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Useful Phrases in Mandarin Chinese

你好 Chinese Learners! 😃

➡ In today's lesson you will learn some useful words and phrases in Chinese.

Happy learning!

Don't hesitate to look into these other pages after completing this lesson: Religion, Drinks, 米 mĭ uncooked rice & Months of the year.

English	中文	Pinyin
Hi what's your name ?	你好！ 你叫什么？	nǐ hǎo, nǐ jiào shén me ?
My name is ___	我叫...	wǒ jiào ...
What country are you from ?	你从哪里来	nǐ cóng nǎ li lái ?
I am French, Chinese	我是法国人, 中国人	wǒ shì fǎ guó rén, zhōng guó rén
You are married?	你结婚了吗 ?	nǐ jié hūn le ma ?
do you have children? Yes	你有没有小孩 ? 有	nǐ yǒu mei yǒu xiǎo hái ? yǒu
How much ? I have two children	几个 ? 我有两个孩子	jǐ gè ? wǒ yǒu liǎng gè hái zǐ
how old are you ? I'm twenty years old	你几岁了？ 我二十岁了	nǐ jǐ suì le ? wǒ èr shí suì le
do you live with your parents?	你住在你的父母家里吗？	nǐ zhù zài nǐ de fù mǔ jiā lǐ ma ?
who is this tall slim blonde?	谁是这位瘦高的金发女朗 ?	shuí shì zhè wèi shòu gāo de jīn fà nǚ lang ?
this is my sister (younger, older)	她是我的妹妹姐姐	tā shì wǒ de mèi mèi, jiě jiě
it's my daughter, my mother	她是我的妻子, 母亲	tā shì wǒ de qī zi, mǔ qīn
who is this obnoxious little fat guy?	谁是这个讨厌的矮胖子 ?	shuí shì zhè gè tǎo yàn de ǎi pàng zǐ ?
this is my chief brother (elder, younger)	他是我的老板,哥哥,弟弟	tā shì wǒ de lǎo bǎn, gē gē, dì dì
this is my husband, father, son	他是我的丈夫,父亲,儿子	tā shì wǒ de zhàng fū, fù qīn, ér zǐ
what's the name of this young man?	这位年轻人叫什么 ?	zhè wèi niān qīng rén jiào shén me ?
what's the name of this young girl?	这位小姐叫什么 ?	zhè wèi xiǎo jiě jiào shén me ?
his (her) name is ___ I don't know	他(她)叫... 我不知道	tā jiào … wǒ bú zhī dào
excuse me, where is the toilet?	对不起,厕所在哪里 ?	duì bú qǐ, cè suǒ zài nǎ li ?
who are you ? how are you ?	你是谁 ? 你好吗 ?	nǐ shì shuí ? nǐ hǎo ma ?
thanks and you ?	好 ! 谢谢, 你呢 ?	hǎo, xiè xiè, nǐ ne ?
what's new ? i'm learning chinese	有什么新闻吗 ? 我学中文	yǒu shén me xīn wén ma ? wǒ xué zhōng wén
that's great ! you speak Chinese ?	太好了 ! 你讲中文了 ?	tài hǎo le ! nǐ jiǎng zhōng wén le
of course it's my mother tongue	当然, 是我的母语	dāng rán, shì wǒ de mǔ yǔ
not at all, yes a little, not bad	不会是 ; 一点点 ; 还不措	bú huì, shì, yì diǎn diǎn, hái bú cuò
I don't speak Chinese well enough	我的中文讲得不错	wǒ de zhōng wén jiǎng de bú cuò
i would like to learn chinese	我想学中文	wǒ xiǎng xué zhōng wén
I do not understand	我不懂	wǒ bú dǒng
you speak very fast	你讲的很快	nǐ jiǎng de hěn kuài
Can you repeat ?	请重复一遍	qǐng chóng fù yī biàn
do you want to eat with us?	你要不要和我们一起吃饭	nǐ yào bú yào hé wǒ men yì qǐ chī fàn
gladly ; no ; Why	很乐意 ; 不要 ; 为什么 ?	hěn lè yì ; bú yào ; wèi shén me ?
because I don't have time	因为我没有时间	yīn wéi wǒ méi yǒu shí jiān
do you like chinese food?	你喜欢中餐吗 ?	nǐ xǐ huān zhōng cān ma ?
I think so	我想会的	wǒ xiǎng huì de
what are we eating ?	我们吃什么	wǒ men chī shén me ?
What would you like to drink ?	你喝什么	nǐ hē shén me ?
i would like some beer	我想喝啤酒	wǒ xiǎng hē pí jiǔ
wine, tea, water	红酒喝茶喝水	hóng jiǔ, hē chá, hē shuǐ
I'm hungry ; me too	我饿了 ; 我也是	wǒ è le ; wǒ yě shì
Enjoy your meal ! it is very good	慢慢吃 ! 很好吃	màn màn chī ! hěn hào chī
but I am not very hungry	可惜我不饿	kě xī wǒ bú è
pass me the bread (salt, sugar) please	请给我面包, 盐, 糖	qǐng gěi wǒ miàn bāo, yán, táng
one minute ; here	等一下 ; 这就是	děng yí xià ; zhè jiù shì
how do you say ... in chinese?	中文怎么说 ?	zhōng wén zěn me shuō ?
I am tired)	我很累了	wǒ hěn lèi le
I'm going to bed	我去睡觉了	wǒ qù shuì jiào le
good night ; goodbye ; see you tomorrow	晚安 ; 再见 ; 明天见	wǎn ān ; zài jiàn ; míng tiān jiàn
I love you so much ; I love you	我很喜欢你 ; 我爱你	wǒ hěn xǐ huān nǐ ; wǒ ài nǐ
I agree ; you agree ?	我同意 ; 你同意吗 ?	wǒ tóng yì ; nǐ tóng yì ma ?

Sources

• https://auberbabel.org/spip.php?article44

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