Essential Chinese
Here is our bare-minimum essential Chinese list:
In a taxi | ||
I want to go to … | 我要去 | wǒ yào qù |
the airport | 机場 | jī chǎng |
the train station | 火車站 | huǒ chē zhàn |
the high-speed train station | 高鐵站 | gāo tiě zhàn |
the bus station | 汽車站 | qì chē zhàn |
Turn left | 左轉 | zuǒ zhuǎn |
Turn right | 右轉 | yòu zhuǎn |
Stop | 停 | tíng |
Go straight | 直走 | zhí zǒu |
Give me the invoice | 給我發票 | gěi wǒ fā piào |
Here | 這里 | zhè lǐ |
There | 那里 | nà lǐ |
Faster | 快点 | kuài diǎn |
Slower | 慢点 | màn diǎn |
Shopping | ||
How much is it? | 多少錢? | duō shǎo qián |
I want this | 我要這个 | wǒ yào zhè ge |
I don’t want it | 我不要 | wǒ bú yào |
Thank you | 謝謝 | xiè xiè |
You’re welcome | 不客气 | bú kè qì |
Numbers (usually you add “ge” after you say a number) | ||
1 | 一 | yī |
2 | 二,两 | èr or liǎng |
3 | 三 | sān |
4 | 四 | sì |
5 | 五 | wǔ |
6 | 六 | liù |
7 | 七 | qī |
8 | 八 | bā |
9 | 九 | jiǔ |
10 | 十 | shí |
100 | 一百 | yī bǎi |
1,000 | 一千 | yī qiān |
10,000 | 一万 | yí wàn |
100,000 | 十万 | shí wàn |