Basic words are most important to understand & specially how to speak mandarin Chinese in day to day life.
If you are planning out to visit China, Hong gong, Singapore, Taiwan on business or personal tour, it generally helps you to communicate with them.
If you really want to learn Chinese for business purpose or professional requirements then basic also helps you to boost up the learning interest towards Mandarin Chinese.
Basic Chinese Words and Phrases For Beginners
1. How are you? 你好吗 Nǐ hǎo ma?
2. Hello? 喂Wèi :For Phone call
3. Hi/Hey: Nǐhǎo 你好
4. Thank you Xièxie. 谢 谢
5. Good morning 早上好 Zǎoshang hǎo
6. Good afternoon 下午好 Xiàwǔ hǎo
7. Good night 晚安 (wǎnān)
8. See you later 回头见。(húi tóu jiàn)
9. Excuse me 请问 qǐngwén – may I ask
10. Sorry 对不起 duìbùqi
11. Nice to meet you 很高兴认识你 Hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ
12. Please请 (qǐng)
13. How do you say … in Mandarin?中文怎么说? (… zhōngwén zěnme shuō)
14.What is this? 这是什么? Zhè shì shénme?
15. Where is the toilet?厕所在哪里? (cèsuǒ zài nǎli?)
16. Where are you from?
你是哪国人? (nǐ shì nǎguórén)
17. I’m from… 我是 … 人 (wǒ shì … rén)
18. Do you speak English?你会说英语吗? (nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?)
19. I don’t understand 我不懂 (wǒ bù dǒng)
20. Where is…?zài nǎlǐ? … 在哪里
21. Restroom?Cèsuǒ.? 厕所
22. Call the police 叫警察! jiào jǐngchá!
23. Leave me alone 别管我! (bié guǎn wǒ)
24. How much is this?Duōshao qián? 多少钱
25. Would you like to dance with me? 你要不要跟我跳舞? (nǐ yào bú yào gēn wǒ tiàowǔ)
26. Do you come here often? 你常来这儿吗? (nǐ cháng lái zhè’er ma?)
27. What kind of work do you do? 你作什么样的工作? (nǐ zùo shén me yàng de gōng zùo)
28. That’s hilarious 好搞笑 (hǎo gǎo xiào)
29. Get well soon:快点好啦 (kuài diǎn hào la)
30. I love you 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ)
31. I miss you 我想你 (wǒ xiǎng nǐ)
32. Happy birthday 生日快乐 (shēngrì kuàilè)
33. Happy Chinese New Year 新年快乐 xīn nián kuài lè
34. Please speak more slowly 麻烦你讲慢一点 (máfan nĭ jiǎng màn yīdiǎn)
35. I don’t know我不知道 (wǒ bù zhīdào)
