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Chinese Conversation
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 您好. | nín hǎo - hello. (first time you meet someone, more polite respectful instead of nǐ hǎo) |
| 我姓________. | wǒ xìng _____. - My last name is ______. |
| 请问您贵姓? | Qǐng wèn nín guì xìng? - May I ask your last name please? |
| 您叫什么名字? | nín jiào shén me míng zì? - What is your name? |
| 我叫______. | wǒ jiào _____. - My name is ________. |
| 请问您是哪国人? | Qǐng wèn nín shì nǎ guó rén? - Excuse me, what is your nationality or what country are you from? |
| 我是美国人您呢? | wǒ shì měi guó rén, nìn ne? - I am from America, and you? |
| 很高兴认识您! | Hěn gāo xīng rèn shí nín! - Nice to meet you! |
| 你有兄弟姐妹吗? | nǐ yǒu xiōngdì jiěmèi ma? - Do you have siblings? |
| 我有一个姐姐,两个弟弟, 你呢? | wǒ yǒu yì ge jiějie, liǎng ge dìdi. Nǐ ne? - I have one older sister, one younger brother, and you? |
| 我也有一个姐姐。 | wǒ yě yǒu yì ge jiějie. - I also have one older sister. |
| 你有哥哥吗? | Nǐ yǒu gēge ma? - Do you have an older brother? |
| 我没有哥哥,也没有弟弟。 我只有一个姐姐。 | Wǒ méi yǒu gēge, yě méi yǒu dìdi. Wǒ zhǐ yǒu yí ge jiějie. - I don't have an older brother, also I don't have a younger brother. I only have one older sister. |
| 婆婆你好? | Pó po nǐ hǎo? - (Mother-in-law, older woman, grandma) how are you? |
| 你好吗? | Nǐ hǎo ma? - How are you? (more formal) |
| 还好吗? | Hái hǎo ma? - How are you? Still good? |
| 马马虎虎 | Mǎ mǎ hū hū - so-so, not very good, not very bad. (Literally translates to horse, horse, tiger, tiger) |
| 还可以 | Hái kěyǐ - "not bad," "pretty good," or "passable" |
| 不好 | Bù hǎo - Not good (expect follow up questions) |
| 你今天还好吗 | Nǐ jīn tiān hái hǎo ma? - How are you today? Are you doing okay today? |
| 你住在哪里 | Nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ? - Where do you live? |
| 今天星期几 | Jin tian xing qi ji - What day of the week is today? |
| 今天星期三 | jīn tiān xīng qī sān - today is Wednesday |