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Jun 12, 2006 12:28
CLIVE Points: Join Date: Jan 12, 2006 Status: offline	Hi Everyone In order to try to speak just a little Chinese whist we are there is it possible to give me a phonetic spelling for the following English phrases:- Good Morning Good Afternoon Good Evening Hello Goodbye Thank You Please Excuse Me We are travelling from Beijing, Shanghai,Yangtse cruise, Xian and Hong Kong so appreciate there may be some local variations. Best Wishes Clive

Jun 12, 2006 17:46	#1
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: Offline	BBK makes a talking dictionary that translates in both directions. For $100 you cannot beat it. https://www.bbkusa.com/proddetail.asp?prod=AM99 I am not affiliated with the company...I just purchased one to use on my coming trip.

Jun 12, 2006 20:28	#2
ALICEGAO Points: Join Date: Jun 5, 2006 Status: Offline	Good Morning---zao shang hao Good Afternoon---xia wu hao Good Evening---wan shang hao Hello---ni hao Goodbye---zai jian Thank You---xie xie Please---qing Excuse Me---da rao yi xia

Jun 12, 2006 20:37	#3
PINETREE Points: 2514 Join Date: Oct 9, 2005 Status: Offline	Think foreigners will have difficulty pronouncing the "q" , "d" & "z". The locals won't be able to understand them at all ! It is difficult doing it over in writing. Better get someone to read it to you.

Jun 12, 2006 20:58	#4
INCHINA Points: Join Date: Apr 5, 2006 Status: Offline	with tones: Good Morning---zao3 shang4 hao3 Good Afternoon---xia4 wu3 hao3 Good Evening---wan3 shang4 hao3 Hello---ni2 hao3 Goodbye---bye bye Thank You---xie4 xie4 Please---qing3 Excuse Me---da2 rao3 yi1 xia4

Jun 12, 2006 21:16	#5
LEMONCACTUS Points: Join Date: Dec 8, 2005 Status: Offline	Try this link for examples of basic phrases in audio files to get an idea of tones/pronunciation etc. http://www.chinese-tools.com/learn/chinese I think a couple of days in China and you can pick up these phrases. Just ask some of the locals to help you :) Have a great trip!

Jun 13, 2006 10:11	#6
CLIVE Points: Join Date: Jan 12, 2006 Status: Offline	Hi Everyone Thank you to all those people who took time out to answer my question.Not sure I will be able to speak Chinese but I will certainly have a go. Best Wishes Clive

Jun 13, 2006 11:11	#7
LOVECHINA2 Points: Join Date: Mar 31, 2005 Status: Offline	Clive, Don't know if this will help you but try to use English words that sound like the Chinese word.like Xie Xie Ni=Thank you.English Xie would sound like shear(to shear a sheeps wool) and Ni would sound like Knee so you have Shear Shear Knee..

Jun 13, 2006 15:55	#8
CLIVE Points: Join Date: Jan 12, 2006 Status: Offline	Hi Lovechina2 Thanks a million that was perfect, any chance of the same with other seven. Much Appreciated Clive

Jun 13, 2006 18:35	#9
GRIZ326 Points: Join Date: Jun 12, 2006 Status: Offline	I did not know the R sound was carried over...thinking it was SHE-SHE-KNEE... ...but then I have bad hearing. No wonder everyone looked at me funny.

Jun 13, 2006 21:05	#10
CONNY129 Points: Join Date: May 25, 2005 Status: Offline	Hello = Knee (ni) How (hao)

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