Mandarin

Phonetic Spelling

May I kiss you Wǒ kěyǐ wěn nǐ
Yes    Shì

No Wú

Have a nice day! Yǒu yīgè yúkuài de yītiān!

Please/if you please Qǐng/rúguǒ nǐ qǐng

Thankyou Sānjiāng yuán

You are welcome Huānyíng nín

I am sorry Wǒ hěn bàoqiàn

Who Shuí

What Shénme

When Dāng

Where Zài nǎlǐ

Why Wèishéme

Whats your name Zuìxīn nǐ de míngzì

Because Yóuyú

Because of Yóuyú

Therefore Yīncǐ

How Rúhé

How much Duōshǎo

I do not understand Wǒ bù míngbái

Yes/No, I understand Shì/fǒu, wǒ de lǐjiě

Can you help me? Nǐ néng bāngzhù wǒ ma?

Are you on facebook Nǐ zài Facebook

yes whats your name Shì whats nín de xìngmíng

How is it spelt Tā shì rúhé pīnxiě

Where are the toilets Cèsuǒ zài nǎlǐ

Do you speak English? Nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?

I do not speak French. Wǒ bù huì jiǎng fǎyǔ.

I do not know Wǒ bù zhīdào

I know Wǒ zhīdào
I am thirsty Wǒ kě

I am hungry Wǒ èle

Pardon Duìbùqǐ

Please to meet you Qǐng, yǐ mǎnzú nǐ

How are you? / How are things going? / How is everything?

Nǐ zěnme yàng? /Shìqíng rúhé? /Yīqiè shì rúhé ne?

I am (very) well / Things are going (very) well // Everything is (very) well

Wǒ (fēicháng) yǐjí/jiàn shìqíng (fēicháng)/ /yīqiè de (fēicháng)

I am (very) bad / Things are (very) bad / Everything is (very) bad

Wǒ (fēicháng), huài/shìqíng shì fēicháng huài/yīqiè shì fēicháng huài

I am all right/so-so / Everything is all right/so-so

Wǒ de suǒyǒu quánlì/mǎmǎhǔhǔ/wànshìdàjí/mǎmǎhǔhǔ

I am fine.     Wǒ hěn hǎo. 

Do you have a double room?    Nǐ yǒuyī jiàn shuāngrén fáng ma?

Do you have a bathroom? Nǐ yǒuyī jiàn yùshì ma?

Do you have a twin bedroom? Nǐ yǒu yīgè shuāngbāotāi de wòshì?

for  people Rén

do you have a table? Nǐ yǒu yīgè biǎo ma?

ready to order? Zhǔnbèi dìnggòu?

what is it? Shì shénme ne?

I’ll have Wǒ yào

I would like Wǒ xiǎng

qīngyún dù sōngzǐ jiǔ

black cofee/ white COFEE hēisè/báisè

tea Chá

one two three beers   Yīgè liǎng sān gè píjiǔ

bottled water Píngzhuāng shuǐ

sparkling water     Sūdǎ shuǐ

jug of water please Shuǐ guàn qǐng

a bottle of whisky, wine, champagne, rum, coke, irn bru, red bull, vodka, lager sambuca gin

Yī píng wēishìjì, pútáojiǔ, xiāngbīn, lǎng mǔ jiǔ, jiāotàn, IRN BRU, hóngniú, fútèjiā jiǔ, píjiǔ dúbù  

I'm an alcoholic, Wǒ shì jiǔguǐ,

cheque please   Zhīpiào qǐng
Is there... ? Are there... ? Shìfǒu yǒu... ... ? Shìfǒu yǒu... ... ?

near here Zhèlǐ fùjìn

a bakery   Yījiā miànbāo diàn

a pub   Yī jiàn jiǔbā
bar Lán

night club   Yèzǒnghuì

íswimming pool Yóuyǒngch

gym Jiànshēnfáng
burger king   Hànbǎo wáng

star bucks Míngxīng xióng lù

a grocer's Záhuò diàn

supermaket Supermaket

chemist Huàxué jiā

hospital Yīyuàn

hotel Jiǔdiàn

hairdressers  Lǐfǎ diàn

barbers Lǐfǎ shī

newsagent Bào tān

off licence/ liquor store Guānbì páizhào/jiǔdiàn

music store Yīnyuè shāngdiàn

video store Yīnxiàng diàn

Newsagent/corner shop Bào tān/jiējiǎo shāngdiàn

That's...(cost) Zhè shì... ... (Fèiyòng)

