1. pronouns
   1. 我 (wǒ) I; me
   2. 你 (nǐ) you (singular)
   3. 他 (tā) he; him
   4. 她 (tā) she
   5. 我们 (wǒmen) we; us
2. expressions/interjections
   1. 对不起 (duìbuqǐ) I'm sorry; excuse me
   2. 没关系 (méi guānxi) it doesn't matter; never mind
   3. 喂 (wèi) hello (on the phone); hey
   4. 不客气 (bú kèqi) You're welcome!; Please don't bother; I'll help myself.
3. classifiers
   1. 个 (ge) general measure word
   2. 年 (nián) year
   3. 些 (xiē) some; few; (plural measure word)
   4. 号 (hào) number; day of a month
   5. 岁 (suì) years old; age
   6. 分钟 (fēnzhōng) minute; (measure word for time)
   7. 本 (běn) measure word for books;root/stem
   8. 块 (kuài) lump; piece; sum of money
4. prepositions
   1. 在 (zài) at; on; in; indicates an action in progress
   2. 这 (zhè) this
   3. 那 (nà) that; then
5. positions
   1. 来 (lái) come; arrive; ever since; next
   2. 上 (shàng) above; up; last, previous
   3. 里 (lǐ) inside; Chinese mile (~.5 km)
   4. 下 (xià) under; (go) down; next (as opposed to previous/last)
   5. 后面 (hòumian) back; behind
   6. 前面 (qiánmiàn) in front; ahead
6. others
   1. 和 (hé) and; with
   2. 的 (de) ~'s (possessive particle)
   3. 了 (le) completed action marker
   4. 吗 (ma) interrogative particle
   5. 呢 (ne) indicates a question; how about...?; indicating continued state or action
7. question words
   1. 什么 (shénme) what?
   2. 怎么 (zěnme) how?;what?
   3. 谁 (shéi) who
   4. 哪 (nǎ) which; how
   5. 怎么样 (zěnmeyàng) how about?; how is/was it?
   6. 哪儿 (nǎr) where?
   7. 多少 (duōshao) how much?; how many?
   8. 几 (jǐ) how many; several; a few
8. time words
   1. 现在 (xiànzài) now; at present
   2. 点 (diǎn) a little; a bit; o'clock
   3. 今天 (jīntiān) today
   4. 明天 (míngtiān) tomorrow
   5. 昨天 (zuótiān) yesterday
   6. 下午 (xiàwǔ) afternoon
   7. 中午 (zhōngwǔ) noon; midday
   8. 上午 (shàngwǔ) late morning (before noon)
   9. 时候 (shíhou) time
   10. 月 (yuè) month;moon
   11. 星期 (xīngqī) week
9. nouns
   1. animals
      1. 狗 (gǒu) dog
      2. 猫 (māo) cat
   2. electrical
      1. 电影 (diànyǐng) movie; film
      2. 电视 (diànshì) television; TV
      3. 电脑 (diànnǎo) computer
   3. food & drink
      1. 水 (shuǐ) water
      2. 菜 (cài) dish (type of food); vegetables
      3. 茶 (chá) tea
      4. 水果 (shuị̌guǒ) fruit
      5. 苹果 (píngguǒ) apple
      6. 杯子 (bēizi) cup; glass
      7. 米饭 (mǐfàn) (cooked) rice
   4. other
      1. 东西 (dōngxi) things; stuff
      2. 钱 (qián) money; coin
      3. 名字 (míngzi) name
      4. 衣服 (yīfu) clothes
      5. 天气 (tiānqì) weather
   5. places
      1. 家 (jiā) home, house; family
      2. 学校 (xuéxiào) school
      3. 商店 (shāngdiàn) shop; store
      4. 饭店 (fàndiàn) restaurant; hotel
      5. 医院 (yīyuàn) hospital
      6. 中国 (Zhōngguó) China
      7. 北京 (Běijīng) Beijing
   6. people
      1. 人 (rén) person; human; people
      2. 先生 (xiānsheng) Mr.; Sir
      3. 朋友 (péngyou) friend
      4. 妈妈 (māma) mom; mum
      5. 爸爸 (bàba) dad; father
      6. 学生 (xuésheng) student; pupil
      7. 医生 (yīshēng) doctor
      8. 儿子 (érzi) son
      9. 女儿 (nǚ'ér) daughter
      10. 小姐 (xiǎojie) young lady; miss; Ms.
      11. 老师 (lǎoshī) teacher
      12. 同学 (tóngxué) fellow student; schoolmate
   7. studying
      1. 字 (zì) letter; character
      2. 书 (shū) book; letter
      3. 桌子 (zhuōzi) table; desk
      4. 汉语 (Hànyǔ) Chinese language
      5. 椅子 (yǐzi) chair
   8. vehicle
      1. 飞机 (fēijī) airplane
      2. 出租车 (chūzūchē) taxi; cab
10. numerals
    1. 一 (yī) one; once; a
    2. 二 (èr) two
    3. 三 (sān) three
    4. 四 (sì) four
    5. 五 (wǔ) five
    6. 六 (liù) six
    7. 七 (qī) seven
    8. 八 (bā) eight
    9. 九 (jiǔ) nine
    10. 十 (shí) ten
    11. 一点儿 (yìdiǎnr) a little; a bit; a small amount
11. verbs
    1. 是 (shì) to be
    2. 有 (yǒu) have
    3. 会 (huì) meet; can, able
    4. 说 (shuō) speak
    5. 想 (xiǎng) think; believe; suppose; would like to
    6. 能 (néng) can; be able
    7. 去 (qù) go; to leave
    8. 做 (zuò) do; make
    9. 没有 (méiyǒu) not have; there is not
    10. 看 (kàn) see; look at; to watch
    11. 听 (tīng) listen; hear
    12. 谢谢 (xièxie) thank you
    13. 喜欢 (xǐhuan) to like
    14. 叫 (jiào) to be called
    15. 爱 (ài) love
    16. 请 (qǐng) please; invite
    17. 回 (huí) to return; to reply; to go back
    18. 吃 (chī) eat
    19. 开 (kāi) to open; to start; to operate (a vehicle)
    20. 住 (zhù) to live; reside; to stop
    21. 买 (mǎi) to buy
    22. 认识 (rènshi) recognize; know (a person)
    23. 坐 (zuò) sit
    24. 写 (xiě) to write; to compose
    25. 看见 (kànjiàn) see; catch sight of
    26. 打电话 (dǎ diànhuà) make a phone call
    27. 再见 (zàijiàn) goodbye; see you later
    28. 读 (dú) to read; to study
    29. 睡觉 (shuìjiào) to sleep; go to bed
    30. 学习 (xuéxí) study; learn
    31. 下雨 (xiàyǔ) to rain
    32. 喝 (hē) to drink
    33. 工作 (gōngzuò) work; a job
12. adverbs
    1. 不 (bù) no; not
    2. 很 (hěn) very; quite
    3. 都 (dōu) all; both
    4. 太 (tài) too (much); excessively
13. adjectives
    1. 好 (hǎo) good
    2. 多 (duō) many
    3. 大 (dà) big; large
    4. 小 (xiǎo) small; young
    5. 高兴 (gāoxìng) happy; glad
    6. 漂亮 (piàoliang) pretty; beautiful
    7. 少 (shǎo) few; little
    8. 热 (rè) heat; hot
    9. 冷 (lěng) cold