Basic Conversation Phrases – Chinese Vocabulary

wǒ bù huì shuō zhōng wén

I can't speak Chinese

nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma ？

Can you speak English?

wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn zhōng wén

I can speak a little Chinese

qǐng shuō màn yī diǎn

Please speak more slowly

qǐng xiě xià lái

Please write it down

wǒ míng bái

I understand

wǒ bù míng bái

I don't understand

wǒ bù zhī dào

I don't know

wǒ zhī dào

I know

shén me yì si?

What does it mean?

qǐng nǐ zài shuō yī biàn hǎo ma ？

Could you say it again, please?

Hāi

Hi

Hēi

Hey

nǐ hǎo

Hello

Nín hǎo

Hello (polite)

Nǐmen hǎo

Hello everyone

Dàjiā hǎo

Hello everyone

zǎo shàng hǎo

Good morning

Zhōngwǔ hǎo

Good noon

Xiàwǔ hǎo

Good afternoon

wǎn shàng hǎo

Good evening

nǐ hǎo ma

How are you?

wǒ hěn hǎo

I'm fine

nǐ chī le ma

Have you eaten?

chī le

Yes, I have eaten

huān yíng

Welcome

hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ

Nice to meet you

rènshí nǐ wǒ hěn gāoxìng

Pleased to meet you

Yù dào nǐ shì wǒ de róngxìng

It's an honor to meet you

Zhēnyǒu yuánfèn

What a coincidence

Zhēn qiǎo a

What a coincidence

Bùjiàn bú sàn

Don't leave without meeting

Hǎojiǔ bùjiàn

Long time no see

Zài gàn ma?

What are you doing?

Nǐ hǎobù hǎo?

How are you?

Nǐ máng bù máng?

Are you busy?

Wǒ néng bāng nǐ shénme ma?

How can I help you?

Xiè xiè

Thank you

Bié kèqì

You're welcome

Dǎrǎo nǐle

Sorry to bother you

zài jiàn

Goodbye

Gàocí

Farewell

Bǎozhòng

Take care

Yǒngbié

Goodbye forever

Hòu huì yǒu qī

See you next time

wǎn ān

Good night

huí tóu jiàn

See you later

zhù nín yǒu gè měi hǎo de yī tiān

Wishing you a wonderful day

zhōu mò yú kuài

Have a nice weekend

bǎo chí lián xì

Keep in touch

yí lù shùn fēng

Have a safe journey

màn zǒu

Take care

Yí hùi èr jiàn

See you in a little while

Míng tiān jiàn

See you tomorrow

Wǒ zǒu le

I'm leaving

Tiān bù zǎole

It's getting late

Guà le

Hung up

nín guì xìng

What is your surname?

wǒ xìng ruǎn

My surname is Ruan

zěn me chēng hū

How should I address you?

qǐng wèn nín guì xìng

May I ask your surname?

nǐ xìng shénme

What's your surname?

nǐ jiào shén me míng zì

What's your name?

nǐ ne

And you?

wǒ jiào xiǎolín

My name is Xiao Lin

Nǐ jīnnián duōdà?

How old are you this year?

Wǒ jīnnián èrshíjiǔ suì

I am twenty-nine this year

Nǐ nǎ nián chūshēng?

What year were you born?

Wǒ 1994 nián chūshēng

I was born in 1994

duì

correct

bù

Not/No

yě xǔ ba

Maybe

duō shǎo?

How much?

tài guì le

Too expensive

pián yi diǎn

Cheaper

nǐ shì běn dì rén ma ?

Are you a local?

wǒ huì xiǎng niàn nǐ de

I will miss you

wǒ ài nǐ

I love you

bié guǎn wǒ

Leave me alone

tíng xià

Stop

shēng rì kuài lè

Happy birthday

gōng xǐ

Congratulations

zhè gè yòng zhōng wén zěn me shuō

How do you say this in Chinese?

nǐ zuò shén me yàng de gōng zuò?

What kind of work do you do?

hǎo gǎo xiào

So funny

děng yī xià

Wait a moment

jié zhàng, xiè xie。

The bill, please.

wǒ yào

I want

yī píng pí jiǔ

A bottle of beer

yī bēi kā fēi

A cup of coffee

yī píng shuǐ

A bottle of water