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