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English-Chinese Basic Phrases Guide

This document contains introductory Chinese phrases and vocabulary for greetings, asking questions, numbers, days of the week, months, times of day, activities, and common expressions. It introduces basic words and structures for conversational Chinese related to self-introductions, family, food, schedules, and daily life.

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English-Chinese Basic Phrases Guide

This document contains introductory Chinese phrases and vocabulary for greetings, asking questions, numbers, days of the week, months, times of day, activities, and common expressions. It introduces basic words and structures for conversational Chinese related to self-introductions, family, food, schedules, and daily life.

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English Zhōng wén

Hello Nǐ hǎo
Have you eaten (Hello) Chī le ma?
Long time no see Hǎojiǔ bú jiàn
What’s going on zuìjìn zěnmeyàng

Goodbye zàijiàn

How are you? Nǐ hǎo ma?


I am good, you? Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne?

What's your name? Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?


My name is… Wǒ jiào ____

How was your day?


My day was good
How was your week? xīngqī
My week was good

How old are you? Nǐ duō da?


I am __ years old Wǒ Jīnnián ____ suì le

I would like… Wǒ xiǎng yào… / (Informal) Wǒ yào…

I agree

I / you / he / she / we / you(p) / they


My
Your

Must / Need to děi


Have Yǒu
Not have Méiyǒu
I like… wǒ xǐhuān
I know zhīdao

Something

Student xuéshēng

and hé
Tea Chá

Handsome man Shuài gē

Who Shéi
What Shén me
When Shén me shí hòu
Where Nǎ lǐ (Replying to compliment to be modest)
Why Wèi shéme
How Zěnme yàng

If

Stupid person Bèn dàn

Have you eaten (Hello) Chī le ma?

Sorry Duì bù qǐ
No problem Méi Guān xi
Thank you xiè xiè

Can you speak Chinese? Nǐ huì shuō zhōngwén ma


Can you speak English? Nǐ huì shuō yīngwén ma
Yes I can huì
I can speak a little Wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn
What did you say? nǐ shuō shénme

1 Yī
2 Èr
3 Sān
4 Sì
5 Wǔ
6 Liù
7 Qī
8 Bā
9 Jiǔ
10 Shí
11 Shíyī
20 Èrshí
21 Èrshíyī
100 Yībǎi
1000 Yīqiān

Restaurant
People (sitting) Wèi
We want to drink tea Wǒmén yào hē chá
I want… Wǒ yào…

Monday Xīngqí yī
Tuesday Xīngqí' èr
Wednesday Xīngqí sān
Sunday Xīngqí rì

January Yī yuè
February Èr yuè
December Shí'èr yuè

What is the time? xiànzài jǐ diǎn


1 o’clock Yī diǎn
2 o’clock Liǎng diǎn
3 o’clock Sān diǎn
3:25 Sān diǎn èrshíwǔ fēn (3 o’clock 25 minutes)

What are you doing? nǐ zài zuò shén me

Drink hē

You’re right! Duì

Negation word Bù / bú ( if preceding a 4th tone verb)

Or huò zhě (when you’re listing something)


hái shì (deciding between something in a question)

Speak of the devil shuō cáocāo, cáocāo jiù dào


You’re the man nǐ hěn niú
Crouching tiger, hidden dragon wò hǔ cáng lóng
The old man of the frontier loses his Sài wēng shī mǎ
horse (will it be good or bad)

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