Chinese Phrases

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Chinese Phrases


English Phrases Chinese Phrases
 
English Greetings Chinese Greetings:
Hi! Ni3 hao3!   你好
Good morning! zǎo shàng hǎo/ zǎo   早上好/ 早
Good evening! Xia4 wu3 hao3!/ Wan3 shang4 hao3!   下午好！/ 晚上好！
Welcome! (to greet someone) Huan2 ying2!   欢迎！
How are you? Ni3 hao3   你好！
I'm fine, thanks! Hen3 hao3! Xie4 xie4   很好！谢谢！
And you? Ni3 ne1?   你呢？
Good/ So-So. Yi1 ban1   谢谢！
Thank you (very much)! Xie4 xie4   谢谢！
You're welcome! (for "thank you") huan2 ying2!   欢迎！
Hey! Friend! Hai4! Peng2 you4   嗨！朋友！
I missed you so much! Duo1 xiang3 ni3 ya4   多想你呀！
What's new? You3 shen2 me xi1 qi2 de?   有什么希奇的？
Nothing much Mei2 you2!   没有！ 没有！
Good night! Wan3 an1   晚安
See you later! dài huì ér jiàn   待会儿见
Good bye! zài jiàn   再见
Asking for Help and Directions
I'm lost Wo3 mi2 lu4 le.   我迷路了。
Can I help you? You3 shen2 me xu1 yao4 wo3 bang1 ni3 de?
有什么需要我帮你的？
Can you help me? Ni3 ken3 bang1 zhu4 wo3 ma?   你肯帮助我吗？
Where is the (bathroom/ pharmacy)? (Xi3 shou3 jian1/yao4 fang2) zai4 na3 li3?
（洗手间／药房）在哪里？
Go straight! then turn left/ right! Zhi2 wang3 qian2 zou3! Zuo3/you4 guai3 wan1 dao4!
直往前走！左／右拐弯到！
I'm looking for john. Wo3 zai4 zhao3 yue1 han4.   我在找约翰。
One moment please! Qing3 deng3 yi1 xia4!   请等一下！
Hold on please! (phone) Qing3 shao1 hou4!   请稍后！
How much is this? Zhe4 duo1 shao3 qian2?   这多少钱？
Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) Qing3 wen4!   请问！
Excuse me! ( to pass by) Bao4 qian4!   抱歉！
Come with me! Gen1 wo3 lai2!   跟我来！

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