Chinese Language Practice

Greetings

1) ni hao --- hello

2) ni hao ma --- How are you?

3) zao shang hao --- good morning.

4) xia wu hao --- good afternoon

5) wan shang hao --- good evening

6) wan an --- good night

7) wo hen hao --- I am fine

8) xie xie --- thanks

9) zai jian --- goodbye

10) nin hao --- say hello very formally

1) bo mu hao --- hello aunt

2) bo bo hao --- hello uncle

3) nai nai hao --- hello grandma

4) ye ye hao --- hello grandpa

11) hen gao xing jian dao ni ----Glad to meet you

6) wo you ge ge he didi --- I have a elder brother and elder brother

12) wo shi lao shi --- I am a teacher.

13) huan ying dao mei guo --- Welcome to America

wo xiang he ni cheng wei bi you ---I want to be pen pal with you.

14) hao ma? --- Is it OK?

15) wo hen leng ---- I am very cold

16) what about you?

 

Talk to the teachers and students you meet in the Chinese school

1) lao shi hao --- Hello teacher

2) wo de zhong wen ming zi jiao ... ----- My Chinese name is

3) wo jiao .. . --- My name is...

4) wo xi huan zhong gou.. --- I like China ...

5) wo shi jiu/ shi/ shi yi/shi er nian ji d e xue sheng

---- I am the 9th /10th/11th/ 12th grade student.

6) wo xi huan da lan qiu --- I like playing basketball.

7) wo xi huan ti zu qiu --- I like playing soccer.

8) wo xi huan chang ge --- I like singing.

9) ni ne? --- and you?

10) wo xue xi shu xue, wu li, hu a xue, li shi, ying yu.

---- I study Maths, Physics, Chemisty, history and English.

11)Wo giao ying wen.---I teach English.

 

Daily expressions in Chinese restaurants

1) huan ying ---- welcome

2) zhen hao chi / hen xiang ---- very delicious

3) fu wu yuan, --- waiter/ waitress

4) hen tian ---- very sweet

5) hen la ---- very spicy

6 ) wo hen e --- I am very hungry

7) wo hen ke ---- I am very thirsty.

                        8) wo yao ke le ---- I want Coca Cola

9) wo yao shui --- I want water

10) wo bao le ---- I am full

11) qing ---- please

12) yi suang kuai zi --- a pair of chopsticks

 

Expressions in the Market

1) hen mei/tai mei le ---- very beautiful

2) wo yao zhe ge

---- I want to buy this (at the same time point to the thing you want to buy)

3) duo shao qian --- how much ?

4) yi, er, san, si, wu, liu, qi, ba, jiu, shi

----- one, two, three, four, five , six, seven, eight, nine, ten

5) fen > jiao=mao>yuan=kuai

---- the basic units of Chinese currency. 10 Fen is one J iao=Mao, 10 Jiao=Mao is one Yuan= Kuai . 10 Yuan=K uai is one hundred Yuan= Kuai.

6) zhe ge shi liu shi Yuan =K uai --- This is 60 Yuan= Kuai

7) tai gui le --- It is so expensive

8) wo mei you hen duo qian --- I do not have much money

9) 30 Yuan= Kuai zen mo yang? --- How about 30 Yuan?

10) wo mai le --- I will buy that.