Word List - L

English - Hanzi Pinyin Phonetics Sound
land; ground; -ly - 地deduh
language - 语yeuh
last month - 上个月shànggeyuèshahng-guh-you:eh
last night - 昨晚zuówǎndjeu:oh-wahn
last year - 去年qùniántchoo-nee:en
late - 迟chítcheuh
leave (to) - 离lee
left - 左zuǒzaw:ah
left [side] - 左边zuǒbianzaw:ah-bee:eun
left hand - 左手zuǒshǒuzaw:ah-shohwe
lend (to) - 借jiègee:eh
length - 长chángchahng
-less - 无oo
let's say; suggestion particle - 吧baba
life (a); to live a life - 生活shēnghuóshung-hoo:ah
light - 灯dēngdeung
like/be fond of (to) - 喜欢xǐhuantsee-hwaan
liquor - 酒jiǔdjeeow
listen (to) - 听tīngteeng
litte more than several (a) - 好几hǎojǐhow-jee
little (a), some - 一点yìdiǎnee-dee:en
live (to); alive - 活huóhoo:awh
live [at] (to) - 住zhùdjoo
look at/see (to) - 看kànkan
look for (to) - 查找cházhǎocha-jow
look for/give change/try to find (to) - 找zhǎodjowe
lot of (a) - 很多hěnduōhuhn-dwaw
love - 爱eye
lump (of earth) - 块kuàikway
lunch - 午饭wǔfànoo-fan