Survival Chinese. Boye Lafayette De Mente
(Lee juh dwoh ywahn)
► How long will it take?
Zhè yào duō jiǔ? 这要多久?
(Juh yee-ow dwoh jeo)
which? | nèigè? (nay-guh) 哪个? |
nǎgè? (nah-guh) 哪个? |
► Which one?
Nǎ yī-gè? 哪一个?
(Nah yee-guh)
have yǒu (you) 有
► Do you have __________?
Yǒu méiyǒu __________ ? 有ે有 __________ ?
(You-may-you __________ )
► I need an interpreter!
Wǒ xūyào fānyì! 我需要翻译!
(Woh shee-yee-ow fahn-ee)
good / well hǎo (how) 好
► I don’t feel well.
Wǒ gǎn jué bǜ hǎo. 我感觉不好。
(Woh gahn jway boo how)
wait děng (derng) 等
► Please wait a minute.
Qǐng děng yī xià. 请等一下。
(Cheeng derng ee shee-ah)
► Just a second!
Děng yī děng! 等一等!
(Derng ee derng)
► I’m sorry, I cannot wait.
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bǜ néng děng. 对不起,我不能等。
(Dway-boo-chee, woh boo nerng derng)
► Hurry up!
Gǎn kuài! 赶快!
(Gahn kwie)
► I don’t know.
Wǒ bǜ zhīdào. 我不知道。
(Woh boo jr-dow)
► Is that so?
Shì-ma? 是吗?
(Shr-mah)
► I think so.
Wǒ xiǎng shì-de. 我想是的。
(Woh she-ahng shr-der)
► I don’t think so.
Wǒ bú rènwéi shì zhèyàng. 我不认为是这样。
(Woh boo wren-way shr juh-yahng)
► It doesn’t matter.
Méi guānxi. 没关系。
(May gwahn-she)
► No problem.
Méi wèntí. 没问题。
(May wern-tee)
► This is mine.
Zhè shì wǒ-de. 这是我的。
(Juh shr woh-der)
► That is my luggage.
Nǎ shì wǒ-de xíngli. 那是我的行李。
(Nah shr woh-der sheeng-lee)
► What is that?
Nà shì shénme? 那是什么?
(Nah shr shern-mer)
► What time is it?
Jǐ diǎn-le? 几点了?
(Jee dee-an-ler)
► What time shall I come?
Wǒ gāi shénme shíhou lái? 我该什么时候来?
(Woh guy shern-mer shr-how lie)
► When are you going?
Nǐ shénme shíhou qǜ? 你什么时候去?
(Nee shern-mer shr-hoe chwee)
► Where is it?
Tā zài nǎli? 它在 哪 里?
(Tah zigh nah-lee)
► How much (is it)?
Duō shao? 多少?
(Dwoh show)
► How far is it?
Lí zhè duō yuǎn? 离这多远?
(Lee juh dwoh ywahn)
► Which one?
Nǎ yī-gè? 哪一个?
(Nah yee-guh)
buy mǎi (my) 买
► I want to buy this.
Wǒ xiǎng mǎi zhè ge. 我想买这个。
(Woh shee-ahng my juh guh)
drink (verb) hē (her) 喝
► I would like to drink something cold.
Wǒ xiǎng hē diǎn liáng-de yǐnliào.
(Woh shee-ahng her dee-an lee-ahng der een-lee-ow) 我想喝点凉的饮料。
► I do not drink alcoholic drinks.
Wǒ bǜ hē jiǚ. 我不喝酒。
(Woh boo her jeo)
eat chī (chr) 吃
► What time do we eat?
Wǒ-men shénme shí jiān chī fàn?
Woh-mern shern-mer shr jee-an chr fahn)
我们什么时间吃饭?
► Where shall we go to eat?
Wǒ-men qǜ nǎli chī? 我们去哪里吃?
(Woh-mern chwee nah-lee chr)
like xǐhuan (she-hwahn) 喜欢
► I like Chinese food.
Wǒ xǐhuan Zhōngcān. 我喜欢中餐。
(Woh she-hwahn Johng tsahn)
► I don’t like it.
Bǜ xǐhuan. 不喜欢。
(Boo she-hwahn)
► I can’t eat this!
Wǒ bǜ néng chī zhè-ge! 我不能吃这个!
(Woh boo nerng chr juh-guh)
enough gòu-le (go-ler) 够了
► That’s enough!
Nà xiē gòu-le! 那些够了!
(Nah she-eh go-luh)
► I have had enough.
Wǒ chī gòu-le. 我吃够了。
(Woh chr go-ler)
a little yīdiǎn diǎnr (ee-dee-an dee-an-urr) 一点点儿
► Just a little, please.
Jiù yīdiǎn diǎnr. 就一点点儿。
(Jeo ee-dee-an dee-an-urr)
too much tài duō-le (tie dwoh-ler)