1. cha = tea. 2. Fan = rice or "a meal." 4. mian = noodles. 5. cai = vegetables 6. mian bao = bread
I recommend that you now create your own Chinese dictionary. One way is to take a notebook, and write the letters A through Z on 26 different pages. On the cover, write "English/Chinese Dictionary." Then, if there are enough pages left, write A through Z again starting at the back, and on the back cover, write "Chinese/English dictionary." In the Chinese dictionary part, you will not need to include the letters i, o, and u, because there are not any Chinese words that start with those letters.
Begin by turning to the page for "t" in the English section, and write the word "tea," then on the right side of the page write "cha." In the Chinese section, turn to the page for "c" and write :"cha," then at its right write "tea." Continue in this way for all 6 of the words introduced above.