As - Mandarin - 1-50

What does SWTF mean?

"shangwu san chang", shenme yisi?

What does it mean to belong to sheep?

"shu yang" shi shenme yisi?

At 8:25

Ba dian ershiwu fen

Daddy...What year were you born in ?

Baba. Ni shi na yiniansheng de?

WE can't wait for him any longer

Bu deng tale

It's not expensive, but there aren't any big ones

Bu gui. Keshi meiyou da de

No it isn't

Bu hen yuan

No, it's not.

Bu leng

No I don't

Bu mai

No I don't. Please tell me how to get there.

Bu renshi.. Qing ni gaosu wo zenme qu

No. I've onl just arrived

Bu renshi; wo shi gang lai de

No I'm his secretary

Bu. Wo shi ta mishu

No, I'm learning Mandarin

Bu. Wo xue beijing hua

NO, she isn't. She's my friend.

Bushi. Ta shi wo pengyou

No

Buyao

No.

Buyao

Nothing else, thank you. How much is that all together?

Buyao bie dele. Yigong duoshao qian?

What about noodles?

Chi mian, xing buxing?

Yes, I am

Chuqu

About 1/2 hr

Dagai yao ban ge xiaoshi

Of course he is.

Dangran

Of course there are

Dangran henduole.

Of course, it's true

Dangran shi zhen de

Of course I have. What sort of tea do you want?

Dangran you. Yao shenme cha?

Of course she does

Dangran. Ta hui yingyu

the fifth row. It's very close.

Di wu pai. Hen jin

That's right. In Shanghai they speak the Shanghai dialect and in Guangzhou they speak Cantonese

Dui a. Shanghai shuo shanghai hua; zai guangzhou shuo guangdong hua

That's right...Here we only do research. We don't do the production

Dui. Women zhe'er zhi gao yanjiu. Bu gao shengchan

There are all sorts of shops

Ge zhong ge yang de shangdian dou you

Alright

Hai keyi

She still hasn't left work

Hai mei xiaban er

Yes, let's

Hao

That's right, first pack your bags, then go and buy your ticket

Hao ba, xian zhunbei xingli, zai qu mai piao

Yes, please

Hao.

Right. What time does the train leave?

Hao. Huoche ji dian kai?

Yes. Ok. Where are you going?

Hao. Keyi. Dao na'er qu?

Good. Well...I'll take the books with me then.

Hao. Na.. Shu, wo dai zou ba.

Yes, very quiet

Hen anjing

Yes, very nice.

Hen hao

Yes, it is. It's a nice colour

Hen hao. Zhege yanse hen hao

It looks greally good.

Hen piaoliang

Have you got black tea?

Hongcha, you meiyou?

A little

Hui yidian er

Today's the 3rd

Jintian san hao

Today it's a play, "THe Teahouse"

Jintian shi huaju."Chaguan er "

Nine yuan a pound

Jiu kuai qian yi jin

It may be one minute slow...What about yours?

Keneng man yi fen zhong.. Ni de biao ne?

Possibly not before next year

Keneng mingnian cai huilai

Here he comes. Look..it's him

Laile. Laile. Ni kan. Jiushi ta

Wang. How is your big brother?

Lao wang. Ni gege xianzai zenme yang?

Zhang and Hong are

Lao zhang gen xiao hong a

rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake

Laoshu, niu, laohu, tuzi, long, she

Is it cold?

Leng bu leng?

What are you doing on Sunday?

Libai tian ni zuo shenme?

The other one is to my boss

Ling yi feng shi gei laoban xie de

6 o'clock

Liu dian

Half pas six

Liu dian ban

Is Mr Ma here?

Ma laoshi zai buzai?

Mr Ma is at home writing a letter

Ma xiansheng zai jiali xie xin

I'm going to buy the 'New Evening Paper'.

Mai "xin wanbao"

Buy a small one.

Mai xiao de ba

No there aren't

Meiyou

No, I haven't

Meiyou

No. His wife and Lttle Fatt live in Hong Kong.

Meiyou. Ta de taitai gen xiao pang yiqi zhu zai xianggang

There are lots of shops there

Na'er you henduo shangdian

The boy is ten.

Nan haizi shi suile

Do you understand? Do they understand?

