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England / Britain / UK
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Chinese (person)
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Canadian (person)
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English / British (person)
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Australian (person)
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Chinese (language)
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Yīngwén
English (language)
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duìbuqǐ
I'm sorry / Excuse me
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Wǒ shì Měiguórén
I am American
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Nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ma?
Are you Chinese?
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Shì, wǒ shì Zhōngguórén
Yes, I am Chinese
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Nǐ shì Jiānádàrén ma?
Are you Canadian?
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Nǐ shì Yīngguórén ma?
Are you British?
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Bú shì, wǒ bú shì Yīngguórén
No, I'm not British
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huì shuō
To be able to speak
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Nǐ huì shuō Zhōngwén ma?
Can you speak Chinese?
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Huì, wǒ huì shuō Zhōngwén
Yes, I can speak Chinese
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Bú huì, wǒ bú huì shuō Zhōngwén
No, I can't speak Chinese
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Wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn
I can speak a little
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Nǐ shì Àozhōurén ma?
Are you Australian?
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Nǐ huì shuō Fǎwén ma?
Can you speak French?
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Bú huì, wǒ huì shuō Yīngwén
No, I can speak English
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Nǐde Zhōngwén shuō de hěn hǎo
Your Chinese is very good
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Wǒde Zhōngwén shuō de bù hǎo
My Chinese isn't very good
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Bú shì, wǒ shì Měiguórén
No, I am American
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Nǐ ne?
How about you? / And you?
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How (many years) old?
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Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What is your name?
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Qǐngwèn nǐde míngzi shì
Excuse me, your name is?
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Wǒ jiào Kirin
My name is Kirin
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Nín guì xìng?
What's your last name?
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Wǒ xìng Yang, jiào Kirin
My last name is Yang and my first name is Kirin
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Wǒ èrshíwǔ suì
I am 25 years old
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Jīntiān shì bāyuè shíyī hào
Today is August 11th
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Nǐde shēngrì shì jǐ hào?
When is your birthday?
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Wǒde shēngrì shì wǔ yuè èr hào
My birthday is on May 2nd
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Wǒ sānshíjiǔ suì
I'm 39 years old
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Wǒde shēngrì shì qīyuè shíbā hào
My birthday is on July 18th
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Please / to invite / to treat
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How old are you?
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Jīntiān shì jǐ hào?
What is today’s date
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yī qiān liǎng bǎi wǔ shí sān
1253
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qī qiān jiǔ bǎi yī shí liù
7916
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9012
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Zhège wǔshí kuài qián
This one is 50 dollars
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kuài
Measure word for money
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rénmínbì
Chinese currency
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Liǎng bǎi wǔ shí kuài
250 dollars
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Qī qiān sān bǎi èr shí kuài
7320 dollars
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Jiǔ shí yī kuài
91 dollars
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Tài guì le
Too expensive!
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Kěyǐ piányí yīdiǎn ma?
Can you make it a little cheaper?
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Wǒ yào zhège
I want this one
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Wǒ yào liǎng ge
I want two of them
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Gěi nǐ yībǎi kuài
Here is 100 dollars
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duōshǎo
How many / How much
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Zhège jǐ kuài qián?
How much is this one?
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Nǐ yào mǎi shénme?
What do you want to buy?
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Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu Yīngwén shū?
Do you have any English books?
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Nàlǐ yǒu
There are some over there
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Zhèlǐ yě yǒu
There are some over here too
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Zhège duō shǎo qián?
How much is this one?
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Zhège wǔ bǎi wǔ shí jiǔ yuán
This one is 559 dollars
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Tài guì le
Too expensive!
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Kěyǐ piányí yīdiǎn ma?
Can you make it a little cheaper?
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Wǔ bǎi yuán hǎo bú hǎo?
Is 500 dollars okay?
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Hǎo, wǒ yào mǎi liǎngge
Ok, I want to buy two of them
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Gěi nǐ yī qiān kuài
Here's 1000 dollars
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Hǎo, xièxie nǐ
Ok, thank you
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Nǐ jiālǐ yǒu jǐge rén?
How many people are there in your family?
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Wǒ jiālǐ yǒu wǔ ge rén
There are five people in my family
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Shì nǎ wǔ ge rén?
Which five people are they?
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Wǒ jiālǐ yǒu wǒ bàba, māma, gēge, mèimei hé wǒ
In my family there are my father, mother, older brother, younger sister and I
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Wáng Xiānshēng nǐ hǎo
Hello Mr Wang
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Chén Tàitài nǐ hǎo
Hello Mrs Chen
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Zhè shì wǒde péngyǒu
This is my friend
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Tāde míngzi jiào Tina Yáng
Her name is Tina Yang
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Hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ
Nice to meet you
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Nǐ zěnme rènshì Chén Tàitài?
