More Chinese Words and Phrases...

Here are some extra words and phrases that do not appear in the eBooks.
These phrases are more general phrases for travellers.
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C = China
T = Taiwan
S = Singapore

The characters used are Simplified Characters (used in China and Singapore).

* Tone sandhi (tone changes) has been shown to help beginners with pronunciation.
For example nǐ hǎo => ní hǎo, and nǎli => náli (original tones separately are nǎ + lǐ).
See the bottom of the page for more notes on tone sandhi.

Meeting people...
	Ní hǎo. Nín hǎo. (polite) Hello. Hāi. Hi. Ní hǎo ma? Nín hǎo ma? (polite) How are you? Hén hǎo. Very well. Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? What is your name? Wǒ jiào ... My name is ... Zàijiàn. Goodbye. Zàihuì. Bàibài Bye. Huíjiàn. Huí tóu jiàn. Yì huǐr jiàn. See you later. Xièxiè. Duōxiè. Thank you.	Zǎoshang hǎo. (C) Zǎo'ān. (T) Good morning. Xiàwǔ hǎo. (C) Wǔ'ān. (T) Good afternoon. Wǎnshang hǎo. (C) Wǎn'ān. (T) Good evening. Wǎn'ān. Good night. Bù hǎo yìsi. Duìbùqǐ. Láojià. (to get attention) Bàoqiàn. (polite) I'm sorry. Excuse me. Pardon. Jiè guāng. Excuse me. (to get past) Qǐng wèn. Excuse me. (to ask question) Qǐng. Please.
Home
	Nǐ shì cóng nǎr lái de? (C) Nǐ shì cóng náli* lái de? (T,S) Where are you from? Wǒ shì cóng Jiānádà lái de. I am from Canada. Wǒ shì cóng Yīnggélán lái de. I am from England. Wǒ shì cóng Xīnxīlán lái de. (C) Wǒ shì cóng Niǔxīlán lái de. (T) I am from New Zealand. Wǒ shì cóng Àodàlìyà lái de. I am from Australia. Nǐ zài nǎr zhù? (C) Nǐ zài náli zhù? (T,S) Where do you live? Wǒ zài Xīní zhù. (C) Wǒ zài Xuělí zhù. (T) I live in Sydney.	Àodàlìyà Àozhōu Australia Jiānádà Canada Měiguó USA Rìběn Japan Táiwān Taiwan Xiānggǎng Hong Kong Xīnjiāpō Singapore Xīnxīlán (C) Niǔxīlán (T) New Zealand Yīnggélán England Yīngguó Britain Zhōngguó China
Say What?
	Wǒ bù dǒng. Wǒ bù míngbai. I don't understand. Wǒ bù zhīdào. I don't know. Wǒ huì jiǎng Zhōngwén;. Wǒ huì jiǎng Pǔtōnghuà. Wǒ huì jiǎng Hànyǔ. (C) Wǒ huì jiǎng Guóyǔ. (T) Wǒ huì jiǎng Huáyǔ. (S) I speak Chinese. Yì diǎnr. (C) Yì diǎn. (T) A little bit. Nǐ huì jiǎng Zhōngwén ma? Nǐ huì jiǎng Pǔtōnghuà ma? Nǐ huì jiǎng Hànyǔ ma? (C) Nǐ huì jiǎng Guóyǔ ma? (T) Nǐ huì jiǎng Huáyǔ ma? (S) Do you speak Chinese? Nǐ huì jiǎng Yīngyǔ ma? Do you speak English? Nǐ huì jiǎng Fáyǔ ma? Do you speak French? Nǐ huì jiǎng Déyǔ ma? Do you speak German?	Wó dǒng. Wǒ míngbai. I understand. Wǒ zhīdào. I know. Hǎo a. Hǎo de. Xíng. All right. OK. Méi wèntí. No problem. Méi guānxi. Nevermind. Bié dānxīn. Fàngxīn ba. Don't worry.
Where is ...
	... zài nǎr? (C) ... zài náli*? (T,S) Where is the ...? Cèsuǒ zài nǎr? (C) Cèsuǒ zài náli*? (T,S) Where is the toilet? Zuì jìn de kāfēiguǎn Nearest café Fànguǎn Cānguǎn Restaurant Yàodiàn Chemist Fàndiàn (big) Lǘguǎn (small) Hotel Yínháng Bank Chāo shì Chāo jí shì chǎng Supermarket	Wó xiǎng yào ... I would like ... Nín yào shénme? What would you like? Duì. Yes. Bú duì. No. Wǒ yào mǎi zhèige. I'll take it. Duōshǎo qián? How much is it? Néng piányi yìdiǎnr ma? Can you lower the price? Jiù zhèyàng. That's all.
	Miànbāodiàn Bakery Zuì jìn de wǎngbā (C) Zuì jìn de wǎngkā (T) The nearest internet café Xìnyòngkǎ shōu bù shōu? Do you accept credit cards? Qǐng jiézhàng. Qíng mǎidān. The bill, please.
