Sunday, January 07, 2007

Most common Chinese expressions

Gabcast! learn Chinese #0 - Most common expressions in Chinese




Most frequently used expressions
你好 ni3 ha3o? (Hello!!)
你好吗? ni3 ha3o ma1 (How are you?)
我很好. 谢谢. 你呢? wo3 he3n ha3o xie4 xie4 ni3ne1
(I’m very well. Thank you. And you?)
是的 shi4 de (Yes)
不是 bu2 shi4 (No)
你是不是 ? ni3 shi4 bu2 shi? (Are you --- or not?)
好 ha3o (good)
不好 bu4 ha3o (not good)
好不好? ha3o bu4 ha3o? (OK?)
对不起 dui4 bu4 qi3 (Sorry!)
不客气 bu2 ke4 qi4 (You’re welcome.)
你说什么? ni3 shuo1 she2 me? (What did you say?)
我不懂 wo3 bu4 do3ng (I don’t understand.)
我懂 wo3 do3ng (I understand.)
你懂不懂? ni3 do3ng bu4 do3ng (Do you understand ?)
--------中文怎么说? zho1ng we2n ze3n me shuo1 (-----how to say that in Chinese?)
请你说慢一点 qi3ng ni3 shuo1 ma4n yi4 dia3n (Please speak more slowly.)
我是美国人 wo3 shi4 me3i guo2 re2n (I’m an American.)
你叫什么名字? ni3 jia4o she2 me mi2ng zi (What is your name?)
我的名字是--- wo3 de1 mi2ng zi shi4--- (My name is…)
你知道吗? ni3 zhi1 da4o ma1? (Do you know ?)
我不知道。 wo3 bu4 zhi1 da4o (I don’t know?)