第一章 Chapter 1

北

běi ( north)

乘法表

chéng fǎ biǎo ( times table)

吃

chī (eat)

吃吃喝喝

chī chī hē hē (drink and eat and be merry)

得

dé (get)

东

dōng ( east)

都

dōu (all)

天

tiān (day)

它

tā (it)

他们每天都工作

tā men měi tiān dōu gōng zuò ( they all work everyday)

外

wài (mother's side)

外公

wài gōng (mother's father)

外婆

wài pó ( mother's mother)

我有一个外公和一个外婆。

wǒ yǒu yí ge wài gōng hé yí ge wài pó ( I have a grandfather(mother's side) and a grandmother( mother's side))

西

xī ( west)

姨

yí (mother's sister)

右

yòu (right)

一一得一

yī yī dé yī ( 1 times 1 equals to 1)

有

yǒu (have)

只

zhī ( a measure word, used for animals)

作

zuò (do)

左

zuǒ ( left)

二六十二

èr liù shí èr ( 2 times 6 equals to 12)

二五一十

èr wǔ yī shí ( 2 times 5 equals to 10)

阿

ā ( a prefix, no meaning)

阿姨

ā yí ( mother's sister)

南

nán ( south)

婆

pó ( an elderly woman)

公

gōng ( an elderly man)

工作

gōng zuò (work)

喝

hē (drink)

舅

jiù (mother's brother)

舅舅

jiù jiù (mother's brother)

毎

měi (every)

每天

měi tiān (every day)