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Phrases 1 Flashcards

1
Q

nice to meet you
nice to meet you as well

A

Hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐn / Rènshí nǐ hěn gāoxìng
Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐn

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2
Q

please come in

A

Qǐng jìn

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3
Q

How do you say ____ in Mandarin?

A

____ pǔtōnghuà zěnme shuō?
Je ge jiao Shénme?

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4
Q

What does it/this/that mean?

A

Zhè shì shénme yìsi

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5
Q

Can you help me write that?
Can you tell me how to write that?

A

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ xiě yīxià ma?
Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ zěnme xiě ma?

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6
Q

What do you call yourself (very polite) (two options)

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nín guì xìng /neen gway tsing/
Zěnme chēnghu nín?

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7
Q

How are you today?
(you today spend over how is it?)

A

nǐ jīntiānguò dé zěnme yàng?

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8
Q

I still have

A

Wǒ hái yǒu

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9
Q

Where are you from?

A

Nǐ shì nǎ ɡuó rén

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10
Q

What do you do?

A

Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò

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11
Q

What city are you from?

A

nǐn shè shénma dìfang rén?

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12
Q

You can call me ___

A

Nǐ kěyǐ jiào wǒ _____

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13
Q

Can you help me a moment?

A

Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ yí xìa ma?

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14
Q

You speak well
Thanks, only a little bit

A

Nǐ shuō dé hěn hǎo
Nálǐ nálǐ, zhǐ hùi yī diǎn r

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15
Q

Is it possible to…?

A

kěbukěyi…

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16
Q

Can you please repeat that?
(Please you repeat again well?)

A

Qǐng nǐ zàishuō yībiàn hǎo ma?

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17
Q

May I ask you (some) question?

A

Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐn yīxiē wèntí ma?

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18
Q

Please wait a moment

A

Qǐng děng yīxià

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19
Q

What is your mobile number?

A

Nǐn de shǒujī hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?
/DOshaow/

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20
Q

I’ll give you a call

A

Wǒ huì gěi nǐn dǎ diànhuà

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21
Q

I send you an email
I sent you an email

A

wǒ gěi nǐn fā yóujiàn
Wǒ gěi nǐn fāle yóujiàn // Wǒ gěi nǐn fā yóujiàn le

22
Q

I just started learning chinese
(I just start learn chinese)

A

wǒ gāng gāng kāishǐ xué zhōngwén

23
Q

How long will it take?
(total need how long time?)

A

yígòng xǚyào duōcháng shíjiān?

24
Q

How long can we stay here?
(We may here stay how long time?)

A

wǒmen kěyǐ zàizhèlǐ dāi duōcháng shíjiān?

25
Q

How long do we still need to stay and wait?
(Still need wait how long time?)

A

Hái xǚyào děng duōcháng shíjiān?

26
Q

Can it go a bit faster?
(can faster bit?)

A

Néng bu néng zài kuài yì diǎr?

27
Q

When does it start?
(when begin?)

A

Shénme shíhòu kāishǐ?

28
Q

What’s next?
(next will how is it?)

A

jiēxiàlái huì zěnme yàng?

29
Q

What should we do next?
(Next should how do?)

A

jiēxiàlái yīnggāi zěnme zuò?

30
Q

good idea!

A

Hǎo zhǔyì!
/zjooyee/

31
Q

This is nonsense, ridiciulous (upset)

A

mò míng qí miào

32
Q

thank you for being patient with me
(you very patient with me chatting)

A

ni hěn nàixīn gen wǒ liáotiān

33
Q

How’s things today?
Still good/okay

A

nǐ jīntiān zěnme yàng?
Hái kěyǐ / hái hǎo

34
Q

It’s an honor to meet you

A

xìng huì

35
Q

See you tomorrow

A

Míngtiān jiàn

36
Q

See you later
See you soon

A

dāi huǐr jiàn /hwrr/
guò huǐr jiàn /gwo/

37
Q

Okay, stay in touch

A

hǎo de…bǎochí liánxì /baowche leeanTSEE/

38
Q

Well, i’m off! / I have to go now

A

wǒ zǒu le / wǒ děi zǒu le

39
Q

Take care! (as in farewell)

A

màn zǒu /zoh/

40
Q

Until I see you
(until when seelater)

A

dào shíhòu jiàn

41
Q

Can I see that cup?

A

Wǒ kěyǐ kàn yīxià nà ge bēizi ma?

42
Q

I’d like two of these (from shop, street vendor etc)

A

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ xiǎng yào zhè ge liǎng ge

43
Q

Thank you for your help

A

Xièxiè nín de bāngzhù

44
Q

What a pity / sorry to hear that

A

zěnme huì zhè yàng
/hwey/

45
Q

there are too many people here

A

Zherli you tai duo ren le

46
Q

Hello+reply alternative with chi

A

Nǐ chīle ma? Wǒ chīle

47
Q

For example…What about…

A

zhè ge qíng kuàng…

48
Q

Fuck!

A

mā de!

49
Q

Dammit (not rude)

A

tiān na

50
Q

Are you ready?

A

ní zhǔn beì haǒ le ma?

51
Q

Please speak a little slower
Can you speak a little slower?

A

qǐng shūo màn yì diǎnr
Nǐ keyi shuō màn yīdiǎn ma?

52
Q

I’d like…(asking for something)
(Two phrases)

A

qǐng gěiwǒ
wǒ yào…hǎo ma

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