Some Basic Words You Should Know When Travelling in China

Some Basic Words You Should Know When Travelling in China
Aug 13, 2020 23:07
KATRINA_W Points: Join Date: Aug 13, 2020 Status: offline	Basic Chinese Vocabulary and Phrases When you travel in China, you will definitely get a chance to communicate with Chinese people face to face. Maybe you want to “Do as the Chineses do when in China“. Then, you should learn to speak Mandarin Chinese. And there are 10 basic Chinese words you should know how to speak even though you never learn Pinyin. 1. Good morning = 早上好 zǎo 早 — zauw shàng 上 — shaung hǎo 好 — hauw 2. Good night = 晚上好 wǎn 晚 — wang shàng 上 — shaung hǎo好 — hauw 3. You are welcome = 不用谢 bú 不 — boo yòng 用 — young xiè 谢 — xi-yeh 4. I know = 我知道 wǒ 我 — wuh zhī 知 — zhi dào 道 — dauw 5. water = 水 shuǐ 水 — [ ʃeɪ] with a 3rd tone 6. sorry = 对不起 duì 对 — dway bu 不 — boo qǐ 起 — qi 7. why = 为什么 wèi 为 — [weɪ] shén 什 — shen me 么 — ma 8. sun = 太阳 tài 太 — [taɪ] yáng 阳 — [jʌŋ] with a 2nd tone, that goes up 9. please = 请 qǐng 请 — [tʃɪŋ] with a 3rdtone, down and up 10. friend = 朋友 péng 朋 — [pəŋ] with a 2ndtone yǒu 友 — [jəʊ] with a 3rd tone

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Basic Chinese Vocabulary and Phrases

When you travel in China, you will definitely get a chance to communicate with Chinese people face to face. Maybe you want to “Do as the Chineses do when in China“. Then, you should learn to speak Mandarin Chinese. And there are 10 basic Chinese words you should know how to speak even though you never learn Pinyin.

1. Good morning = 早上好
zǎo 早 — zauw shàng 上 — shaung hǎo 好 — hauw

2. Good night = 晚上好
wǎn 晚 — wang shàng 上 — shaung hǎo好 — hauw

3. You are welcome = 不用谢
bú 不 — boo yòng 用 — young xiè 谢 — xi-yeh

4. I know = 我知道
wǒ 我 — wuh zhī 知 — zhi dào 道 — dauw

5. water = 水
shuǐ 水 — [ ʃeɪ] with a 3rd tone

6. sorry = 对不起
duì 对 — dway bu 不 — boo qǐ 起 — qi

7. why = 为什么
wèi 为 — [weɪ] shén 什 — shen me 么 — ma

8. sun = 太阳
tài 太 — [taɪ] yáng 阳 — [jʌŋ] with a 2nd tone, that goes up

9. please = 请
qǐng 请 — [tʃɪŋ] with a 3rdtone, down and up

10. friend = 朋友
péng 朋 — [pəŋ] with a 2ndtone yǒu 友 — [jəʊ] with a 3rd tone

Nov 17, 2020 06:09	#1
FLOR Points: Join Date: Nov 17, 2020 Status: Offline	This is a really helpful list, thanks for sharing! I would add a couple of useful phrases: 1. How are you? - 你好吗 Nǐ hǎo ma? 2. I want to go to ...- 我想去 … Wǒ xiǎng qù...

Nov 23, 2020 02:45	#2
MIAWILSON Points: Join Date: Sep 10, 2020 Status: Offline	Nice Post

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