Mandarin (华语) is one of the dialects spoken by most of the Chinese in the world. Other dialects include Hokkien (福建话), Cantonese (广东话), Hakka (客家话), and Teochew (潮州话) which are widely used too among the Chinese in Malaysia. Below are some of the examples of Mandarin language in daily conversations:
Guidelines:
English - Mandarin - Pronunciation
Hello - 哈咯 - ha lo
How are you? - 你好吗?- ni hao ma?
I'm fine - 我很好 - wo hen hao
How about you? - 你呢?- ni ne?
What is your name? - 你的名是什么?- ni de ming shi shen me?
My name is __ - 我的名是__ - wo de ming shi __
Glad to meet you - 很开心的认识你 - hen kai xin de ren shi ni
Please (polite request) - 请 - qing
May I ask __ - 请问__ - qing wen
Thank you - 谢谢你 - xie xie ni
You're welcome - 不用客气 - bu yong ke qi
Yes - 是 - shi
No - 不是 - bu shi
Excuse me - 不好意思 - bu hao yi si
I'm sorry - 对不起 - dui bu qi
See you again - 再见 - zai jian
Goodbye - 拜拜 - bai bai
How? - 怎样?- zen yang
Where? - 哪里?- na li
What? - 什么?- shen me
When? - 几时?- ji shi
Who? - 谁?- shui
Why? - 为什么?- wei shen me
How much? - 多少?- duo shao
I want - 我要 - wo yao
I need - 我需要 - wo xu yao
Do - 做 - zuo
Ask a question - 问一个问题 - wen yi ge wen ti
I can't speak well - 我不是很会讲 - wo bu shi hen hui jiang
Do you speak English? - 你讲英文吗?- ni jiang ying wen ma
I don't understand - 我不明白 - wo bu ming bai
I understand - 我明白 - wo ming bai
Please speak slowly - 请讲慢点 - qing jiang man dian
How do you say this in Mandarin? - 这个在华文里怎样讲?- zhe ge zai hua wen li zen yang jiang
Okay/ All right - 好的 - hao de
Really? - 真的吗?- zhen de ma
Never mind - 没关系 - mei guan xi
I don't know - 我不知道 - wo bu zhi dao
I think so - 我想应该是 - wo xiang ying gai shi
What do you think? - 你想呢?- ni xiang ne
Are you sure? - 你肯定吗?- ni ken ding ma
Be careful - 小心 - xiao xin
What is this? - 这是什么?- zhe shi shen me
Is it far? - 远吗?- yuan ma
Beautiful - 美丽 - mei li
Delicious - 很好吃 - hen hao chi
Wonderful! - 很棒!- hen bang
What's the matter? - 怎么啦?- zen me la
Are you all right? - 你还好吗?- ni hai hao ma
Hot (weather) - 热 - re
Hungry - 饿 - e
Thirsty - 口渴 - kou ke
It's dangerous - 这很危险 - zhe hen wei xian
Guidelines:
English - Mandarin - Pronunciation
Hello - 哈咯 - ha lo
How are you? - 你好吗?- ni hao ma?
I'm fine - 我很好 - wo hen hao
How about you? - 你呢?- ni ne?
What is your name? - 你的名是什么?- ni de ming shi shen me?
My name is __ - 我的名是__ - wo de ming shi __
Glad to meet you - 很开心的认识你 - hen kai xin de ren shi ni
Please (polite request) - 请 - qing
May I ask __ - 请问__ - qing wen
Thank you - 谢谢你 - xie xie ni
You're welcome - 不用客气 - bu yong ke qi
Yes - 是 - shi
No - 不是 - bu shi
Excuse me - 不好意思 - bu hao yi si
I'm sorry - 对不起 - dui bu qi
See you again - 再见 - zai jian
Goodbye - 拜拜 - bai bai
How? - 怎样?- zen yang
Where? - 哪里?- na li
What? - 什么?- shen me
When? - 几时?- ji shi
Who? - 谁?- shui
Why? - 为什么?- wei shen me
How much? - 多少?- duo shao
I want - 我要 - wo yao
I need - 我需要 - wo xu yao
Do - 做 - zuo
Ask a question - 问一个问题 - wen yi ge wen ti
I can't speak well - 我不是很会讲 - wo bu shi hen hui jiang
Do you speak English? - 你讲英文吗?- ni jiang ying wen ma
I don't understand - 我不明白 - wo bu ming bai
I understand - 我明白 - wo ming bai
Please speak slowly - 请讲慢点 - qing jiang man dian
How do you say this in Mandarin? - 这个在华文里怎样讲?- zhe ge zai hua wen li zen yang jiang
Okay/ All right - 好的 - hao de
Really? - 真的吗?- zhen de ma
Never mind - 没关系 - mei guan xi
I don't know - 我不知道 - wo bu zhi dao
I think so - 我想应该是 - wo xiang ying gai shi
What do you think? - 你想呢?- ni xiang ne
Are you sure? - 你肯定吗?- ni ken ding ma
Be careful - 小心 - xiao xin
What is this? - 这是什么?- zhe shi shen me
Is it far? - 远吗?- yuan ma
Beautiful - 美丽 - mei li
Delicious - 很好吃 - hen hao chi
Wonderful! - 很棒!- hen bang
What's the matter? - 怎么啦?- zen me la
Are you all right? - 你还好吗?- ni hai hao ma
Hot (weather) - 热 - re
Hungry - 饿 - e
Thirsty - 口渴 - kou ke
It's dangerous - 这很危险 - zhe hen wei xian
I am sick - 我生病 - wo sheng bing
Leave me alone - 让我一个人 - rang wo yi ge ren
Don't touch me! - 别动我!- bie dong wo
I need your help - 我需要你的帮忙 - wo xu yao ni de bang mang
Hurry! - 立刻!- li ke
I'm lost (in direction) - 我迷路了 - wo mi lu le
I lost my bag - 我的书包不见了 - wo de shu bao bu jian le
I lost my wallet - 我的钱包不见了 - wo de qian bao bu jian le
I'm injured - 我受伤了- wo shou shang le
I need a doctor - 我需要到医生 - wo xu yao dao yi sheng
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omg.. i seriously need this xD
ReplyDeletelet me put this into my fav. lol
I'll post more on this then when I'm free. Haha.. XD
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