Mandarin Phrases You Can Use Immediately

Once you start learning a new language, you want to use it immediately. The Mandarin phrases listed below allow you to do exactly that. For even more phrases, take a look at our learning resources for Mandarin at the end of the page.
20 Easy Mandarin Phrases
Other Useful Phrases in Mandarin

20 Easy Mandarin Phrases


EnglishMandarin  
please请 (qǐng)
thank you谢谢 (xiè xie)
sorry对不起 (duì bu qǐ)
I want this我要这个 (wǒ yào zhè ge)
I want more我要多一点 (wǒ yào duō yī diǎn)
I know我知道 (wǒ zhī dào)
I don't know我不知道 (wǒ bù zhī dào)
Can you help me?你能帮我吗? (nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma?)
I don't like this我不喜欢这个 (wǒ bù xǐ huan zhè ge)
I like you我喜欢你 (wǒ xǐ huan nǐ)
I love you我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ)
I miss you我好想你 (wǒ hǎo xiǎng nǐ)
see you later待会儿见 (dāi huì er jiàn)
Come with me跟我来 (gēn wǒ lái)
turn right向右转 (xiàng yòu zhuǎn)
turn left向左转 (xiàng zuǒ zhuǎn)
go straight直走 (zhí zǒu)
What's your name?你叫什么名字? (nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?)
My name is David我叫大卫 (wǒ jiào dà wèi)
I'm 22 years old我今年二十二岁 (wǒ jīn nián èr shí èr suì)



Other Useful Phrases in Mandarin


EnglishMandarin  
hi嗨 (hāi)
hello你好 (ní hǎo)
bye bye拜拜 (bái bái)
ok好的 (hǎo de)
cheers干杯 (gān bēi)
welcome欢迎 (huān yíng)
I agree我同意 (wǒ tóng yì)
Where is the toilet?洗手间在哪里? (xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ lǐ?)
How are you?你好吗? (nǐ hǎo ma?)
I have a dog我有一只狗 (wǒ yǒu yī zhī gǒu)
I want to go to the cinema我想去看电影 (wǒ xiǎng qù kàn diàn yǐng)
You definitely have to come你一定要来 (nǐ yī dìng yào lái)
This is quite expensive这个太贵了 (zhè ge tài guì le)
This is my girlfriend Anna这是我的女朋友安娜 (zhè shì wǒ de nǚ péng you ān nà)
Let's go home我们回家吧 (wǒ men huí jiā ba)
Silver is cheaper than gold白银比黄金便宜 (bái yín bǐ huáng jīn pián yi)
Gold is more expensive than silver黄金比白银贵 (huáng jīn bǐ bái yín guì)



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