Ni dong bu dong? Tamen dong bu dong

Hello there

Ni hao

Look. Isn't this a packet of cigarettes?

Ni kan. Zhe'er bushi yi bao yan ma?

What are you donig tomorrow?

Ni mingtian zuo shenme?

And what about you? What are you studying?

Ni ne? Ni shi xue shenme de?

you're a dog. 1994 was the year of the dog.

Ni shu gou. Yijiujiusi nian shi gou nian

If you want it, buyt it.

Ni xiang mai jiu mai ba

Do you like this book?

Ni xihuan zhe ben shu ma?

Oh yes. I got it wrong

O. Wo gao cuole.

English

Pinyín

I'm going to buy a newspaper.

Qu mai bao

We're going down Nanking Road to have a look

Qu nanjing lu kan kan

As for the hot water, they say that there may be some this evening

Re shui, tamen shuo jintian wanshang keneng hui you

Yes

Shi

Yes.

Shi

Of course. I haven't any here, but I have at home.

Shi a. Wo zhe'er meiyou, ke wo jia li you a

Yes indeed. In Inner Mongolia they speak Mongolian

Shi a. Zai neimeng shuo meng wen

Yes they are...That's all my books. I don't want them any more. I'm giving them all to you.

Shi wo de. Dou shi shu. Wo buyaole, dou song gei ni ba

It was founded in 1998

Shi yijiujiuba nian cheng li de

Yes I've already met him.

Shi, wo jianguo ta

Yes it is. Who are you calling?

Shi. Ni zhao shui?

Yes, I am. I think business is very interesting

Shi. Wo juede zuo maimai hen youyisi

It's the 13th

Shisan hao

I'm a sheep

Shu yang

Tell me what?

Shuoguo shen me?

Speaking is alright, but the writing is rather difficult

Shuohua hai keyi, xiezi bijiao nan

It costs 4.8 yuan a pound

Si kuai ba mao yi jin

She doesn't like playing cards

Ta bu xihuan dapai

He isn't a student. He is a already a teacher

Ta bushi xuesheng. Ta yijing dang laoshile

No he isn't

Ta buzai

No, he isn't

Ta buzai

Has he eaten? Has he come?

Ta chiguo meiyou? Ta laiguo meiyou?

When is he counting on going to China?

Ta dasuan shenme shihou dao zhongguo qu?

When is he counting on going?

Ta dasuan shenme shihou qu?

Did he tell you?

Ta gen ni shuoguo meiyou?

He seems very pleased. I just received a letter from him today

Ta haoxiang hen manyi. Wo jintian gang shou dao ta de xin

He must teach French.

Ta kending shi jiao fawen

Has he arrived?

Ta laile ma?

No, he hasn't

Ta meiyou lai

He's coming homee tomorrow. The day after tomorrow is his 35th birthday

Ta mingtian huilai. Houtian shi ta sanshiwu sui shengri

She is a translator

Ta shi fanyi

It's Li

Ta shi lao li

He is my father

Ta shi wo fuqin

She's my wife

Ta shi wo taitai

he says he's very sorry to have kept you waiting so long

Ta shuo hen duibuqi, rang ni dengle henjiu

She doesn't know how to drive either.

Ta ye bu hui

How long has he been living in Tokyo?

Ta zai dongjing yi jin zhu duojiule

They've made up their minds

Tamen juedingle

The two of them are getting married

Tamen lia er kuaiyao jiehunle

They say this hotelhas only just opened

Tamen shuo zhege lu guan shi xin kai de

I've heard that the population of China will soon be 8 hundred million

Ting shuo zhongguo kuai dao ba yi renkoule

Wang Chun isn't feeling very well today

Wang chun jintian youdian er bu shufu

Mr Wang. Are there a lot of people who speak Chinese?

Wang laoshi. Jiang zhongguo hua de ren duo bu duo?

Hello

Wei

I'm not hungry

Wo bu e

No I can't

Wo bu hui

No I don't

Wo bu hui

I am not tired

Wo bu lei

No I don't.

Wo bu mai

I'm not sure.

Wo bu qingchu

No, I'm not very hungry

Wo bu tai e

I don't

Wo bu zhidao

I don't know. Go and ask her

Wo bu zhidao. Ni qu wen ta ba

I can't tell you

Wo buneng gaosu ni

I'm not going to bu anything. I'm going to start a factory

Wo bushi qu mai dongxi, zhe yici wo qu kai gongchang

No.

