Word List - L

English - Hanzi Pinyin Phonetics Sound
language - 语 yeuh
last month - 上个月 shànggeyuè shahng-guh-you:eh
last night - 昨晚 zuówǎn djeu:oh-wahn
last year - 去年 qùnián tchoo-nee:en
late - 迟 chí tcheuh
later - 过一会儿 guò yìhuǐr gwaw-ee:whahr
laugh - 大笑 dàxiào dah-tsee:ow
leave (to) - 离 lee
left - 左 zuǒ zaw:ah
left [side] - 左边 zuǒbian zaw:ah-bee:eun
left hand - 左手 zuǒshǒu zaw:ah-shohwe
lend (to) - 借 jiè gee:eh
length; long distance - 长 cháng chahng
let's say; suggestion particle - 吧 ba ba
life (a); to live a life - 生活 shēnghuó shung-hoo:ah
light - 灯 dēng deung
like/be fond of (to) - 喜欢 xǐhuan tsee-hwaan
liquor - 酒 jiǔ djeeow
listen (to) - 听 tīng teeng
litte more than several (a) - 好几 hǎojǐ how-jee
little (a), some - 一点 yìdiǎn ee-dee:en
little/some - 一点儿 yìdiǎnr ee-dee:nyarr
live (to); alive - 活 huó hoo:awh
live [at] (to) - 住 zhù djoo
look at/see (to) - 看 kàn kan
look for (to) - 查找 cházhǎo cha-jow
look for/give change/try to find (to) - 找 zhǎo djowe
love - 爱 eye
lunch - 午饭 wǔfàn oo-fan