Phrases 1 Flashcards
nice to meet you
nice to meet you as well
Hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐn / Rènshí nǐ hěn gāoxìng
Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐn
please come in
Qǐng jìn
How do you say ____ in Mandarin?
____ pǔtōnghuà zěnme shuō?
Je ge jiao Shénme?
What does it/this/that mean?
Zhè shì shénme yìsi
Can you help me write that?
Can you tell me how to write that?
Nǐ néng bāng wǒ xiě yīxià ma?
Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ zěnme xiě ma?
What do you call yourself (very polite) (two options)
nín guì xìng /neen gway tsing/
Zěnme chēnghu nín?
How are you today?
(you today spend over how is it?)
nǐ jīntiānguò dé zěnme yàng?
I still have
Wǒ hái yǒu
Where are you from?
Nǐ shì nǎ ɡuó rén
What do you do?
Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò
What city are you from?
nǐn shè shénma dìfang rén?
You can call me ___
Nǐ kěyǐ jiào wǒ _____
Can you help me a moment?
Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ yí xìa ma?
You speak well
Thanks, only a little bit
Nǐ shuō dé hěn hǎo
Nálǐ nálǐ, zhǐ hùi yī diǎn r
Is it possible to…?
kěbukěyi…
Can you please repeat that?
(Please you repeat again well?)
Qǐng nǐ zàishuō yībiàn hǎo ma?
May I ask you (some) question?
Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐn yīxiē wèntí ma?
Please wait a moment
Qǐng děng yīxià
What is your mobile number?
Nǐn de shǒujī hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?
/DOshaow/
I’ll give you a call
Wǒ huì gěi nǐn dǎ diànhuà
I send you an email
I sent you an email
wǒ gěi nǐn fā yóujiàn
Wǒ gěi nǐn fāle yóujiàn // Wǒ gěi nǐn fā yóujiàn le
I just started learning chinese
(I just start learn chinese)
wǒ gāng gāng kāishǐ xué zhōngwén
How long will it take?
(total need how long time?)
yígòng xǚyào duōcháng shíjiān?
How long can we stay here?
(We may here stay how long time?)
wǒmen kěyǐ zàizhèlǐ dāi duōcháng shíjiān?
How long do we still need to stay and wait?
(Still need wait how long time?)
Hái xǚyào děng duōcháng shíjiān?
Can it go a bit faster?
(can faster bit?)
Néng bu néng zài kuài yì diǎr?
When does it start?
(when begin?)
Shénme shíhòu kāishǐ?
What’s next?
(next will how is it?)
jiēxiàlái huì zěnme yàng?
What should we do next?
(Next should how do?)
jiēxiàlái yīnggāi zěnme zuò?
good idea!
Hǎo zhǔyì!
/zjooyee/
This is nonsense, ridiciulous (upset)
mò míng qí miào
thank you for being patient with me
(you very patient with me chatting)
ni hěn nàixīn gen wǒ liáotiān
How’s things today?
Still good/okay
nǐ jīntiān zěnme yàng?
Hái kěyǐ / hái hǎo
It’s an honor to meet you
xìng huì
See you tomorrow
Míngtiān jiàn
See you later
See you soon
dāi huǐr jiàn /hwrr/
guò huǐr jiàn /gwo/
Okay, stay in touch
hǎo de…bǎochí liánxì /baowche leeanTSEE/
Well, i’m off! / I have to go now
wǒ zǒu le / wǒ děi zǒu le
Take care! (as in farewell)
màn zǒu /zoh/
Until I see you
(until when seelater)
dào shíhòu jiàn
Can I see that cup?
Wǒ kěyǐ kàn yīxià nà ge bēizi ma?
I’d like two of these (from shop, street vendor etc)
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ xiǎng yào zhè ge liǎng ge
Thank you for your help
Xièxiè nín de bāngzhù
What a pity / sorry to hear that
zěnme huì zhè yàng
/hwey/
there are too many people here
Zherli you tai duo ren le
Hello+reply alternative with chi
Nǐ chīle ma? Wǒ chīle
For example…What about…
zhè ge qíng kuàng…
Fuck!
mā de!
Dammit (not rude)
tiān na
Are you ready?
ní zhǔn beì haǒ le ma?
Please speak a little slower
Can you speak a little slower?
qǐng shūo màn yì diǎnr
Nǐ keyi shuō màn yīdiǎn ma?
I’d like…(asking for something)
(Two phrases)
qǐng gěiwǒ
wǒ yào…hǎo ma