Wo buyao

Is it alright if I come with you?

Wo gen ni yiqi qu, haobu hao

I don't know yet

Wo hai bu zhidao

I can speak it, but I don't know how to writ it.

Wo hui shuo, bu hui xie

I've seen him before.

Wo jianguo ta

I graduate soon.

Wo kuai biyele

I haven't got a watch...I can't afford one

Wo mei biao. Mai bu qi

No i don't

Wo meiyou

I'm going home tomorrow.

Wo mingtian hui jia

I haven't got anything tomorrow lunchtime

Wo mingtian zhongwu meiyou shi er

I know Wang

Wo renshi lao wang

I heard people say so

Wo shi ting renjia shuo de

I'm Wnag Chun's oder sister

Wo shi wang chun de jiejie

I'm studying chemistry

Wo shi xue huaxue de

I study Chinese history

Wo shi xue zhongguo lishi de

I said there seems to be no hot water

Wo shuo haoxiang meiyou re shui

I hear you are learning CHinese

Wo ting shuo ni xue zhongwen

I've forgotten. Really I've forgotten

Wo wangle. Zhen de, wo wangle

I can't remember. Anyway, you just ask

Wo wangle.. Fanzheng ni wen ba

I think so.

Wo xiang goule

i think it's in Sichuan

Wo xiang shi zai sichuan

I would think so. She's got 2 children.

Wo xiang ta jiehunle. Ta you liang ge haizi

I thikn he must be used to it now

Wo xiang ta xianzai xiguanle ma?

I think he's at Beijing University

Wo xiang ta zai beida

I think it would be best to go on holiday alittle earlier

Wo xiang zui hao zao yidian er fangjia

My last name is Li, first name Guobao.

Wo xing li, jiao guobao

I would like some bread.

Wo yao mianbao

I want to buy a pair of trousers.

Wo yaomai kuzi

I've already seen her

Wo yijing jianguo ta

I came once before in 990

Wo yijiujiu ling nianlaiguo yi ci

I've got a tape recorder. It's very practical

Wo you luyinji. Hen fangbian

I'm writing a letter

Wo zhengzai xie xin

We'll go by bicycle.

Women qi zixingche qu

There's no point goign to the park when it's raining.

Xia yu, qu gongyuan er meiyou yisi

Why, Little Fatty is their son.

Xiao pang jiushi tamen de erzi

No, thank you. I'm not thirsty

Xiexie ni. Wo bu ke

Fine. Let's go and have some noodles

Xing. Qu chi mian

No, fortunately he doesn't live here.

Xingkui ta bu zhu zai zhe'er

Saturday

Xingqiliu

Would you like something to eat?

Yao buyao fan?

No I don't want to buy a newspaper either.

Ye bu mai

No, there aren't any either.

Ye meiyou

One is to my mother

Yi feng shi gei mama xie de

Eleven yuan four mao

Yigong shiyi kuai simao

Then you change to the number 22 bus.

Yihou zai huan ershi'er lu che

No, he isn't. He died in 1966

Yijing sile. Shi yijiuliuliu nian qushi de

In 1967

Yijiuliuqi nian

Because his father is French.

Yinwei ta fuqin shi faguo ren

because I plan to go to China next year

Yinwei wo dasuan mingnian dao zhongguo qu

Yes. Everyone uses Chinese characters

Yiyang. Dajia dou yong hanzi

Yes, they have

You

Yes.

You

SWTF

You "shangwu san chan chang"

Have you got any sausages?

You meiyou xiangchang?

Yes I have. These are delicious

You. Nin kan. Tebie hao chi.

Yes, there are. And bookshops and restaurants

You. Yeyou shudian. Yeyou fanguan er

Yes. She has 2 children.

You. You liang ge haizi

I would like to speak to comrade Wang

Zhao wang tongzhi

That's my wife's. She smokes

Zhe shi wo laopo de. Ta chouyan

This isn't a bookshop, it's a post office.

Zhe'er bushi shudian. Shi youju

No. I haven't any here.

Zhe'er meiyou

Are there books here?

Zhe'er you shu ma?

