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A Mandarin Chinese list from Parla · 46 cards
The fifty Mandarin Chinese words and phrases that cover the most everyday speech — the first thing to learn, and the list every lesson builds on.
Everyday basics
| Mandarin Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| Nǐ hǎo | Hello | |
| Xièxiè | Thank you | |
| Bù kèqì | You're welcome | |
| Qǐng | Please | |
| Duìbùqǐ | I'm sorry | |
| Méi guānxi | It's okay | |
| Shì | Yes / to be | |
| Bù shì | No / is not | |
| Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi | What is your name? | |
| Wǒ jiào | My name is | |
| Nǐ hǎo ma | How are you? | |
| Wǒ hěn hǎo | I'm fine | |
| Nǐ duō dà le | How old are you? | |
| Suì | years old | |
| Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén | Where are you from? | |
| Wǒ shì ... rén | I am from... | |
| Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma | Do you speak English? | |
| Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr | I speak a little | |
| Zhè shì shénme | What is this? | |
| Nà shì shénme | What is that? | |
| Duōshǎo qián | How much? | |
| Wǒ yào zhège | I want this | |
| Wǒ bù yào | I don't want | |
| Qǐng gěi wǒ | Please give me | |
| Bāngzhù | Help | |
| Zài nǎlǐ | Where is | |
| Wǒ mílù le | I'm lost | |
| Jǐngchá | Police | |
| Yīyuàn | Hospital | |
| Téng | Pain / hurts | |
| Shíwù | Food | |
| Fàndiàn | Restaurant | |
| Hǎo chī | Delicious | |
| Wǒ xiǎng chī | I want to eat | |
| Wǒ xiǎng hē | I want to drink | |
| Chēzhàn | Station | |
| Fēijīchǎng | Airport | |
| Huǒchē | Train | |
| Chūzūchē | Taxi | |
| Wǒ xiǎng qù | I want to go to | |
| Jiǔdiàn | Hotel | |
| Zuǒ | Left | |
| Yòu | Right | |
| Qiánmiàn | Forward / in front | |
| Hòumiàn | Behind / backward | |
| Chūkǒu | Exit |
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