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40 basic Mandarin phrases you’d actually say
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40 basic Mandarin phrases you’d actually say
Simple phrases you can start using right away.
Beginner-friendly Everyday use Short & clear High-frequency
01
你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello
02
早上好
zǎoshang hǎo
Good morning
03
晚上好
wǎnshang hǎo
Good evening
04
再见
zàijiàn
Goodbye
05
明天见
míngtiān jiàn
See you tomorrow
06
谢谢
xièxie
Thank you
07
不用谢
bú yòng xiè
You’re welcome
08
对不起
duìbuqǐ
Sorry
09
没关系
méi guānxi
It’s okay / No worries
10
请问
qǐngwèn
Excuse me / Can I ask something?
11
麻烦你了
máfan nǐ le
Thanks, I really appreciate it
12
没事
méi shì
No problem / It’s nothing
13
我知道了
wǒ zhīdào le
Got it
14
我明白了
wǒ míngbai le
I get it
15
我不懂
wǒ bù dǒng
I don’t get it
16
可以
kěyǐ
Okay / Sure
17
不可以
bù kěyǐ
No / You can’t
18
没问题
méi wèntí
No problem
19
当然
dāngrán
Of course
20
好吧
hǎo ba
Alright
21
等一下
děng yíxià
Wait a sec
22
慢一点
màn yìdiǎn
A bit slower
23
再说一遍
zài shuō yí biàn
Say it again
24
什么意思?
shénme yìsi?
What does that mean?
25
我觉得也是
wǒ juéde yě shì
I think so too
26
我也是
wǒ yě shì
Me too
27
我想去
wǒ xiǎng qù
I want to go
28
我不想去
wǒ bù xiǎng qù
I don’t want to go
29
我在路上
wǒ zài lùshang
I’m on my way
30
我到了
wǒ dào le
I’m here / Just arrived
31
你在哪儿?
nǐ zài nǎr?
Where are you?
32
现在几点?
xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it?
33
我先走了
wǒ xiān zǒu le
I’m heading out
34
我回来了
wǒ huílái le
I’m back
35
我饿了
wǒ è le
I’m hungry
36
我累了
wǒ lèi le
I’m tired
37
我想睡觉
wǒ xiǎng shuìjiào
I want to sleep
38
我喜欢这个
wǒ xǐhuan zhège
I like this
39
这个不错
zhège búcuò
That’s pretty good
40
下次吧
xià cì ba
Maybe next time
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