English - Hanzi	Pinyin	Phonetics	Sound
salad - 沙拉	shālā	sha-la
same - 同	tóng	tawng
same - 同样	tóngyàng	tawng-yahng
save life - 命	mìng	meeng
say (to) - 曰	yuē	yoo:eh
say (to) - 说	shuō	shawh
sea - 海	hǎi	hye
seat - 位子	wèizi	way-dzeuh
second older brother - 二哥	èrgē	are-geuh
see - 见	jiàn	jee:en
see you/in vain; for nothing - 白白	báibái	bye-bye
seed - 种子	zhǒngzi	djawng-dzeuh
seed; species; {MW} kind, type, sort - 种	zhǒng	djeung
self; oneself; one's own - 自	zì	djeuh
send out/emit (to) - 发	fā	fa
serve (to) - 服	fú	foowh
service - 务	wù	oo
set off [on a journey] (to) - 出发	chūfā	too-fa
seven - 七	qī	tchee
several, how many - 几	jǐ	djee
shadow; image - 影	yǐng	eeng
she - 她	tā	ta
sheep - 羊	yáng	yahng
shoe - 鞋	xié	tsee:eh
shop assistant - 店员	diànyuán	dee:en-yoo:en
should; ought - 该	gāi	gye
side; edge - 边	biān	bee:eun
silence; quietness - 默	mò	moh
silver - 银	yín	yeen
since - 自从	zìcóng	djeuh-cawng
single; simple; list - 单	dān	dan
sister - 姐	jiě	gee:eh
sit (to) - 坐	zuò	djawh
six - 六	liù	lee:oh
size - 大小	dàxiǎo	dah-tsee:ow
sleep - 睡	shuì	shoo:way
slow - 慢	màn	mahng
small - 小	xiǎo	tsee:ow
small group (people) - 帮	bāng	bahng
smash - 砸	zá	zah
smell/hear (to) - 闻	wén	wun
smile/laugh - 笑	xiào	tsee:ow
snack - 小吃	xiǎochī	tsee:ow-tcheuh
so, therefore - 因而	yīnér	een-are
soft drink - 汽水	qìshuǐ	tchee-shway
some - 有的	yǒude	yo-duh
some (items) - 有些	yǒuxiē	yo-tsee:eh
son - 儿子	érzi	are-dzeuh
sorry - 歉	qiàn	tchee:en
Sorry - 不好意思	Bù hǎo yìsi	boo-how-ee:suh
soup - 汤	tāng	tahng
speech; spoken language - 话	huà	hwah
spice; bitterness - 辛	xīn	tseen
spicy - 辣	là	la
stand up (to) - 起来	qilai	chee-lye
star - 星	xīng	tsing
start (to); beginning - 开始	kāishǐ	kye-sheuh
steam; vapour - 汽	qì	tchee
stick (a) - 棒	bàng	bahng
store;shop - 店	diàn	dee:en
straight; directly; vertical; upright, just; straightforward - 直	zhí	djeuh
study/practice (to) - 习	xí	tsee
stuffed dumpling - 饺子	jiǎozi	ji:aow-dzeuh
style; appearance - 样子	yàngzi	yahng-dzeuh
summer - 夏	xià	tsee:ah
summer [days] - 夏天	xiàtiān	tsee:ah-tee:en
sun - 日	rì	reurh
Sunday - 星期六	xīngqīliù	tsing-tchee-lee:oh
sweet - 甜	tián	tee:en
switch off (to) - 关	guān	gwan