你好 ! [Nǐ hǎo] Hello!
谢谢 ! [Xièxie] Thank you!
不客气 ! [Bú kèqi] You're welcome!
请问 [qǐng wèn] Excuse me! (getting attention)
打扰一下 [Dǎrǎo yixià] Excuse me. (begging pardon)
对不起 [Duìbùqǐ] I'm sorry
没关系 [méiguānxi] It's okay. (polite response to "I'm sorry")
再见 [Zàijiàn] Goodbye!
拜拜 ! [Bai-bai ] Goodbye (informal)
我不会说汉语 [Wǒ bú huì shuō hànyǔ] I can't speak Chinese.
你会说英语吗? [Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?] Do you speak English?
救命 ! [Jiùmìng] Help! (in emergencies)
我听不懂 [Wǒ tīng bu dǒng] I don't understand.
洗手间在哪里? [Xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ] Where is the bathroom?
____ 怎么说? [____ zěnme shuō?] How do you say ____?
你有没有英文菜单? [nǐ yŏu méi yǒu yīngwén càidān?] Do you have an English menu?
我吃素 [wǒ chī sù] I’m a vegetarian.
我只吃清真食品 [wǒ zhǐ chī qīngzhēn shípǐn] I only eat Halal food.
买单 Bill, please.
去 ____ 的票多少钱 ? [qù ____ de piào duō shǎo qián?] How much is a ticket to ____?
去不去 ____( 火车站 )? [qù bu qù____ (huǒ chē zhàn)] Do you go to____ (the central station)?
请开到 ____。[qǐng kāidào ____] Take me to _____, please.
请打表 [qǐng dǎbiǎo] Please use the meter machine.
公交车 [gōng jiāo chē] bus
火车 [huǒ chē] train
地铁 [Dì tiě] metro/subway
电车 [diàn chē] streetcar
轻轨 [qīng guǐ] light rail
高铁 [gāo tiě] high-speed train
机场 [jī chǎng] airport
出租车 [chū zū chē] Taxi
医院 [Yīyuàn ] Hospital
药店 [yàodiàn] Pharmacy
超市 [chāoshì] Supermarket
商场 [shāngchǎng ] Shopping mall
书店 [shūdiàn] Bookstore
警察局 [jǐngchá jú] Police station
Hospital
医生 [yīshēng] Doctor
中药 [zhōngyào] Chinese medicine
西药 [ xīyào] Western medicine
我生病了 [wǒ shēngbìng le] I am sick.
疼 / 痛 [téng/tòng] Painful
不舒服 [bù shūfu] Sick/Uncomfortable
发烧 [fāshāo] Fever
咳嗽 [késòu] Cough
拉肚子 [lā dùzi] Diarrhoea
呕吐 [ŏu tù] Vomiting
烧伤 [shāoshāng] Burn
Common signs
入口 [rùkǒu] Entrance
出口 [chūkǒu] Exit
推 [tuī] Push
拉 [lā] Pull
厕所 / 洗手间 [cèsuǒ] / [xǐshǒujiān] Toilet
男 Men [nán]
女 Women [nǚ]
禁止吸烟 [jìnzhǐxīyān] No smoking!
饮用水 [yǐnyòngshuǐ] Drinking water
To be or not to be?
Chinese does not have words for “yes” and “no” as such; instead, questions are typically answered by repeating the verb. Here are common examples:
To be or not to be: 是[shì], 不是[bú shì] Да, нет
To have or not have/there is or is not: 有[yǒu]，没有[méi yǒu] Есть, нет
To be right or wrong: 对[duì]，不对[bú duì] Правильно, неправильно
If all this seems like too much to handle, you can say “yes” with a short falling-tone grunt (嗯 ǹg), and you’ll usually be understood if you say 不bù for “no”.
Numbers
1 一 [yī] 6 六 [liù]
2 二 [èr] 7 七 [qī]
3 三 [sān] 8 八 [bā]
4 四 [sì] 9 九 [jiǔ]
5 五 [wǔ] 10 十 [shí]
你好 ! [Nǐ hǎo] Hello!
