Unit 5 Lesson 2: Vowels e Group

Pinyin English Chinese Characters

e – “uh”; serve
è hungry 饿/餓
chē vehicle 车/車
ei – eight / say
wéi Hello? (in phone calls) 喂
en - taken
bèn stupid 笨
eng – lung
chéng a Chinese surname 程
er – “arrrgh”; are
èr two 二

Vocabulary
Pinyin English Chinese Characters
è hungry 饿/餓
chē vehicle 车/車
gē ge elder brother 哥哥
hē to drink 喝
kě thirsty 渴
wéi Hello? ( in phone calls) 喂
běi north 北
gěi to give 给/給
lèi tired 累
bèn stupid 笨
kè běn textbook 课本 / 課本
fěn sè pink 粉色
chéng rules / a Chinese surname 程
mèng dream 梦/夢
lěng cold 冷
téng painful 疼
fēng wind 风/風
èr two 二
ěr duo ear 耳朵
Sentences

Pinyin English Chinese Characters

mèi mei hěn è Sister is very hungry. 妹妹很饿。/ 妹妹很餓。
gē ge děi hē chá Brother has to drink tea. 哥哥得喝茶。
hēi sè de kè běn Black textbook 黑色的课本 / 黑色的課本
bǎ tā men fēn kāi Separate them apart 把他们分开 / 把他們分開
tā kàn dào nǎi nai le He saw grandma. 他看到奶奶了。
Strong winds are very
dà fēng fēi cháng kě pà scary. 大风非常可怕。/ 大風非常可怕。
她的宝贝特可爱。/ 她的寶貝特可
tā de bǎo bèi tè kě ài Her baby is super cute. 愛。