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46 Cards in this Set
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哪
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Na3
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Which?
Ni3 shi4 na3 guo2 ren2?/What country are you from?／你是哪国人？ |
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国
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Guo2
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Country
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人
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Ren2
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Person
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中
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Zhong1
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Middle, Center
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中国
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Zhong1 guo2
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China
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中国人
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Zhong1 guo2 ren2
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Chinese person
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美
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Mei3
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Beautiful
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美国
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Mei3guo2
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America; USA
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美国人
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Mei3guo2ren2
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American person
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日本
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Ri4ben3
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Japan
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日本人
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Ri4ben3ren2
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Japanese Person
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英
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Ying1
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Hero
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英国
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Ying1guo2
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England
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英国人
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Ying1guo2ren2
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English person
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韩
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Han2
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S. Korea; Surname
Note: Second tone; unlike Mandarin Han4yu3 which is 4th! |
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韩国
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Han2guo2
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South Korea
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韩国人
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Han2guo2ren2
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Korean
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请
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Qing3
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Please
Qing3 he1 cha2/Please have tea Qing wen, wo ke bu keyi (May I please....) |
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问
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Wen4
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To Ask
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请问
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Qing3 Wen4
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May I please ask.....?
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会
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Hui4
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Able
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会不会
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Hui4 bu2 hui4
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Able or not able?
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是不是
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Shi2 bu2 shi4
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Is or isn't?
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说
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Shuo
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To speak
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汉
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Han4
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Han people; Chinese
The Hans are the dominate race in China. There are 54 minorities |
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汉语
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Han4yu3
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Mandarin
Also called- pu3tong2hua4; guo2yu3; Zhong1wen2; Zhong1guo2hua4 |
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语
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Yu3
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Language
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不
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Bu4
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Negates a verb i.e. 不是 ／bu2shi4/isn't， 不会/bu2hui4/not able， 不说 bu4shuo1/doesn't speak
Note tone changes based on character it precedes |
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英语
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Ying1yu3
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English language
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日语
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Ri4yu3
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Japanese language
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小
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Xiao3
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Small
Opposite of Da4/大／big Related to Shao3/少／Few |
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可爱
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Ke3ai4
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Cute;
Literally, able to be loved; Lovable |
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爱
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Ai4
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Love
我爱你！ Wo3 ai4 ni3! I love you! |
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真
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Zhen1
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Truly
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谁
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Shei2
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Question word? Who?
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祝
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Zhu4
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To wish
Note it looks similar to shuo/说/to speak |
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生
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Sheng1
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To birth/ be born
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生日
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Sheng1 ri4
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Birthday
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快
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Kuai4
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Fast
Common in Kuai4le4- Happy! |
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乐
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Le4
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Happy
Common in Kuai4le4 快乐 |
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岁
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Sui4
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Age, years old
Wo3 shi2ba1 sui4/我十八岁／I am 18 years old! |
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谢谢
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Xie4xie4
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Thank you!
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欢迎
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Huan1ying2
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Welcome!
Huanying guanglin/Welcome honored guest! Huanying, qingjin, qing zuo/Welcome, enter, please sit! |
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欢
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Huan1
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happy, joyous
Used in Huanying ／欢迎to welcome |
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迎
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Ying2
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Welcome
Used in Huanying/欢迎！／Welcome |
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安
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An1
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Peace, security, calm
Note Etymology: Woman under a roof! (We wrote this on Christmas cookies!) |
