Foundational Vocab

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this 这个 zhè ge هذا/هاي
هذا is used for masculine nouns and هاي for feminine nouns
este/esta
este is used for masculine nouns and esta for feminine nouns
呢個
ni1 go3
hii
Note there are nine different variations of "this" depending on noun class
ce/cette
ce is used for masculine nouns and cette for feminine nouns
questo/questa
questo is used for masculine nouns and questa for feminine nouns
good hǎo كويس bien
hou2
nzuri bon хорошо buono
yes shì , lit. "is". Note Mandarin does not have words for yes/no, so responses depend on the question being asked. إيوه
hai6 , lit. "is". Same note applies as for Mandarin.
ndiyo oui да
ok hǎo , lit. good طيب bueno
hou2, lit. good
sawa
lit. equal, same
d'accord va bene
no 不是 bú shì , lit. is not. See note for 是. لا no 唔係
m4 hai6 , lit. is not. See note for 係.
hapana non Нет no
please qǐng لو سمحت
lit. if you allow it.
por favor
ceng2
tafadhali s'il vous plaît
lit. if it pleases you
per favore
not good 不好 bù hǎo مش كويس no bueno 唔好
m4 hou2
si nzuri pas bon не хорошо non buono
thanks 谢谢 xiè xiè شكرا gracias 唔該
m4 goi1 . Also 多謝 (do1 ze6), though only when thanking someone for a gift
asante merci grazie
maybe 可能 kě néng tal vez 可能
ho2 nang4
labda peut être forse
a little 一点 yī dǐan شوي un poco 少少
siu2 siu2
kidogo un peu un po
very hěn كتير muy
hou2, lit. good
sana très очень molto
a lot 很多 hěn dūo كتير mucho 好多
hou2 do1
mengi beaucoup molto
sometimes a veces mara kwa mara parfois a volte
nothing nada hakuna kitu rien niente
something algo chochote quelque chose qualcosa
always siempre kawaida toujours sempre
that 那个 (f) هَدَاكْ / هَدِيكْ (m) ese (m) / esa (f) 嗰個
go2 go3
hiyo
Same note applies from "hii"
ce / cette
ce is used for masculine nouns and cette for feminine nouns
quello (m) / quella (f)
never nunca kamwe jamais mai
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