Useful Chinese Phrases

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