Drink
	Wǒ yào hē yìbēi píjiǔ. I'd like a beer. Qǐng géi wǒ ... I'll have ... Hóng pútáojiǔ. Red wine. Bái pútáojiǔ. White wine. Liǎng bēi bái pútáojiǔ. Two glasses of white wine. Yì bēi shuǐ. Glass of water. Liǎng bēi shuǐ. Two glasses of water. Guǒzhī. Fruit juice. Chéngzhī. Júzhī. Orange juice. Kékóukělè. Coca cola. Jiànyí kělè. Diet coke.	Jiā bīng kuài. With ice. Bù jiā bīng kuài. Without ice. Niúnǎi. Milk. Yì bēi kāfēi jiā niúnǎi. Cup of white coffee. Yì bēi hēi kāfēi. Cup of black coffee. Liǎng bēi ... Two cups of ... Lǜ chá. Green tea. Hóng chá. Black tea. Huā chá. Jasmine tea. Tuō kāfēiyīn kāfēi. Decaffeinated coffee. Jiā táng. With sugar. Bù jiā táng. Without sugar.
Food
	Wǒ yào chī chǎomiàn. I'd like fried rice. Qǐng lái yíge chǎofàn. I'll have fried rice. Shǔtiáo. Chips. Mǐfàn. (C) Báifàn. (T) Rice. Yì wán mǐfàn. (C) Yì wǎn báifàn. (T) A bowl of plain rice. Miàntiáo. Noodles. Miànbāo. Bread. Nǎilào. (C) Rǔlào. (T) Cheese. Shūcài. Qīngcài. Vegetables. Shālā. Sèlā. Salad. Tiánshí. Dessert. Qiǎokèlì. Chocolate. Dàngāo. Cake.	Tāng. Soup. Jīdàn. Egg / eggs. Yú. Fish. Jīròu. Chicken. Zhūròu. Pork. Niúròu. Beef. Shuíguǒ. Fruit. Píngguǒ. Apple. Chéngzi. Orange. Júzi. Tangerine. Shùméi. Raspberries. Wǒ chī sù. Wǒ shì chīsù de. I am vegetarian.
Weather
	Jīntiān hěn mēnrè. It's humid today. Jīntiān hěn rè. It's hot. Jīntiān hén lěng. It's cold today. Jīntiān guāfēng. It's windy today. Jīntiān yǒu wù. It's foggy today.	Jīntiān xiàyǔ. It's raining today. Jīntiān xiàxuě. It's snowing today. Míngtiān huì xiàyǔ ma? Will it rain tomorrow? Míngtiān huì xiàxuě ma? Will it snow tomorrow?
Small Talk
	Wǒ xǐhuān ... I like ... Wǒ bù xǐhuān ... I don't like ... Nǐ xǐhuān ... ma? Do you like ...? Xǐhuān. Yes. Bù xǐhuān. No.	Guò lái! Dào zhèr lái! (C) Dào zhèli lái! (T,S) Come here! Wǒmen zǒu ba! Let's go! Hǎo jíle! Great! Zhèr. (C) Zhèli. (T,S) Here. Nàr. (C) Nàli. (T,S) There.
	Wǒ mílù le. I'm lost. Wǒmen mílù le. We're lost. Xiǎoxīn! Be careful!	Jiùmìng! Help! Zǒu kāi! Go away!
Days of the Week
	Xīngqīyī Monday Xīngqī'èr Tuesday Xīngqīsān Wednesday Xīngqīsì Thursday Xīngqīwǔ Friday Xīngqīliù Saturday Xīngqītiān Xīngqīrì Sunday	zuótiān yesterday jīntiān today míngtiān tomorrow shàngge xīngqī last week zhèige xīngqī this week xiàge xīngqī next week
	Alternative forms for Xīngqī In Taiwan, the form Xīngqí is used. In Southern China and Singapore, the form Lǐbài is often used. Another alternative, the form Zhōu is also heard.
	Gānbēi! Cheers! Zhù ní hǎo yùn! Good luck! Shèngdàn kuài lè! Merry Christmas! Xīnnián kuài lè! Happy New Year!
Signs
	Zhèngzài yíngyè Kāimén Open Guānmén Closed Rùkǒu Entrance Chūkǒu Exit Bù dé rùnèi No entry	Jǐngchá Police Jìnyān Jìnzhǐ xīyān No smoking Cèsuǒ Xíshǒujiān Toilet Nán Men Nǚ Women
More notes on Tone Sandhi: Third tone: When a 3rd tone tone is followed by a 1st, 2nd or 4th tone it usually becomes a half-3rd tone (low falling only). Yī (one): On its own pronounced yī, before 1st, 2nd and 3rd tones pronounced yì, before 4th tone pronounced yí. In telephone numbers, use yāo. Bù (not): Before 1st, 2nd and 3rd tones pronounced bù, before 4th tone pronounced bú.
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