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On this page, we at Reddo Translation have compiled a short list of Chinese phrases which we feel may be useful if you are in China, whether for business or pleasure. Before we get to the phrases, however, you need to know a few things about the way Chinese is written in Roman characters, tones and pronunciation. Click here to learn more about spoken Chinese, then come back and try out some of the words and sentences below.
Greetings
English |
Chinese |
Hello |
nǐ hǎo |
What's your name? |
nǐ jiào shén mē míng zì |
My name is... |
wǒ dē míng zì shì |
Good morning |
zǎo shàng hǎo |
Good afternoon |
xià wǔ hǎo |
Good evening |
wǎn shàng hǎo |
Where are you from? |
nǐ cóng nǎ lái |
I'm from (country) |
wǒ cóng (country) lái |
America |
měi guó |
England |
yīng guó |
Spain |
xī bān yá |
Italy |
yì dà lì |
France |
fǎ guó |
Germany |
dé guó |
This is Mister Li |
zhè wèi shī lǐ xiān shēn |
This is Miss Gu |
zhè wèi shī gù xiǎo jiě |
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