Word List - A

English - Hanzi Pinyin Phonetics Sound
abandon/give up (to) - 弃 tchee
about - 左右 zuǒyòu zaw:ah-yoh
about to; going to - 将要 jiāngyào jee:ahng-yoh
above - 上 shàng shahng
absorb/capture (to) - 摄 shè sheuh
accurate; standard; allow - 准 zhǔn djeun
act as/work as (to); in one's presence - 当 dāng dahng
add/increase/put on (to) - 加 jiā djee:ah
add; increase - 加 jiā djee:ah
admission ticket - 门票 ménpiào men-pee:aow
adult - 大人 dàrén dar-yruhn
after - 以后 yǐhòu ee-hoh
afternoon - 下午 xiàwǔ tsee:ah-oo
afternoon nap - 午睡 wǔshuì oo-shoo:way
again - 重新 chóngxīn tchawng-tseen
again - 再一次 zài…yícì zeye…..ee-tsee
again (in the future); then - 再 zài zye
again; still; both - 又 yòu yoh
ah; oh yeah - 呀 ya
air - 气 tchee
airport - 机场 jīchǎng jee-chahng
airport - 飞机场 fēijīchǎng fay-jee-chahng
all - 都 dōu doh
all; both | city - 都 dōu / dū doh
all; entire - 全体 quántǐ tchoo:ahn-tee
allow/let (to) - 让 ràng rahng
alone - 一个人 yí gè rén ee-geuh-yruhn
also - 也 iyeh
also; too; as well \ to give back; return - 还 hái \ huán hye
although - 虽 suī suhway
always; all the time - 一直 yīzhí djeuh
and yet - 而 ér are
and, together, harmony - 和 hè / huó heuh / heu:awh
annoyed; troubled - 烦 fán fan
any - 任何 rènhé yrhuhn-heuh
appearance - 容 róng rawng
appearance; shape; sample; kind - 样 yàng yahng
apple - 苹 píng pee:ing
apple [fruit] - 苹果 píngguǒ pee:ing-gwaw
approve/be willing (to) - 肯 kěn kuhn
Are you busy? - 你忙吗 nǐ máng ma nee-mahng-mah
arrive - 到达 dàodá dowe-da
arrive/go to (to) - 到 dào dowe
article; number - 第 dee
as long as - 只要 zhǐyào djeuh-yoh
ask (to) - 问 wèn wun
associated with coffee - 咖 kah
associated with coffee - 啡 fēi fay
at (located) - 在 zài dzeye
at home - 在家里 zàijiālǐ dzeye-djee:ah-leuh
autumn - 秋 qīu tchee:oh
autumn [season] - 秋天 qiūtiān tchee:oh-tee:en