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Useful Chinese words and phrases

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