Daniels Ray - Making Out in Chinese

There N l. Nh-l. If R gu. R-gu. But Dn sh. Dn-shr.

However K sh. Kh shr. Nevertheless B gu. B-gu. Because Yn wi. ng-wy.

Thus N me. Nh-mh. So, therefore Su y. Su-. Yes Sh de. Shr dh.

The verb to be Sh. Shr. No B. B. B sh de. B shr dh.

Maybe K nng. Kh nng. Maybe not K nng b sh. Kh-nng b shr. I W W Alternatively, use ( n ) for I. This will sound goofy (since people who use it are those who live in the back country) and is sure to break some ice.

You N N He/She/It T T We W men W-mn You (plural) N men N-mn They T men T-mn Dont ... B yo B yw I would like to .... W xing . W shing . I dont want to .... W b shing . W b shing .

Hear, listen Tng Tng See, look Kn Kn Smell Wn Wn Touch. M M Listen to me! Tng w shu! Tng w shu! Have you seen Lee? N kn do l le ma? N kn dw le lh m? I saw Lee. W kn do l le. W kn dw le lh. I want to go and see you! W xing q kn n! W shing chu kn n! I want to meet you! W xing jin n! W shing jin n! Ill show it to you. W gy n kn. W gy n kn.

Please (polite) Qng. Chng. Please (begging) Bi tu. Bi-tu. Also means please as in What do you take me for? Thank you. Shih-shih. Shih-shih.

Youre welcome. B-xi. B-shih. Another way to say Youre welcome is B yng xi B yng shih Dont mention it. B k q. B kh-che.

Where is the toilet? C su zi n r? Ts-su zi nr? Where is the washroom? X shu jin zi n r? Sh shu jin zi nr? In China, public toilets often have an English sign that says WC. What is this? Zh sh shn me? Jh shr shm-mh? What is this/that called? Zh ge/N ge jio shn me? Jh-gh/Nh-gh jiw shm-mh? What does ... mean? sh shn me y si? shr shm-mh -s? How do you pronounce this? Zh ge zn me nin? Jh gh dzm-mh nin? I have a question. W yu y ge wn t. W y -gh wn-t. W b dng. W b dng. W b dng.

I am not clear (on this matter) W b mng bai. W b mng-bi. I know. W mng bai. W mng-bi. W dng. W dng. W dng.

Please explain. Qng ji sh. Chng jih shr. Please clarify. Qng shu mng. Chng shu mng.

Complex F z F-zh Simple, easy Jin dn Jin-dn Difficult Kn nan Kwn-nn No wonder. Gui bu d. Gui b dh. Its obvious. Hn mng xin. I know. W zh do. W jr-dw. W jr-dw.

I dont know. W b zh do. W b jr-dw. I forgot. W wng j le. W wng-j lh.

I remember. W j de. W j dh. Tell me. Go su w. Gw-s w.

What did you say? N shu shn me? N shu shm-mh? Is it OK? Ho bu ho? Hw b hw? Is it acceptable? K y ma? Kh- m? Can you do it? Xng ma? Shng m? No way (you dont have permission). B xng! B shng! Have permission. Xng. Shng. Either is fine. Dh kh-. Dh kh-.

Is this right? Du bu du? Dwy b dwy? Right Du. Dwy. By the way. Shn bin shu. Shun-bin shu. B dwy. B dwy.

Success Chng gng. Chng gng. Failure Sh bi Shr bi Almost Jh. J-h. Same Y yng. -yng.

About the same. Ch b du. Ch b-du. Imitate M fng. Mu fng. Im in trouble! W yu m fan le! W y m-fn lh! Whats wrong with you? N zn me le? N dzm-mh lh? Whats wrong? Yu shn me wn t? Y shm-mh wn-t? Nothings wrong! Mi wn t! My wn-t! You are all right, are you? N mi sh ba? N my shr b? Do you need help? N x yo bng zh ma? N shu yw bng-j m? I need help.

W x yo bng zh. W shu yw bng-j. I dont need help. W b x yo bng zh. W b shu yw bng-j. Ill help you do it.

