sino-based numbers
# Mand Cant Kor Jap
1
yi
yat
il ichi
2
er
yi
i ni
3 san saam sam san
4
si
say
sa shi
5
wu ng
u go
6 liu luk yuk roku
7 qi chat chil shichi
8 ba baat pal hachi
9
jiu
gau
ku ku
10 shi sap ship ju
100
bai = mandarin
baak = cantonese
bek = korean
hyaku - japanese
1000
qian - mandarin
chin - cantonese
chon - korean
zen - japanese
ngàn - vietnamese
Korean and Japanese days of the week:
monday (moon) wol yoil getsu yobi
tuesday (fire) hua yoil ka yobi
wednesday (water) su yoil sui yobi
thursday ( wood) mok yoil moku yobi
friday
(metal) ku"m yoil kin yobi
saturday (earth) tu yoil do yobi
sunday (sun/day) il yoil nichi yobi
ADDRESS
di zhi - mandarin
dia chi - vietnamese
-
juu sho - japanese
ju so - korean
AFRICA
fei - mandarin
phi - vietnamese
AFTER
(yi) hou - mandarin
hu - korean
AGREE
tong yi - mandarin
dong y - vietnamese
AIR
qi - mandarin
ki - japanese
AMERICA
mei guo - mandarin
may gawk - cantonese
mi guk - korean
bei koku - japanese
Mỹ - vietnamese
ANCIENT
gu lao - mandarin
gu doy - cantonese
ko dai - japanese
ku de - korean
co - vietnamese
ANIMAL
dong wu - mandarin
dung mat - cantonese
tong mul - korean
do butsu - japanese
động vật - vietnamese
ANTARCTICA
nam guk - korean
chau nam cuc - vietnamese
nan kyoku tairiku- japanese
nan ji zhou - mandarin
APARTMENT
gong yu - mandarin
?? can ho - vietnamese
APPLE
pingguo - mandarin
? ringo - japanese
ATLANTIC OCEAN
da xi yang - mandarin
dai tay duong - vietnamese
te so yang - korean
tai sei you - japanese
ARCTIC OCEAN
bei bing yang - mandarin
bac bang duong - vietnamese
-
puk kuk he - korean
hok kyoku kai - japanese
BABY
aki - korean
akachan - japanese
BANK
yinhang - mandarin
u"nheng - korean
gin ko - japanese
ngan hawng - cantonese
ngân hàng - vietnamese
BEACH
hai tan - mandarin ?
kai gan - japanese
BEAN
dou - mandarin
to - japanese
đậu - vietnamese
BED
chuang - mandarin
? giuong - vietnamese
BEFORE
(yi) qian - mandarin
izen - japanese
jon - korean
本
ben - mandarin
hon - japanese
BEST
"zui gao" = most tall, mandarin
jeui ho ge - cantonese
sai ko - japanese
BICYCLE
zi (xing) che - mandarin
ji (ten) sha - japanese
? cha jon go - korean
BIG/GREAT
da - mandarin
daai - cantonese
de - korean
tai - japanese
? to - vietnamese
BIRTHDAY
sheng ri - mandarin
saang yat - cantonese
seng il - korean
sinh nhật - vietnamese
BOOK (chinese root)
shu - mandarin
so - korean --> sojam = bookstore
-
chek - korean
sach - vietnamese
BREAD
pang - korean
pan - spanish?
