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With the following frequently-used Chinese words and phrases in mind, you can easilyget acquainted with your Chinese friends on China tours.
Useful Chinese Words and Phrases list
| English | Pinyin / Characters | Phenetics English |
| Greetings: | ||
| Hello | nǐ hǎo 你 好 |
knee how |
| Where are you from? | nǐ cǒng nǎ lǐ lái 你 从 哪 里 来? |
knee tzaun nar lee lei |
| What is your name? | nín guì
xìng 您 贵 姓 |
neen gway shing |
| Good Bye | zài jiàn 再 见 |
zi gee'en |
| Useful sayings: | ||
| Yes | shì 是 |
shr |
| No | bú shì 不 是 |
boo shr |
| Right or Correct | duì 对 |
dway |
| Wrong | bú duì 不 对 |
boo dway |
| No, thanks | bú yòng le, xiè xiè 不 用 了， 谢 谢 |
boo yong la, sheh sheh |
| Thank you | xiè xiè 谢 谢！ |
sheh sheh |
| You are welcome | bú yòng xiè 不 用 谢 |
boo yong sheh |
| Excuse me | duì bu qǐ 对 不 起 |
dway boo chee |
| I do not understand | wǒ tīng bù dǒng 我 听 不 懂 |
wore ting boo dong |
| I would like | wǒ yào 我 要 |
wore yeow |
| How much? | duō shǎo qián 多 少 钱? |
dor sheow chen |
| Too expensive | tài guì le 太 贵 了 |
tie gway la |
| Make Directions: | ||
| Stop! | tíng 停！ |
ting |
| Left | zuǒ 左 |
zaw |
| Right | yòu 右 |
yo |
| Go straight | qián 前 |
chee' an |
| There | nà lǐ 那 里 |
nar lee |
| Here | zhè lǐ 这 里 |
jur lee |
| Toilet | cè suǒ 厕 所 |
tsur saw |
| In the restaurant: | ||
| Chopstick | kuài zǐ 筷 子 |
kwhy za |
| Knife | dao 刀 |
dow |
| Fork | cha zi 叉 子 |
char z |
| Spoon | shao zi 勺 子 |
sheow z |
| Water | shuǐ 水 |
shway |
| Settle the Bill | mǎi dān 买 单 |
my dan |
| Pronouns: | ||
| I / Me | wǒ 我 |
wore |
| You | nǐ 你 |
knee |
| He / She / It | tā tā tā 他 / 她 / 它 |
tar |
| Numbers: | ||
| 1 | yī 一 |
e |
| 2 | èr 二 |
r |
| 3 | sān 三 |
san |
| 4 | sì 四 |
sz |
| 5 | wǔ 五 |
oo |
| 6 | liù 六 |
leo |
| 7 | qī 七 |
chee |
| 8 | bā 八 |
bah |
| 9 | jiǔ 九 |
jeo |
| 10 | shí 十 |
shr |
