Phrases in Common Use

你好           nǐ hǎo                            How do you do!
早上好         zǎo chén hǎo                Good morning!
早             zǎo                                  Morning!
晚安           wǎn’ān                          Good night!
再见           zài jiàn                           goodbye

请             qǐng                               please
请坐           qǐng zuò                       Please be seated!

请             qǐng                              please
请坐           qǐng zuò                       Please be seated!

请问，…         qǐng wèn                 Excuse me,…
对不起          duì bu qǐ                    I'm sorry!
抱歉           bào qiàn                      Sorry!
没关系         méi guānxi                  Never mind!
没事            méi shì                        Doesn't matter!
谢谢           xiè xie                          Thanks!
谢谢你！         xiè xie nǐ                  Thank you!
多谢！         duō xiè                       Thanks a lot!

别客气         bié kè qi                      You're welcome!
不用谢         bù yòng xiè                 You are welcome!
不谢！         bù xiè                          You are welcome!

欢迎           huān yíng                     Welcome!

见到你很高兴。    Jiàn dào nǐ hěn gāo xìng          Glad to meet you!
我也是。         wǒ yě shì                                      me too
你好吗？         nǐ hǎo ma?                                    How are you?
很好！            hěn hǎo！                                     I'm fine.
你说英语吗？         nǐ shuō yīng yǔ ma?               Do you speak English?
我会一点英语。         wǒ huì yīdiǎn yīng yǔ.         I can speak a little English.
我不会汉语。         wǒ bù huì hàn yǔ.                  I don't know Chinese.
我不懂中文。         wǒ bù dǒng zhōng wén.         I don't know Chinese.
我不懂。         wǒ bù dǒng.                                  I don't understand.
什么？         Shén me?                                         What?
请再说一遍。         qǐng zài shuō yī biàn.              Please say that again.
（说）慢一点。         (shuō) màn yī diǎn.              Could you speak more slowly?
我想…         wǒ xiǎng                                          I think……
我想要……         wǒ xiǎng yào                              I want……
这个         zhè ge                                                  this
那个         nà ge                                                   that
多少钱？         duō shǎo qián?                             How much?