| English |
Chinese Pinyin |
| What’s your family name? |
Nín guì xìng? |
| What’s your name? |
Ni jiào shén me míng zi? |
| Hi, how’s it going? |
Ní hao ma? |
| How are you? |
Zen me yàng? |
| How have you been lately? |
Ni zuì jìn zen me yàng? |
| I’m fine. |
Wó hén hao. |
| I’m happy. |
Wó hen kuài lè. |
| I feel sad. |
Wo jué de nán guò. |
| I feel tired. |
Wo jué de lèi. |
| I’ve got a headache. |
Wo tóu téng. |
| I feel sick. |
Wo jué de bù shu fu. |
| I’m sleepy. |
Wó xiang shuì jiào. |
| What have you been up to lately? |
Zuì jìn máng shén me? |
| Long time no see. |
Háo jiu bú jiàn. |
| My Chinese/English is poor. |
Wo-de zhong-wén/ying-wén bù hao. |
| Please speak in English. |
Qíng jiang ying wén |
| Please speak in Chinese. |
Qíng jiang zhong wén |
| Please speak slower. |
Qing shuo màn yì dian. |
| Please say it again. |
Qing zài shuo yí biàn. |
| What do you mean? |
Nín de yì sì shì shén me? |
| What do you want to say? |
Ni yào shuo shén me? |
| Please come in. |
Qing jìn. |
| Do you want to sit down? |
Ni yào zuò ma? |
| Please sit down. |
Qing zuò. |
| May I sit down? |
Wo ke yi zuò ma? |
| Someone is sitting here. |
Zhè ge wèi zi you rén zuò. |
| Where are you from? |
Ni cóng na lái de? |
| What do you do for a living? |
Ni zuò shén me gong zuò? |
| How old are you? |
Ní ji suì? (Nín duo dà?) |
| How long have you been here? |
Ni zài zhè duo jiu le? |
| What are you interested in? |
Ni duì shén me you xìng qù? |
| What’s your hobby? |
Ní you shén me ài hào? |
| My hobbies are…. |
Wo de ài hào shì… |
| I’m interested in it. |
Wo duì zhè ge you xìng qù. |
| I’m not interested in it. |
Wo méi xìng qù. |
| It means nothing to me. |
Bú suàn shén me. |
| I like… |
Wó xi huan… |
| I don’t like… |
Wo bù xi huan… |
| I hate… |
Wó tao yàn… |
| I loathe… |
Wo hèn… |
| Have you done…before? |
Ní yi qián zuò…guò ma? |
| What is your religion? |
Ni xìn shén me jiào? |
| Buddhist |
Fó jiào |
| Taoist |
Dào jiào |
| Christian |
Ji du jiào |
| Catholic |
Tian zhu jiào |
| Muslim |
Huí jiào |
| Atheist |
Wú shén lùn zhe |
| No religion |
Bú xìn jiào |
| Sleep |
Shuì jiào |
| What’s your blood type? |
Ni shì shén me xie xíng? |
| I’m type A. |
Wo shì A xíng. |
| What’s your year sign? |
Ní shu shén me? |
| My year sign is… |
Wó shu… |
| Mouse |
Shu |
| Ox |
Niú |
| Tiger |
Hu |
| Rabbit |
Tù |
| Dragon |
Lóng |
| Snake |
Shé |
| Horse |
Ma |
| Sheep |
Yáng |
| Monkey |
Hóu |
| Rooster |
Ji |
| Dog |
Gou |
| Pig |
Zhu |
| What’s your astrological sign? |
Ni shì shén me xing zuò? |
| Aries |
Bái yáng zuò |
| Taurus |
Jin niú zuò |
| Gemini |
Shuang zi zuò |
| Cancer |
Jù xiè zuò |
| Leo |
Shi zi zuò |
| Virgo |
Chù nu zuò |
| Libra |
Tian píng zuò |
| Scorpio |
Tian xie zuò |
| Sagittarius |
Shè shou zuò |
| Capricorn |
Mó jié zuò |
| Aquarius |
Shui píng zuò |
| Pisces |
Shuang yú zuò |
| Do you believe it? |
Ni xiang xìn ma? |
| It might be true. |
Ke néng shì zhen de. |
| I believe it! |
Wo xiang xìn! |
| I don’t believe it. |
Wo bù xiang xìn! |
| Really? |
Zhen de ma? |
| That’s a lie! |
Nà shì huang huà! |
| You lied! |
Ni shuo huang! |
| Tell the truth! |
Shuo zhen de |
| How do you know? |
Ní zen me zhi dào? |
