Greetings

English Chinese Transliteration

/ Hello / Hello (formal) N ho / Nn ho

Long time no see. Hoji bjin.

Nice to meet you. W hn goxng rnsh n.

____ My name is ____. W jio ____.

What is your name? N jio shnme mngz?

Basic & Polite Phrases

English Chinese Transliteration

Im sorry Dubq

Thank you Xixi

Please Qng

Youre welcome B kq

No problem / Youre welcome Mi wnt

Get the Conversation Rolling

English Chinese Transliteration

? What kind of work do you do? N zo shn me yng de gng zo?

? What are your hobbies? N yu shn me i ho?

What do you think? N rnwi znyng?

What do you do in your free time? N pngchng xhun zu shnme?

What are your plans? N yu sh me jhu?

Getting a Bit of Clarification

English Chinese Transliteration

Im sorry, I dont understand. B ho y si, w mi tng dng.

I dont understand. W b ti mng bai.

Please say that again. Qng zi shu y bin.

Which tone is that? D j shng?

What does this word mean? Zhge c sh shnme ysi?

Words About Time
English Chinese Transliteration

Today Jntin

Tomorrow Mngtin

Yesterday Zutin

Already Yjng

Often Jngchng

Exclamations & Transition Words to Take Your

Speaking to the Next Level
English Chinese Transliteration

Interesting Hn yuysi

Not bad Bcu

I understand. / I see. W mngbile.

Wow! Wasi!

Of course. Dngrn.

Conversation Closers
English Chinese Transliteration

Take care Mn zu

Have a nice day Zh n ytingu d ykui

See you tomorrow. Mngtin jin.

Lets keep in touch W mn zi lin lo ba