Introduction

w xng zhng jio zhng w My family name is Zhang, and my given name is Wu. w jio li ji My name is Liu Jie. w sh mi gu rn I am American. w li z ji n d I come from Canada. w sh y mng jio sh I am a teacher. w zi wi run gng s gng zu I work in Microsoft. w li gi n ji sho y xi zh wi sh d wi Let me introduce David to you. zh wi sh wng wi This is Wang Wei. t sh l yn She is Li Yan. w li ji sho y xi z j Please allow me to introduce my self.

Greetings in Chinese

n ho Hi. / How do you do. nn ho Hi. / How do you do. (To seniors or superiors to show respect.) hn go xng rn sh n Nice to meet you. zo shng ho Good morning! xi w ho Good afternoon! wn shng ho Good evening. wn n Good night. ch le ma Have you had your meal? (Chinese way of greeting, usually around the meal time.) ch q ya Are your going out? (Chinese way of greeting when you are going out.)

ch q le You've been out, haven't you? (Chinese way of greeting when you have just come back from outside.)

ho ji b jin zu jn zn me yng Long time no see. How are you doing? zu jn mng shn me ne What are you busy about recently? zu jn shn t hi ho ma How are you recently? zu jn gng zu shn l ma How are you getting along with your work recently? qng di w xing n f m wn ho Please give my best regards to your parents. wng wi yo w xing n wn ho Wang Wei wished to say hello to you.

Saying Thanks in Chinese

xi xie Thank you! fi chng gn xi Thank you very much! ti gn xi nn le Thank you very much indeed! xi xie n gi w de bng zh Thanks for the help! xi xie nn rng nn shu li le Thank you for taking so much trouble! xn k le xi xie nn Thank you for all your hard work.

gi nn tin m fan le zhn b ho y si We are really sorry for the trouble we have put you to. b yng xi Not at all. bi k q Don't mention it. mi shn me It's nothing. du sh png you hi zh me k q gn ma We are friends. Please do not mention it.

Saying Goodbye and Farewell

zi jin Goodbye! hu tu jin See you later! mng tin jin See you tomorrow. go c le So long. hu hu yu q Hope to see you again. qng li b Please don't bother to come any further. mn zu Take care.
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zu ho Take care. b yun sng le. I will not go any further. jng chng lin x a Let's keep in touch. yu kngr chng li a Please visit us when you are free. du bo zhng Take care. y l png n Bon Voyage! y l shn fng Have a good trip!

Expressing Good Wish & Congratulations

gng x Congratulations! xn nin ho Happy New Year! shng dn kui l Merry Christmas! xn chn y kui Happy Spring Festival! zh n zi xn de y nin l wn sh r y Wish you a prosperous New Year!
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zh n li nin d j Wish you a lucky New Year! gng x f ci Kung Hei Fat Choi! (Wish you make a fortune in the coming year!) shng r kui l Happy Birthday! zh n shn t jin kng Wish you a healthy life! (To senior people only) zh nn jin kng chng shu Wish you a long and healthy life! zh n mn xn hn kui l Congratulations on your marriage! zh n mn bi tu do lo Wish you a happy and lasting marriage! zh n mn xng f Wish you a happy life! zh n gng zu shn l Wish you a happy and smooth work. zh n xu x q de ho chng j Wish you a great improvement in your studies. zh n zho do y g ho gng zu Congratulations on your new job! zh n l t y kui Have a nice trip! zh n ho yn Good luck! zh n go shng I hope you will get promoted soon.
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zh n chng gng Wish you success!

Apology & Forgiveness

du b q Sorry! zhn du b q ! I am terribly sorry! bo qin I am sorry. b ho y s I am sorry. qng yun ling Please forgive me. du b q rng nn ji dng le Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long. fi chng bo qin w li wn le I am sorry for being late. gi nn tin zh me du m fn zhn gu y b q I am really sorry for bringing you so much trouble. mi gun xi It's ok. mi shr It's ok. b k qi You are welcome.

mi shn me It's nothing. Free Chinese Speaking Lesson: Proposals & Invitations

gi n li bi k fi zn me yng Would you like a cup of coffee? zh g hu dng n kn w mn sh b sh y yng gi cn ji Do you think that we shall join this event? n mn mng tin zi li xng ma Can you come tomorrow, can't you? yo w bng n b dng xi n shng q ma Would you like me to take it upstairs? zh bn sh b cu w jin y n kn y kn This book is nice. I suggest you read it. n zu ho xin zi ji q You'd better go there right now. li zhng gu y dng yo ch jio zi You must try dumplings when you visit China. mng tin w gu shng r n li cn ji j hu ba Tomorrow is my birthday. I would like you to come to my birthday party. gn w mn y q q wnr ba Come and join us for the fun. zn mn y q q ho ma Would you like going together with me? w mn q p shn n yu xng q ma We are going to clime the mountain, Are you interested?

