Here are the phonetic spellings for my first book, Words for Everyday…
boy - nán hái - nahn high
girl - nǚ hái – neuw high
ball - qiú – cho
doll - yáng wá wá – yahng wah wah
car - qì chē – chee chuh
train - huǒ chē – hoe chuh
book – shū – shoe
bath – xǐ zǎo – shee zaow
toilet – cè suǒ – tsuh swow
toothbrush – yáshuā – yah shwah
cup – bēi zi – bay zuh
bowl – wǎn – wahn
apple – píng guǒ – ping gwoh
banana – xiāng jiāo – shang jeow
shirt – chèn shān – chen shahn
pants – kù zi – coo zuh
shoes – xié zi – sheh zuh
milk – niú nǎi – neeoh nigh
water – shuǐ – shway
juice – guǒ zhī – gwoh juh
chopsticks – kuài zi – kwai zuh
fork – chā zi – chah zuh
spoon – tāng chí – tahng chuh
computer – diàn nǎo – dien now
cell phone – shǒu jī – show jee
dog – gǒu – go
cat – māo – maow
good job! – hǎo bàng – how bahng
see you next time! – xià cì jiàn – shah tsuh jien
