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Common Chinese phrases

The phrases to learn first, then every situation, each with pinyin and sound.

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  1. nǐhǎo你好！

    Hello!

  2. xièxie谢谢。

    Thank you.

  3. bùkèqi不客气。

    You’re welcome.

  4. duìbuqǐ对不起。

    Sorry.

  5. méiguānxi没关系。

    That’s all right.

  6. zàijiàn再见！

    Goodbye!

  7. nǐ你jiào叫shénme什么míngzi名字？

    What’s your name?

  8. wǒ我jiào叫dàwèi大卫。

    My name is David.

  9. wǒ我shì是měiguó美国rén人。

    I’m American.

  10. wǒ我bùhuì不会shuō说zhōngwén中文。

    I can’t speak Chinese.

  11. wǒ我tīngbudǒng听不懂。

    I don’t understand.

  12. qǐng请shuō说màn慢yīdiǎn一点。

    Please speak a little slower.

  13. qǐng请zàishuō再说yībiàn一遍。

    Please say it again.

  14. zhège这个duōshao多少qián钱？

    How much is this?

  15. wǒ我yào要zhège这个。

    I’d like this one.

  16. xǐshǒujiān洗手间zài在nǎr哪儿？

    Where is the toilet?

  17. méi没wèntí问题。

    No problem.

  18. wǒ我bù不zhīdào知道。

    I don’t know.

  19. kěyǐ可以ma吗？

    Is that OK?

  20. tàihǎole太好了！

    Great!

  21. jiāyóu加油！

    Come on, you can do it!

  22. gānbēi干杯！

    Cheers!

What are the most common Chinese phrases?

你好 (nǐ hǎo, hello), 谢谢 (xièxie, thank you), 不客气 (bú kèqi, you’re welcome), 对不起 (duìbuqǐ, sorry), 没关系 (méi guānxi, that’s all right) and 再见 (zàijiàn, goodbye). This page has the phrases to learn first; the situations above have the rest.

How do I say them right?

Press Play and say each phrase with the voice, slow first, then at normal speed. Each word’s pinyin is above it, its tone marked; our tone practice drills the tones one by one.

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