Explore the examples below at your own pace. Choose a small set, recall it without looking, and return to it in your next practice session.
Hi您好[nín hǎo]
What is your name?你叫什么名字？[nǐ jiào shén mē míng zì?]
Nice to meet you很高兴认识你[hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ]
How are you?你好吗？[nǐ hǎo ma?]
I'm good, thanks我很好，谢谢[wǒ hěn hǎo, xiè xiè]
And you?你呢？[nǐ ní?]
Language and Age Phrases
Do you speak (English/Mandarin)?你会讲英语/中文吗？[nǐ huì jiǎng yīng yǔ/ zhōng wén ma?]
Does she speak Chinese?她说中文吗？[tā shuō zhōng wén ma?]
A little bit一点点[yī diǎn diǎn]
How old are you?你多大了？[nǐ duō dà liào?]
I'm 33 years old我三十三岁[wǒ sān shí sān suì]
It was nice talking to you真的很高兴和你说话[zhēn de hěn gāo xìng hé nǐ shuō huà]
What do you mean?你是什么意思？[nǐ shì shén shí shén me yì si?]
I don't understand我不明白[wǒ bù míng bái]
I don't know我不知道[wǒ bù zhī dào]
Sorry抱歉[bào qiàn]
What is that called in Mandarin?那个用中文怎么说？[nà gè yòng zhōng wén zěn me shuō?]
What does that word mean in English?这个字（那个词）在英语里是什么意思？[zhè gè zì zài yīng yǔ lǐ shì shén me yì si?]
Where are you from?你从哪儿来？[nǐ cōng nǎ er lái?]
I'm from the U.S我从美国来[wǒ cōng měi guó lái]
I'm American我是美国人[wǒ shì měi guó rén]
Where do you live?你住在哪里？[nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ?]
I live in the U.S我住在美国[wǒ zhù zài měi guó]
What do you do for a living?您做什么工作？[nín zuò shén mē gōng zuò?]
I'm a student我是学生[wǒ shì xué shēng]
Can I help you?我可以帮你吗？[wǒ kě yǐ bāng nǐ ma?]
Can you help me?你能帮助我吗？[nǐ néng bāng zhù wǒ ma?]
Where is the airport?机场在哪里？[jī chǎng zài nǎ lǐ?]
Go straight直行[zhí xíng]
Then然后[rán hòu]
Turn left左转[zuǒ zhuǎi]
Turn right右转[yòu zhuǎi]
Holiday Wishes Phrases
Happy birthday生日快乐[shēng rì kuài lè]
Happy new year新年快乐[xīn nián kuài lè]
Merry Christmas圣诞快乐[shèng dàn kuài lè]
Good luck祝你好运[zhù nǐ hǎo yùn]
Congratulations祝贺您[zhù hè nín]
I have a reservation我有预约[wǒ yǒu yù yuē]
Do you have rooms available?你有空房吗？[nǐ yǒu kòng fáng ma?]
I would like a non-smoking room我想要一个不允许吸烟的房间[wǒ xiǎng yào yī gè bù yǔn xǔ xī yān de fáng jiān]
How much it costs per night?每晚的收费是多少？[měi wǎn de shōu fèi shì duō shǎo?]
Waiter服务员[fú wù yuán]
How much is this?这个多少钱呢？[zhè gè duō shǎo qián nē?]
What is this?这是什么？[zhè shì shén mē?]
Are you okay?你还好吗？[nǐ hái hǎo ma?]
I need a doctor我需要一个医生[wǒ xū yào yī gè yī shēng]
Help帮助[bāng zhù]
Call the ambulance呼叫救护车[hū jiào jiù hù chē]
Call the police报警[bào jǐng]
I am sick我生病了[wǒ shēng bìng liǎo]