Phrases

Question 1

What is your nationality?

Where are you from?

Answer 1

Nî de guó jî

Nî shì nâ guó rén ne

Question 2

Where is the bathroom?

Answer 2

Cè suô zài nâr?

Question 3

Are you in good health? (assumes yes)

Answer 3

shēntî tîng hâu de

Question 4

Are you in good health (asking as a question)

Answer 4

shēntî tîng hâu ma

Question 5

I can speak a little Chinese

I can speak a little mandarin

Answer 5

wô huì shuō yī dián Hànyû

wô kêyî shuō yī diân pûtōnghuà

Question 6

nî gànmá qù

Answer 6

You are going to do what?

Question 7

What are you going to do?

Answer 7

nî gànmá qù

Question 8

I understand English

Answer 8

wô dông yīng yû

Question 9

Can you speak English?

Answer 9

nî huì shuō yīng yû ma

nî huì jiâng yīng wén ma

Question 10

What is your name?

Answer 10

nî jiào shénme míng zi

Question 11

I don’t understand English

Answer 11

wô bù dông yīng wèn

Question 12

I don’t speak English

Answer 12

wô bù huì jiáng yīng wèn

Question 13

You are welcome … Formal

Answer 13

nîn tài kė qì

Question 14

thanks so much

Answer 14

tài xìexie la

Duō xìe

Question 15

What else do you want

Answer 15

nî hái yào shénme

Question 16

can I look?

Answer 16

wô kêyî kàn

Question 17

How much is it?

Answer 17

duōshâo qián

Question 18

Where are you going?

Answer 18

nî qù nár

Question 19

Last night I drank tea

Answer 19

Zuótiān wânshang wô hē chá le

Question 20

I am eating …

Answer 20

Wô zhèng chī …

Question 21

Are you lost

I am lost

Answer 21

Nî mí lù le ma

Wô mí lù le

Question 22

What do you like to eat the most?

Answer 22

Nî zuì xīhūa chī shénme

Question 23

Chinese food is very delicious

Answer 23

Zhōngguó cài zuì hâochī

Question 24

How about _______

Answer 24

_____ zênmeyàng

Question 25

I would like …

Answer 25

Wô xīâng …

Question 26

Nice to MEET you

Answer 26

hên gâoxing jiàn dào nî

Question 27

I do not understand

Answer 27

wô bù dông

wô bù mingbài