 笔- Bǐ- Pen

  20. 书包- Shūbāo- Book Bag


Sample Conversations


A:  你吃什么？ (ni chi shenme?) (What are you eating?)

B: 我吃饺子。(wo chi jiaozi) (I am eating dumplings)



A：你喝什么？(ni he shenme?) (What are you drinking?)

B：我喝啤酒。(wo he pijiu) (I am drinking beer)



A：你买什么？(Ni mai shenme?) (What are you buying?)

B：我买词典。(wo mai cidian) (I am buying a dictionery)


Now let’s look at some vocabulary related to prices:


  1. 要- yào- To want

  2. 换-huàn- To exchange

  3. 钱-Qián- Money

  4. 多少-Duōshǎo- How much

  5. 一- Yi- One

  6. 百- Bai- Hundred

  7. 美元- Meiyuan- American dollar

  8. 二- Er- two

  9. 三- San- three

  10. 四- Si-four

  11. 五- Wu- five

  12. 六- Liu- six

  13. 七- Qi- seven

  14. 八- Ba- Eight

  15. 九- Jiu-Nine

  16. 十- Shi- Ten

  17. 杯- Bei- Cup/Glass

  18. 个- Ge- General measure word

  19. 瓶- Ping- Bottle

  20. 本- Ben- A measure word for books

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