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Survival Chinese Phrases

by Rui Li

I assume that you all know about Chinese's four tones. But in case some of you don't. Here is a clip that might give you an idea.

mā má mǎ mà

Here is the Pinyin converter I used:
http://www.chinese-tools.com/tools/converter-pinyin-unicode.html

In the follow lesson, I will use numbers instead of pinyin marks, because it takes time to copy, paste, and copy and paste again. But you could check this site if you are unsure.

1. 您好！ nin3 hao3
    Hi! (In a honorable way.)

2. 对不起。 dui 4 bu qi3, wo3 bu3 dong3 (I am sorry.)
    没关系。 mei2 guan2 xi4 (It's ok.)

3. 谢谢。 xie4 xie4 (Thank you.)

4. 再见！zai4 jian4 (Bye.)

5. 不好意思，我不懂。 bu4 hao3 yi4 si1, wo3 bu4 dong3
(I am sorry, I don't understand.)

6. 劳驾，请帮帮忙。 lao2 jia4, qing3 bang1 bang1 mang2.
(Excuse me, could you give me a hand?)

7. 抱歉，借过。 bao4 qian4, jie4 guo4
(Excuse me, may I pass?)

8. 请您稍等。 qing3 nin2 shao1 deng3
(Please wait a moment.)

9. 请再说一遍。 qing3 zai4 shuo1 yi2 bian4
(Please repeat.)

10. 我迷路了。wo3 mi2 lu4 le
(I am lost.)

11. 请问厕所在哪儿？ qing3 wen4 ce4 suo3 zai4 na3 er
请问超市在哪儿？ qing3 wen4 chao1 shi4 zai4 na3 er
(Excuse me, where is the toilet? / Excuse me, where is the super market. )

12. 这个多少钱？ zhei4 ge duo1 shao3 qian2
(How much is this?)

13. 太贵了，能便宜一点儿吗？tai4 gui4 le, neng2 pian2 yi4 yi1 dian3er ma
(It is too expensive, could you give me a discount?)

14. 我想喝点儿水。wo3 xiang3 he1 dian3er shui3
我想吃点儿东西。wo3 xiang3 chi1 dian3er dong1 xi1
(I want to have something to drink. )
*(The second sentence was lost when I used the online converter.)

15. 救命啊！ jiu4 ming4 a (Help!)

16. 我是法国人。 wo3 shi4 fa3 guo2 ren2 (I am French.)

17. 很高兴认识您。 hen3 gao1 xing4 ren4 shi2 nin3
(It's a pleasure to meet you.)

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