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Contents
| Starting from N ho |
Greetings
Good morning. Zoshng ho.
Shyah woo how.Good evening. Wnshng ho.
Wahn shahng how.Hello. N ho.
Nee how.Hi/Hey. Hi/Hi. /
Hi/Hey.Whats up? Znme yng?
Dzumma yahng?Nothing much. Mishnme.
May shumma. How are you?/Hows it going? N ho ma?/Znme yng? ?/
Nee how ma?/Dzumma yahng? Great. Fichng ho.
Fay chahng how. Well/fine. Ho.
How. Okay. Hi ho.
Hi how. Not so great. Bti ho.
Boo tye how. So so. Mm hh.
Ma ma hoo hoo. Im really tired. W zhn li.
Waw juhn lay. Im hung over. W h ynle.
Waw huh yewn luh. Im broke.
Waw huh yewn luh. Im broke.
Can I borrow some money? W mi qin le. W ky ji diner qin ma? ? Waw may chyan luh. Waw kuh yee jyeh dyar chyan ma?
How is your family? Nde jirn znme yng? ?
Nee duh jya run dzummah yahng?How are your wife/husband and kids? Nde qzi/zhngfu h hizi znme yng? /?
Nee duh chee dzuh/jahng foo huh hye dzuh dzumma yahng?Great, thanks. And you? Hn ho, xixi. N ne? ,?
Hun how, shyeh shyeh. Dzye jyan.Bye. Bibi. By by.See you soon. Yhuer jin. Ee hwahr jyan.See you later. Hutu jin. Hway toe jyan.See you in the morning. Zoshng jin. Dzao shahng jyan.Have a nice day. Zh n jntin kuil. Joo nee jeen tyan kwye luh.Have a great time. Wn de kixn. Wahn duh kye sheen.Have a nice life. N hozwizh ba. Nee how dzuh way jir ba.Good night. Wnn. Wahn ahn.Sleep well. Shu ge ho jio. Shway guh how jyaow.Sweet dreams. Zu ge ho mng. Dzwaw guh how mung. Introductions Whats your name? N jio shnme mngzi? ? Nee jyaow shumma meeng dzuh?My name is ________ . Dzwaw guh how mung. Introductions Whats your name? N jio shnme mngzi? ? Nee jyaow shumma meeng dzuh?My name is ________ .
Wde mngzi sh ________ . ________ Waw duh meeng dzuh shir ________ . My friends call me ________ . Wde pngyumen du jio w ________ . ________ Waw duh pung yo mun doe jyaow waw ________ . Hun gaow sheeng run shir nee.Ive heard so much about you. W zo ji tngshu gu n. Waw dzaow jyo teeng shwaw gwaw nee.It was nice to meet you. Hn goxng jindo n. Hun gaow sheeng jyan daow nee.I love your shoes. W fichng xhun nde xizi. Waw fay chahng she hwahn nee duh shyeh dzuh.Id like you to meet ________ . Waw fay chahng she hwahn nee duh shyeh dzuh.Id like you to meet ________ .
W yo gi n jisho ________ . ________ Waw yaow gay nee jyeh shaow ________ . Hes/Shes my friend. T sh wde pngyu. /. Ta shir waw duh pung yo.Hes/Shes from ________ . / ________ Ta shir ________ lye duh. Hes/Shes a friend of ________ . Hes/Shes a friend of ________ .
T sh ________ de pngyu. / ________ Ta shir ________ duh pung yo. Hes/Shes in town for ________ days. T zi zhl di ________ tin. / ________ Ta dzye juh lee dye ________ tyan.Do you speak English? N hu shu Yngy ma? ? Nee hway shwaw Eeng yew ma?Your English is great! Nde Yngy hn bng! ! Nee duh Eeng yew hun bahng!I speak only a little [Chinese]. W zh hu shu ydin [Zhngwn]. ... Neen jyeh ee...watching my bag? kn yxi wde bo ma? ? kahn ee shyah waw duh baow ma?saving my seat? gi w zhn wizi ma? ? gay waw jahn way dzuh ma?spreading this suntan lotion on my back? zi w de bi shng t fngshi shung ma? ? dzye waw duh bay shahng too fahng shy shwahng ma?
Pleasantries
Thank you. Xixi.
Shyeh shyeh.I really appreciate it. W fichng gnj.
Waw fay chahng gahn jee.Youre welcome. Bi kqi.
Byeh kuh chee.Dont mention it./Its nothing. Mishnme.
May shumma.Excuse me./Sorry. Dubq.
Dway boo chee.Can you ever forgive me? N nng yunling w ma?
Nee nung ywan lyahng waw ma? Asking
Who? | She? | ? | Shay? |
What? | Shnme? | ? | Shumma? |
When? | Shnme shhu? | ? | Shumma shirho? |
Where? | Zi ner? | ? | Dzye nahr? |
Why? | Wishnme? | ? | Way shumma? |
Which? | N yg? | ? | Nah ee guh? |
How? | Znme? | ? | Dzumma? |
How much? | Dusho? | ? | Dwaw shaow? |
How many? | Jge? | ? | Jee guh? |
Answering
Yes. | Sh. | Shir. |
No. | Bsh. | Boo shir. |
Maybe. | Yx. | Yeh shyew. |
Numbers
0 | lng | leeng |
1 | y | ee |
2 | r | are |
3 | sn | sahn |
4 | s | suh |
5 | w | woo |
6 | li | lyo |
7 | q | chee |
8 | b | ba |
9 | ji | jyo |
10 | sh | shir |
11 | shy | shir ee |
12 | shr | |