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Chinese-English Conversation Guide

This document contains basic phrases for greeting others and having simple conversations in Chinese and English. It includes common greetings like "Hello" and "Nice to meet you". It also provides phrases for apologizing, thanking others, and asking questions to get a conversation started on topics like hobbies, work and plans. Clarification questions and time words are included. The document ends with expressions for closing a conversation politely like "Have a nice day" and "See you tomorrow".

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Chinese-English Conversation Guide

This document contains basic phrases for greeting others and having simple conversations in Chinese and English. It includes common greetings like "Hello" and "Nice to meet you". It also provides phrases for apologizing, thanking others, and asking questions to get a conversation started on topics like hobbies, work and plans. Clarification questions and time words are included. The document ends with expressions for closing a conversation politely like "Have a nice day" and "See you tomorrow".

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Greetings

English Chinese Transliteration

/ Hello / Hello (formal) N ho / Nn ho

Long time no see. Hoji bjin.

Nice to meet you. W hn goxng rnsh n.

____ My name is ____. W jio ____.

What is your name? N jio shnme mngz?

Basic & Polite Phrases


English Chinese Transliteration

Im sorry Dubq

Thank you Xixi

Please Qng

Youre welcome B kq

No problem / Youre welcome Mi wnt

Get the Conversation Rolling


English Chinese Transliteration

? What kind of work do you do? N zo shn me yng de gng zo?

? What are your hobbies? N yu shn me i ho?

What do you think? N rnwi znyng?

What do you do in your free time? N pngchng xhun zu shnme?

What are your plans? N yu sh me jhu?

Getting a Bit of Clarification


English Chinese Transliteration

Im sorry, I dont understand. B ho y si, w mi tng dng.

I dont understand. W b ti mng bai.

Please say that again. Qng zi shu y bin.

Which tone is that? D j shng?

What does this word mean? Zhge c sh shnme ysi?


Words About Time
English Chinese Transliteration

Today Jntin

Tomorrow Mngtin

Yesterday Zutin

Already Yjng

Often Jngchng

Exclamations & Transition Words to Take Your


Speaking to the Next Level
English Chinese Transliteration

Interesting Hn yuysi

Not bad Bcu

I understand. / I see. W mngbile.

Wow! Wasi!

Of course. Dngrn.

Conversation Closers
English Chinese Transliteration

Take care Mn zu

Have a nice day Zh n ytingu d ykui

See you tomorrow. Mngtin jin.

Lets keep in touch W mn zi lin lo ba

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