Instant Chinese. Boye Lafayette De Mente
bu qu (Woh-mern boo chwee) 我们不去
We have one daughter
Wo-men you yi-ge nuer (Woh-mern you ee-guh nwee-urr) 我们有一个女儿
We live in America
Wo-men zhu Meiguo (Woh-mern joo May-gwoh) 我们住美国
We are married
Wo-men jiehun-le (Woh-mern jeh-hoon-ler) 我们结婚了
We want to go to_____
Wo-men yao qu _____ (Woh-mern yee-ow chwee _____)
我们要去 _____
Do you speak English?
Ni hui shuo Yingwen ma? (Nee hway shwo Eeng-wern mah?) 你会说英文吗?
I don’t speak Chinese
Wo bu hui Zhongwen (Woh boo hway Johng-wern) 我不会中文
I speak a little Chinese
Hui yidian Zhongwen (Hway ee-dee-an Johng-wern) 会一点中文
Please speak more slowly
Qing shuo man yidian (Cheeng shwo mahn ee-dee-an) 请说慢一点
What did you say?
Ni shuo shenme? (Nee shwo shern-mo) 你说什么?
Please repeat that
Qing ni zai shuo yibian (Cheeng nee dzie shwo ee bee-an?) 请你再说一遍
What did he say?
Ta shuo shenme? (Tah shwo shern-mo) 他说什么?
I understand
Wo dong (Woh dohng) 我懂
I don’t understand
Wo bu dong (Woh boo dohng) 我不懂
We don’t understand
Wo-men bu dong (Woh-mern boo dohng) 我们不懂
Do you understand?
Ni dong ma? (Nee dohng mah) 你懂吗?
Did you understand?
Ni ming bai-le ma? (Nee meeng by-ler mah) 你明白了吗?
I need an interpreter
Wo xu yao fanyi yuan (Woh she-yow fahn-ee ywahn) 我需要翻译员
Who are you?
Ni shi shui? (Nee shr shway) 你是谁?
Who is that?
Na shi shui? (Nah shr shway) 那是谁?
Who is first?
Shui shi-de yige? (Shway shr-dee ee-guh) 谁是第一个?
Who speaks English
Shui neng shuo Yingwen? (Shway nerng shwo Eeng-wern) 谁能说英文?
What is this called in Chinese?
Zheige Zhongwen jiao shenme? (Jay-guh Johng-wern jow shern-mo) 这个中文叫什么?
What is that called?
Na ge jiao shenme ? (Nah guh jee-ow shern-mo) 那个叫 什么?
What time is breakfast?
Jidian chi zaofan? (Jee-dee-an chr zow-fahn) 几点吃早饭?
What time is lunch?
Jidian chi wufan? (Jee-dee-an chr woo-fahn) 几点吃午饭?
What is your address?
Ni-de dizhi? (Nee-der dee-jr) 你的地址?
What is this street?
Zhe shi na tiao jie? (Jur shr nay-tee-ow jeh) 这是那条街?
What is that?
Na shi shenme? (Nah shr shern-mo) 那是什么?
When are we going?
Wo men shenme shihou qu? (Woh-mern shern-mo shrhoe chwee) 我们什么时候去?
When will you be finished?
Ni shenme shihou hui hao? (Nee shern-mo shr-hoe hway how) 你什么时候会好?
When does it begin?
Shenme shihou kaishi? (Shern-mo shr-hoe kigh-shr?) 什么时候开始?
Where is _____?
_____ zai na? (_____ zigh nah-urr) _____ 在那?
Where is it?
Ta zai nali? (Tah zigh nah-lee) 它在那里?
Where are you from?
Ni shi cong na lai-de? (Nee shr tsohng nah-urr lie-der) 你是从那来的？
Where do you want to go?
Ni xiang qu nali? (Nee she-ahng chwee nah-lee) 你想去那里?
Where are we going?
Wo men yao qu nali? (Woh-mern yow chwee nah-lee) 我们要去那里?
Where is my friend?
Wo de pengyou zai nali? (Woh-der perng-you zigh nah-lee) 我的朋友在那里?
Where is the bus stop?
Che zhan zai nali? (Cher jahn zigh nah-lee) 车站在那里?
Why? (whenever needed)
Weishenme? (Way-shern-mo) 为什么?
How much is it/that?
Duo shao qian? (Dwoh shou chee-an) 多少钱?
How much is this?
Zhe shi duo shao? (Jur shr dwoh-shou) 这是多少?
How does this work?
Zhe zenme caozuo? (Jur zern-mo chow zwoh) 这怎么操作?
How far is it?
Li zhe duo yuan? (Lee juh dwoh ywahn) 离这多远?
How long will it take?
Zhe yao duo jiu? (Juh yow dwoh jeo) 这要多久?
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