Common Phrases
| English | Traditional characters | Simplified characters | Pinyin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hello! | 你好！ | 你好！ | Nǐ hǎo! |
| What is your name? | 你叫什麼名字？ | 你叫什么名字？ | Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? |
| My name is... | 我叫... | 我叫... | Wǒ jiào ... |
| How are you? | 你好嗎？/ 你怎麼樣？ | 你好吗？/ 你怎么样？ | Nǐ hǎo ma? / Nǐ zěnmeyàng? |
| I am fine, how about you? | 我很好，你呢？ | 我很好，你呢？ | Wǒ hěn hǎo, nǐ ne? |
| I don't want it / I don't want to | 我不要。 | 我不要。 | Wǒ bú yào. |
| Thank you! | 謝謝！ | 谢谢！ | Xièxie |
| Welcome! / You're welcome! (Literally: No need to thank me!) / Don't mention it! (Literally: Don't be so polite!) | 歡迎！/ 不用謝！/ 不客氣！ | 欢迎！/ 不用谢！/ 不客气！ | Huānyíng! / Búyòng xiè! / Bú kèqì! |
| Yes. / Correct. | 是。 / 對。 | 是。 / 对。 | Shì. / Duì. |
| No. / Incorrect. | 不是。/ 不對。 | 不是。/ 不对。 | Búshì. / Bú duì. |
| When? | 什麼時候？ | 什么时候？ | Shénme shíhou? |
| How much money? | 多少錢？ | 多少钱？ | Duōshǎo qián? |
| Can you speak a little slower? | 您能說得再慢些嗎？ | 您能说得再慢些吗？ | Nín néng shuō de zài mànxiē ma? |
| Good morning! / Good morning! | 早上好！ / 早安！ | 早上好！ / 早安！ | Zǎoshang hǎo! / Zǎo'ān! |
| Goodbye! | 再見！ | 再见！ | Zàijiàn! |
| How do you get to the airport? | 去機場怎麼走？ | 去机场怎么走？ | Qù jīchǎng zěnme zǒu? |
| I want to fly to London on the eighteenth | 我想18號坐飛機到倫敦 | 我想18号坐飞机到伦敦 | Wǒ xiǎng shíbā hào zuò fēijī dào Lúndūn. |
| How much will it cost to get to Munich? | 到慕尼黑要多少錢？ | 到慕尼黑要多少钱？ | Dào Mùníhēi yào duōshǎo qián? |
| I don't speak Chinese very well. | 我的漢語說得不太好. | 我的汉语说得不太好. | Wǒ de Hànyǔ shuō de bú tài hǎo. |
| Do you speak English? | 你會說英語嗎？ | 你会说英语吗？ | Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma? |
| I have no money. | 我沒有錢. | 我没有钱. | Wǒ méiyǒu qián. |
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