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106 Cards in this Set
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měi guó
yīng guó
Běi ài'ěrlán shì wǒ dì dìpán./北爱尔兰是我的地盘。 |
America England
Northern Ireland is my territory. |
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hán guó
tài guó |
South Korea Thailand |
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Phonetic Translation of the Nation Names A lot of nation names are simply the phonetic translation of the names in their own languages. Here are some examples:
jiā ná dà
yì dà lì |
Canada Italy |
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Adding 人（rén) at the end of the country makes its nationality. |
Adding 人（rén) at the end of the country makes its nationality. |
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Zhōngguó rén měiguó rén yīngguó rén |
Chinese American British |
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When it comes to talking about languages (语言 – yǔ yán), |
For pretty much any other language, you’ll use the character 语 (yǔ):
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yīng yǔ/Yīngwén
fǎ yǔ
xī bān yá yǔ |
English French Spanish |
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As you can see, some languages use a shortened form of the country name, while others use the whole name. |
As you can see, some languages use a shortened form of the country name, while others use the whole name. |
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dé guó
hélán
é guó |
Germany Netherlands Russia |
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Ài’ěrlán
mò xī gē
bā xī |
Ireland Mexico Brazil |
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Ài’ěrlán
mò xī gē
bā xī |
Ireland Mexico Brazil |
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rì běn
hán guó
ào dà lì ya |
Japan South korea Australia |
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Ài’ěrlán
mò xī gē
bā xī |
Ireland Mexico Brazil |
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rì běn
hán guó
ào dà lì yǎ |
Japan South korea Australia |
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yìn dù
xīn jiā pō
yuè nán |
India Singapore Vietnam |
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Ài’ěrlán
mò xī gē
bā xī |
Ireland Mexico Brazil |
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rì běn
hán guó
ào dà lì yǎ |
Japan South korea Australia |
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yìn dù
xīn jiā pō
yuè nán |
India Singapore Vietnam |
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Mǎláixīyà
tài guó
xīn xī lán |
Malaysia Thailand New Zealand |
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Ài’ěrlán
mò xī gē
bā xī |
Ireland Mexico Brazil |
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rì běn
hán guó
ào dà lì yǎ |
Japan South korea Australia |
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yìn dù
xīn jiā pō
yuè nán |
India Singapore Vietnam |
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mǎ lā xī yà
tài guó
xīn xī lán |
Malaysia Thailand New Zealand |
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nán fēi
ruì shì
Xiānggǎng |
South Africa Switzerland Hong Kong |
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Ài’ěrlán
mò xī gē
bā xī |
Ireland Mexico Brazil |
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rì běn
hán guó
ào dà lì yǎ |
Japan South korea Australia |
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yìn dù
xīn jiā pō
yuè nán |
India Singapore Vietnam |
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mǎ lā xī yà
tài guó
xīn xī lán |
Malaysia Thailand New Zealand |
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nán fēi
ruì shì
Xiānggǎng |
South Africa Switzerland Hong Kong |
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Ruìdiǎn (Ruìdiǎn ròu wán)
Pútáoyá
Éluósī |
Sweden (Swedish meatball) Portgual Russia |
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Xīlà
Yìndùníxīyà |
Greece Indonesia |
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shǒudū |
Capital |
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Yàzhōu
Ōuzhōu |
Asia Europe |
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Fēizhōu
Běi Měizhōu |
Africa North America |
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Nán Měizhōu |
South America |
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fāshì zhōngyú zǔguó |
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fāshì zhōngyú zǔguó |
pledge loyalty to one’s country
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Ouméng |
EU |
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Wǒ qùguò mǎláixīyà jǐ cì |
I have been to Malaysia several times |
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Yǐsèliè Jewish |
Israel
Yóutàirén |
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Yǐsèliè
Yóutàirén |
Israel Jewish |
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Zhōngguó hěn dà de rénkǒu/中国很大的人口 |
China's large population |
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Níbó'ěr
Bìlǔ
Àomén |
Nepal Peru Macao |
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Jiǎntǐ hànzì
fántǐ zì
Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō fāngyán
Zhège zì yǒu duōshǎo bǐhuà? |
Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese China has many dialects how many strokes in this character |
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Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu qùguò zhōngguó dàlù
Táiwān de nánbù |
I have never been to mainland China
southern part of taiwan |
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Wǒ yǒu Shuāngchóng guójí
Yīng liánbāng guójiā/英联邦国家 |
I have dual citizenship Commonwealth countries |
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粤语/Yuèyǔ/Guǎngdōnghuà |
Cantonese |
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Nǐ yǒu shénme shēnfèn |
What's your identity? |
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Àoyuán
欧元/Ouyuán
yīngbàng
Měiyuán |
Australian dollar Euro British pound American dollar |
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Xībóláiyǔ |
Hebrew |
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Xībóláiyǔ |
Hebrew |
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Wǒ shì zài měiguó chūshēng de |
I was born in America |
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Xībóláiyǔ |
Hebrew |
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Wǒ shì zài měiguó chūshēng de |
I was born in America |
