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ü
as in the German
ü
(make an “ee” sound and glide slowly into an “oo”; at the
mid-point between the two sounds you should hit the
ü
-sound.
u
usually as in f
oo
f
l, it hough whenever
u
follows
j
,
q
,
x
or
y
, it is always
pronounced
ü
ua
as in s
ua
ve
uai
as in
why
ue
as though contracting “you” and “air” together,
you'air
ui
as in
way
uo
as in
wo
re
Useful words and phrases
When writing or saying the name of a Chinese person, the surname is given
first; thus Mao Zedong's family name is Mao.
Basics
I
我
w
d
You (singular)
你
n
^
He
他
tā
She
她
tā
We
我们
w
d
men
You (plural)
你们
n
^
men
They
他们
tāmen
I want...
w
d
yào...
我要
No, I don't want...
w
d
bú yà
o
…
我不要
Is it possible...?
kěbù k
ě
yy …?
可不可以…
It is (not) possible
(不)可以…
(bù)kěy
^
y
Is there any/Have you got any...?
y
d
u méi y
d
u...?
你有没有…
There is/I have
y
d
u…
有…
There isn't/I haven't
没有…
méi y
d
u
Please help me
请帮我忙..
q
^
ng bāng w
d
máng
Mr...
.....先生
xiānshēng
Mrs...
.....太太
tàitai
Miss...
.....小姐
xi
V
ojiě
Communicating
I don't speak Chinese
我不会说中文
w
d
búhuì shuō zhōngwén
Can you speak English?
你会说英语吗?
n
^
huì shuō yī ngy
j
ma?
Can you get someone who
请给我找一个
q
^
ng gěi w
d
zh
V
o
speaks English?
会说英文的人？
yī gè huì shuō yīngy
j
de rén?
Please speak slowly
请说得慢一点
q
^
ng shuōde màn yīdi
V
n
Please say that again
q
^
ng zài shuō yī biàn
请再说一遍
I understand
我听得懂
w
d
tīngded
d
ng
I don't understand
我听不懂
w
d
tīngbùd
d
ng
I can't read Chinese characters
我看不懂汉字
w
d
kànbùd
d
ng hànzì
What does this mean?
这是什么意思？
zhè shì shénme yìsi?
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How do you pronounce this
这个字怎么念？
zhègè zì zěnme niàn?
character?
