Greetings and Basic Expressions in Mandarin Chinese

A list of 30 common words and phrases used for greetings and basic expressions in Mandarin Chinese.

29 words in this list

不客气 (bù kè qì) → you're welcome

🗣️ 谢谢你的礼物。不客气。 (Thank you for the gift. You're welcome.)

对不起 (duì bu qǐ) → excuse me

🗣️ 对不起，请问洗手间在哪里？ (Excuse me, where is the restroom?)

不是 (bù shì) → no

🗣️ 你是日本人吗？不是，我是韩国人。 (Are you Japanese? No, I'm Korean.)

请问 (qǐng wèn) → excuse me/may I ask

🗣️ 请问，你叫什么名字？ (Excuse me, what's your name?)

再见 (zài jiàn) → goodbye

🗣️ 明天见，再见！ (See you tomorrow, goodbye!)

请 (qǐng) → please

🗣️ 请给我一杯水。 (Please give me a glass of water.)

我 (wǒ) → I/me

🗣️ 我很高兴认识你。 (I'm glad to meet you.)

他们 (tā men) → they/them

🗣️ 他们很忙。 (They are very busy.)

好的 (hǎo de) → okay/good

🗣️ 好的，我明天见你。 (Okay, I'll see you tomorrow.)

对不起 (duì bu qǐ) → sorry

🗣️ 对不起，我迟到了。 (Sorry, I'm late.)

是 (shì) → yes

🗣️ 你是中国人吗？是的。 (Are you Chinese? Yes.)

可以 (kě yǐ) → okay/can

🗣️ 你可以帮我一下吗？可以。 (Can you help me? Okay.)

你 (nǐ) → you

🗣️ 你好吗？ (How are you?)

这 (zhè) → this

🗣️ 这是我的书。 (This is my book.)

几 (jǐ) → several

🗣️ 你有几个兄弟姐妹？ (How many siblings do you have?)

你好 (nǐ hǎo) → hello

🗣️ 你好吗？ (How are you?)

不可以 (bù kě yǐ) → cannot

🗣️ 这里不可以抽烟。 (You cannot smoke here.)

我们 (wǒ men) → we/us

🗣️ 我们一起去吃饭吧。 (Let's go eat together.)

多少 (duō shǎo) → how much/how many

🗣️ 请问这个多少钱？ (Excuse me, how much is this?)

一点儿 (yī diǎn er) → a little bit

🗣️ 我只会说一点儿中文。 (I can only speak a little bit of Chinese.)

谢谢 (xiè xie) → thank you

🗣️ 谢谢你的帮助。 (Thank you for your help.)

没关系 (méi guān xi) → it's okay

🗣️ 我打破了你的杯子，对不起。没关系。 (I broke your cup, I'm sorry. It's okay.)

他 (tā) → he/him

🗣️ 他是我的朋友。 (He is my friend.)

你们 (nǐ men) → you all

🗣️ 你们想吃什么？ (What do you all want to eat?)

那 (nà) → that

🗣️ 那是什么？ (What is that?)

再来一次 (zài lái yī cì) → one more time

🗣️ 我没听清楚，请再来一次。 (I didn't hear clearly, please say it again.)

不用谢 (bù yòng xiè) → you're welcome/don't mention it

🗣️ 谢谢你的帮助。不用谢。 (Thank you for your help. You're welcome.)

她 (tā) → she/her

🗣️ 她很漂亮。 (She is very pretty.)

请坐 (qǐng zuò) → please sit down

🗣️ 请坐，喝杯茶吧。 (Please sit down and have a cup of tea.)

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