The app to learn Traditional Chinese vocabulary
KoKo is an iPhone app for learning Traditional Chinese vocabulary: +6,000 words translated into English, sorted into 38 topics and three levels, that you review just before you forget them.
KoKo teaches Chinese in traditional characters, as used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. Words never conjugate or take a plural.
What you learn
KoKo’s Traditional Chinese vocabulary runs from everyday words to the language of study and work: 2,397 easy words, 2,118 medium and 1,525 hard. You pick your topics and your pace.
- Grammar: 6 topics, including Core verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Connectors and prepositions.
- Everyday life: 20 topics, including Politeness and small talk, Numbers and quantities, Time and calendar, Human body.
- Fields: 12 topics, including School and learning, Work and business, Occupations, Sport and fitness.
The lists are free to read on this site: start with your first 100 Traditional Chinese words or browse all 38 Traditional Chinese topics.
Utilities
A preview: 12 Traditional Chinese words
Here are 12 easy words from the app, with their translation. Test yourself just below.
| Traditional Chinese | English |
|---|---|
| 是的 | yesAffirmative answer |
| 不是 | noNegative answer |
| 謝謝 | thank you |
| 水 | water |
| 米 | rice |
| 朋友 | friend |
| 母親 | motherStandard register, the woman who gives birth to or raises the child |
| 床 | bed |
| 鑰匙 | key |
| 鼻子 | nose |
| 日 | day |
| 街道 | street |
