I typically listen to my Chinese lessons when I am running. Since I have been sick with sinus and headaches, I have not been able to run the last two weeks. I have only mastered lessons 1-3, but I probably need to go back over lesson 3 a few more times. Below is a list of the words I have learned (word/phrase - English, word/phrase - Chinese, how the word/phrase in Chinese sounds).
| A little - yìdiǎn - edar |
| American person - měiguórén - mei e qua rhen |
| But - dàn shì - ka shh |
| Can - huì - quay |
| Can't Speak - búhuì - boo quay |
| China - zhōng guó - dong qua |
| Chinese - zhōng guórén - dong qua rhen |
| English - yīngwén - ying one |
| Excuse me - duìbuqǐ - dou boo che |
| Goodbye - zàijiàn - si gen |
| Hello (You be well) - nǐhǎo - ni howe |
| How are you? (not a greeting) - nǐhǎo ma - Ni howe ma |
| I - wǒ - Woa |
| I don't speak well - Wǒ shuōde bù hǎo - Woa shoew da boo howe |
| Mandarin - pǔtōnghuà - putongqua |
| Please let me ask - qǐng wèn - chen one |
| Speak - shuō - shaw |
| Thank you - xièxiè nǐ - shiz shiz ni |
| Thanks - xièxiè - shiz shiz |
| To be/Yes - shì - shh |
| Very - hěn - hung |
| Very well - hěn hǎo - hung howe |
| Well - hǎo - howe |
| You - nǐ - Ni |
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