谢谢 ! [Xièxie] Thank you!
不客气 ! [Bú kèqi] You're welcome!
请问 [qǐng wèn] Excuse me! (getting attention)
打扰一下 [Dǎrǎo yixià] Excuse me. (begging pardon)
对不起 [Duìbùqǐ] I'm sorry
没关系 [méiguānxi] It's okay. (polite response to "I'm sorry")
再见 [Zàijiàn] Goodbye!
拜拜 ! [Bai-bai ] Goodbye (informal)
我不会说汉语 [Wǒ bú huì shuō hànyǔ] I can't speak Chinese.
你会说英语吗? [Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma?] Do you speak English?
救命 ! [Jiùmìng] Help! (in emergencies)
我听不懂 [Wǒ tīng bu dǒng] I don't understand.
洗手间在哪里? [Xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ] Where is the bathroom?
____ 怎么说? [____ zěnme shuō?] How do you say ____?
你有没有英文菜单? [nǐ yŏu méi yǒu yīngwén càidān?] Do you have an English menu?
我吃素 [wǒ chī sù] I’m a vegetarian.
我只吃清真食品 [wǒ zhǐ chī qīngzhēn shípǐn] I only eat Halal food.
买单 Bill, please.
去 ____ 的票多少钱 ? [qù ____ de piào duō shǎo qián?] How much is a ticket to ____?
去不去 ____( 火车站 )? [qù bu qù____ (huǒ chē zhàn)] Do you go to____ (the central station)?
请开到 ____。[qǐng kāidào ____] Take me to _____, please.
请打表 [qǐng dǎbiǎo] Please use the meter machine.
公交车 [gōng jiāo chē] bus
火车 [huǒ chē] train
地铁 [Dì tiě] metro/subway
电车 [diàn chē] streetcar
轻轨 [qīng guǐ] light rail
高铁 [gāo tiě] high-speed train
机场 [jī chǎng] airport
出租车 [chū zū chē] Taxi
医院 [Yīyuàn ] Hospital
药店 [yàodiàn] Pharmacy
超市 [chāoshì] Supermarket
商场 [shāngchǎng ] Shopping mall
书店 [shūdiàn] Bookstore
警察局 [jǐngchá jú] Police station
Hospital
医生 [yīshēng] Doctor
中药 [zhōngyào] Chinese medicine
西药 [ xīyào] Western medicine
我生病了 [wǒ shēngbìng le] I am sick.
疼 / 痛 [téng/tòng] Painful
不舒服 [bù shūfu] Sick/Uncomfortable
发烧 [fāshāo] Fever
咳嗽 [késòu] Cough
拉肚子 [lā dùzi] Diarrhoea
呕吐 [ŏu tù] Vomiting
烧伤 [shāoshāng] Burn
Common signs
入口 [rùkǒu] Entrance
出口 [chūkǒu] Exit
推 [tuī] Push
拉 [lā] Pull
厕所 / 洗手间 [cèsuǒ] / [xǐshǒujiān] Toilet
男 Men [nán]
女 Women [nǚ]
禁止吸烟 [jìnzhǐxīyān] No smoking!
饮用水 [yǐnyòngshuǐ] Drinking water
To be or not to be?
Chinese does not have words for “yes” and “no” as such; instead, questions are typically answered by repeating the verb. Here are common examples:
To be or not to be: 是[shì], 不是[bú shì] Да, нет
To have or not have/there is or is not: 有[yǒu]，没有[méi yǒu] Есть, нет
To be right or wrong: 对[duì]，不对[bú duì] Правильно, неправильно
If all this seems like too much to handle, you can say “yes” with a short falling-tone grunt (嗯 ǹg), and you’ll usually be understood if you say 不bù for “no”.
Numbers
1 一 [yī] 6 六 [liù]
2 二 [èr] 7 七 [qī]
3 三 [sān] 8 八 [bā]
4 四 [sì] 9 九 [jiǔ]
5 五 [wǔ] 10 十 [shí]