| Who said it? |
Shuí shuo de? |
| I know that person. |
Wo rèn shi nà gè rén. |
| I know him/her. |
Wo rèn shi ta. |
| It depends. |
Kàn qíng xíng |
| I agree with you. |
Wo tóng yì. |
| I don’t agree with you. |
Wo bù tóng yì. |
| I didn’t think of that. |
Wo méi xiang dào. |
| I didn’t consider that. |
Wo méi kao lu guò. |
| I figured that. |
Wo jiù zhi dào. |
| Our thoughts are the same. |
Wo men de xiáng fa xiang tóng. |
| Do you care? |
Ni zài hu ma? |
| Do you care about…? |
Ni zài hu… ma? |
| I don’t care. |
Wo bú zài hu. |
| Who cares? |
Shuí zài hu? |
| Either is fine. |
Dou ké yi. |
| No problem. |
Méi wèn tí. |
| It doesn’t matter. |
Méi guan xi. |
| Go for it! |
Qù zuò ba! |
| I’ve got an idea. |
Wó you bàn fa. |
| What way? |
Shén me bàn fa? |
| There’s no way you can do it! |
Ni méi bàn fa! |
| It can’t be helped. |
Méi bàn fa. |
| Why did you do that? |
Ni wèi shén me zhè-me zuò? |
| Let’s start it. |
Kai shi ba. |
| Finished? |
Zuò hao le ma? |
| Finished. |
Zuò hao le. |
| Do you have free time? |
You kòng ma? |
| Would you like to go (to)…? |
Ní xiang qù…? |
| Bar/Pub |
Jiu ba |
| Restaurant |
Can ting/Fàn diàn |
| Park |
Gong yuán |
| Jogging |
Màn pao |
| Swimming |
Yóu yong |
| Movie |
Diàn ying |
| Let’s go see a movie! |
Wo men qù kàn diàn ying! |
| Have you seen…before? |
Ni kàn guò…. ma? |
| Two tickets please. |
Qing gé wo liang zhang piào. |
| What kind of movie would you like to see? |
Ní xi huan kàn shén me diàn ying? |
| Science fiction |
Ke huàn piàn |
| Comedy |
Xi jù piàn |
| Romance |
Yán qíng piàn |
| Horror |
Kong bù piàn |
| Ghost |
Gui guài piàn |
| Adventure |
Dòng zuò piàn |
| Gangster |
Jíng fei piàn |
| Mystery |
Shén guài piàn |
| Western |
Xi bù piàn |
| X-rated |
Sè qíng piàn |
| American movie |
Ou mei diàn ying |
| Chinese movie |
Zhong guó diàn ying |
| Good idea. |
Hao zhú yi. |
| Let me think it over. |
Ràng wo xiang yí xià. |
| Have you decided yet? |
Ni jué dìng le ma? |
| It’s up to you. |
Suí biàn ni. |
| You decide. |
Ni jué dìng. |
| When can you…? |
Ni shén me shí hòu ké yi…? |
| Come |
Lái |
| Go |
Qù |
| Do it. |
Zuò |
| Do you want to go? |
Ní xiang qù ma? |
| I can’t go. |
Wo bù néng qù. |
| Are you really? |
Ní hao le méi you? |
| Ready. |
Hao le. |
| Not yet. |
Hái méi. |
| Meet me at… |
Wo mei zài…jiàn |
| I’ll wait for you. |
Wo deng ni. |
| I won’t leave until you come. |
Bú jiàn bú sàn |
| Please don’t stand me up! |
Qing bú yào ràng wo bái deng! |
| Let’s go! |
Wo men zou ba! |
| Please give me a ride to… |
Qing sòng wo qù… |
| Can you come here? |
Ni ké yi lái zhè li ma? |
| Where do you live? |
Ni zhù ná li? |
| What’s your address? |
Ni de dì zhi shì shén me? |
| Please write it down. |
Qíng xie xià lái. |
| I’ll see you home. |
Wo sòng ni huí jia. |
| Watch your step. |
Màn zou. |
| I’ll write you a letter. |
Wo huì xie xìn géi ni. |
| If you have free time, let’s get together. |
You kòng jiàn. |
| I’ll leave first. |
Wo xian zou. |
| See you in a while. |
Huí tóu jiàn. |
| See you later. |
Gai tian jiàn |
| See you tomorrow. |
Míng tian jiàn. |
| See you tonight. |
Wan shàng jiàn. |
| Come back sometime! |
Zài lái |
| Good bye. |
Zài jiàn. |