pan - japanese
bánh ḿ - vietnamese
BUDDHA
? fo sha - mandarin
fat gaau - cantonese
phat giao - vietnamese
BUSINESS TRIP
chu (chai) - mandarin
shu (cchou) - japanese
CAFE
kape - korean
CAKE
ga to - vietnamese
gateaux - french
CALL(ED)
jiao - mandarin
giu - cantonese
goi - vietnamese
CAMEL
nakta - korean
rakuda - japanese
lac da - vietnamese
luo tou - mandarin
CAR
cha - korean
che - mandarin
CHAIR
wija - korean
yizi - mandarin
isu - japanese
CHEESE
pho mat - vietnamese
fromage - french
CHINA
zhong guo - mandarin
jung gawk - cantonese
jung guk - korean
chu goku - japanese
Trung Quốc - vietnamese
COFFEE
kopi - korean
kohi - japanese
kafei - mandarin
cà phê - vietnamese
COINS
tong jon - korean
dong xu - vietnamese
COLD
leng - mandarin
? lanh - vietnamese
COLOR
se - mandarin
sik - cantonese
sek - korean
COMING (NEXT)
lai - mandarin
rai - japanese
COMPANY
gong si - mandarin
cong ty - vietnamese
-
hui sa - korean
kai sha - japanese
CONTINENT
zhou - mandarin
chau - vietnamese
COUCH
di vang - vietnamese
divan - French
COUNTRY
guo - mandarin
gawk - cantonese
guk - korean
goku - japanese
CREDIT CARD
xin yong ka - mandarin
shin yong kad - korean
DANGEROUS
wei xian - mandarin
wi hom - korean
ki ken - japanese
ngai him - cantonese
nguy hiem - vietnamese
DEGREE
du - mandarin and korean
do - japanese
tŕnh độ - vietnamese
DESERT
sha mo - mandarin
saa mawk - cantonese
sa mak - korean
sa mac - vietnamese
sa baku - japanese
DICTIONARY
ci dian - mandarin
tu dien - vietnamese
? sa jon - korean
DISHWASHER
shiki sechoki - korean
shokki senjouki - japanese
DOCTOR
yi sheng - mandarin
ui sa - korean
i sha - japanese
DOOR
men - mandarin
mun - korean
DRIVE?
unjon heyo - korean
unten shite imasu - japanese
DURING
("zui zhong" = most middle, mandarin
sai chuu = during, japanese
EAST
dong - mandarin & korean
đông - viietnamese
EASTERN
dong bu - mandarin
tou bu - japanese
dong bu - korean
ELECTION
xuan ju - mandarin
sewn geui - cantonese
son go - korean
sen kyo - japanese
ENGLISH
ying - mandarin
yong - korean
anh - vietnamese
EXERCISE
yun dong - mandarin
un dong - korean
un dou - japanese
FAMILY
jia - mandarin
gaa ting - cantonese
? gia dinh - vietnamese
ka zoku - japanese
ka jok - korean
FAMOUS
(has name)
you ming - mandarin
yu myong han - korean
yu mei na - japanese
FATHER
baba - mandarin
bo - vietnamese
aboji - korean
FLOWER
hua - mandarin
hoa - vietnamese
FOUNTAIN
fun sui - japanese
pun su de - korean
phun nuoc - vietnamese
pen quan - mandarin
FRANCE (FRENCH)
Fa - mandarin
Faat - cantonese
Phap - Vietnamese
FRUIT
gua il - korean
hoa qua - vietnamese
shui guo - mandarin
GOLD/ METAL
jin shu - mandarin
kin zoku - japanese
o-kane = money, japanese
gam... - cantonese
ku"m sok - korean
kim (korean last name)
kim loại - vietnamese
GRAY
hui se - mandarin
hui sek - korean
hai iro - japanese
HALF
ban - mandarin
pan(e) - korean
han bun - japanese
HAND
te - japanese
tay - vietnamese
HAT
maozi - mandarin
mo - cantonese
moja - korean
boushi - japanese
mu~ - vietnamese
HEAD
tou - mandarin
dau - vietnamese
HISTORY
li shi - mandarin
lik si - cantonese
lich su - vietnamese
reki shi - japanese
HOPE
xi wang - mandarin
hy vong - vietnamese
HOSPITAL
"bing yuan" = mandarin
pyong won = korean
byo in - japanese
bệnh viện - vietnamese
HORSE
mal - korean
ma - mandarin
uma - japanese
ICE
bing - mandarin
bang - vietnamese
IMPORTANT
zhong yao - mandarin
jung yiu - cantonese
chung yo - korean
ju yo (na) - japanese
INDIAN OCEAN
yin du yang - mandarin
yan do .... - cantonese
an do duong - vietnamese
in do yang - korean
in do you - japanese
ISLAND
som - korean
shima - japanese
-
dao - mandarin
hon dao - vietnamese
JAPAN
nippon - japanese
il pon - korean
ri ben - mandarin
yat bun - cantonese
KEY
yao shi - mandarin
? yol se - korean
KITCHEN
chufang - mandarin
chubang - korean
KING
wang - mandarin and korean
KNIFE
dao - mandarin and vietnamese
LAKE
hu - mandarin
ho - vietnamese
? husu - korean
LANGUAGE
yu yan - mandarin
(swapped syllables...)
