First 55 Chinese Phrases for Beginners

你好

nǐ hǎo, Hello

谢谢

xiè xie, Thank you

不客气

bú kè qì, You’re welcome

对不起

duì bu qǐ, Sorry

请

qǐng, Please

请问

qǐng wèn, Excuse me

我听不懂

wǒ tīng bù dǒng, I don’t understand

多少钱

duō shǎo qián, How much?

早上好

zǎo shang hǎo, Good morning

晚上好

wǎn shang hǎo, Good evening

您好

nín hǎo, Hello (formal/respectful)

没关系

méi guān xi, It’s okay/No problem

慢走

màn zǒu, Take care (when someone is leaving)

请帮助我

qǐng bāng zhù wǒ, Please help me

你能帮我吗?

nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma?, Can you help me?

我迷路了

wǒ mí lù le, I’m lost

这个在哪里?

zhè ge zài nǎ li?, Where is this?

你会说英语吗?

nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma?, Do you speak English?

请慢一点说

qǐng màn yī diǎn shuō, Please speak more slowly

左边

zuǒ biān, Left side

右边

yòu biān, Right side

直走

zhí zǒu, Go straight

在哪里?

zài nǎ li?, Where is it?

很近

hěn jìn, Very close

地铁站

dì tiě zhàn, Subway station

出租车

chū zū chē, Taxi

公交车

gōng jiāo chē, Bus

我有预订

wǒ yǒu yù dìng, I have a reservation

房间钥匙

fáng jiān yào shi, Room key

WiFi密码

WiFi mì mǎ, WiFi password

菜单

cài dān, Menu

我想要这个

wǒ xiǎng yào zhè ge, I want this

不辣

bù là, Not spicy

素食

sù shí, Vegetarian food

买单

mǎi dān, Cheque please

很好吃

hěn hǎo chī, Very delicious

太贵了

tài guì le, Too expensive

便宜一点

pián yi yī diǎn, A little cheaper

现金

xiàn jīn, Cash

信用卡

xìn yòng kǎ, Credit card

微信支付

wēi xìn zhī fù, WeChat Pay

一点

yī diǎn, A little bit

很多

hěn duō, A lot/Many

几个?

jǐ ge?, How many?

第一

dì yī, First

最后

zuì hòu, Last

半个小时

bàn ge xiǎo shí, Half an hour

救命!

jiù mìng!, Help!

叫警察

jiào jǐng chá, Call the police

医院

yī yuàn, Hospital