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| Good day. | Ni(4)hao(4). |
| Good morning. | Zao(4)chen(2) hao(4). |
| Good evening. | Wan(4)shang hao(4). |
| Good night. | Wan(4) ' an(1). |
| How are you doing? | Nin(2) hao(4) ma. |
| (Very) Good. | hen(2) hao(4). |
| Yes. | Shi(3). |
| No. | Bu(3) shi(3). |
| My name is … | Wo(4) jiao(3) ... |
| I am … | Wo(4) shi(3) ... |
| Where do you come from? | Ni(4) shi(3) na(4)li ren(2)? |
"I come from …
... United States.
… Great Brittain.
… France.
… China.
… Japan." | "Wo(4) shi(3) cong(2) ... lai(2) de.
... Mei(4)guo(2) ...
... Ying(1)guo(2) ...
... Fai(4)guo(2) ...
... Zhong(1)guo(2) ...
... Ri(3)ben(4) ..." |
| Thank you. | Xie(3)xie. |
| You're welcome. | Bu(2)ke(3)qi. |
| Please, sit down. | Qing(4) zuo(3). |
| Goodbye. | Zai(3)jian(3). |
| I do not understand. | Wo(4) bu(3) ming(2)bai(2). |
| Can you repeat that? | Qing(4) chong(2) fu(3) yi(2) bian(3). |
| How old are you? | Ni(4) jin(1)nian(2) duo(1)da(3). |
| This is my first trip to China. | Wo(4) shi(3) di(3)yi(1) ci(3) lai(2). |
| I would like to learn a little bit Chinese. | Wo(4) xian(4) xue(2) yi(3)xie(1). |
| Please speak more slowly. | Qing(4) shuo(1) de man(2) yi(2)dian(4). |
| What does that mean? | Zhe(3) shi(3) shen(2)me yi(3)si? |
| Could you write that for me? | Ni(4) neng(2) xie(4) xia(3) lai ma? |
| I am … | Wo(4) shi(3) ... |
| Excuse me ... | Mai(2)fan(2) ni(4) ... |
| What kind of work do you do? | Ni(4) zuo(3) shen(2)me gong(1)zuo(3). |