I'm not sure about that

Zhe, wo bu qingchu

This hotel is really not bad

Zhege lu guan hen bucuo

That's a tricky question.

Zhege wenti hen fuza

I'm not sure about that.

Zhege, wo bu qingchu

I don't know that either

Zhege, wo ye bu zhidao

Dont' the Chinese eat with chopsticks?

Zhongguo ren bushi yong kuaizi chifan ma?

The Chinese have a custom

Zhongguo ren youyi zhong xiguan

go.

Zou.

I saw him yesterday evening

Zuotian wanshang wo jianguo ta

The author is Lao She.

Zuozhe shi laoshe

Oh yes, that's right

a. Duile

Is it quiet?

anjing bu anjing?

oh dear. Being a dog is maybe not that great

aya. Shu gou kebu tai hao

Oh no...I forgot. I've got to buy ( I should have bought) my train ticket

aya. Wo wangle. Yinggai qu mai huoche piaole

Oh well. That's you all over.

aya.. Ni zhege ren, zhenshi.

for ex. Your mother is the year of the horse

bifang shuo ni mama shi shu ma de

Impossible

bu keneng

That's impossible, surely

bu keneng ba

But it's no bother. We'll just eat whatever there is

bu mafan. Bu mafan. You she me chi shenme

Even if she doesn't agree, she'll just have to

bu tongyi, ye de tongyi

No, I don't know him.

bu, wo bu renshi ta

Oh no, I don't want to bother you

bu. Buyong mafanle

Oh no. I don't play well

bu. Wo da de bu hao

No...I don't speak very well but I can say a few words

bu. Wo shuo de bu hao, keshi wo hai neng shuo ji ju ne

No. I think I'll set up in Chongqing

bu. Wo xiang zai chongqing kai

Not necessarily. What a big airport

bujian de. Zhe jichang zhen bu xiao a

You can't. This place of mine is too small, I can't fit them in

buxing, wo zhe'er difang xiao, fang buxia

And it hasn't stoppped there. It will soon be one billion

buzhile ba. Kuai dao shi yile

where is Chongqing?

chongqing zai shenme difang?

About 3 or 4 stops and you'll be there

dagai san, si zhan jiu daole

Wait a minute. I think it's raining

deng yixia. Haoxiang xia yule

Now I understand, "3 factory" means "third factory"

dongle. Dongle." San chang "de yisi shi" di san ge gongchang "

Right. But there seems to be no hot water

dui. Bucuo. Keshi haoxiang meiyou re shui

That's true. Chinese characters are not easy to write.

dui. Hanzi shi bu rongyi xie

Yes, but I have a lot of luggage.

dui. Keshi xingli henduo

It's true. How odd

dui. Qiguai

Yes he is

dui. Ta hen reqing

Yes. That's just what he's like

dui. Ta jiushi zheme geren

That's exactly right. Well now let's go on our visit.

dui. Wanquan dui. Haole. Xianzai women qu canguan ba

I know. There are several things I wanted to discuss with you

dui. Wo you ji ge wenti yao gen ni tan

That's true. That way we could come back a bit sooner.

dui. Zheyang women keyi zao yidian er huilai

It's about the holidays

fangjia de wenti

No wonder he speaks French so well, then

guaibude ta fawen shuo di name hao

Are Cantonese and Mandarin written in the same way?

guangdong hua he beijing hua de xiefa er yiyang ma?

Is it expensive

gui ma?

and he still hasn't returned it. It's too bad

hai meiyou hai gei ni. Tai bu ying gai le

Would you like something else?

hai yao bie de ma?

What else would you like?

hai yao shenme?

And ther are many dialects, aren't there?

hai you henduo fangyan. Shi ba?

The est thing might be to go and look for him yourself

haishi ni qu zhao ta ba

Yes

hao

Agreed then

hao de

I see. When do you have some free time?

hao de. Ni shenme shihou you kong?

