Study Material for Student: Ayman (First Timer)

Prepared by (Date): Sheila (22 May 2009)

1. Greetings

Chinese Pinyin English

 Nǐ hǎo Hello

 Nǐ hǎo ma? How are you?

(),  (Wǒ) Hěn hǎo, xièxie. (I am)Very good, thank you


?
(May I please ask) What is your
Qǐngwèn Nín guìxìng?
(family) name?

 Ayman Wǒ jiào Ayman My name is Ayman

  Wǒ shì yīgè āijí rén I am an Egyptian

 
Wǒ shì yīgè āijí shāng
I am an Egyptian businessman
rén


Hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ Very happy to meet you

Honored (A business (polite) way

  Xìnghuì xìnghuì of saying: It’s very nice or it’s my
honor to meet you)

2. Simple Responses
Chinese Pinyin English

 Qǐng Please

 Qǐngwèn Excuse me (May I ask?)

 Xièxiè. Thank you

 Bú kèqi You are welcome



Beg your pardon/Excuse for

Máfán nín le
troubling you

!" Duìbùqǐ Sorry

#$%
It’s ok (the polite way to respond
méiguānxi
when people say “Sorry” to you)

&' Zàijiàn Goodbye

( wǒ yào I want it

 hǎo ok

)* Wǒ tīng bù dǒng I do not understand

3. Other useful sentences

Chinese Pinyin English

+,-.
Wǒ bútài huì shuō
I can’t speak a lot of Chinese
zhōngwèn.

, /0122 Nǐ huì shuō ālābóyǔ ma? Can you speak Arabic?

345,62
Zhèlĭ yǒu rén hùi shuō Is there someone here who can
Yīngyǔ ma? speak English

78 Zǎo'ān Good morning

 9:;<4
Qǐngwèn cèsuǒ zài
Excuse me, where is the toilet?
nǎli?

=>? Jīntiān wǒ lái qǐngkè Today it’s on me

 4. Textile Related Words

Chinese Pinyin English

@AB fǎngzhīpǐn Textile

C mián Cotton

 má Hemp

D sī Silk

máo Wool

 xiānwéi Fibre

5. Manufacturing Related

Chinese Pinyin English

 zhìzàoyè Manufacturing Industry

 shēngchǎn Production

 gōngchǎng Factories

 jìhuà Plan

 chéngběn Cost

 chéngpī shēngchǎn Mass Production

 xiàolǜ Efficiency

 Shēngchǎn xiàolǜ Productivity