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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. Also note that Chinese famously has no precise words for
“yes” and “no”; the terms for “is” (
是
, shì) or “correct” (
对
, duì) are usually used as a posit-
ive response, while for negatives the term
不
(bù) goes behind the verb in question.
BASICS
I
我
wǒ
You (singular)
你
nǐ
He
tā
他
She
她
tā
We
我们
wǒmen
You (plural)
你们
nǐmen
They
他们
tāmen
I want…
wǒ yào…
我要
No, I don't want…
我不要
wǒ bú yào…
Is it possible…?
可不可以
kě bù kěyǐ…?
It is (not) possible
(
不
)
可以
…
(bù) kěyǐ
Is there any…/Have you
got any…?
你有没有
nǐ yǒu méiyǒu…?
There is/I have
有
…
yǒu…
There isn't/I haven't
没有
…
méiyǒu
Please help me
请帮我忙
..
qǐng bāng wǒ máng
Mr…
…
先生
xiānshēng
Mrs…
…
太太
tàitai
Miss…
…
小姐
xiǎojiě
COMMUNICATING
I don't speak Chinese
我不会说中文
wǒ búhuì shuō zhōngwén
Can you speak English?
你会说英语吗
nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?
Can you get someone who
speaks English?
qǐng gěiwǒ zhǎo yīgè
huìshuō yīngwén de rén?
请给我找一个会说英文的
人
Please speak slowly
请说得慢一点
qǐng shuōde màn yīdiǎn