Right. We'll ask the driver to take us to the hotel.

hao de. Qing siji dai women dao luguan qu ba

Wonderful

hao jile

Perfect. I thank you.

hao jile. Xiexie ni

Good. That's all for today

hao. Jintian jiu dao zhe'er

Yes. But I don't know if motehr would agree.

hao. Keshi wo bu zhidao mama tongyi bu tongyi

Yes. Go ahead and ask then

hao. Keyi. Ni jiu wen ba

Ok. Give me half a pound

hao. Lai ban jin

Good. Give me on epound

hao. Lai yi jin

Right. I'll come and ftch you on Sunday

hao. Libai tian wo lai jie ni

Right. I'll get two tickets. You go in first

hao. Mai liang zhang piao. Ni xian jinqu ba

Ok. We'll just wait then

hao. Na jiu deng ba

Well. In that case we'll ask Dr Wang to translate then

hao. Na jiu qing wang dafu fanyi ba

RIhgt. I'll go this afternoon

hao. Na wo xiawu qu

Yes. You go and enquire then.

hao. Ni qu dating ba

Right...you ask him then.

hao. Ni qu wen ta ba

Of course. First you take the number 31 bus

hao. Ni xian shang sanshiyi lu gonggong qiche

Very well. Have you got tea?

hao. Ni you cha ma?

Right. Will you wait for me here then?

hao. Ni zai zheli deng wo, haobu hao?

Alright. Is this the first time you have come to China?

hao. Ni zhe shi di yici dao zhongguo lai ma?

Of course. What is your family name.

hao. Nin guixing?

please wait a momment. I'll go and tell him

hao. Qing ni deng yixia. Wo qu jiao ta.

Good. Let me introduce you. This is my daughter

hao. Wo lai jieshao yixia. Zhe wei shi wo nu er

Right I"m going. Will 20 yuan be enough?

hao. Wo qu. Ershi kuai qian gou bugou?

yes. My turn. Then there's horse, sheep, monkey, cockerel, dog and pig

hao. Wo shuo: Hai you ma, yang, houzi, ji, gou, zhu

Right. I'll be sure to tell him.

hao. Wo yiding gaosu ta

Good. Thank you.

hao. Xiexie ni

thank you. See you tomrrow

hao. Xiexie ni. Mingtian jian

Fine. Thatnk you. I'm surely going this afternoon.

hao. Xiexie ni. Wo xiawu yiding qu.

Good. Let's go

hao. Zou.

Right. Let's go.

hao. Zou.

Fine. Well then, let's start eating.

haole. Haole. Chifan ba

Well then, I must be going

haole. Haole. Gai zoule

Ok then. Goodbye

haole. Zaijian.

Would you like a drink?

he shui ma?

Great. I'll go with you then.

hen youyisi. Wo gen nimen yiqi qu ba

What's the hurry? You're only going on Sunday

ji shenme? Ni libai tiancai zou ne

What's the date today?

ji tian ji hao?

Come in. Come in. What's happened to him?

jinlai. Jinlai. Ta zenmeliao

What's the date tdoay?

jintian ji hao?

Today we are going to visit this research center

jintian women canguan zhege yanjiu suo

Today we are all going to revise once again

jintian women dajia zai fuxi yici

Today let's revise

jintian women fuxi ba

what day of the week is it?

jintian xingqi ji?

What's on today?

jintian yan shenme xi?

which is to use 12 animals to represent the years of birth

jiushi yong shi'er ge dongwu lai daibiao nian sui

Exactly. Bridge is a very interesting game

jiushi.. Da qiaopai hen youyisi

What have they decided?

jueding shenme liao?

But yesterday he said he wanted me to marry him

ke ta zuotian shuo yao gen wo jiehun

But staying indoors isn't interesting either

keshi dai zai jiali ye meiyou yisi

But the location is still not certain

keshi difang hai meiyou dinghao ne

But there are people who still don't speak it well

keshi youren hai shuo de bu hao

Well, go and buy one quickly

kuai qu mai ba

Hurry up. The show has begun

kuai yidian er. Yijing kaiyanle

Come on. Have one (a cigarette)

lai. Ni chou yizhi ba

Where is Chen now?

lao chen xianzai zai na'er?

Mr Ma. What are you doing?

lao ma. Ni xianzai zuo shenme?

Has Wang's older sister got children?

lao wang de jiejie you haizi ma?

Hasn't Wang told you?

lao wang meiyou gaosu ni ma?

Is Wang going?...Has Wang been?

lao wang qu bu qu?.. Lao wang quguo meiyou?

And the other one?

ling yi feng ne?

Which paper are you going to buy?

mai shenme bao?