How do you know Mrs Chen?
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Tā shì wǒde lǎobǎn
She is my boss
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Yáng Xiǎojiě nǐ hǎo
Hello Miss Yang
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Mandarin (standard language)
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Nǐ huì shuō Pǔtōnghuà ma?
Can you speak Chinese?
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Nǐ huì shuō Yīngwén ma?
Can you speak English?
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Wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn
I can speak a little
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Nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái?
Where do you come from?
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Wǒ cóng Měiguó lái
I am from America
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Wǒ cóng Àozhōu lái
I am from Australia
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Wǒ hěn xǐhuān Měiguó
I like America very much
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Wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn Zhōngwén
I can speak a little Chinese
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Wǒde Zhōngwén shuō de bù hǎo
My Chinese isn’t very good
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Hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn
Long time no see
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Nǐ jīntiān yǒu kòng ma?
Do you have free time today?
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Wǒ yào qù chīfàn
I want to go eat
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Wǒ xiànzài hěn máng
I'm busy right now
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Míngtiān kěyǐ ma?
Would tomorrow be okay?
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Nǐ yào gēn wǒ yīqǐ qù ma?
Do you want to go with me?
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Kěyǐ dào xī bù de Luòjī shānmài
Yes I can
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Míngtiān dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ
Give me a call tomorrow
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Hǎo, míngtiān jiàn
Ok, see you tomorrow
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míngtiān jiàn
See you tomorrow
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(Electric) light
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Wáng Xiānshēng nǐ hǎo
Hello Mr Wang
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Nǐ yào hē kāfēi ma?
Do you want to drink some coffee?
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Bù hǎo yìsi
Sorry to trouble you
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Wǒ bù hē kāfēi
I don't drink coffee
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Nàme, Zhōngguó chá zěnme yàng?
In that case, how about some Chinese tea?
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Hǎo, wǒ xǐhuān Zhōngguó chá
Ok, I like Chinese tea
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How about / What about
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Nǐ zěnme yàng?
How are you? / How are things with you?
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Nǐde péngyǒu zěnme yàng?
How is your friend?
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Nǐde shū zěnme yàng?
How is your book?
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Zhège zěnme yàng?
How about this one?
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Zuótiān zěnme yàng?
How was yesterday?
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Míngtiān zěnme yàng?
How about tomorrow?
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Please introduce yourself
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Nǐ jiéhūn le ma?
Are you married?
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Wǒ tīng bù dǒng
I don't understand (what I'm hearing)
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Jiéhūn shì shénme yìsi?
What does jiéhūn mean?
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A moment / short time
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Jiéhūn shì married de yìsi
'Jiéhūn' means 'married'
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A, wǒ dǒng le
Oh, I understand now
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Wǒ jiéhūn le
I am married
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Nǐ yǒu xiǎohái ma?
Do you have any children?
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Yǒu, yīge érzi háiyǒu liǎng ge nǚér
Yes, I have a son and two daughters
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Child (Northern)
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Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
What time is it now?
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Xiànzài liù diǎn bàn
It's half past six
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Wǒmen míngtiān jǐdiǎn yào chūqù?
What time are we going out tomorrow?
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Míngtiān xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn kěyǐ ma?
Would tomorrow at 2 pm be okay?
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noon (11 am to 1 pm)
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Xiàwǔ sān diǎn sìshíwǔ fēn
Three forty five pm
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Zǎoshàng qī diǎn bàn
Half past seven am
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905 pm
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Where are you from?
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Wǒ shì Rìběnrén
I am Japanese
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Nǐ zài zhèlǐ duō jiǔ le?
How long have you been here?
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Wǒ zài zhèlǐ liǎng ge xīngqī le
I have been here two weeks
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Japanese (person)
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Nǐde gōngzuò shì shénme?
What's your job?
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Wǒ shì lǎoshī
I am a teacher
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Wǒ shì xuéshēng
I am a student
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Are you hungry?
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Nǐ xiǎng yào chī shénme?
What do you want to eat?
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Wǒ xiǎng yào chī jīròu
I want to eat some chicken
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Nǐ huì yòng kuàizi ma?
Can you use chopsticks?
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Dànshì yòng de bú tài hǎo
But I can't use them very well
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Qǐngwèn, yǒu méiyǒu chāzi?
May I ask do you have any forks?
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Are you German?
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Zhè shì nǐ dìyīcì lái Zhōngguó ma?
Is this your first time coming to China?
