Parts of the body
| English | Translation | Notes |
| hand | shou3 | |
| left | zuo3 | |
| right | you2 | |
| leg/foot | tei3 | “leg” |
| skin | pi1 | |
| back | pei2 | |
| belly/stomach | du2 zi | “belly” |
| bone | gu1 tou | |
| intestines | chang1 zi | |
| liver | gan4 | |
| lungs | fei2 | |
| breast | hiong4 | |
| shoulder | gian4 ber3 | |
| blood | xie3 | |
| head | tou | |
| neck | bo1 zi | |
| hair (head/body) | tou1 fa | |
| nose | bi1 zi | |
| mouth | zei3 | |
| tooth | ya4 | |
| tongue | xie2 tou | |
| eye | yan3 | |
| ear | er1 ge | |
Family terms
| English | Translation | Notes |
| person/human being | yin4 | |
| man / male | nan1 yin4 | |
| woman / female | nv3 yin4 | |
| child | hai1 zi | |
| husband | han2 zi | |
| wife | lao3 po | |
| mother | ma4 | |
| father | ba2 | |
| name | ming’er4 |
Everyday objects
| English | Translation | Notes |
| road / path | lu2 | |
| house | fang1 zi | |
| roof/thatch | fang1 dian’er3 | |
| rope | sheng1 | |
| needle | zhen4 | |
| stick | gun2 |
Animals
| English | Translation | Notes |
| animal | dong1 wur2 | |
| dog | gou3 | |
| bird | nio3 | |
| egg | dan2 | |
| feather | yu3 mor4 | |
| wing | chi2 ber | |
| rat | lao3 shu | |
| meat/flesh | you2 | |
| tail | yi1 ba | |
| snake | xie1 | |
| worm/earth worm | qeng1 | |
| louse | shi3 zi | |
| mosquito | wen1 zi | |
| spider | ji4 ju4 | |
| fish | yu4 |
Natural objects and phenomena
| English | Translation | Notes |
| tree | ||
| branch | zhi4 | |
| leaf | ye3 | |
| root | ger4 | |
| flower | hua4 | |
| fruit | shui1 guor3 | |
| grass | cao3 | |
| earth/soil | tu3 | |
| stone | xi2 tou | |
| sand | sha4 | |
| water | shui3 | |
| sea | hai3 | |
| salt | yan5 | |
| woods/forest/jungle | xu2 lin1 zi | |
| sky | tian4 | |
| sun | yi1 tou | |
| moon | yuer1 | |
| star | sing’er4 | |
| cloud | yun4 | |
| rain | yu3 | |
| thunder | lei4 | |
| lightning | shan3 | |
| wind | feng4 | |
| fire | huo3 | |
| smoke | yan4 | |
| night | wan3 shang1 her3 | |
| day | bei2 | |
Verbs of the body
| English | Translation | Notes |
| to drink | ha3 | |
| to spit | tu3 | |
| to eat | qi3 | |
| to chew | jo1 | |
| to breathe | chuan3 ki’er2 | |
| to smell | tin4 | |
| to laugh | xiao2 | |
| to cry/to weep | ku3 | |
| to vomit/to throw up | ou3 | |
| to bite | yao3 | |
| to hear | tin4 | |
| to see | kan2 | |
| to yawn | da3 ha4 kian | |
| to sleep | shui2 |
Verbs of action
| English | Translation | Notes |
| to walk | zou3 | |
| to swim | you1 yong3 | |
| to know/to be knowledgeable | dong3 | |
| to think | xiang3 | |
| to fear | pa2 | |
| to say | xue3 | |
| to cook | zuo1 fan2 | |
| to sit | zuo2 | |
| to stand | li3 | |
| to lie down | tang3 | |
| to climb | pa1 | |
| to tie up/to fasten | zi2 ʂaŋ | This is IPA symbol |
| to sew | feng1 | |
| to hunt | da3 lie2 | |
| to shoot | xie1 gi3 | |
| to stab/to pierce | tong3 | |
| to hit | da3 | |
| to kill | sha3 | |
| to die/to be dead | si3 | |
| to live/to be alive | huo2 | |
| to scratch | zhua4 | |
| to cut/to hack | cie3 | |
| to work | gan1 huor3 | |
| to plant | zhong2 | |
| to choose | sian3 | |
| to grow | zhang3 | |
| to squeeze | zi3 | |
| to hold | zhua4 | |
| to dig | wa3 | |
| to open | kai4 | |
| to throw | liao4 |
Adjectives
| English | Translation | Notes |
| dirty | zang4 | |
| clean | gan4 zi | This is IPA symbol |
| sharp | feng4 kuai3 de | |
| dull | deng2 | |
| warm | nao3 huo | |
| cold | leng3 | |
| small | siao3 | |
| big | da2 | |
| short | dan3 | |
| long | chang1 | |
| thin | bo2 | |
| thick | hou2 | |
| narrow | jie3 | |
| wide | kuan1 | |
| black | hei3 | |
| white | bei3 | |
| red | hon1 | |
| yellow | huang1 | |
| green | lv3 | |
| painful/sick | ||
| old (object) | gyou2 | |
| new | sin4 | |
| good | hao3 | |
| bad | huai2 | |
| correct/true | dei2 |