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2008 Olympics Visitor Guide

This document provides common Chinese phrases for meeting people, introducing oneself, shopping, going out, and eating in a restaurant. Some key phrases included are: 1) Hello (informal)/Hello (formal), Good bye, Thank you, You're welcome, Excuse me, That's okay, and phrases for good morning, good evening, and good night. 2) Phrases for introducing oneself like name, nationality, and phrases like "glad to meet you" and "I like...". 3) Phrases for shopping like "How much does it cost?", "This is too expensive", "I want to buy", and asking for locations like the washroom or metro.

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2008 Olympics Visitor Guide

This document provides common Chinese phrases for meeting people, introducing oneself, shopping, going out, and eating in a restaurant. Some key phrases included are: 1) Hello (informal)/Hello (formal), Good bye, Thank you, You're welcome, Excuse me, That's okay, and phrases for good morning, good evening, and good night. 2) Phrases for introducing oneself like name, nationality, and phrases like "glad to meet you" and "I like...". 3) Phrases for shopping like "How much does it cost?", "This is too expensive", "I want to buy", and asking for locations like the washroom or metro.

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Common Chinese Phrases


Meeting People :
English Chinese Phonetic Chinese Characters

Hello! (informal) Nihao! 你好！


Hello! (formal) Ninhao! 您好！
Good bye! Zaijian! 再见！
Thank you! Xiexie! 谢谢！
You are welcome Bu keqi 不客气。
Excuse me! (sorry!) Duibuqi! 对不起！
That’s ok Meiguanxi. 没关系。
OK. / Alright. Hao./Xing. 好。/行。
How is……? Zenme yang? 怎么样？
I don’t know. Wo bu zhidao 我不知道。
I don’t understand. Wo tingbudong. 我听不懂。
Good morning! Zaoshang hao! 早上好！
Good evening! Wanshang hao! 晚上好！
Good night! Wan an! 晚安！

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Introducing each other :
English Chinese Phonetic Chinese Characters

What is your name? Ni jiao shenme 你叫什么名字？


mingzi?

My name is … Wo jiao……. 我叫。。。。


I am a Canadian. Wo shi Jianada ren. 我是加拿大人。
Glad to meet you. Hen gaoxing rensh ni. 很高兴认识你。
I like... Wo xihuan…… 我喜欢。。。
I am an athlete. Wo shi yundong yuan 我是运动员。
Olympic Games Aoyunhui 奥运会
China Zhongguo 中国
We are going to the Wo qu zuqiu chang 我去足球场。
soccer field

There is the swimming Na shi youyong chi. 那是游泳池。


pool

Where is the athletics Nar shi yundong 哪儿是运动


field? chang?
场？
Soccer field zuqiu chang
足球场
Swimming pool youyong chi
游泳池
Athletics field yundong chang
运动场

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Shopping and Going Out
English Chinese Phonetic Chinese Characters

Where is...? Nar shi…… 哪儿是。。。


I want to go to... Wo yao qu……
我要去。。。
How much does it Duoshao qian?
cost? 多少钱？

That is too expensive. Tai gui le. 太贵了。

This is not good. Bu hao. 不好。


I want to buy... Wo xiang mai…… 我想买。。。
Where is the
washroom? Cesuo zai nar? 厕所在哪儿？
Hotel Fandian/jiudian
饭店 / 酒店
Washroom Cesuo
厕所
Metro Ditie
地铁
Numbers
One (1) yi 一
Two (2) er 二
Three (3) san 三
Four (4) si 四
Five (5) wu 五
Six (6) liu 六
Seven (7) qi 七
Eight (8) ba 八
Nine (9) jui 九
Ten (10) shi 十

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Eating in a Restaurant
English Chinese Phonetic Chinese Characters

It is delicious. Hen haochi. 很好吃


This is nice wine. Zhen jiu henhao. 这酒很好。
Drink a toast / Cheers Ganbei! 干杯！
I want to try Wo xiang shishi 我想试试筷子。
chopsticks. kuaizi.

I’d like to use knife Wo xiang yao yong 我想要刀叉。


and fork daocha.

I am allergic to Wo dui haixian


seafood guomin.
我对海鲜过敏。

I can’t eat fish. Wo buneng chi yu.


我不能吃鱼。
Chinese food is very Zhongguo fan hen
delicious hao chi.
中国饭很好吃。

Shrimp xia
虾
Fish yu
鱼
Seafood haixian
海鲜
Apple pingguo
苹果

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