Useful Chinese Phrases

When you travel in China I think if you can speak some Chinese phrases it will make your trip more interesting.

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