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Zhè shì wǒ dì èr cì
This is my second time
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Nǐ shénme shíhòu yào huíqù Déguó?
When are you going back to Germany?
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Nǐ zài zhèlǐ xǐhuān zuò shénme?
What do you like to do here?
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Wǒ xǐhuān gēn péngyǒu qù chá guǎn
I like to go with my friends to the tea house
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Hello? (Telephone greeting)
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Lǐ Xiānshēng zài ma?
Is Mr Li there?
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Wǒ xiǎng nǐ dǎ cuò le
I think you have dialed the wrong number
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Zhège diànhuà shì bú shì 35027893?
Isn't this phone number 35027893?
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It's 35027892
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That's okay / It doesn't matter
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Do you have any rooms available?
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Qǐngwèn nǐmen yǒu jǐ wèi?
How many people?
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Wǒmen yǒu liǎng ge rén yào zhù yī jiān fángjiān
The two of us would like one room
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Measure word for people
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Measure word for rooms
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Please let me see your passport for a moment
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Kěyǐ yòng xìnyòngkǎ ma?
Can I use a credit card here?
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Dāngrán kěyǐ
Of course you can
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Do you know who she is?
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Wǒ bù zhīdào
I don't know
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She's a very famous person here
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Why is it that I don't know her?
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Nǐ dāngrán bú rènshì tā
Of course you don't know her
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Yīnwèi nǐ shì wàiguórén
Because you're a foreigner
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Foreigner (mainland China usage)
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Huānyíng dàjiā lái xuéxí dìsānshí kè
Welcome everyone to study lesson 30
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Ràng wǒmen xiān tīng yīcì jīntiānde duìhuà
Let's first listen to today's dialogue
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Zài tīng yīcì
Listen again
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Please repeat after her
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Nǐ zěnme qù shàngbān?
How do you go to work?
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Duìbuqǐ, wǒ tīng bú tài dǒng
Pardon me, I don't quite understand
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Qǐng nǐ zài shuō yīcì
Please say that again
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I go to work by car
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Kāi chē? Zhège fāngfǎ zěnme yàng?
Drive a car? What do you think of this method?
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Hěn máfán
Very troublesome
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Yìzhí yǒu sāichē
There is always traffic
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sāichē
Traffic (Taiwan usage)
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Traffic (Mainland China)
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Always / Continuously
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gōngchē
Public bus (short form)
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Gōnggòngqìchē
Public bus (long form)
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chūzūchē
Taxi (Mainland China usage)
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Taxi (Taiwan usage)
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I'm taking a plane tomorrow
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Nǐ yào qù nǎlǐ?
Where are you going?
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Wǒ yào qù Tàiguó
I am going to Thailand
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Nǐ wèi shénme yào qù Tàiguó?
Why are you going to Thailand?
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Yīnwèi wǒ yào qù dùjià
Because I'm going on holiday
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You are very lucky
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Zhège cāntīng yǒu hěnduō dōngxī kěyǐ chī
This restaurant has many things to eat
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Kěshì wǒ kàn bù dǒng tāmende càidān
But I don't understand their menu
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Wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ diǎn cān
I can help you order
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Nǐ yào nǎyī zhǒng?
What kind do you want?
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Kěyǐ bāng wǒ diǎn hànbǎo gēn shǔtiáo ma?
Can you order a hamburger and French fries for me?
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Xièxie nǐde bāngmáng
Thank you for your help
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To help (someone)
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Measure word for long thin things
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Nǐ jīntiān chuān xīnde yīfú ma?
Are you wearing new clothes today?
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Wǒde wàitào shì xīnde
My jacket is new
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Kěshì wǒde kùzi shì jiùde
But my pants are old
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I really like the color of this new coat
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Wǒ yě hěn xǐhuān
I like it too
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Wǒ juéde lánsè gēn báisè hěn hǎo kàn
I think blue and white look very good
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Can you lend me some money?
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Wǒ xiànzài zhǐ shèng xià shí kuài qián
I only have 10 dollars left over now
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Wǒ yě méiyǒu dài hěnduō qián
I didn't bring much money either
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To have left over
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méi bànfǎ
There's no solution
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Nàme, wǒmen jīntiān bù néng mǎi hěnduō dōngxi
In that case, we can’t buy many things today
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zhēn zāogāo
That's really too bad
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Method / Way (of doing sth)
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bùhǎoyìsi
Sorry to trouble you
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Qǐngwèn, nǐ zhīdào cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ ma?
May I ask, do you know where the restroom is?
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Xiān zhí zǒu
First go straight
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Then turn right
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Washroom / restroom / toilet
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The restroom will be on your left
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Is it very far to go there from here?