that's a rip off Yīgè RIP

you must think i was born yesterday Nǐ yīdìng rènwéi wǒ shì zuótiān cái chūshēng de

thats well cheap Duōshù mínzhòng zànchéng hǎo piányi

that's all Zhè shì

100 grams 100 Kè

a kilo, two kilo, half a kilo Yī gōngjīn, liǎng gōngjīn, bàn gōngjīn

Directions Fāngxiàng

phone shop Shǒujī diàn

where can i buy phone credit Zài nǎlǐ kěyǐ mǎi dào shǒujī xìndài

do you have wifi Nǐ yǒu WiFi

wheres the nearest hot spot Wheres zuìjìn de rèdiǎn

do you have free wifi Nǐ yǒu miǎnfèi de WiFi

Excuse me Láojià

Where is it? Zhè shì nǎlǐ?

here Zhèlǐ

straight ahead Zhíxíng

follow me i'll be right behind you Gēnzhe wǒ, wǒ mǎshàng jiù zài nǐ shēnhòu

its behind you Zài nǐ shēnhòu

its above Tā de shàngmiàn

your standing on it Nǐ zhàn zài

its below you Xiàmiàn nǐ

that way Zhè zhǒng fāngshì

Is it far? Tā duō yuǎn?
to/on the right Zài yòubiān

to/on the left /Zuǒ

opposite Xiāngfǎn

a ticket Yī piào

a single Dānyī

a return Fǎnhuí

I’m not jumping the train, Wǒ bù tiàole huǒchē,

I bought a ticket Wǒ mǎile yī piào

can you move your feet off the seat Nǐ kěyǐ yídòng nǐ de jiǎo líkāi zuòwèi

you smell       Nǐ wén

The seaside      Hǎibiān

Where's the nicest/nudest beach, please?    Zài nǎlǐ zuì hǎo/ nudest hǎitān, qǐng?

Where is the swimming pool, please? Yóuyǒngchí zài nǎlǐ, qǐng?

do you have a float/arm bands, I can’t swim Nǐ yǒu yīgè float/bì dài, wǒ bù huì yóuyǒng

Is it safe for children to swim here? Tā shì ānquán de értóng zài zhèlǐ yóuyǒng ma?

will my children be eaten by a shark Wǒ de háizi huì bèi shāyú chī diào
One ice-cream and one lolly, please. Yīgè bīngqílín hé bàng bàng táng, qǐng.

a magnum and a tutti frutti Yīgè wànnéng hé hézòu frutti

what do you mean no pistachio Nǐ shì shénme yìsi méiyǒu kāixīn guǒ

I'd like to hire a boat. Wǒ xiǎng zūyòng yītiáo xiǎochuán.

I'd like to hire a pedalo. Wǒ xiǎng pìnqǐng yīgè jiǎo tà chuán.

will this blow up crocodile get me across the channel to england so i can claim assylum
Zhège zhà huǐ èyú wǒ héngdù yīngjílì hǎixiá dào yīngguó, zhèyàng wǒ jiù kěyǐ suǒpéi assylum

they dont make them like they used to    Tāmen bùyào ràng tāmen xiàng tāmen shǐyòng

Where can we dive?tomb stone Wǒmen zài nǎlǐ kěyǐ qiánshuǐ? Mùbēi

there is no hidden camera Yǒu méiyǒu yǐncáng de xiàngjī
your on cctv Nín zài zhōngyāng diànshìtái

Where can we windsurf?jet skis/power boat /SPEED BOAT/SCUBA DIVE/SNORKEL/FEED THE FISH Wǒmen zài nǎlǐ kěyǐ chōnglàng? Pēnqì shì huáxuěbǎn/diànyuán chuán/kuàitǐng/qiánshuǐ/fú qiǎn/wèi yú

Have you got parasols?ELECTRIC FAN Nǐ yǒu diàn fēngshàn zhēyáng sǎn?

Have you got suncream?BRONSER Nǐ yǒu fángshài shuāng ma? BRONSER

WHERE'S THE TANNING SALON? Shài hēi shālóng zài nǎlǐ?

Have you got a table outside, please? Nǐ yǒu yīgè biǎo wài, hǎo ma?

DO YOU HAVE AIR CON     Nǐ yǒu bèi kòngtiáo

It is hot, isn't it? Tā shì rè de, shì bùshì?

No ice, thanks. Wú bīng, gǎnxiè.

