| Chinese Words and Phrases |
| Some words and phrases that might be useful to know while in China, phonetically pronounced and spelled in Pin Yin. |
| Survival Chinese: Please-qing (tching) Thank You- xie xie (syeh syeh) Yes- shi du (shur duh) No- bu (boo) Basic Needs: Are You Hungry- ni e le ma (nee uh luh mah) Are You Thirsty- ni ke le ma (nee kuh luh mah) Do You Want More- ni hai yao ma ( nee hi yow mah) Time To Go To Sleep/go to bed- shui jiao ba (shway jyow bah) I Love You- wo ai ni (woh eye nee) I Am Your Mama- wo shi ni de ma ma (woh shur nee duh mah mah) I Am Your Daddy- wo shi ni baba (woh shur nee duh bah bah) Greetings: Good Day- Wu an ( woo uhn) Good Morning- Ju ni hao yin (joo nee how yin) or jao jin hao (jow chen how) Good Night-won un (wahn ahn) How Are You-ni hao (nee how) Sorry-dwai bu tchi (dooey boo chee) Excuse Me- lo ju (low joo) You Are Welcome-bu qu tchi (boo koo chee) Wish You Good Luck- Gong Tzhi Fa Chi (Gong Zhee Fah Kye) Lunch Break- wu zu (woo zhew) I Am Lost- Wa Mi Liu le (wah mee loo luh) Food: Noodles- mian tiao (myehn tyow -rhymes with wow) Egg- ji dan (jee dahn) Fruit- shui guo (shway gwoh) Do You Want More- ni hai yao ma (nee hi yow mah) Hot- ni re (nee ruh) or (men ruh) Food- zhewoo (zhee wo) Cookie/Cracker- bing gan (beeng gahn) Delicious- me wi (may wee) Eat- chu (chih) Restaurant-tsu (suh) Hungry- gi (gee) Misc: Don't Be Frightened- wu ji dan (woo jee dahn) It Will Be OK- ta yi ji tchih tching (tah yee gee chuyuer zhing) Hotel- (gow loo zeng gooahn) Sleep- (mee en) Hungry- (gee) Bathroom- (suh) toilet paper (way shung gee) Bed- (chuang foo) Airport- (gee chung) Luggage-(sheeng lee) Take a Taxi- (zhewah choo joo chuh) Daughter- (noo arr) Excuse Me- (low joo) Kiss- qing qing (tching tching) Are You Sleepy- ni kun le ma ( nee koon luh ma) Are You Happy- ni gao xing ma (nee gow hsing ma) This will Be fun-zhe ge hen hao wan (jeh guh hen how wahn) I Will Protect You- wo lai bao hu ni ( woh lie bow hoo nee) Hug- bao bao (bow bow) Shopping: What is the Price- duo shao qian (dwoh show tchyen) Too Expensive- tai gui le (tie gway luh) Will You Lower The Price- pian yi dian ma (pyehn ee dyehn ma) We ARe Going On An Airplane- wo men shang fei ji (woh mehn shahng fay jee) Home- jia (jyah) We Are Taking You Home With Us- wo men dai ni yi qi hui jia (woh mehn die nee ee tchee hway jyah) This Is Your New Home- zhe shi ni de xin jia( jeh shur nee duh hseen jyah) Big Sister- jie jie (jyeh jyeh) I Am Your Big Sister- wo shi ni de jie jie (woh shur nee duh jyeh jyeh) Big Brother- ge ge (guh guh) I Am Your Big Brother- wo shi ni de ge ge (woh shur nee duh guh guh) You Are My Little Sister- ni shi wo de mei mei ( nee shur woh duh may may) You Are My Litte Brother- ni shi wo de di di (nee shur woh duh dee dee) |