wn shng xing qng n ch fn n yu sh jin ma I would like to invite you for the dinner tonight, Are you free? k y Yes, I will. xng a That's ok with me. ho de Ok. mi wn t No problem. zhn sh g ho zh y That's a good idea. xi xie zhn sh ti m fn n le Thanks. It's very kind of you. w y dng q I will be there. b xng No, I can't. zhn du b q w q b lio I am sorry. I can't go. zhn b qio Unfortunately, I am afraid I won't be free. bi k q You are welcome. b yng le No, please don't bother. xi xie n de ho y k sh w gng ho yu din shr That's very kind of you. But i happen to have something to deal with.
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y hu zi shu ba Maybe next time. gi tin ba Maybe another day. xi c ba Next time. Free Chinese Speaking Lesson: Views and Appointment

100 gn nn shng ling g shr nng b nng ji w y bi kui qin May I ask you a favor? Could you please lend me 100 Yuan? xio wng nng b nng bng w b zh fn wn jin f yn y xi Mr. (Ms) Wang, could you please help me copy this document? w mn shng ling y xi mng tin gn sh ba Let's talk about what shall we do tomorrow. w mn xin zu hu ch do gung zhu rn hu hun fi j do xing gng n kn zn me yng We will take the train to Guangzhou first and then fly to Hong Kong. What do you think? n kn zh yng xng b xng n xin q w m shng ji li How do you like this idea? You go first and I will come in a minute. ti wn le mng tin zi q r h It's too late. Why don't we go tomorrow? w ju de zh g din yng b ho kn bi kn le n shu ne I don't think this film is good. Don't bother seeing it, OK? ho y yn wi dng Ok. You have my word. xng tng n de Ok. You decide.
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n ji zh me dng le k bi fn hu a Well, that's settled and you should keep your promise. ji zh yng ba Then that's it. n ji xng q tin ba Let's make it Sunday. ji n nn de y s bn As you like. 8 wn shng b din ji b b jin b sn See you in the pub at 8 pm.

Free Chinese Speaking Lesson: Intention and Plan

Saying intentions in Chinese

y hu n yu shn me d sun What are you going to do in the future? jn nin chn ji n d sun zn me gu How will you celebrate this Spring Festival? gun y zh g wn t n yu shn me j hu ma Do you have any plan for this problem? n j hu du chng sh jin go dng zh xing gng zu How long are you going to finish this job? jn tin wn shng w zhn bi h n png yu kn din yng I plan to go to the cinema with my girlfriend tonight. xi bn hu w xing q t qi I want to play soccer after work.

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w zhn bi sh y ji hn I am planning to get married on October, 1st, w zhng ko l zh g ji q q zhng gu l yu I am considering travelling to China in this holiday. Free Chinese Speaking Lesson: Notifying & Passing on a Message

d ji zh y le w xun b y jin sh Attention please. I have something to announce. 10 tng zh y jin shr mng tin shng w 10 din zhng su yu yun gng zi hu y sh ki hu Attention please. All employees are required to attend a meeting in the meeting room at 10:00 tomorrow. yu jin sh shu y xi mng tin yu zhng yo rn w li gng chng cn gun Attention please. Some VIP visitors will visit our factory tomorrow. m fn n zhun go li lo sh w mng tin yu sh b nng q shng k le Would you please tell Mr. Liu I can't go to class tomorrow? qng n zhun go xio wng jio t hu li hu gi w d din hu Please tell Xiao Wang to call me when he's back. wng xio ji rng w go s n t yu j sh li b lio le Ms. Wang asked me to tell you he can't come because he has something important to do. b ba rng w go s n shu t wn shng ji bn b hu li ch fn le Dad says that he works overtime tonight and will not eat with us at home. t b zi yu shn me sh x yo w zhun go t ma He is not here. Can I take a message?

