English Pinyin/ Characters Phenetics English
Greetings:
Hello
nǐ  hǎo
你  好
knee how
Where are you from? nǐ cǒng nǎ lǐ lái
    你  从  哪  里  来? knee tzaun nar lee lei
What is your name? nín guì xìng
您   贵   姓 neen gway shing
Good Bye zài jiàn
再  见 zi gee’en
Useful sayings:
Yes shì
是 shr
No bú  shì
不  是 boo shr
Right or Correct duì
对 dway
Wrong bú  duì
不  对 boo dway
No, thanks bú  yòng  le,  xiè  xiè
   不   用   了， 谢  谢  boo yong la, sheh sheh
Thank you  xiè  xiè
    谢  谢！ sheh sheh
You are welcome  bú  yòng  xiè
不   用   谢 boo yong sheh
Excuse me  duì  bu  qǐ
对  不  起 dway boo chee
I do not understand  wǒ tīng bù dǒng
我  听  不  懂 wore ting boo dong
I would like  wǒ  yào
我  要 wore yeow
How much? duō shǎo qián
多   少   钱? dor sheow chen
Too expensive tài guì le
太  贵  了 tie gway la