No problem...In fact, you're not travelling by plane, you're going by train. If your luggage is too heavy, it doesn't really matter

meiguanxi. Ni you bushi zuo feiji. Zuo huoche, xingli chaozhong, wenti bu da.

Nevermind. Let's speak English

meiguanxi. Women shuo yingwen ba

Not too serious, I hope? ...But

meishenme guanxi ba?... Na

Are you free tomorrow evening?

mingtian wanshang ni you meiyou kong?

I have things to do tomorrow

mingtian wo youshi er

He still hasn't given back that book to me

na ben shu, ta hai meiyou hai gei wo

That's not bad. He must speak very good Japanese now.

na bucuo. Ta riwen kending shuo de hen haole

That's good. That means we will hear very clearly

na hao. Zheyang jiu ting de hen qingchu

Well then we'll wait until he's better and talk about it again

na jiu deng ta bing haole zaishuo ba

Well then. I'lll have some black tea

na jiu he hongcha ba

that's quick

na kuaile

So what sign are you?

na ni shu shenme?

Well then, I'll go straight away

na wo xianzai jiu qu ba

What shall I do then? I'm afraid my luggage Is already over the weight limit

na wo zenme ban ne? Kongpa xingli yijing chaozhongle

All those things over there, aren't they yours?

na yi da dui dongxi shi bushi ni de?

Has he got used to life there now?

na'er de shenghuo, ta xianzai xiguanle ma?

What is there to look at there?

na'er you she me haokan de?

So, we'll not go then.

na, bu qu ba

So, we've still got time

na, hai you shijian

Well, let's go all the same then

na, haishi qu ba

Well. perhaps somethnig has happened

na, keneng chu liao shi er

So we'll go tomorrow

na, mingtian qu ba

Well, you are familiar with the situation in China

na, ni dui zhongguo de qingkuang hen shuxi la

So, quickly go and get your ticket then.

na, ni kuai qu mai piao ba

What do you want to buy then?

na, ni yaomai shenme?

So how will you manage tomorrow?

na, nimen mingtian zenme ban?

In that case come and have something to eat at my house

na. Ni dao wojia lai chi bianfan ba

Well, how do yo know his French is good then?

na.. Ni zenme zhidao ta de fa wen hao ne?

In that case, are there many people who understand Mandarin?

name, dongbeijinghua de ren duo bu duo

I see. What does he teach?

name, ta jiao shenme?

Is it difficult? Is it difficult to study Chinese?

nan bu nan? Xue zhongwen nan bu nan?

Boy's or girls?

nan de haishi nu de

Do you like dumplings? I'll make some for you tomorrow

ni ai chi jiaozi ma? Mingtian gei ni bao jiaozi

Does your wife know how to drive?

ni airen hui ma?

And your wife, how is she doing?

ni airen ne? Ta zenme yang?

Are you going out?

ni chuqu ma?

Is your watch right?

ni de biao zhun bu zhun?

Why doesn't your younger sister play?

ni de meimei weisheme bu da?

Are you hungry?

ni e bu e?

are you hungry?

ni e ma?

Tell him I'm going to see the doctor

ni gaosu ta wo qu kanbing

Who are you writing to?

ni gei shui xie xin?

How is your son getting on?

ni haizi zenme yang?

Hello there

ni hao

How do you do. Please excuse me. My French is not very good

ni hao. Qing yuanliang. Wo de fawen bu hao

How do you do, Dr Wnag. I'm very pleased to meet you.

ni hao. Wang dafu. Wo feichang gaoxing renshi ni

Go on, have something to drink

ni he yidian er ba

Do you know how to drive?

ni hui bu hui kaiche?

Is your home far ?

ni jia yuan bu yuan?

If you have already met him, then you must know him.

ni jianguo ta, na, ni renshi ta

Have you seen him before?

ni jianguo ta?

Look. It's nearly 10 o'clock

ni kan. Kuai shi dian banle

You see what he's like

ni kan. Zhege ren

Are you tired?

ni lei ma?

Do you want to buy a newspaper?

ni mai bao ma?

Do you want to buy pens?

ni mai bu mai bi?

Do you want to buy books?

ni mai bu maishu?

And you?

ni ne?

You go and find out why there isn't any

ni qu dating yixia weisheme meiyou re shui

Where are you going?

ni qu na'er?

