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Quick
Start
Quick start is meant to give you a basic rundown of Chinese
to get you speaking basic phrases right away. The Chinese
is written phonetically based on American English. Are you
ready? Let's go.
Greetings
| English |
Chinese |
| Hello! |
Nee
hao! |
| Good
morning. |
Dsao
Shang hao. |
| Good
evening. |
Wan
shang hao. |
| Good
night. |
Wan
an. |
Communicating
| English
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Chinese |
| Do
you speak English? |
Nee
hway shuo ying yew ma? |
| I
don't speak Chinese. |
Wo
boo hway shuo han yew. |
| Could
you speak slowly? |
Nee
nung boo shuo man dian? |
| Could
you repeat that? |
Nee
nung boo nung dsai shuo yee bian? |
| Pardon
me? |
Dway
boo chee? |
| Please
write it down. |
Ching
nee shieh shiah lai. |
| I
understand. |
Wo
dong luh. |
| Do
you understand? |
Dong
boo dong? |
| I
don't understand. |
Wo
boo dong. |
Talking
about yourself
| English |
Chinese |
| I'm
American. |
Wo
shuh may gwo ren. |
| I'm
British. |
Wo
shuh yeeng gwo ren. |
| I'm
married. |
Wo
yee hoon. |
| I'm
single. |
Wo
dan shen. |
| I
(like/don't like)... |
Wo
(shee hwan/boo shee hwan)... |
| I'm
a student. |
Wo
shuh shway shung. |
| I'm
self-employed. |
Wo
shuh ge tee hoo. |
| I'm
retired. |
Wo
shuh twee shio le. |
| I
work for... |
wo
de goo joo shuh... |
| I'm
here on business. |
Wo
lai jer ban gong shuh. |
| I'm
on vacation (holiday). |
Wo
lai jer doo jia. |
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