This is the second page about commonly used phrases in Chinese. This should help you improve your speaking , reading and writing . Here are the links for the other 3 pages: phrases 1 phrases 3 phrases 4 30 min . Make sure to read the pronunciation and hear the audio as well. If you have any question about this course, please email me directly at Chinese Classes
Phrases Tips
To make sure you are more likely to remember each expression, try to first to read the sentence without hearing it, then click to hear how it is prnounced, then read it out loud 3 times while imagining yourself vividly talking to somone. Also try to practice what you memorized from time to time, to make it stick.
Here are the second 100 common phrases. You will find a lot of them are about giving or asking for directions, asking general questions ... etc.
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Do you speak English? 你说英文吗？ Just a little 一点点 What's your name? 你叫什么名字？ My name is (John Doe) 我的名字叫（John Doe) Mr... / Mrs. ... / Miss... ..先生 / ..太太 / ..小姐（女士） Nice to meet you! 很高兴认识你！ You're very kind! 你对我很好！ Where are you from? 你从哪儿来？ I'm from the U.S 我从美国来。 I'm American 我是美国人。 Where do you live? 你住在哪里？你住在哪儿？ I live in the U.S 我住美国 Do you like it here? 你喜欢这里吗？ I'm 30 years old 我三十岁。 I have 2 sisters and 1 brother 我有两个妹妹和一个哥哥。 English is my first language 英语是我的第一语言。 Her second language is Spanish 西班牙语是她的第二语言。 What's the name of that book? 那本书的名字是什么？ What do you do for a living? 您以什么为生 I'm a (teacher / artist / engineer) 我是教师/艺术家/工程师 Oh! That's good! 哦，那很好啊 Can I practice with you 我能跟你练习吗？ Don't worry! 不要担心！ I cannot remember the word 我想不起来这个词了 I do not speak Japanese 我不会说日语。 I don't know! 我不知道！我不晓得！ I'm not fluent in Italian yet 我的意大利语还不够熟练 I'm not interested! 我没有兴趣。 No one here speaks Greek 这没人说希腊语 No problem! 没问题，没关系 This is not correct 这不是正确的。 This is wrong 这是错的。 We don't understand 我们不懂。 You should not forget this word 你不该忘了这个词啊
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How old are you? 您多大年龄？ I'm (twenty, thirty...) Years old 我（20,30）岁 Are you married? 你结婚了吗？ Do you have children? 你有孩子吗？ I have to go 我要走 I will be right back! 我马上回来！ I love you 我爱你 She is beautiful 她真漂亮 They are dancing 他们在跳舞 We are happy 我们很快乐 Can you call us? 你能打给我们吗？ Give me your phone number 把你的电话号码给我 I can give you my email 我会给你发邮件 Tell him to call me 告诉他给我打电话 His email is... 他的email是 My phone number is... 我的电话号码是 ... Our dream is to visit Spain 我们的梦想是去西班牙 Their country is beautiful 他们的国家很美丽。 Do you accept credit cards? 可以刷卡吗？ How much will it cost? 多少钱？ I have a reservation 我有预约。 I'd like to rent a car 我想要租车。 I'm here on business / on vacation. 我是出差／來玩兒 Is this seat taken? 有人坐吗？ It was nice meeting you 很高薪认识你 Take this! (when giving something) 拿这个 Do you like it? 你喜欢吗？ I really like it! 我很喜欢！ I'm just kidding 我只是开玩笑 I'm hungry 我饿了 I'm thirsty 我渴了 How? 怎么样？ What? 什么？ When? 什么时候？ Where? 哪？ Who? 谁？ Why? 为什么？ Can you repeat? 你可以再说一遍吗？ Can you speak slowly? 讲话慢一点可以吗？ Did you understand what I said? 你听得懂我刚才说的话吗？ Don't worry! 不要担心！ Excuse me? (i.e. I beg your pardon?) 请你再说一遍。 How do you say "OK" in French? 法语的OK怎么说？ I don't know! 我不知道！我不晓得！ I don't understand! 我不懂。 I need to practice my French 我需要练习我的法语。 Is that right? 对吗？ Is that wrong? 错吗？ Mistake 错误 My French is bad 我的法文／法语不好。 No problem! 没问题，没关系 Quickly 很快 Slowly 慢慢地 Sorry (to apologize) 对不起。 To speak 说话 What does that word mean in English? 那个词的英语意思是什么？ What is this? 这是什么？ What should I say? 该怎么说？ What? 什么？ What's that called in French? 法语怎么说？ Write it down please! 请写下来。
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