gen go - japanese
on o - korean
LIBRARY
tu shu guan - mandarin
to sew gun - cantonese
to sho kan - japanese
tu so guan - korean
LITERATURE
wen - mandarin
van - vietnamese
MAGAZINE
za zhi - mandarin
zasshi - japanese
jaap ji - cantonese
chap ji - korean
tap chi - vietnamese
MALE
nan(xing) - mandarin
dan sei - japanese
nam ja - korean
nam - vietnamese
MAP
di tu - mandarin
day to - cantonese
chi do - korean
chi zu - japanese
MATH
shu xue - mandarin
su hak - korean
su gaku - japanese
so = number, vietnamese
MEDICINE
yao - mandarin
yak - cantonese
yak - korean
MILK
niu nai - mandarin
ngau laai - cantonese
gyuu nyuu - japanese
MINUTE/PIECE
fen - mandarin
fan - cantonese
bun - korean
bun - japanese
phút - vietnamese
MODERN
xian dai - mandarin
yin doi - cantonese
hien dai - vietnamese
gen dai - japanese
hyon de - korean (= HYUNDAI car company)
MONEY
qian - mandarin
chin - cantonese
tien - vietnamese
MOUNTAIN
shan - mandarin
san - korean
MORE
duo - mandarin
do - korean
MOTHER
ma - mandarin
me - vietnamese
omoni - korean
MUSIC
on gaku - japanese
yam ngawk - cantonese
um ak - korean
am nhac - vietnamese
NAIL
ding - mandarin
dinh - vietnamese
NAME
ming - mandarin
meng - cantonese
myo - japanese
NATION
guo - mandarin
gawk - cantonese
guk - korean
koku - japanese
quốc gia - vietnamese
NEW YEAR'S
xin nian - mandarin
shin nen - japanese
NEWS
nusu - korean
nyusu - japanese
NEWSPAPER
shinmun - korean
shinbun - japanese
xin = new, chinese
-
bao zhi = newspaper, mandarin
to bao = newspaper, vietnamese
NORTH
bei - mandarin
bak - cantonese
buk - korean
phía bắc - vietnamese
NORTHERN
bei bu - mandarin
buk bu - korean
hoku bu - japanese
NUMBER
hao ma - mandarin
ho maa - cantonese
(reverse)
bon ho - korean
ban go - japanese
ON (TOP OF)
ue - japanese
uie - korean
OUTSIDE
wai - mandarin
ngoai - vietnamese
PACIFIC OCEAN
tai ping yang - mandarin
thai binh duong - vietnamese
te pyong yang - korean
tai hei you - japanese
PARENTS
fu mu - mandarin
fu mo - cantonese
bo me - vietnamese
pu mon im - korean
PARK
gong yuan - mandarin
kong won - korean
ko en - japanese
công viên - vietnamese
khu vuon - vietnamese
PASSPORT
hu zhao - mandarin
ho chieu - vietnamese
PEN
pen = korean
PERSON
ren - mandarin
yan - cantonese
jin - japanese
? sa ram - korean
? lon - vietnamese
? den - vietnamese
PHONE
dian hua - mandarin
chon hwa - korean
din waa - cantonese
den wa - japanese
điện thoại - vietnamese
PHOTOGRAPH
(xie ... ) = write ... , mandarin
shashin - japanese
sajin - korean
PIECE/FRACTION
fen - mandarin
phan - vietnamese
PINK
fen se - mandarin (theory: used to be 'fen hong se')
fan hung sik - cantonese
pun hung sek - korean
hong - vietnamese
POUND (British currency)
bang - mandarin, vietnamese,
PRACTICE
lian xi - mandarin
ren shuu - japanese
yon sip - korean
PURPLE
purasek - korean
murasaki - japanese
QUEEN
nu" wang - mandarin
leui wawng - cantonese
yo wang (female king) - korean
nữ hoàng
READY
zhun bei (hao) - mandarin
jeun bay ho - cantonese
jun bi ga - japanese
jun bi ga - korean
RESERVATION (for restaurant)
yeyak - korean
yoyak - japanese
ROOM
fang - mandarin
pang - korean
pḥng - vietnamese
SCHOOL
xue xiao- mandarin
hawk haau - cantonese
hak kyo - korean
gak ko - japanese
SCIENCE
? ke xue - mandarin
fo hawk - cantonese
kua hak - korean
khoa hoc - vietnamese
SCREWDRIVER
tu vit - vietnamese
tournevis - french
SHAPE
square:
(fang) xing - mandarin
hinh (vuong) - vietnamese
SHEEP
yang - korean and mandarin?
