- Language Difficulties And Getting Around Them
- Chinese Language: Local Dialects and Mandarin
- Chinese Characters
- Pinyin and Pronunciation
- Very Basic Chinese Grammar
- Chinese Phrasebook: Numbers and Counting
- Chinese Phrasebook: Basics & Emergencies
- Chinese Phrasebook: Greetings, Pronouns and Times
- Chinese Phrasebook: Toilets, Medical & Visas
- Chinese Phrasebook: Shopping and Money
- Chinese Phrasebook: Directions and Transport
- Chinese Phrasebook: Hotels & Accommodation
- Chinese Phrasebook: Communications - Telephone, Internet, Post
- Chinese Phrasebook: Basic Conversation & Countries
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Chinese Phrasebook: Greetings, Pronouns and Times
Chinese Phrasebook: Greetings and Civilities in Mandarin
How to say hello, goodbye etc in Chinese.
| English | Pinyin | Chinese |
| Hello | Nĭhăo | 你好 |
| Have you eaten? | Nĭ chīfànle ma? | 你吃饭了吗? |
(‘Have you eaten?’ is a Very Chinese greeting)
| Goodbye | Zàijiàn | 再见 |
| Thanks | Xièxie | 谢谢 |
| Sorry | Duìbùqĭ | 对不起 |
| You’re welcome | Búyòngxiè | 不用谢 |
| You’re welcome | Búkèqi | 不客气 |
Chinese Language Phrasebook: Pronouns
| English | Pinyin | Chinese |
| I | Wǒ | 我 |
| You | Nĭ | 你 |
| He/She/It | Tā | 他/她/它 |
| We | Wǒmen | 我们 |
| You (pl) | Nĭmen | 你们 |
| They | Tāmen | 他们 |
Chinese Phrasebook: Mandarin Phrases for Asking and Telling Time
| English | Pinyin | Chinese |
| What (‘s the) time? | Jĭdiăn (le) | 几点了 |
| 1.05 | 1 diăn 5 fēn | 1点5 分 |
| 2.30 | 2 diăn bàn | 2点半 |
| 2.15 | 2diăn yíkè | 2点一刻 |
Chinese people rarely refer to times in terms of something to the hour, but..
| Ten to 3 | Chà shí fēnzhōng 3 diăn | 差10分钟3点 |
| AM/PM | Zăoshang/Xiàwǔ | 早上/下午 |
| Now | Xiànzài | 现在 |
| In a moment | Yíhuìr | 一会儿 |
| Yesterday | Zuótiān | 昨天 |
| Today | Jīntiān | 今天 |
| Tomorrow | Míngtiān | 明天 |
| Day after tomorrow | Hòutiān | 后天 |
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