Now let’s learn some basic Chinese conversation. This lesson will teach you how to introduce yourself, as well as simple words and phrases like yes, no, excuse me and I don’t understand. Learn these and you’ll be ready to conduct short conversations in Chinese.
Contents
This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Chinese (Mandarin)“.
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Basic conversation
English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
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yes | 是 | shì | zh-sing_yes |
no | 不 | bú | zh-sing_no |
please / you’re welcome | 请 欢迎你 | qǐng huān yíng nǐ | zh-sing_pleaseyoure-welcome zh-sing_pleaseyoure-welcome-2 |
you’re very welcome | 非常欢迎你 | fēi cháng huān yíng nǐ | zh-sing_youre-very-welcome |
thank you | 谢谢 | xiè xiè | zh-sing_thank-you |
thank you very much | 非常感谢 | fēi cháng gǎn xiè | zh-sing_thank-you-very-much |
thanks | 谢谢你 | xiè xiè nǐ | zh-sing_thanks |
Excuse me! | 抱歉! | bào qiàn! | zh-sing_excuse-me |
Communication
English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
I understand. | 我知道。 | wǒ zhī dào 。 | zh-sing_i-understand |
I don’t understand. | 我不明白 | wǒ bú míng bái | zh-sing_i-dont-understand |
Hello? / I beg your pardon? | 你好 | nǐ hǎo | zh-sing_helloi-beg-your-pardon |
What does that mean? | 那是什么意思? | nà shì shí me yì sī? | zh-sing_what-does-that-mean |
I don’t know. | 我不知道。 | wǒ bú zhī dào. | zh-sing_i-dont-know |
I don’t speak Polish. | 我不懂波兰语。 | wǒ bú dǒng bō lán yǔ . | zh-sing_i-dont-speak-polish |
I speak a little Polish. | 我会说一点波兰语。 | wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn bō lán yǔ . | zh-sing_i-speak-a-little-polish |
Do you speak English? | 你会说英语吗? | nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma? | zh-sing_do-you-speak-english |
Do you speak English? | 你会说英语吗? | nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma? | zh-sing_do-you-speak-english |
Yes, I do speak English. | 是的,我会讲英语。 | shì de, wǒ huì jiǎng yīng yǔ . | zh-sing_yes-i-do-speak-english |
No, I don’t speak English. | 不,我不会说英语。 | bú, wǒ bú huì shuō yīng yǔ . | zh-sing_no-i-dont-speak-english |
Making acquaintances
English | Chinese | Chinese (Romanization) | Pronunciation (Audio) |
---|---|---|---|
Please talk more slowly! | 请说慢一点! | qǐng shuō màn yī diǎn! | zh-sing_please-talk-more-slowly |
Nice to meet you! | 很高兴认识你! | hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ! | zh-sing_nice-to-meet-you |
How are you? | 你好吗? | nǐ hǎo ma? | zh-sing_how-are-you |
Good, thank you! | 好的,谢谢你 | hǎo de, xiè xiè nǐ | zh-sing_good-thank-you |
I’m well, thanks! | 我很好,谢谢! | wǒ hěn hǎo, xiè xiè! | zh-sing_im-well-thanks |
Not bad, thanks! | 不错,谢谢! | bú cuò, xiè xiè! | zh-sing_not-bad-thanks |
very bad | 很差 | hěn chà | zh-sing_very-bad |
What’s your name? | 你叫什么名字? | nǐ jiào shí me míng zì? | zh-sing_whats-your-name |
My name is [...]. | 我的名字是[…]。 | wǒ de míng zì shì […]. | zh-sing_my-name-is- |
What’s your first name? | 你的名字是什么? | nǐ de míng zì shì shí me? | zh-sing_whats-your-first-name |
My first name is [...] | 我的名字是[…]。 | wǒ de míng zì shì […]. | zh-sing_my-first-name-is- |
How old are you? | 你几岁? | nǐ jǐ suì? | zh-sing_how-old-are-you |
I’m [...] years old. | 我[…]岁。 | wǒ […] suì . | zh-sing_im--years-old |
What are your hobbies? | 你的爱好是什么? | nǐ de ài hǎo shì shí me? | zh-sing_what-are-your-hobbies |
What do you like doing? | 你喜欢做什么? | nǐ xǐ huān zuò shí me? | zh-sing_what-do-you-like-doing |
What are you doing (at the moment)? | 你现在做什么? | nǐ xiàn zài zuò shí me? | zh-sing_what-are-you-doing-at-the-moment |
Where do you live? | 你住在哪里? | nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ? | zh-sing_where-do-you-live |
I live in [...]. | 我住在[…]。 | wǒ zhù zài […]. | zh-sing_i-live-in- |
I’m from England | 我来自英国 | wǒ lái zì yīng guó | zh-sing_im-from-england |
I’m English | 我是英国人 | wǒ shì yīng guó rén | zh-sing_im-english |
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