English - Hanzi	Pinyin	Phonetics	Sound
I - 我	wǒ	wahw
I don't know - 不知道	bùzhīdào	boo-ji-dowe
I hope/wish - 我希望	wǒ xīwàng	wahw-wahng
ice - 冰	bīng	beeng
ice - 冫	bīng	beeng
iced tea - 冫茶	bīngchá	beeng-chah
idea - 意	yì	ee
identical; the same - 一样	yīyàng	ee-yahng
if - 要是	yàoshi	yoh-sheuh
I'm busy - 我在忙	wǒ zài máng	wahw-dzeye-mahng
I'm getting change - 我找钱	wǒ zhǎo qián	wahw-jow-tchee:an
immediate; namely; at once - 即	jí	djee
import/enter (to) - 进口	jìnkǒu	djeen-cohw
important - 重要	zhòngyào	jeung-yoh
impossible - 不行	bù xíng	boo-tsing
in front of - 前	qián	tchee:en
in front of; close to - 跟前	gēnqian	guhn:tchee:en
in reality; as a matter of fact; actually - 其实	qíshí	tchee-sheuh
in that case/so - 那么	nàme	na-meh
in the past - 从前	cóngqián	cawng-tchee:en
in; inside; Chinese mile; {village} - 里	lǐ	lee
indifferent about - 乎	hū	hoo
individual - 个人	gèrén	guh-yrhuhn
inside - 裡邊	lǐbian	leuh-bee:eun
Institutions {MW} , houses; place; actually - 所	suǒ	sawh:uh
interest; fun; amusement - 趣	qù	tchoo
interesting; meaningful - 有意思	yǒuyìsi	yoh-ee-seuh
is it or not (isn't it) - 是不是	shìbùshi	sheuh-boo-sheuh
isn't - 不是	bùshi	boo-sheuh
it doesn't matter; it's okay - 没关系	méiguānxi	may-gwan-tsee
it, of - 之	zhī	djeuh