| Chinese Words and Phrases |
| The following are words and phrases to help us survive our trip to China and perhaps even enjoy trying to communicate with our child, the people in China and each other. |
| Survival Chinese: Please- qing (tching) Thank You- xie xie (hsyeh hsyeh) can be pronounced shiuh shiuh Thank You Very Much- (do hsyeh) You are Welcome- (boo kuh chee) Sorry- (dooway boo chee) How Are You- ni hao (nee how) Excuse Me- (low joo) Good Day- (woo uhn) Good Evening- (wahn shung how) Good Morning- (jow chen how) Good Night- (wahn ahn) Wish You Good Luck- (Gong Zhee Fah Kye) traditional Chinese new year greeting I Am Lost- (wah mee loo luh) Eating: Food- (zheewoo) Delicious- (may wee) Cookie/Cracker- (bing gahn) Are You Hungry?- ni e le ma( nee uh luh mah) Are You Thirsty?- ni ke le ma (nee kuh luh mah) Are You Full?- ni chi bao le ma (nee chee bow luh mah) Do You Want More?- ni hai yao ma( nee hi yow mah) Noodles- mian tiao (myehn tyow) Eggs- ji dan (jee dahn) Fruit- shui guo (shway gwoh) Restaurant- ( sen gooahn) Eat- (chih) Hungry- (jee) Hot- (men ruh) Cold- (lung)as in the lungs you breathe with Getting Around: Hotel-(gao luh zeng gooahn) Bathroom- (suh) Toilet Paper- (way shung jee) Airport- (jee chung) Customs- (hi gwun) Luggage- (shing lee) Visa- (shen jung) Take a Taxi- (zhewa choo joo chuh Words of Comfort: Don't Be Afraid- bu yao hai pa (boo yow hi pah) Are You Afraid- ni hai pa ma (nee hi pah mah) Are You Happy- ni gao xing ma (nee gow hsing mah) Are You Sleepy?- ni kun le ma (nee koon luh mah) This Will Be Fun- zhe ge hen hao wan (jeh guh hen how wahn) I Will Protect You- wo lai bao hu ni (woh lie bow hoo nee) Hug- bao bao (bow bow) Kiss- qing qing (tching tching) I Love You- wo ai ni (woh eye nee) Time To Sleep/Go to Bed- shui jiao ba (shway jyow bah) Time For Your Bath- xi zao ba (hsee zow bah) We Are Taking You Home With Us Now-wo men dai ni yi qi hui jia (woh mehn die nee ee tchee hway jyah) We Are Going On An Airplane- wo men shang fei ji (woh mehn shahng fay jee) This Is Your New Home- zhe shi ni xin jia (jeh shur nee duh hseen jyah) Home- jia (jyah) Sleep- (mee ehn) Go To Bed-(ahn sheeay) Are You Hot? ni re ma (nee ruh mah) Are You Cold?-ni re leng? (nee ruh lung) Family: Mother-mama Father-bah bah Big Sister-jie jie (jyeh jyeh) Little Sister- mei mei (may may) Big Brother-ge ge (guh guh) Little Brother- di di (dee dee) I am your big brother-- wo shi ni de ge ge (woh shur nee duh guh guh) I am your big sister- wo shi ni de jie jie (woh shur nee duh jyeh jyeh) You are my little sister-ni shi wo de mei mei (nee shur woh duh may may) You are my little brother- ni shi wo de di di (nee shur woh duh dee dee) I am your mama- wo shi ni de ma ma (woh shur nee duh mah mah) I am your daddy/Father- wo shi ni de ba ba (woh shur nee duh bah bah) Counting In Chinese: One - (ee) two- (ar) three-(sun) four-(suh) five-(woo) six-(leeoo) seven (shee) eight-(bah) nine-(geeoo) ten-(shii) Money: Cent (fen) Dime (jow) Dollar (yuan) What is the Price? duo shao qian? (dwoh show tchyen) Too Expensive - tai gui le (tie gway luh) Will you lower the price?- pian yi dian ma (pyehn ee dyehn mah) |