Phrases
Useful Chinese phrases
230 phrases from NidNoi dialogues and language points. Units 1–2 are a free preview; sign in for the rest.
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Free preview- 你是老师吗?
Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?
Are you a teacher?
吗 — yes/no questions
- 再见!
Zàijiàn!
Goodbye!
From Unit 1 dialogue: Hello!
- 你好!
Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
From Unit 1 dialogue: Hello!
- 你好吗?
Nǐ hǎo ma?
How are you?
吗 — yes/no questions
- 我叫李明。认识你很高兴。
Wǒ jiào Lǐ Míng. Rènshi nǐ hěn gāoxìng.
I’m Li Ming. Nice to meet you.
From Unit 1 dialogue: Hello!
- 我也是。再见!
Wǒ yě shì. Zàijiàn!
Me too. Goodbye!
From Unit 1 dialogue: Hello!
- 我叫李明。
Wǒ jiào Lǐ Míng.
My name is Li Ming.
叫 — to be called
- 谢谢!
Xièxie!
Thank you!
谢谢 / 不客气
- 你叫什么名字?
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What’s your name?
叫 — to be called
- 不客气。
Bú kèqi.
You’re welcome.
谢谢 / 不客气
- 你有女儿吗?
Nǐ yǒu nǚ'ér ma?
Do you have a daughter?
From Unit 2 dialogue: This is my family
- 我没有女儿。
Wǒ méiyǒu nǚ'ér.
I don’t have a daughter.
有 / 没有 — have / not have
- 我有一个朋友。
Wǒ yǒu yí ge péngyou.
I have a friend.
有 / 没有 — have / not have
- 你朋友是学生吗?
Nǐ péngyou shì xuésheng ma?
Is your friend a student?
From Unit 2 dialogue: This is my family
- 那是我朋友。
Nà shì wǒ péngyou.
That is my friend.
这 / 那 — this / that
- 这是我爸爸。那是我妈妈。
Zhè shì wǒ bàba. Nà shì wǒ māma.
This is my dad. That is my mom.
From Unit 2 dialogue: This is my family
- 这是我妈妈。
Zhè shì wǒ māma.
This is my mom.
这 / 那 — this / that
- 他是谁?
Tā shì shéi?
Who is he?
谁 — who
- 这是谁?
Zhè shì shéi?
Who is this?
From Unit 2 dialogue: This is my family
- 是。他很喜欢说汉语。
Shì. Tā hěn xǐhuan shuō Hànyǔ.
Yes. He likes speaking Chinese a lot.
From Unit 2 dialogue: This is my family
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