PHRASES

Pronunciation
Pronunciation (English) Character
(Chinese) / Pinyin
Hello! Ní hǎo 你好
Good morning! Zǎo shang hǎo 早上好
Good noon! Zhōng wǔ hǎo. 中午好
Good afternoon! Xià wǔ hǎo 下午好
Good evening! Wǎn shàng hǎo 晚上好
Good night! Wǎn 'ān. 晚安
Goodbye! / See you! Zài jiàn 再见
Thanks! Xiè xiè 谢谢
Thank you! Xiè xiè nǐ 谢谢你
Thank you very much! Fēi cháng gǎn xiè 非常感谢你
You are welcome! Bù yòng xiè 不用谢
You are welcome! / Don't
mention it!
Bù kè qì 不客气
Sorry! Bù hǎo yì si 不好意思
I am sorry! (apology) Duì bù qǐ 对不起
It doesn’t metter! /
That's nothing!
Méi guān xì 没关系
Excuse me! / May I ask? Qǐng wèn 请问
Yes! / Right! (Answer to
the question)
Shì de. 是的
No! (Answer to the
question)
Bù shì! 不是
Pardon? (Please say that
again)
Qǐng zài shuō yī cì 请再说一次
What is your name? Nǐ jiào shén me míng
(Formal) zì 你叫什么名字
What’s your family name? Nǐ xìng shén me 你姓什么
My name is Miloš. (Formal) Wǒ de míng zì shì 我的名字是 Miloš.
Miloš
And you? What about you? Nǐ ne 你呢
Hěn gāo xìng rèn shì
Nice to meet you!
nǐ 很高兴认识你

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How are you? Nǐ hǎo ma 你好吗
How are you? (If someone
has problem)
Nǐ zěn me yàng 你怎么样？
How are things? (For long
time no see)
Zuì jìn zěn me yàng 最近怎么样
Very good! Hěn hǎo 很好
I am fine Wǒ hěn hǎo 我很好
I am not good. Wǒ bù tài hǎo 我不太好

PHRASES

Pronunciation (Chinese)
Pronunciation (English) Character
/ Pinyin
Where are you from? Nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén 你是哪里人
What country are you
from?
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén 你是哪国人
Which country are you
from?
Nǐ shì nǎ ge guó jiā de 你是哪个国家的
I am Montenegrin Wǒ shì hēi shān rén 我是黑山人
Where do you live? Nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ 你住在哪里
I live in JingZhou. Wǒ zhù zài Jīngzhōu 我住在荆州
Where are you going? Nǐ yào qù nǎ lǐ 你要去哪里
Have we met? Wǒ men jiàn guò ma 我们见过吗
Take care! / Be careful! Xiǎo xīn 小心
Just a moment / Wait a
moment！
Shāo děng 稍等
No problem! Méi wèntí 没问题
Congratulations! Gōng xǐ 恭喜
Happy birthday! Shēng rì kuài lè 生日快乐
Happy New Year! Xīn nián kuài lè! 新年快乐
Happy Chinese New Year! Chūn jié kuài lè 春节快乐
Happy holiday! Jié rì kuài lè 节日快乐
Merry Christmas! Shèng dàn kuài lè 圣诞快乐

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Good luck! Zhù nǐ hǎo yùn 祝你好运
Why? Wèi shén me 为什么
Who? Shéi 谁
What? Shén me 什么
Which? Nǎ ge 哪个
When? Shén me shí hòu 什么时候
Where? Nǎ lǐ 哪里
How many? / How much? Duō shǎo 多少
How far? Duō yuǎn 多远
How long? Duō jiǔ 多久
Long time no see. Hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn. 好久不见
How old are you? Nǐ duō dàle? 你多大了
How old are you? (For
kids)
Nǐ jǐ suì? 你几岁

PHRASES

Pronunciation (Chinese)
Pronunciation (English) Character
/ Pinyin
What are you doing? Nǐ zài gàn ma? 你在干嘛
What are you doing? Nǐ zài zuò shén me? 你在做什么
What is the meaning? Shén me yì si? 什么意思
What is your phone Nǐ de diàn huà hào mǎ
number? shì duō shǎo? 你的电话号码是多少
See you later! Děng huì er jiàn! 等会儿见
See you later! (Formal) Huí tóu jiàn! 回头见
Thank you for your help! Xiè xiè nín de bāng zhù! 谢谢您的帮助
How much money? Duō shǎo qián? 多少钱
…, right? …, duì ma? 对吗
Okay? Hǎo ma? 好吗
Next time, ok? Xià yī cì, hǎo ma? 下一次，好吗
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See you the day after
tomorrow.
Hòu tiān jiàn. 后天见
See you in the
afternoon.
Xià wǔ jiàn. 下午见
Can we have another Wǒ men zài hè yībēi hǎo
drink? ma? 我们再喝一杯好吗
Qǐng, shuō màn yī diǎn
Please, speak slowly!
er! 请说慢一点儿
Please, say it again. Qǐng, zài shuō yī biàn. 请再说一遍
Please, sing it again. Qǐng, zài chàng yī biàn. 请在唱一遍
Please, look agaig. Qǐng, zài kàn yī biàn. 请再看一遍
Please, do it again. Qǐng, zài zuò yī biàn. 请再做一遍
Where are you going? Nǐ qù nǎ lǐ? 你去哪里
Where are you ready to
go? Nǐ zhǔn bèi qù nǎ lǐ? 你准备去哪里
Dear... Qīn 'ài de... 亲爱的
I would like... Wǒ xiǎng yào... 我想要
Turn on the light. Kāi dēng. 开灯
Open the door. Kāi mén. 开门
Close the door. Guān mén. 关门
Get up. / Wake up. Qǐ chuáng. 起床
Get off work. Xià bān. 下班
Go to work. Shàng bān. 上班
I'm going to sleep. Wǒ yào shuì jiào le. 我要睡觉了