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Bèi'ěr fǎ sī tè shì běi ài'ěrlán de shǒudū/贝尔法斯特是北爱尔兰的首都 |
belfast is the capital of northern ireland |
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Wǒ shì zài měiguó chūshēng de |
I was born in America |
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Běi ài'ěrlán shì ōuzhōu běibù/北爱尔兰是欧洲北部 |
northern ireland is the north part of europe |
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Dōngnányà |
South East Asia |
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Dōngnányà |
South East Asia |
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Wǒ juédé fàguó rén zìzūnxīn hěn qiáng/我觉得法国人自尊心很强 |
I think the French have a lot of pride |
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Dōngnányà |
South East Asia |
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Wǒ juédé fàguó rén zìzūnxīn hěn qiáng/我觉得法国人自尊心很强 |
I think the French have a lot of pride |
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Wǒ shì bái zhǒng rén/我是白种人 |
i am caucasian |
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Yàzhōu rén píngcháng pífū bǐjiào hēi |
Asians usually have darker skin |
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Wǒ yǒu yīgè zhōngwén míng/我有一个中文名
Wǒ de zhōngwén míng shì Lín wénjùn/林文俊 |
I have a Chinese name My Chinese name is Lin Yang |
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Zài niǔyuē hěnduō qǐgài |
I new york, there are a lot of beggers |
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Yīnggélán
Sūgélán
Wēi'ěrshì |
England Scotland Wales |
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Yīnggélán
Sūgélán
Wēi'ěrshì |
England Scotland Wales |
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guóyǔ/国语
Měiguó rén ài qiāng/美国人爱枪 |
The country’s language
americans love guns |
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guóqìngjié/国庆节
Zhōngguó yǒu hěnduō fāngyán/中国有很多方言 |
National day
China has many dialects |
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guóqìngjié/国庆节 |
National day |
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Zhège yǔyán shì wǒ de mǔyǔ/这个语言是我的母语 |
this language is my mother tongue |
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Hěnduō nián yǐqián/很多年以前 |
Many years ago |
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Fēilǜbīn
Lǎowō |
Philippines Laos |
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tā shì hùnxiě ér/混血儿
我懂双语/Wǒ dǒng shuāngyǔ |
He or she is mixed blood I am bilingual |
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Wǒ xūyào bāng wǒ de māmā fānyì zhōngwén/我需要帮我的妈妈翻译中文 |
I need to help my mother translate Chinese |
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Wǒ bù huì shuō ālābó yǔ/我不会说阿拉伯语 |
i don't speak arabic |
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Jiǎnpǔzhài |
Cambodia |
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Hélán |
Holland |
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Hélán |
Holland |
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Dà bùfèn de jiārén zhù zài yǐsèliè/大部分的家人住在以色列 |
Most of the family lives in Israel |
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Zhōngguó hé hánguó yǒu yīgè xiǎoshí de shíchā/中国和韩国有一个小时的时差 |
There is one hour time difference between China and South Korea |
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Shì de wǒ céngjīng qùguò hánguó/是的我曾经去过韩国 |
Yes I have been to Korea |
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Shì de wǒ céngjīng qùguò hánguó/是的我曾经去过韩国 |
Yes I have been to Korea |
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xǔduō rén jīngcháng bǎ àodìlì hé àodàlìyà hùnxiáo zài yìqǐ . |
Many people often confuse Austria with Australia |
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měiguó gōngmín |
American citizen |
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Bìlǔ shì yīgè bǎoshǒu de guójiā/秘鲁是一个保守的国家 |
Peru is a conservative country |
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Cháoxiǎn
huáyì Huáyì Měiguó rén |
North Korea
foreign citizen of Chinese origin American of Chinese descent
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中国北方人和南方人的口语不一样/Zhōngguó běifāng rén hé nánfāng rén de kǒuyǔ bù yīyàng |
The spoken language of northern Chinese and southern Chinese is different |
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Xīnjiāpō hé mǎláixīyà bèi yīngguó zhànlǐng/新加坡和马来西亚被英国占领 |
Singapore and Malaysia were occupied by the British |
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挪威/Nuówēi |
Norway |
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Fēnlán
Āijí |
Finland Egypt |
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Xīnjiāpō shì yīgè wěndìng de guójiā/新加坡是一个稳定的国家 |
Singapore is a stable country |
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Xīnjiāpō shì yīgè wěndìng de guójiā/新加坡是一个稳定的国家 |
Singapore is a stable country |
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Fāzhǎn zhōng guójiā hé fādá guójiā/发展中国家和发达国家 |
developing and developed countries |
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Sòng hóngbāo shì zhōngguó rén de chuántǒng/送红包是中国人的传统 |
giving red envelopes is a Chinese tradition |
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Zhōngguó yuánxiāo jié/中国元宵节 |
Chinese lantern festival |
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Wǒ shì xīnjiāpō jūmín/我是新加坡居民 |
i am a resident of Singapore |
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Bùshì wǒ de guóqí. 不是我的国旗。 |
Not my flag. |
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guómín sùzhì/国民素质
Qùnián nǐ zhù zài guówài duì bùduì? 去年你住在国外对不对？ |
quality of the citizens
You lived abroad last year, right? |
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Wǒ xiǎng tóuzī měiguó zhǐshù jījīn/我想投资美国指数基金 |
I want investment in an American index fund |
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我认为新加坡比北爱尔兰现代化/Wǒ rènwéi xīnjiāpō bǐ běi ài'ěrlán xiàndàihuà |
I think Singapore is more modern than Northern Ireland. |
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quánqiúhuà |
Globalisation |
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Xiānggǎng yǒu hēidào ma? 香港有黑道吗？ |
Is there gangsterism in Hong Kong? |
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Guóqí hé guógē/国旗和国歌
qízi |
national flag and national anthem Flag |
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Wǒ de hùzhào yǐjīng guòqíle/我的护照已经过期了 |
My passport has expired |