W bng n zu. W bng n dzu. Help me. Bng w y xi. Bng w -shih. B xio xn. B xio xn.

B shiu shn. Im sick. W bng le. W bn lh. Wheres the hospital? Y yun zi n r? -yun zi nr? How much? Du sho? Du shu? Buy it! Mi xi li! Mi shih li! I dont want to buy it. W b xing mi.

W b shing mi. Its too expensive! Ti gu le! Ti guy lh! Very poor quality. Zh ling b ho. J ling b hw. Give me a better price. Sun pin yi din.

Swn pin- din. Do you want it? Yo bu yo? Yw b yw? I want .... W yo . W yw . I dont want .... W b yw . W b yw .

Please give me change. Qng gi w hun lng qin. Chng gy w hun lng-chin. Enough? Gu le ma? G lh m? Enough. Gu le. G lh.

Not enough. B gu. B g. Satisfied? Mn y ma? Mn- m? Satisfied. Mn y. Mn-.

Not satisfied. B mn y. B mn-. Separate. Fn ki. Fn-ki.

Put together. Fng zi y q. Fng zi -ch. All together. Y gng. -gng.

Its OK (acceptable) . Hi k y. Hi kh-. Give it to me. Gi w. Gy w.

Here, take it. N q ba. Nh chu b. Hold this. N zhe. Nh jh.

I have .... W yu . W y . I dont have .... W mi yu . W my y .

Whats next? Ji xi li ne? Jih shih li nh? Last time. Shng c. Shng ts. This time. Zhi c. Next time. Xi c. Shih ts. Shih ts.

A long time ago. Hn ji y qin. Hn jio -chin. Just a moment ago. Gng ci. Gng tsi.

After Y hu -h Before Y qin -chin Time Sh jin Sh jin What time? (When?) Shn me sh hu? Shm-mh shr-h? What time is it (now)? Xin zi j din le? Shin zi j-din luh? Sometimes. Yu sh hu. Y shr-h. Often. Jng chng. Seldom. Hn sho. Hn sho. Hn sho.

Occasionally. ur. -r. Never Cng li mi yu Tsng li my y Not even once. Y c du mi yu. -ts dh my y.

At long last/finally Zng sun. Jng swn. Forever Yng yun. Yng yun. Please fix .... Qng xil .

Chng shio-l . Of course. Dng rn. Dng rn. Convenient. Fng-bin. Fng-bin.

Not convenient. B fng bin. B fng-bin. Definitely/For sure. Y dng. -dng.

Not definitely/Not necessarily. B y dng. B -dng. Its impossible. B k nng. B kh-nng.

Its possible. K nng. Kh-nng. No patience. Mi ni xn. My ni shn.

No confidence. Mi xn xn. My shn shn. Dont worry! B yo dn xn! B yw dn shn! Be happy! Go xng y din! Gu-shng -din! Happy Birthday! Shng r kui l! Shng r kwi-lh! Happy. Go xng. Lucky. Xng yn. Shng Yun. Unlucky. Do mi. Dw-my. Dw-my.

Unfortunate. B xng. B shng.

Keeping face is universally important in Chinese culture for locals and travelers alike. If you find yourself rubbing shoulders with the wealthy, especially in cities, be wary of showing off your valuables and passport. The urban rich are very cosmopolitan, enjoying shopping and entertainment in the worlds major cities, so its considered bad taste to make a big deal of your possessions and the place you come from. This is arguably not the case in smaller cities. Ice-breakers involving communism and Sino-Japanese wars are probably best avoided, since almost no one will find them amusing. Whats your family name? Nn gu xng? Nn guy shng? This is a very polite way to ask someones name and should be said when meeting someone for the first time.

Nn is an especially polite form of you, and gu means honorable. Whats your name? N jio shn me mng zi? N jiw shm-mh mng-dz? Hi, hows it going? N ho ma? N hw m? How are you? Zn me yng? Dzm-mh yng? How have you been lately? N zu jn zn me yng? N dzuy jn dzm-mh yng? Im fine. W hn ho. W hn hw. Im happy. W hn kui l.

W hn kwi lh. I feel sad. W ju de nn gu. W juy-dh nn-gu. I feel tired. W ju de li.