ICE AND A SLICE OF LEMON             Bīng kuài hé níngméng piàn
 Winter holidays            Dōngjì jiàqī

I'm a beginner (male/female). Wǒ shì yīgè chū xuézhě (nán/nǚ).

I’ve broken a bone call the air ambulance Wǒ pò gǔ hūjiào kōngzhōng jiùhù

I'm intermediate/advanced. Wǒ zhōngjí/gāojí.

lets go off piste Ràng qù huáxuě dào

mind the avalanche Xīnzhōng xuěbēng

this snow is fake Zhè xuě shì jiǎ de

i lost my lift/ski pass   Wǒ shīqùle wǒ de shēngjiàngjī/huáxuě tōngxíngzhèng

thats an old photo of me Duōshù mínzhòng zànchéng wǒ de lǎo zhàopiàn

are you a local/inbred Nǐ shì yīgè dìfāng/zì jiāo xì

i swear i'm not an inbred Wǒ fāshì, wǒ bùshì yīgè zì jiāo xì

I'd like to try...snowboarding/ cross-country ski-ing.
Wǒ xiǎng shì shì... Dān bǎn huáxuě/yuèyě huáxuě ING.

A (family) lift pass for a week, please. (Jiātíng) diàntī tōngguò yīgè yīgè xīngqí, qǐng.

What's the snow like? Shénme shì xǐhuan xuě ma?
is this good snow Zhè shì jiā xuě

It's good/icy/powdery/ soft/slushy. Tā de hǎo/bīng/fěn zhuàng/ruǎn/nínìng.

killer jump dude Shāshǒu tiào huāhuā gōngzǐ

wipeout WIPEOUT

Do you ski here often Nǐ jīngcháng huáxuě zhèlǐ

Is this your favourite piste route run Zhè shì nín zuì xǐ'ài de huáxuě dào de lùxiàn yùnxíng

Where's the next refuge? Wèilái zài nǎlǐ bìnàn?

Is it open/closed? Tā shì dǎkāi/guānbì ne?

I've lost my...(ski) sticks/lift pass/board. Wǒ diūshīle wǒ... ... (Huáxuě) zhī/diàntī tōng/bǎn.

Danger! Avalanche! Wéixiǎn! Xuěbēng

Help! (me/us) Jiùmìng a! (Wǒ/wǒmen)

Are you ok? Nǐ méishì ba?

My Saint bernard has gone for more brandy Wǒ de shèng bó nà yǐjīng wèi gèng duō de báilándì

My arm/leg/neck/ ankle/shoulder...hurts. Wǒ de shǒubì/tuǐ/bózi/huái/ shoulder...Hurts.

Sorry, I'm still learning! Duìbùqǐ, wǒ hái zài xuéxí!

What a show-off! Shénme xuànyào!

dare me to drive          Gǎn wǒ kāichē


Famous Chinese Sayings


If you want happiness for an hour; take a nap.  Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng kuàilè yī xiǎoshí; wǔshuì. 
If you want happiness for a day; go fishing.  Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎngle yītiān de xìngfú; qù diào yú.
If you want happiness for a month; get married.  Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng kuàilè yīgè yuè; jiéhūn. 
If you want happiness for a year; inherit a fortune. Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng xìngfúle yī nián, jìchéngle yī bǐ.   
If you want happiness for a lifetime; help someone else. Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎng kuàilè yīshēng, bāngzhù biérén.

To believe in one's dreams is to spend all of one's life asleep    
Yào xiāngxìn zìjǐ de mèngxiǎng, shì huā shuìzhe yīgè rén yīshēng de suǒyǒuDo not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead.   Bùyào shǐyòng qiánxián shānchú nín péngyǒu de étóu shàng yī zhǐ cāngyíng.
With true friends...even water drunk together is sweet enough.      Yǔ zhēnzhèng de péngyǒu... ... Shènzhì shuǐ zuìle, gòu tián. 
   
To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.
Wèile xīyǐn hǎo yùn, dùguò yīgè lǎo péngyǒu yīgè xīn de yìngbì, gòngxiǎng yīgè xīn péngyǒu de lǎo gāoxìng, bìng tái qǐ yīgè zhēnzhèng de péngyǒu de xīnzàng, tā de míngzì xiě zài yītiáo jù lóng de chìbǎng.



