English - Chinese characters - Pinyin

CONVERSATION & ESSENTIALS

Good morning.早安. Zao’an.

Good evening. 晚上好. Wanshang hao.

Good night. 晚安. Wan’an.

Goodbye. 再见. Zaijian.

Yes. 对. Dui.

No. 不. Bu.

Please. 请. Qing.

Thank you. 谢谢. Xiexie.

You’re welcome. 不客气. Bukeqi.

Sorry. 对不起. Duibuqi.

Excuse me. 打扰一下. Darao yixia.

Do you speak English? 你说英语吗? Ni shuo yingyu ma?

I don’t understand. 我不明白. Wo bu mingbai.

EMERGENCIES

Help! 帮助! Bangzhu!

Call a doctor! 呼急救! Hu jijiu!

Call the police! 报警！Baojing!

I’m lost. 我迷路了。 Wo milu le.

Go away! 走开！ Zoukai!

FOOD & Drink

Without meat 不要肉 buyao rou

Vegetables only 只要蔬菜 zhiyao shucai

Fish 鱼 yu

Chicken 鸡 ji

Egg 蛋 dan

Pork 猪肉 zhurou

Crab 蟹 xie

Beef 牛肉 niurou

Prawns 虾 xia

Boiled rice 米饭 mifan

Rice with odds & ends 炒饭 chaofan

Fried vegetables 炒蔬菜 chao shucai

Drinking water 饮用水 yinyong shui

Orange juice 橙汁chengzhi

Coffee 咖啡 kafei

Tea 茶 cha

Milk 牛奶 niunai

Sugar 糖 tang

NUMBERS

0 零 ling

1 一 yi

2 二 er

3 三 san

4 四 si

5 五 wu

6 六 liu

7 七 qi

8 八 ba

9 九 jiu

10 十 shi

11 十一 shiyi

20 二十 ershi

22 二十二 ershi er

100 一百 yibai

1000 一千 yiqian

SHOPPING & SERVICES

Where is a/the…? …在哪？ …zaina?

Hospital 医院 yiyuan

Post office 邮局 youju

Public toilet 公厕 gongce

Tourist office 游客问询处 lvyou wenxunchu

What time does it open/close? 几点开门/关门？ Jidian kai/guan men?

How much is it? 多少钱？ Duoshao qian?

It is very expensive. 太贵了。 Taigui le.

TIME & DAYS

When? 什么时候？ Shenme shihou?

How long? 多久？ Duojiu?

Today 今天 jintian

Tomorrow 明天 mingtian

Yesterday 昨天 zuotian

Monday 星期一 xingqiyi

Tuesday 星期二 xingqi’er

Wednesday 星期三 xingqisan

Thursday 星期四 xingqisi

Friday 星期五 xingqiwu

Saturday 星期六 xingqiliu

Sunday 星期天 xingqitian

TRANSPORT

What time does the … leave? …几点离开？ …jidian likai?

Bus 汽车 qiche

Train 火车 huoche

Ship/Boat 船 chuan

DIRECTIONS

How can I get to …? 我怎样到…？ Wo zenyang dao…?

Go straight ahead. 直走。 Zhizou.

Turn left/right. 左/右转。 Zuo/you zhuan.

Near/far 近/远 jin/yuan

Here/here 这/那 zhe/na