| hello | nǐ hǎo (nǐmen hǎo) |
| how are you? | nǐ hǎo ma? |
| how is/are..? | ..hǎo ma? |
| goodbye | zàijiàn |
| please | qíng |
| thank you | xièxie |
| not | bù |
| no, not (have not) | méi |
| yes | duì |
| maybe, perhaps | dàgài |
| you're welcome / not at all | bú yòng xiè |
| can you help me? | nī néng bāng wǒ ma? |
| i don't know | wǒ bù zhī dao |
| i don't understand | wǒ bù dǒng |
| say it again | zài shuō yī biàn |
| say it a bit slower | zài shuō màn diǎn |
| do you have..? | .. nī yǒu? |
| how much is..? | duō shǎo qián..? |
| how much/many do you want? | nǐ yào duō shǎo? |
| where is..? | ..zài nǎr? |
| how do i get to..? | wǒ ru he qù..? |
| i like | wǒ xǐhuan |
| i would like to go to.. | wǒ xiǎng qù |
| i'd like (to have/get).. | wǒ xiáng yào.. |
| what's your name? | (nǐ) jiào shén mé míng zi? |
| my name is.. | wǒ jiào.. |
| i'm very busy | wǒ hěn máng |
| i'm very busy at the moment | wǒ mù qián gōng zùo hěn máng |
| cheque please | mǎi dān |
| excuse me | láo jià |
| this one | zhè gè |
| that one | nà gè |
| this is.. | zhè shì |
| once; all of a sudden | yí xià (r) |
| a little, a bit | yì diǎnr |
| this | zhè |
| that | nà |
| is | shì |
| and | hé |
| also, as well; still | hái |
| too, also | yě |
| other, else | biéde |
| altogether | yígòng |
| how many do you want? | ní(n) yào duō shǎo? |
| would you like some? | ní(n) yào yǐ gè? |
| which one would you like? | ní(n) yào něi gè? |
| are you doing anything tonight? (lit: 'tonight do you have anything?') | wǎnshang nǐyǒu huódòng ma? |
| what are you doing tomorrow? | nǐ míngtiān gàn shénme? |
| wait a while for me | děng wǒ yí huìr |
| where are you going? | nǐ shàng nǎr qù? |
| when... / while... | ...de shíhòu |
| may i ask (polite) | qǐng wèn |
| is anybody (in) there? | yǒu rén ma? |
| not permitted | bù zhǔn |
| open the door | kāi mén |
| good luck | kāi mén dà jí |
| from... to... | cóng... dào... |
| i'm learning chinese (spoken) | wǒ zhèng xué zhōng yué |
| i'm learning chinese (spoken + grammar) | wǒ zhèng xué hàn yué |
| 0 | ling |
| 1 | yī (yāo) |
| 2 | èr |
| 3 | sān |
| 4 | sí |
| 5 | wǔ |
| 6 | liù |
| 7 | qī |
| 8 | bā |
| 9 | jiǔ |
| 10 | shí |
| 11 | shí yī |
| 12 | shí èr |
| 13 | shí sān |
| 14 | shí sì |
| 15 | shí wǔ |
| 16 | shí liu |
| 17 | shí qī |
| 18 | shí bā |
| 19 | shí jiǔ |
| 20 | èr shí |
| 30 | sān shí |
| 40 | sì shí |
| 2 (of... i.e. a pair) | liǎng |
| What time is it now? | xiàn zài jǐ diǎn (zhōng) le? |
| What's the time? | jī diǎn le? |
| when | shénme shíhòu |
| clock | zhōng |
| hour ('dot') | diǎn |
| minute | fen |
| half | bàn |
| quarter ('notch') | kè |
| less (also 'wrong') | chà |
| early morning (< 8.00am) | zǎo shàng |
| 8.00am - 12.00 | shàng wǔ |
| midday / noon | zhōng wǔ |
| afternoon (12.00 - 6.00pm) | xià wu |
| evening | wǎn shàng |
| good evening | wǎn shàng hǎo |
| goodnight | wǎn ān |
| time | shíhòu |
| what time..? | shénme shíhòu |
| later | yǐhòu |
| just, only; soon | jiù |
| still (i.e. no change) | hài |
| just now, a moment ago | gāngcái |
| date | hào (ri) |
| month | yuè |
| week | xīngqī (lǐ baì) |
| Monday | xīngqīyī |
| Tuesday | xīngqīèr |
| Wednesday | xīngqīsān |
| Thursday | xīngqīsì |
| Friday | xīngqīwǔ |
| Saturday | xīngqīliù |
| Sunday | xīngqītiān (xīngqīrì) |
| what day (of the week)? | xīngqījǐ |
| day | tiān |
| what day | nǎtiān |
| next | xià |
| today | jīn tiān |
| yesterday | zuó tiān |
| tomorrow | míng tiān |
| day after tomorrow | hòu tiān |
| birthday | shēngrì |
| happy birthday | shēngrì kuaì le |
| what's today's date? | jīntiān jǐ hào? |
| what's the date? | jǐ hào? |
| what day (of the week) is it? | míngtiān xīngqījǐ? |
| last.. | shàng |
| next... | xià |
| last week | shàng (ge) xīngqī |
| next week | xià (ge) xīngqī |
| last month | shàng (ge) yuè |
| next month | xià (ge) yuè |
| next Saturday | xià (ge) xīngqīliù |
| the 8th of next month | xià (ge) yuè bā hào |
| January | yī yuè |
| February | èr yuè |
| March | sān yuè |
| April | sí yuè |
| May | wǔ yuè |
| June | liù yuè |
| July | qī yuè |
| August | bā yuè |
| September | jiǔ yuè |
| October | shí yuè |
| November | shíyī yuè |
| December | shí'èr yuè |
| I, me | wǒ |
| we (including adressee) | wǒmen |
| we (excluding adressee) | zánmen |
| you | nǐ |
| you (plural) | nǐmen |
| they | tāmen |
| teacher | lǎo shī |
| my wife | wǒ àiren |
| father | bàba |
| mother | māma |
| uncle | bóbo |
| elder brother | gēge |
| elder sister | jiějie |
| younger brother | dìdi |
| younger sister | mèimei |
| grandfather | yéye |
| grandmother | nǎinai |
| maternal grandfather | lǎoye |
| maternal grandmother | lǎolao |
| sister-in-law (via elder brother) | sǎosao |
| brother-in-law (via elder sister) | jiěfu |
| sister-in-law (via younger brother) | dìmei |
| brother-in-law (via younger sister) | mèifu |
| son | érzi |
| daughter-in-law | érxí |
| daughter | nǚ'ér |
| son-in-law | nǚxù |
| grandson (via son) | sūnzi |
| granddaughter (via son) | sūnnǔr |
| grandson (via daughter) | wàisūn |
| granddaughter (via daughter) | wàisūnnǔr |
| mr | xiān sheng |
| children | hái zi |
| young child | xiǎo hái |
| teenager | dà hái zi |
| friend | péngyou |
| good friend | hǎo péngyou |
| girlfriend | nǚ péngyou |
| 'westerners' | wài guō rén |