Useful Phrases

实用词句

nǐ hǎo
你好。
Hello.
ni hao

zàijiàn
再见。
Goodbye.
zaijian

xièxie
谢谢。
Thank you.
xiexie

bú kèqi
不客气。
You’re welcome.
bu keqi

duìbuqǐ
对不起。
Sorry. (for having done something bad or wrong)
duibuqi

bù hǎo yìsi
不好意思
to be sorry (for inconveniencing someone)
bu hao yisi

méi guānxi
没关系。
It’s alright.
mei guanxi

qǐngwèn
请问
May I ask…
qingwen

Wǒ kànbudǒng.
我看不懂。
I don’t understand (writing).
kanbudong

Wǒ tīngbudǒng.
我听不懂。
I don’t understand (speech).
tingbudong

Wǒ bù zhīdao.
我不知道。
I don’t know.
wo bu zhidao

Wǒ bù míngbai.
我不明白。
I don’t understand.
wo bu mingbai

Nǐ míngbai ma?
你明白吗?
Do you understand?
ni mingbai ma

Qǐng shāo děng/ Qǐng děng yíxià/ děng (yi) děng.
请稍等/请等一下/等(一)等。
Please wait a while.
qing shao deng
qing deng yixia
dengyideng

Qǐng màndiǎnr shuō/ Qǐng shuō màn (yi) diǎn.
请慢点儿说/请说慢(一)点。
Please say it slowly.
qing man dianr shuo
qing shuo man yidian

Qǐng zài shuō yíbiàn.
请再说一遍。
Please say it again.
qing zai shuo yibian

Méi wèntí.
没问题。
No problem.
mei wenti

Huānyíng huānyíng!
欢迎欢迎!
Welcome!
huanying

Zài nǎli?/ Zài nǎr?
~在哪里?/~在哪儿?
Where is ~ ?
zai nali
zai nar

Zhè shì shénme?
这是什么?
What is this?
zhe shi shenme

Máfan nǐ le!
麻烦你了!
Sorry to trouble you!
mafan ni le

Qǐng bāngbang wo/ Qǐng bāng wo.
请帮帮我/请帮我。
Please help me.
qing bangbang wo
qing bang wo

Wǒ bāng nǐ ba.
我帮你吧。
I’ll help you.
wo bang ni ba

Wǒ Hànyǔ shuō de bùhǎo.
我汉语说得不好。
My Mandarin isn’t good.
wo hanyu buhao

Wǒ bú huì Hànyǔ.
我不会汉语。
I don’t speak Mandarin.
wo bu hui hanyu

Nǐ huì Yīngyǔ ma?/ Nǐ huì Rìyǔ ma?
你会英语吗?/你会日语吗?
Do you speak English/ Japanese?
ni hui yingyu ma
ni hui riyu ma

Yǒu rén huì Yīngyǔ ma?/ Yǒu rén huì Rìyǔ ma?
有人会英语吗?/有人会日语吗?
Does anybody speak English/ Japanese?
you ren hui yingyu ma
you ren hui riyu ma

Jiù mìng a!
救命啊!
Help! Save me!
jiu ming a

Xíng ma?
行吗?
Is it all right?
xing ma

Kěyǐ ma?
可以吗?
Is it all right?
keyi ma

Hǎo ma?
好吗?
Is it all right?
hao ma

Shì ma?
是吗?
Is that so?
shi ma


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