There is only one pretty child in the world   and every mother has it.
Zài shìjiè shàng zhǐyǒu yīgè piàoliang de háizi, měi yīgè mǔqīnle.
A book is like a garden carried in the pocket.
Yī běn shū jiù xiàng shì zài kǒudài lǐ xiédài de huāyuán.
Mankind fears an evil man but heaven does not.    Chinese Proverb
Rénlèi hàipà yīgè xié'è de rén, dàn tiānshàng bù huì. Zhōngguó yànyǔ
Not the cry, but the flight of the wild duck, leads the flock to fly and follow.    
Méiyǒu kū, dàn yěyā de fēixíng, dǎozhì fēixíng, bìng ànzhào yáng qún.
Not wine...men intoxicate themselves; Not vice...men entice themselves.   
Bù lǎojiǔ... ... Nánzǐ mázuì zìjǐ, bùshì... ... Nánrén xīyǐn zìjǐ.
One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade.      
Fādiàn chǎng de shùmù; lìng yī zhǒng huòqǔ yīnliáng chù.
One joy scatters a hundred griefs.   
Yī zhǒng xǐyuè qūsàn bǎinián yōuhuàn.
Public before private and country before family. 
Gōngzhòng miànqián de sīyíng bùmén hé guójiā qián jiātíng.
An ant may well destroy a whole dam.
Yī zhǐ mǎyǐ kěnéng cuīhuǐ zhěnggè dà bà.
A book holds a house of gold.
Shū zhōng zì yǒu huángjīn wū.
Butcher the donkey after it finished his job on the mill.
Túfū lǘ hòu, wánchéngle mó tā de gōngzuò.




Famous Film Sayings   

 "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine." 
“Dù sōngzǐ jiǔ zài shìjiè shàng suǒyǒu de chéngzhèn zhōng de suǒyǒu guānjié, tā sànbù dào dìléi. ”

"Well, it's not the men in your life that counts, it's the life in your men."

“Nàme, tā bùshì nánrén zài nǐ de shēnghuó, jìshù, tā de shēngmìng zài nǐ de shǒuxià. ”

"I'll be back."

Wǒ huì huílái de. 

”"Won't you excuse me for a moment while I ... slip into something a little bit more ... comfortable?"
“Nǐ bù yuánliàng wǒle piànkè, ér wǒ... ... Duō yī diǎndiǎn de dōngxi huá... Shūfú ma? ”


"My Mama always said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get.'"
“Wǒ māmā zǒng shì duì wǒ shuō, ” rénshēng jiù xiàng yī hé qiǎokèlì, nǐ yǒngyuǎn bù zhīdào nǐ yào ná. “

"I could dance with you till the cows come home...On second thought, I'd rather dance with the cows when you came home."

“Wǒ kěyǐ gēn nǐ tiàowǔ zhídào mǔ niú huí jiā... ... Dì èr gè xiǎngfǎ, wǒ nìngyuàn yǔ niú gòng wǔ, dāng nǐ huí jiā. ”


"Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!"
“Tǎnbái shuō, qīn'ài de, wǒ bù gěi yīgè gāisǐ de! ”


"You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? You talkin' to me? Well, who the hell else are you talkin' to? You talkin' to me? Well, I'm the only one here. Who the f--k do you think you're talkin' to?
"“Talkin'gěi wǒ ma? Talkin'gěi wǒ ma? Talkin'wǒ hǎole, shuí dì dìyù fǒuzé nǐ talkin' ? Talkin'wǒ? Ń, wǒ zhǐyǒu yīgè, shuí de F - K nǐ rènwéi nǐ talkin' “ ?

"Gimme a whiskey, ginger ale on the side. And don't be stingy, baby."

“Gěi wǒ yīgè cèmiàn wēishìjì, gān jiāng, bìngqiě bùyào lìnsè, bǎobèi. ”

Say Hello to my little friend       Wǒ de xiǎopéngyǒu wènhǎo

All I have in this world is my boss and my word

and i dont break them for nobody

Wǒ zài zhège shìjiè shàng shì wǒ de lǎobǎn hé wǒ dehuà
Wǒ bù dǎpò tāmen méiyǒu rén



You need people like me so you can point your fucking fingers, and say "that's the bad guy

Nǐ xūyào xiàng wǒ zhèyàng de rén, suǒyǐ nǐ kěyǐ diǎn nǐ tā mā de de shǒuzhǐ, bìng shuō: “Nà huài jiāhuo

Look at me mum I'm Top of the world

Wǒ kàn māmā, wǒ shì shìjiè zhī diān


Jack I'm flying              Jiékè wǒ hěn fēixíng

never say never                                Cónglái bu shuō cónglái méiyǒu

sky's the limit     Tiānkōng de jíxiàn