Learn Daily Conversational Phrases We can learn some basic conversational phrases that we can talk in everyday Chinese speech.
Hello– 你好- nǐhǎo, pronounced
What is your surname (family name)? (formal )- 您貴姓? – nín guì xìng, pronounced
or 你姓什麼?- nǐ xìng shén me (inf.), pronounced
What’s your name?– 你叫什麼名字? – nǐ jiào shén me míng zì, pronounced <1>
Yes– 是 – shì, pronounced
No– 不是 – bú shì, pronounced
Thank you– 謝謝 – xiè xiè, pronounced
You’re welcome– 不用謝 – bú yòng xiè, pronounced
Excuse me– 對不起 – duì bu qǐ, pronounced
I don’t understand– 我不懂 – wǒ bù dǒng, pronounced
Goodbye– 再見 – zài jiàn, pronounced Source: workandliveinchina.com