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Mandarin Chinese to English translation
Type or speak a phrase and get an instant Mandarin Chinese–English translation — then hear it out loud and practice saying it with a live AI tutor. Translation tells you the words; speaking makes them yours.
Essential Mandarin Chinese words to start with
The 20 most frequent words in Parla's Mandarin Chinese vocab bank — the same ones the tutor teaches first.
| Mandarin Chinese | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| 你好 | Nǐ hǎo | Hello |
| 谢谢 | Xièxiè | Thank you |
| 不客气 | Bù kèqì | You're welcome |
| 请 | Qǐng | Please |
| 对不起 | Duìbùqǐ | I'm sorry |
| 没关系 | Méi guānxi | It's okay |
| 是 | Shì | Yes / to be |
| 不是 | Bù shì | No / is not |
| 你叫什么名字 | Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi | What is your name? |
| 我叫 | Wǒ jiào | My name is |
| 你好吗 | Nǐ hǎo ma | How are you? |
| 我很好 | Wǒ hěn hǎo | I'm fine |
| 你多大了 | Nǐ duō dà le | How old are you? |
| 岁 | Suì | years old |
| 你是哪国人 | Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén | Where are you from? |
| 我是...人 | Wǒ shì ... rén | I am from... |
| 你会说英语吗 | Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma | Do you speak English? |
| 我会说一点儿 | Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr | I speak a little |
| 这是什么 | Zhè shì shénme | What is this? |
| 那是什么 | Nà shì shénme | What is that? |
From translating to actually speaking Mandarin Chinese
- 1.Translate anything. Type or dictate a phrase; get the Mandarin Chinese instantly, with audio.
- 2.Say it in a real conversation. A live AI tutor speaks Mandarin Chinese with you — out loud, from day one, at your level.
- 3.Keep what you learn. Words you meet go into spaced review tuned to how you actually performed — speaking and listening tracked separately.