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Basic Mandarin for Communication with the Chinese

 

English	Pinyin	Phonetic	Chinese Characters
Hello!	Ni hao	Nee how	你好!
How are you?	Ni hao ma?	Nee how mar?	你好吗?
Thank you!	Xiexie	See-air see-air	谢谢!
Good bye!	Zaijian	Z-eye gee-yen	再见
You're welcome!	Bukeqi	Boo cur chee	不客气!
Excuse me/sorry	Duibuqi	Dway boo chee	对不起
No problem/it's okay	Mei quanxi	May qwan see	没关系
It doesn't matter	Mei you guanxi	May yo gwan see	没有关系
How much?	Duo Shao qian	Door show cheeyen	多少钱?
Too expensive!	Tai guile	Tie gway la	太贵了!
Troublesome	Mafan	Mar farn	麻烦
Terrible	Zaogao	Zhow gow	糟糕
Delicious!	Hao chi	How chi	好吃!
Toilet	Cesuo	Zhir swor	厕所
Ladies/Gents	Nu/nan	Noo/Nan	女 / 男

 

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