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English to Mandarin Chinese 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.
| English | Pronunciation | Mandarin Chinese |
|---|---|---|
| Hello | Nǐ hǎo | 你好 |
| Thank you | Xièxiè | 谢谢 |
| You're welcome | Bù kèqì | 不客气 |
| Please | Qǐng | 请 |
| I'm sorry | Duìbùqǐ | 对不起 |
| It's okay | Méi guānxi | 没关系 |
| Yes / to be | Shì | 是 |
| No / is not | Bù shì | 不是 |
| What is your name? | Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi | 你叫什么名字 |
| My name is | Wǒ jiào | 我叫 |
| How are you? | Nǐ hǎo ma | 你好吗 |
| I'm fine | Wǒ hěn hǎo | 我很好 |
| How old are you? | Nǐ duō dà le | 你多大了 |
| years old | Suì | 岁 |
| Where are you from? | Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén | 你是哪国人 |
| I am from... | Wǒ shì ... rén | 我是...人 |
| Do you speak English? | Nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma | 你会说英语吗 |
| I speak a little | Wǒ huì shuō yìdiǎnr | 我会说一点儿 |
| What is this? | Zhè shì shénme | 这是什么 |
| What is that? | Nà shì shénme | 那是什么 |
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.