Phrases 1

Question 1

nice to meet you
nice to meet you as well

Answer 1

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

Question 2

please come in

Answer 2

Qǐng jìn

Question 3

How do you say ____ in Mandarin?

Answer 3

____ pǔtōnghuà zěnme shuō?
Je ge jiao Shénme?

Question 4

What does it/this/that mean?

Answer 4

Zhè shì shénme yìsi

Question 5

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

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

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

Question 7

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

Answer 7

nǐ jīntiānguò dé zěnme yàng?

Question 8

I still have

Answer 8

Wǒ hái yǒu

Question 9

Where are you from?

Answer 9

Nǐ shì nǎ ɡuó rén

Question 10

What do you do?

Answer 10

Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò

Question 11

What city are you from?

Answer 11

nǐn shè shénma dìfang rén?

Question 12

You can call me ___

Answer 12

Nǐ kěyǐ jiào wǒ _____

Question 13

Can you help me a moment?

Answer 13

Nǐ kěyǐ bāng wǒ yí xìa ma?

Question 14

You speak well
Thanks, only a little bit

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Is it possible to…?

Answer 15

kěbukěyi…

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Qǐng nǐ zàishuō yībiàn hǎo ma?

Question 17

May I ask you (some) question?

Answer 17

Wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐn yīxiē wèntí ma?

Question 18

Please wait a moment

Answer 18

Qǐng děng yīxià

Question 19

What is your mobile number?

Answer 19

Nǐn de shǒujī hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?
/DOshaow/

Question 20

I’ll give you a call

Answer 20

Wǒ huì gěi nǐn dǎ diànhuà

Question 21

I send you an email
I sent you an email

Answer 21

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

Question 22

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

Answer 22

wǒ gāng gāng kāishǐ xué zhōngwén

Question 23

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

Answer 23

yígòng xǚyào duōcháng shíjiān?

Question 24

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

Answer 24

wǒmen kěyǐ zàizhèlǐ dāi duōcháng shíjiān?

Question 25

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

Answer 25

Hái xǚyào děng duōcháng shíjiān?

Question 26

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

Answer 26

Néng bu néng zài kuài yì diǎr?

Question 27

When does it start? (when begin?)

Answer 27

Shénme shíhòu kāishǐ?

Question 28

What's next? (next will how is it?)

Answer 28

jiēxiàlái huì zěnme yàng?

Question 29

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

Answer 29

jiēxiàlái yīnggāi zěnme zuò?

Question 30

good idea!

Answer 30

Hǎo zhǔyì! /zjooyee/

Question 31

This is nonsense, ridiciulous (upset)

Answer 31

mò míng qí miào

Question 32

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

Answer 32

ni hěn nàixīn gen wǒ liáotiān

Question 33

How's things today? Still good/okay

Answer 33

nǐ jīntiān zěnme yàng? Hái kěyǐ / hái hǎo

Question 34

It's an honor to meet you

Answer 34

xìng huì

Question 35

See you tomorrow

Answer 35

Míngtiān jiàn

Question 36

See you later See you soon

Answer 36

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

Question 37

Okay, stay in touch

Answer 37

hǎo de…bǎochí liánxì /baowche leeanTSEE/

Question 38

Well, i'm off! / I have to go now

Answer 38

wǒ zǒu le / wǒ děi zǒu le

Question 39

Take care! (as in farewell)

Answer 39

màn zǒu /zoh/

Question 40

Until I see you (until when seelater)

Answer 40

dào shíhòu jiàn

Question 41

Can I see that cup?

Answer 41

Wǒ kěyǐ kàn yīxià nà ge bēizi ma?

Question 42

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

Answer 42

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ xiǎng yào zhè ge liǎng ge

Question 43

Thank you for your help

Answer 43

Xièxiè nín de bāngzhù

Question 44

What a pity / sorry to hear that

Answer 44

zěnme huì zhè yàng /hwey/

Question 45

there are too many people here

Answer 45

Zherli you tai duo ren le

Question 46

Hello+reply alternative with chi

Answer 46

Nǐ chīle ma? Wǒ chīle

Question 47

For example...What about...

Answer 47

zhè ge qíng kuàng...

Question 48

Fuck!

Answer 48

mā de!

Question 49

Dammit (not rude)

Answer 49

tiān na

Question 50

Are you ready?

Answer 50

ní zhǔn beì haǒ le ma?

Question 51

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

Answer 51

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

Question 52

I'd like...(asking for something) (Two phrases)

Answer 52

qǐng gěiwǒ wǒ yào…hǎo ma