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Chinese 3

Please Qǐng (Cheeng) 请

• Please hurry!

  Qǐng gǎnkuài! (Cheeng gahn-kwigh) 请赶快！

• Please be careful.

  Qǐng xiǎoxīn yìdiǎn.

  (Cheeng she-ow-sheen ee-dee-an) 请⼩⼼⼀点。

• Come in, please.

  Qǐng jìn. (Cheeng jeen) 请进。

Please Qǐng (Cheeng) 请

• Please sit down.

  Qǐng zuò. (Cheeng zwoh) 请坐。

• Can you please help me?

  Néng bāng wǒ yíxià ma?

  (Nerng bahng woh ee-she-ah mah) 能帮我⼀下吗?

• Please write it down.

  Qǐng xiě xiàlai. (Cheeng shay she-ah lie) 请写下来 。

I Wǒ (Woh) 我

• I am _____.

  Wǒ shì _____. (Woh shr _____) 我是 _____。

• I’m an American.

  Wǒ shì Měi guó rén.

  (Woh shr May-gwoh-wren) 我是美国⼈。

• I’m British/English.

  Wǒ shì Yīng guó rén.

  (Woh shr Yeeng-gwoh-wren) 我是英国⼈。

• Canadian Jiā ná dà rén (Je-ah-nah-dah-wren)

  加拿⼤⼈

• Japanese Rì běn rén (Ree-bern-wren) ⽇本⼈

How do you say I am Canadian?

我是加拿⼤⼈ Wǒ shì Jiā ná dà rén

I am Canadian

I Wǒ (Woh) 我

• I don’t understand (listening).

  Wǒ tīng bù dǒng.

  (Woh teeng boo dohng) 我听不懂。

• I know.

  Wǒ zhīdào. (Woh jr-dow) 我知道。

• I don’t know.

  Wǒ bù zhīdào. (Woh boo jr-dow) 我不知道。

• I’m not sure.

  Wǒ bù qīngchu. (Woh boo cheeng-choo) 我不清楚。

• I’ve (already) eaten.

  Wǒ chī le. (Woh chr ler) 我吃了。

Multiple Choice

Wǒ tīng bù dǒng.

(Woh teeng boo dohng) 我听不懂。

• I know.

• I don't know

• I don't understand

• I'm not sure

Multiple Choice

Wǒ bù zhīdào. (Woh boo jr-dow) 我不知道。

• I know

• I don't know

• I don't understand

• I'm not sure

My Wǒ-de (Woh-der) 我的

• These are my bags.

  Zhè shì wǒ-de xíngli.

  (Jer shr woh-der sheeng-lee) 这是我的⾏李。

• My address is _____.

  Wǒ-de dìzhǐ shì _____.

  (Woh-der dee-jr shr_____) 我的地址是 _____。

• That is my book.

  Zhè shì wǒ-de shū.

  (Jer shr woh-der shoo) 这是我的书。

Names Míngzi (Meeng-dzu) 名字

• first name míng (meeng) 名

• family name xìng (sheeng) 姓

• What is your first name?

  Nǐ guì míng? (Neen gway-meeng) 你贵名?

• What is your family name?

  Nǐ xìng shénme? (Nee sheeng shern-mo) 你姓什么?

• My family name is _____.

  Wǒ xìng ______. (Woh sheeng _____) 我姓 ______。

Names Míngzi (Meeng-dzu) 名字

• What is your name?

  Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi 你叫什么名字？

• 他叫什么名字？ (Tā jiào shénme míngzi?)

• 她叫什么名字？ (Tā jiào shénme míngzi?)

• 他叫李小龙。 (Tā jiào Lǐ Xiǎolóng.)

• 她叫邓丽君。 (Tā jiào Dèng Lìjūn.)

• 你哥哥叫什么名字？Nǐ gē ge jiào shénme míngzi

• 你弟弟叫什么名字？Nǐ dì dì jiào shénme míngzi

How would you say my name is?

我叫 Wǒ jiào _____

We Wǒmen (Woh-mern) 我们

• Where are we? / Where is this?

  Zhè shì nǎli? (Jer shr nah-lee?) 这是哪⾥?

• We are not going.

  Wǒmen bú qù. (Woh-mern boo chwee) 我们不去。

• We have ...

  Wǒmen yǒu ...

  (Woh-mern you) 我们有...

We Wǒmen (Woh-mern) 我们

• We live in America.

  Wǒmen zhù Měiguó.

  (Woh-mern joo May-gwoh) 我们住美国。

• We want to go to _____.

  Wǒmen yào qù _____.

  (Woh-mern yee-ow chwee _____) 我们要去 _____。

What does this mean?

Wǒ yào qù _____.

(Woh-mern yee-ow chwee _____) 我要去 _____。

你要去哪 nǐ yào qù nǎ

Where are you going?

• 我要去 _____。Wǒ yào qù

I want to go...

我要去shopping. Wǒ yào qù shopping

我要去奶奶家 Wǒ yào qù nǎi nai jiā (Grandma's house)

我要去學校 Wǒ yào qù xué xiào (to school)

我要去上學 Wǒ yào qù shàng xué (to school)

我要去上班 Wǒ yào qù shàng bān (to work)

我要回家 Wǒ yào huí jiā (Going home)

Speak Shuō (Shwo)

• Do you speak English?

  Nǐ huì shuō Yīngwén ma?

  (Nee hway shwo Eeng-wern mah?) 你会说英⽂吗?

• I don’t speak Chinese.

  Wǒ búhuì Zhōngwén.

  (Woh boo hway Johng-wern) 我不会中⽂。

Speak Shuō (Shwo)

• I speak a little Chinese.

  Wǒ huì yīdiǎn Zhōngwén.

  (Hway ee-dee-an Johng-wern) 会⼀点中⽂。

• Please speak more slowly.

  Qǐng shuō màn yīdiǎn.

  (Cheeng shwo mahn ee-dee-an) 请说慢⼀点。

Speak Shuō (Shwo)

• What did you say?

  Nǐ shuō shénme?

  (Nee shwo shern-mo) 你说什么?

• Please repeat that.

  Qǐng nǐ zàishuō yībiàn.

  (Cheeng nee dzie shwo ee-bee-an?) 请你再说⼀遍。

• What did he say?

  Tā shuō shénme?

  (Tah shwo shern-mo) 他说什么?

Understand Dǒng (Dohng) 懂

• I understand.

  Wǒ dǒng. (Woh dohng) 我懂。

• I don’t understand.

  Wǒ bù dǒng. (Woh boo dohng) 我不懂。

• We don’t understand.

  Wǒmen bù dǒng. (Woh-mern boo dohng) 我们不懂。

How do you say "They don't understand?"

他們不懂

tā men bù dǒng

Understand Dǒng (Dohng) 懂

• Do you understand?

  Nǐ dǒng ma? (Nee dohng mah) 你懂吗?

• Did you understand?

  Nǐ míngbai le ma?

  (Nee meeng by-ler mah) 你明⽩了吗?

• I need an interpreter.

  Wǒ xūyào fānyì.

  (Woh she-yow fahn-ee) 我需要翻译。