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common useful chinese greeting phrases

Hello! --- Ni3 hao3!   你好
Good morning! --- zǎo shàng hǎo/ zǎo   早上好/ 早
Good evening! --- Xia4 wu3 hao3!/ Wan3 shang4 hao3!   下午好！/ 晚上好！
Good night! --- Wan3 an1   晚安
Hey,friend! --- Hai4! Peng2 you4   嗨！朋友！
How are you? --- Ni3 hao3   你好！
I'm fine,thanks! --- Hen3 hao3! Xie4 xie4   很好！谢谢！
And you? --- Ni3 ne1?   你呢？
Thank you(very much)! --- Xie4 xie4   谢谢！
You're welcome! --- huan2 ying2!   欢迎！!
Good bye! --- zài jiàn   再见
See you later! --- dài huì ér jiàn   待会儿见

common useful chinese introduce phrases

Mr.../ Mrs.…/ Miss… --- ……Xian1 sheng/……Nü3 shi4/……Xiao3 jie2
……先生／……女士／……小姐
Nice to meet you! --- Hen3 gao1 xing4 jian4 dao4 ni3!   很高兴见到你！
You're very kind! --- Ni3 zhen1 hao3! Ni3 zhen1 hao3!   你真好！
What's your name? --- Ni3 jiao4 shen2 me ming2 zi4?   你叫什么名字？
My name is ... --- Wo3 jiao4……   我叫…
Where are you from? --- Ni3 cong2 na3 li lai2?   你从哪里来？
I'm from (the U.S/ China). ---Wo3 cong2 (mei3 guo1/ zhong1 guo1) lai2.
我从（美国／中国）来。
Where do you live? --- Ni3 zai4 na3 li zhu4?   你在哪里住？
I live in (the U.S/ China). --- Wo3 zai4 (mei3 guo1/ fa3 guo1) zhu4.   我在（美国／法国）住。
How old are you? --- Ni3 ji3 sui4 le?   你几岁了？
I'm (twenty, thirty...) years old. --- Wo3 (er4 shi2/ san1 shi2) sui4 le.   我（二十／三十）岁了。
Do you speak (English/ Chinese)? --- Ni3 hui4 shuo1 (ying1 yu2/ han4 yu2) ma2?  你会说(英语/汉语)吗?
I like Chinese. --- Wo3 xi3 huan1 zhong1 guo1 ren1.   我喜欢中国人。
I have to go. --- Wo3 gai1 zou3 le.   我该走了。
I will be right back! --- Wo3 guo4 yi1 hui2r jiu4 hui2 lai2!   我过一会儿就回来！

common useful chinese help phrases

Excuse me ...! (to ask for something) --- Qing3 wen4!   请问！
Excuse me!( to pass by) --- Bao4 qian4!   抱歉！
Hold on please!(phone) --- Qing3 shao1 hou4!   请稍后！
One moment please! --- Qing3 deng3 yi1 xia4!   请等一下！
Can I help you? --- You3 shen2 me xu1 yao4 wo3 bang1 ni3 de?
有什么需要我帮你的？
Can you help me? --- Ni3 neng2 bang1 zhu4 wo3 ma?   你能帮助我吗？
I'm lost. --- Wo3 mi2 lu4 le.   我迷路了。
Come with me! --- Gen1 wo3 zou3!   跟我走！

common useful chinese wished phrases

Congratulations! --- Zhu4 he4/Gong1 xi3!   祝贺／恭喜！
Good luck! --- Zhu4 ni3 hao3 yun4!   祝你好运！
Happy birthday! --- Zhu4 ni3 sheng1 ri1 kuai4 le4!   祝你生日快乐！
Merry Christmas! --- Sheng4 dan4 kuai4 le4!   圣诞快乐！
Happy new year! --- Xin1 nian2 kuai4 le4!   新年快乐！

common useful chinese general responses phrases

I Don't Know! --- Wo3 bu4 zhi1 dao4!   我不知道！
I Don't Understand! --- Wo3 bu4 dong3!   我不懂！
I Have No Idea. --- Wo3 mei2 zhu3 yi4!   我没主意！
Sorry (for a mistake) --- Bao4 qian4!   抱歉！
I'm Sorry! (if you don't hear something) --- Dui4 bu4 qi3!   对不起！
No Problem! --- Mei2 wen4 ti2!   没问题！
Don't worry! --- Bie2 dan1 xin1!   别担心！
I'm hungry/ thirsty. --- Wo3 e4 le/ Wo3 ke1 le.   我饿了／我渴了。
Give me this! --- Gei1 wo3!   给我！
Hurry up! --- Kuai4 dian3!   快点！
I love you! --- Wo3 ai4 ni3!   我爱你！
I feel sick. --- Wo3 you3 dian3 bu4 shu1 fu.   我有点不舒服。
I need a doctor. --- Ngo5 tai2 ji1sang1.    我要睇醫生。
Can You Say It Again? --- Ni3 neng2 zai4 shuo1 yi1 bian4 ma1!   你能再说一遍吗?
Can You Speak Slowly? --- Qing3 shuo1 man4 yi1 dian3!   请说慢一点！
How Do You Say "Please" In Chinese? --- "Please" zai4 han4 yu3 li zen3 me shuo1?
“Please”在汉语里怎么说？
Do you like it? --- Ni3 xi3 huan1 ma?   你喜欢吗？
I really like it! --- Wo3 shi2 fen1 xi3 huan1! 我十分喜欢!
What Is This? --- Zhe4 shi4 shen2 me?   这是什么？
How much is this? --- Zhe4 duo1 shao3 qian2?   这多少钱？

common useful chinese time and number phrases

Today/ Now/Tomorrow/ Yesterday --- Jin1 tian1/ xian4 zai4   今天／现在
In The Morning/In The Evening/ At Night. --- Ming2 tian1/ zuo3 tian1   明天／昨天

What time is it? --- Ji3 dian3 le?   几点了？
It's 10 o'clock. 07:30pm. --- Shi3 dian3 le. Qi1 dian3 ban4.   十点了。七点半。
One, Two, Three,Four, Five, Six,Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten --- yi1, er4, san1   一、二、三 , Si4, wu3 liu4   四、五、六 , Qi1, ba1, jiu3, shi2   七、八、九、十

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