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To walk there would take about two minutes or so
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You helped me in a big way
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zǒulù
To go on foot / Walk
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fēnzhōng
Minute (of time)
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zuǒyòu
More or less / Approximately
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Ràng wǒmen lái xuéxí dìsìshíèr kè
Let's study Lesson 42
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Huānyíng láidào dìsìshísān kè
Welcome to Lesson 43
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Jīntiānde tímù shì shénme?
What is today's topic?
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Ràng wǒmen xiān tīng yīcì jīntiānde duìhuà
Let's first listen to today's dialogue
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Ràng wǒmen zài tīng yīcì jīntiānde duìhuà
Let's listen again to today's dialogue
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Xiànzài wǒmen kāishǐ fānyì jīntiānde duìhuà
We will now begin to translate today's dialogue
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Nà shì shénme yìsi?
What does that mean?
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Zhōngwén zěnme shuō?
How do you say this in Chinese?
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Nǐ jiālǐ yǒu chǒngwù ma?
Does your family have any pets?
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Wǒ jiā yǒu yìzhī xiǎogǒu
My family has a puppy
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Háiyǒu yìzhī māo
As well as a cat
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Measure word for some animals / body parts
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Nǐde xiǎogǒu kěài ma？
Is your puppy cute?
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Duì, tā fēicháng kěài
Yes, it's extremely cute
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Kěshì wǒ kàn bù dǒng
But I don't understand (what I'm seeing)
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Zhège zì shì shénme yìsi?
What does this character mean?
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Wǒ yě kàn bù dǒng
I don't understand (what I'm seeing) either
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Yīnwèi wǒ zài wàiguó zhǎng dà
I grew up overseas
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Suǒyǐ wǒ Zhōngwén bú tài hǎo
So my Chinese isn't very good
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Nàme, wǒ yīnggāi yào zhǎo yī zhāng Yīngwénde dìtú
In that case I should find an English map
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Duì, zhù nǐ hǎo yùn
Right, I wish you good luck
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yīnggāi
Should / Ought to
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zhāng
Measure word for paper / flat objects
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Nǐ zài nǎlǐ chūshēng?
Where were you born?
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Wǒ zài Yìndù chūshēng
I was born in India
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Hěn yǒuqù
Very interesting
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Nà nǐ huì shuō Yìndù huà ma?
So can you speak the Indian language?
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Yīnwèi wǒ zài Jiānádà zhǎng dà
Because I grew up in Canada
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Suǒyǐ wǒ bú huì shuō Yìndù huà
So I can't speak the Indian language
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Dànshì wǒde fùmǔ huì shuō Yìndù huà
But my parents can speak the Indian language
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Jīntiānde tiānqì hěn lěng
Today's weather is very cold
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Dōngtiānde shíhòu, dōu shì zhème lěng
Winter is always this cold
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zhème
So much / This much
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Wǒ juéde rède tiānqì bǐjiào hǎo
I feel hot weather is better
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Suǒyǐ wǒ xǐhuān xiàtiān
So I like summer
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Wǒ yě zhème juéde
I feel the same way
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Wǒ yě bù xǐhuān lěngde tiānqì
I don't like cold weather either
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bǐjiào
Comparatively / Compare
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Huānyíng guānglín
(We) Welcome (your presence)
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Nǐ xūyào shénme?
What do you need?
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Wǒ yào yīge jīròu hànbǎo
I want a chicken burger
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Nǐ xūyào yǐnliào ma?
Do you need a drink?
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wàidài
Carry out / Takeout
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bēi
Measure word for cups / glasses
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Duì, wǒ yào yī bēi dà bēi kělè
Yes, I want a large cola
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Zhèbiān yòng háishì wàidài?
Eat here or take out?
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Zhèbiān yòng, xièxie
Eat here, thanks
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Nǐ yǒu kòng de shíhòu xǐhuān zuò shénme?
What do you like to do in your free time?
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Wǒ xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè
I like to listen to music
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Yǒu shíhòu, wǒ yě xǐhuān qù kàn diànyǐng
Sometimes, I also like to see movies
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Wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuān dāi zài jiā lǐ kàn diànshì
I prefer to stay at home and watch television
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Tā jiā qiánmiàn yǒu yì jiā cāntīng
There’s a restaurant in front of his house
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Hěn bú cuò
It's pretty good
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Nǐ xiǎng yào qù ma?
Do you want to go?
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Tā jiā hòumiàn yě yǒu yì jiā cāntīng
There is also a restaurant behind his house
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Yě hěn bú cuò
It isn't bad either
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yìjiā
Measure word for companies / stores
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