HP-Taipei-Mandarin-Cheat-Sheet

Food

English Pronounciation Pinyin Character
Chicken gee row ji1 雞肉
Pork zhu/ju row zhu1 rou4 猪肉
Beef nee-o row niu2 rou4 牛肉
Meat row rou4
Vegetable ching-tsai qing1 tsai4 青菜
Fish yu yu2
Dumpling shway-gee-ow shui2 gou3 水餃
Tofu doh-fu dou4 fu3 豆腐
Rice fan fan4
Noodles mian mian4
Spicy la4
Savory/Salty xian2
Sweet tian2?
Tea cha cha2

Smoothies

English Pronounciation Pinyin Character
Pineapple bo-luo 菠蘿
Papaya moo-gua mu4 gua1 木瓜
Watermelon shee-gua xi1 gua1 西瓜

Useful & Less Useful Expressions

English Pronounciation Pinyin Character
Where is the toilet? Tuh-saw zai naaaar? ce1 suo3 zai4 naer3 厕所在哪儿

Number Hand Gestures