Chinese Phrase Book
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There are some words and sentences that can be pronounced by the phonetic English. Although there are some differences between the pronunciations, most Chinese people can still understand what you mean.
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Chinese Character / Pinyin |
Phonetic English |
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| Stop! |  |
ting |  |
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| Turn left |  |
zaw | |
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| Turn right |  |
yo | |
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| Go straight |  |
chee'an | |
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| Here |  |
Jur lee | |
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| Chopstick |  |
kwhy za | |
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| Knife |  |
dow | |
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| Fork |  |
char z | |
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| Spoon |  |
sheow z | |
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| Water |  |
shway | |
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| Coke |  |
kur la | |
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| Bill |  |
my dan | |
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| Pronouns | ||||||||||||
| I / Me |  |
wore | |
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| You |  |
knee | |
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| He / She / It |  |
tar | |
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| That's good |  |
how | |
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| That's not good |  |
boo how | |
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| It was nice |  |
hun how | |
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Chinese Pinyin
Pinyin is equivalent to the pronunciation of an English word. Chinese words are written as characters and pronounced by pinyin. The pave have two tables to show you the Chinese pinyin system. more Chinese Pinyin
Tone plays a very important role in the meaning of the characters. Different tones in pinyin will lead to different character and meaning of each Chinese word. more Tone of Pinyin
Chinese Lesson
We have prepared an extensive collection of most frequently used daily expressions and sentences to help you. You will be able to simply communicate with Chinese as long as you remeber all of them. more Chinese Lesson
Lesson 01: Greeting
It is helpful to know some simple Chinese words and sentences when you meet Chinese people. They will be very happy when seeing a foreigner can speak some Chinese.
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FAQs About Learning Chinese
- How many people use Chinese?
Chinese is used by approximately 1.3 billion people around the world, that is almost one sixth of the world’s population. - Is it difficult to learn Chinese?
Learning Chinese, like learning any other foreign languages, always poses a challenge for non-native speakers. It is important to practice on a regular basis, ideally spend some time on it every day or every week. - How many Chinese characters do I need to know?
By mastering 3000-4000 frequently used characters is enough to cover daily conversations and readings.