SINGER
gaw sau - cantonese
ka shu - japanese
ka su - korean
ca si - vietnamese
SOUTH
nan - mandarin
nam/laam - cantonese
nam - korean and vietnamese
minami? - japanese
SOUTHERN
nan bu - mandarin
nan bu - japanese
nam bu - korean
STAR
xing - mandarin
sing - cantonese
song - korean
STORE (SHOP)
dian - mandarin
ten - japanese
STOVE
kasu reinji (gas range) - korean
STUDY root
hawk - cantonese
gak - japanese
hak - korean
học - vietnamese
STUDENT
(xue) sheng - mandarin
hawk saang - cantonese
gaku sei - japanese
hak seng - korean
học sinh - vietnamese
SUGAR
tang - mandarin
sol tang - korean
đường - vietnamese
TALL
gao - mandarin
? cao - vietnamese
TEA
cha - mandarin, japanese, korean
trà - vietnamese
TEACHER
xian sheng - mandarin
sin saang - cantonese
sen sei - japanese
sen seng - korean
TELEPHONE
chon huagi - korean
dian hua - mandarin
den wa - japanese
điện thoại- vietnamese
THINK
xiang - mandarin
seung - cantonese
seng gak - korean
TICKET
piao - mandarin
pyo - korean
TIGER
lao hu - mandarin
ho - vietnamese
TIME
shi jian - mandarin
si gaan - cantonese
shi gan - korean
ji kan - japanese
UMBRELLA
yu san - mandarin
u san - korean
UNIVERSITY
da xue - mandarin
dai hawk - cantonese
dai hoc - vietnamese
dai gaku - japanese
te hakyo - korean
VEGETABLES
shu cai - mandarin
saw choy - cantonese
ya sai - japanese
ya che - korean
VOTE
tou piao - mandarin
tau piu - cantonese
bo phieu - vietnamese
tu pyo - korean
tou hyo - japanese
WAITER
fu wu yuan - mandarin
fuk mo yewn - cantonese
phuc vu - vietnamese
WEATHER
tian qi - mandarin
ten ki - japanese
WEDDING / MARRY
kyor hon - korean
kek kon - japanese
ket hon - vietnamese
jie hun - mandarin
WEEK
zhou = cycle (zhou mo = weekend), mandarin
ju - korean
WELCOME
huan ying - mandarin
hwan yong - korean
WEST
xi - mandarin
sai - cantonese
so - korean
tây ? - vietnamese
WESTERN
xi bu - mandarin
sei bu - japanese
so bu - korean
WHITE
bai - mandarin
baak - cantonese
bac = gray (hair) - vietnamese
haku hatsu = white (hair) - japanese
WINTER
dong tian - mandarin
mùa đông - vietnamese
WRENCH
co le - vietnamese
cle - French (=key)
YEAR
nian - mandarin
nen - japanese (when describing a date)
nyon - korean (ne nyon = next year)
năm - vietnamese
-
(LAST YEAR)
qu nian - mandarin
kyo nen - japanese
chi nan - korean
(YEARS OLD)
sui - mandarin
sai - japanese
sal - korean
? tuoi - vietnamese
YELLOW
huang - mandarin
wawng - cantonese
vang - vietnamese
ZERO
ling - mandarin
lihn - vietnamese