Chinese

Hi guys Seamus here. Back again and I am about to show you the language that the Tumu hub has been learning. What we have been learning is Chinese and below is the stuff that we have learnt. We are doing Chinese every week and I am really enjoying it and I hope you learn something from this post.

Family

Family=jia

Father=Baba

Mum=Mama

And=He

Grandpa=Ye ye

Grandma =Ni ni

Older Sister= Jie Jie

Younger sister = mei mei

Older brother=Ge ge

Younger brother = Di di

I love you=Wo ai ni                

You=ni

Like=xi haun

love=ai                                                

I=wo

Friend=Peng you

How are you=Ni hao ma

Hello=Ni hoa

                            

Your welcome=bu yong xie

Thanks or Thank you=xie xie or xie xie ni

Bye= Zai jian

I am fine= wo Hen hao

Name=ming zi

you=ni

call=jiao

What=shen me

I=wo

My name is=wo jiao

How old are you?=ni ji sui

Sui= years old

ji=how old

Wo sui=I am_years old

Ming zi=name

Ni jiao me ming zi=what's your name

Wo ye ai ni=I love you too

Numbers

0 = ling

1 = yi

2 = er

3 = san

5 = Wu

6 = liu

7 = qi

8 = ba

9 = jiu

10 = shi

38= shi shi ba

      Animals

Gou=dog

Mao=cat

Zhu=pig

Ma=horse

Long=dragon

yang=sheep

Xiong mao=panda

Ji=chicken

Giraffe=Chang jin lu

Kangaroo=dai shu

Rabbit=Tu or Tu zi

Bunny=xiao Tu zi ot Tu

Mouse=Shu

Cow/Bull=Niu

Tiger=Hu

Snake=She

Monkey=Hou

Where I am from

Shi=am/is/are

Person=ren

Wo shi xin xi he lan=I am a New Zealander

China=zhong guo

Venuquella=wei nie rui la

Ireland=ai er lan

Japan=ri ben

Scotland=su ge lan

Norway=nuo wei

Holland=he lan

Russia=e luo si

Italy=yi da li

Croatia=ken luo di ya

Greece=xi la

South Africa = nan fei

germany = deguo

Ni Hao Ni Hoa Ni hao ma

Hen hao Hen hao wo hen hao

Xie xie xie xie xie xie ni

Bu yong bu yong Bu yong xie

Zai jian Zai jian Zai jian la

Ni ji sui-How old are you

Wo Shi Sui-I am 10 years old

Ni jiao shen me ming zi-What’s your name

Wo jiao Ou wei-My name is Oliver

Wo shi xin xi lan ren-I’m a New Zealander

Ni hao wo jiao Oliver

Wo shi sui wo shi

      10

Xin xi lan ren

Hello my name is Oliver

I’m 10 years old. I am

A kiwi/New Zealander

Wo shi xin xi lan ren-I’m a kiwi

Ou wei-Oliver

Sheng mu-Seamus

Colour

Fen hong se=PINK

Jin se=GOLD

Lan se=BLUE

Tain lan se=LIGHT BLUE

Zong se=BROWN

Cheng se=ORANGE

Lu se=GREEN

Yin se=SILVER

Zi se=PURPLE

Hei se=BLACK

Bai se=WHITE

Hng se-Yellow

Family

  grandpa=ye ye

  Grandma= nai nai

  Older sister= jie jie

   Younger sister=mei mei

   Older brother=ge ge

  Younger brother= di di

  I love you= wo ai ni

Food

1. Food=Shi Wu
2. Noodles=Mian Tiao          
3. Rice=Mi Fan
4. Dumplings=jiao zi
5. Bread=Mian Bao
6. Cake=Dan Gao
7. Milk=Niu Nai
8. Tea=Cha
9. Lu cha=Green tea
10. Black tea=hong cha
11. Kai fe=coffee
12. tofu=dou fu
13. Coca-cola=ke le

I Like/I Eat

Wo ai ni = I love you

Chi = eat

he = Drink

Wo xi huan ni = I like you

He ka fei = drink coffee

He cha = Drink tea

Wo xi huan chi mi fan = I like eating rice.

Amy xi huan chi dan gao = Amy likes eating cake

Wo xi huan he niu nai = I like drinking milk

Wo xi huan he lu cha = I like drinking  green tea

Chi mi fan = eat rice

Chi mian tiao = eat noodles

Wo xi huan xiong mao = I like pandas

Wo xi huan guo = I like dogs

Sports

Barsket

qiu=Ball

Lán qiú= Basketball

Zú qiú = Football

Wǎng qiú = Tennis (Ball)

Gǎn lǎn qiú = Rugby (Ball)

Pīng pāng qiú = Table Tennis (Ball)

Jian Zi = Chinese Traditional Game

Pái qiú = Volleyball

Tǐ cāo = Gymnastics

Yì shù tǐ cāo = Rhythmic Gymnastics

Qu guang qiu = Hockey

Thank you for reading this and please comment on this post it would be much appreciated. If you could try comment something that you learnt would be awesome!