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Pronunciation
Pronunciation (English) Character
(Chinese) / Pinyin
I didn’t understand. Wǒ méi yǒu míng bái 我没有明白
I don't understand. Wǒ tīng bù dǒng. 我听不懂
I understand. Wǒ míng bái le 我明白了
I get it. / I understand. Wǒ dǒng le. 我懂了

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Take a break! / Rest
awhile!
Xiū xí yī xià! 休息一下
Class begins. Shàng kè le. 上课了
Class has ended. Xià kè le. 下课了
Sit down! Zuò xià! 坐下
Stand up! Qǐ lì! 起立
Stand up! Zhàn qǐ lái! 站起来
Buy something. Mǎi dōng xī. 买东西
Sell something. Mài dōng xī. 卖东西
I want to eat something Jīn wǎn wǒ xiǎng chī
else tonight. diǎn bié de. 今晚我想吃点别的
Pack the food. Dǎ bāo. 打包
Just a little bit. Jǐn jǐn yī diǎn diǎn. 仅仅一点点
Cheers! Gān bēi! 干杯
Welcome! Huān yíng! 欢迎
Welcome! (In restaurants,
hotels...)
Huān yíng guāng lín! 欢迎光临
Don't worry! Bù yòng dān xīn! 不用担心
Don't worry! / Take it
easy!
Fàng xīn! 放心
..., right? ..., duì bù duì? ..., 对不对
..., good? Ok? ..., hǎo bù hǎo? ..., 好不好
You are pretty! Nǐ hǎo piào liang! 你好漂亮
You are beautiful! Nǐ hěn měi lì! 你很美丽
You are beautiful! Nǐ hǎo měi! 你好美
You are really beautiful! Nǐ zhēn měi! 你真美
Little sister... (for
women under 40 years)
Xiǎo jiě jiě... 小姐姐
Aunt... (for women over 40
years)
Ā yí... 阿姨
Little brother... (for men
under 40 years)
Xiǎo gē gē... 小哥哥
Uncle... (for men over 40
years)
Shū shu... 叔叔

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 PHRASES

Pronunciation
Pronunciation (English) Character
(Chinese) / Pinyin
Fell asleep. Shuì zhe le. 睡着了
I don’t know. Wǒ bù zhī dào. 我不知道
It's raining. Xià yǔ le. 下雨了
Scissors, Rock, Paper Jiǎndāo, shítou, bù 剪刀, 石头, 布
Wait! Děng dài! 等待
Nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ
Do you speak English?
ma? 你会说英语吗
You are late! Nǐ wǎn le 你晚了
I am early Wǒ zǎo le 我早了
I live here. Wǒ zhù zài zhè lǐ. 我住在这里
It's here. Zài zhè lǐ. 在这里
Where is it? Zài nǎ lǐ? 在哪里
What is this? Zhè shì shén me? 这是什么
Zhè shì yī zhāng zhuō
It's a table.
zi. 这是一张桌子
Nǐ zài zhè lǐ gàn shén
What are you doing here?
me? 你在这里干什么
Wǒ zài zhè lǐ gōng
I work here.
zuò. 我在这里工作
I am on vacation (day
off). Wǒ zài xiū jià. 我在休假
May I come in? Wǒ kě yǐ jìn lái ma? 我可以进来吗
I want to recharge my
phone. Wǒ yào chōng huà fèi. 我要充话费
Catch a cold. / Have a
cold.
Gǎn mào le. 感冒了
I am in trouble. Wǒ yǒu má fan le. 我有麻烦了
Wish you happiness Zhù nǐ yú kuài. 祝你愉快
Take your time. / Take it
easy.
Màn man lái. 慢慢来
Happy weekend. Zhōu mò yú kuài 周末愉快
AliPay Zhī fù bǎo 支付宝

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Here! / Arrived! Dào! 到
Go straight. Zhí xíng. 直行
Nǐ de gōngzuò shíjiān
What is your work time?
shì duōshǎo? 你的工作时间是多少
Wǒ xiǎng yào yī gè fǎ
I want one haircut.
xíng. 我想要一个发型
It is simple. Hěn jiǎndān. 很简单
Wǒ de zhōngwén hěn
My Chinese is limited.
yǒuxiàn. 我的中文很有限

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