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Free Chinese Speaking Lesson: Negative Expressions

w ch s b ch ru I am vegetarian and do no eat meat. w b sh lo bn t ci sh I'm not not the boss. He is. w fng b zi ji Wu Fang is not home. zh g cho sh de dng xi b sho ji qin y b gu This supermarket has a wide variety of merchandise. The prices are inexpensive. w b hu chu yn y b hu h ji I do not smoke, nor do I drink. xin zi n y mi b do zh g wn yr This stuff can be bought nowhere now. t sh d shng zi mi yu xing d ji mi He's the only son of the family and hasn't any other brothers nor sisters. w jn tin mi jin zho t I don't see him today. shu shu de Who told you? nr a That's not right. ci b sh ne You've got it wrong. zh b k nng This is impossible. bi xi shu le Nonsense.
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h ch Bullshit! su yu de rn du b tng y n de kn f Nobody agrees you. rn h rn du b nng jn q Nobody is allowed to get in. t cng li du b ch do He is never late. w mn du b yun y q xing xi None of us is willing to go countryside. w mn bn de tng xu b du sh mi gu rn hi yu yng gu rn h ji n d rn Not all the students of the class are americans. Some are British and some are Canadians. zh xi png gu b qun sh hui de hi yu j g ho de Not all the apples are rotten. Some of them are still good. bng b sh su yu de rn du zn chng t de jin y Not everybody agrees with him. n mn b yng sn g du li li ling g ji gu le Not all the three of you must come. Two is enough. li zhng gu hu w hi nr du mi q gu ne I haven't visited anywhere since I came to China. jn tin w wi ku b ho shn me du b xing ch I have no appetite and don't want to eat anything. shu y b zh do t do nr q le Nobody knows where he's gone. t hn bn lin y ji y dng y j du b zh do He is stupid. Don't even know what is one plus one.

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w y din y b li I am not tired at all. fng xn t ju b hu zu sh sh de Take it easy! He won't do anything silly. w zi y b gn n wnr le I will never play with you again. w yng yun y b hu zi jin n le Never will I see you again! Free Chinese Speaking Lesson: Worry and Anxiety

w dn xn gn b shng hu ch le I am afraid I will miss the train. w hi p h zu le I am afraid of being drunk. kng p zh g bn f b xng I am afraid that this solution may not work. w b fng xn t y g rn hu ji I am worried to let her go home alone. zhn b zh do gi zn me bn ci ho I really don't know what to do. yo sh zh g bn f b xng w mn zn me bn ne What if this method fails? Free Chinese Speaking Lesson: Anger and Displeasure

gi s Damn it!

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hn dn Son of bitch! jin gu To the hell! zhn q rn How annoying! zhn rng rn shng q That's annoying! zhn to yn It's really annoying! zhn fn rn What a drag! zhn do mi What lousy luck! zhn rng rn shu b liao That's the limit! n zh me shu sh shn me y s What do you mean by saying that? n zh sh gn shn me What the hell are you doing? Free Chinese Speaking Lesson: Fondness and Satisfaction

w x hun z qi I like football. w i tng g din yn yu I love classic music.

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w du hn y hn gn xng q I am interested in Chinese. w zu jn m shng jn yng de sh le I am crazy about Jing Yong's books recently. w hn go xng nng h n y q gng zu I am happy to work with you. T zh jin T x hn sh h w This T-shirt fits me very well. zh zhng chung hn sh fu This bed is very comfortable. w du n de hu d hn mn y I am quite satisfied with your answer. w n png yu mi tin du gi w d din hu w t bi go xng My girlfriend calls me everyday. I am very happy. zh ji cn tng hn b cu w hn x hun This restaurant is nice and I like it very much. n di zh tio lng di zi h sh b gu le This tie fits you better than any other ones.. Free Chinese Speaking Lesson: Regret and Disappointment

zhn y hn! It's a pity! ti k x le! What a pity! w hn hu hu mi yu tng m ma de hu I'm regret that I have not taken my mother's advice.

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hn y hn n ko sh yu mi j g i'm sorry, you failed the exam again. w bn y wi t zh c de xio shu hu r xio dn sh zhn rng rn sh wng I had thought his latest novel would sell like hot cakes, but it disappoints me. zh b din yng yun b r xun chun de n me ho This movie is far worse than it claimed. w hi y wi w mn qi du zu tin hu yng ne w y jng mi yu xn xn le I had thought our team would win the game yesterday. Now I am not that confident. w de xio gu y jng b jin le y g du yu le w kng p zi y zho b do t le My dog has been gone for a month. I am afraid that I will never find it.

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