Do you know the way?

ni renshi lu ma?

Who do you know?

ni renshi shui?

Do you know her?

ni renshi ta ma?

Do you know him?

ni renshi ta ma?

Are you his older sister?

ni shi ta de jiejie ma?

What did you say?

ni shuo shenme?

Are you forgetting? Tomorrow we're closed

ni wangle? Mingtian guanmen er

Why do you say 'must?'

ni weisheme shuo kending?

Why are you asking me that?

ni weisheme wen wo zhege?

What would you like to eat?

ni xiang chi shenme?

Does your husband live here too?

ni xiansheng ye zhu zai zhe'er ma?

Do you like it?

ni xihuan bu xihuan?

Are you studying Cantonese?

ni xue guangdong hua ma?

Would you like a cooked dish?

ni yao buyao cai?

Whatd do you want?

ni yao shenme?

Can you speak French too?

ni ye hui shuofa wen ma?

Did you know him before?

ni yiqian renshi ta ma?

Do you have a car?

ni you che ma?

Have you go a ticket?

ni you piao ma?

Have you got chopsticks here?

ni zhe'er you kuaizi ma?

You're really confused. Isn't Sunday the day after tomorrow then?

ni zhen hutu. Houtian bu jiushi libai tian ma?

Do you live here?

ni zhu zai zhe'er ma?

Go and look for yourself

ni ziji qu kan ba

Have you been busy recently?

ni zuijin mang bu mang?

Hello everyone. I'm very sorry. I'm late.

nimen hao. Hen duibuqi. Wo lai wanle

What is the main part of your work here?

nimen zhe'er zhuyao shi zuo shenme de

And the girl?

nu haizi ni?

Oh. So that's who he is.

o! Jiushi ta ya

Oh. .What are you writing to the boss about?

o! Ni gei laoban xie xin, you she me shi er

Oh...And do they all speak Mandarin?

o. Dajia shi bushi dou shuo beijing hua?

Oh . Yes. It's started to rain.

o. Dui. Xia yule

Oh, excuse me.

o. Duibuqi

Oh. That's very interesting

o. Hen youyisi

Oh welcome. What have you come to study?

o. Huanying. Huanying. Ni lai xue shenme?

Oh...to open a factory...I would never have guessed.

o. Kai gongchang. Zhen xiangbudao

Oh. here he is

o. Laile. Laile

Ho Hello. Long time no see

o. Ni hao. Haojiu bujianle

Oh. You're ill

o. Nin bingle

Oh. So he's ill

o. Ta bingle

Oh. What is he studying there?

o. Ta zai na'er xue shenme?

Oh..you do the research?

o. Zuo yan jiu gongzuo ma?

Eh? Is it that late?

o? Name wanle

Oh really? Doesn't time fly?

o? Zhen de ma? Riziguo de zhen kuai ya

That's odd.

qiguai

Be quick tell me then

qing ni kuai dian er shuo ba

Shall we go to eat?

qu chifan, haobu hao?

How long does it take to get to Tiananmen?

qu tian'anmen yao duo chang shijian?

Let your big brother continue

rang gege jiezhe shuo

And about the hot water?

re shui ne?

Yes, he does. He's already been here three times

renshi. Renshi. Ta laiguo sancile

If you speak slowly, I can manage

ruguo shuo de man yidian er, jiu keyi

Which unit takes charge of production?

shengchan you nage danwei lai fuze?

and which animals?

shenme dongwu ne?

What sort of shops?

shenme shangdian?

What is your major?

shenme zhuanye?

It is, isn't it?

shi a

Oh yes, there are people who don't like playing cards

shi a, youren bu xihuan da

Yes, I know. He borrowed it 4 months ago

shi a. Wo zhidao. Ta jiele si ge yue

Oh yes. There aer people who understand it, but who don't speak it. You, for example

shi a. Youren dong, keshi bu hui shuo. Bifang shuo ni ba

Indeed...I really need that book

shi a.. Zhe ben shu, wo hen xuyao

yes. I started last month

shi. Shang ge yue jiu kaishile

Yes, it is. Your game isn't bad

shi.. Ni da de bucuo

Time flies

shijianguo de hen kuai

What do you mean? I'm going the day after tomorrow.

shui shuo de? Wo houtian jiu zou

Who are?

shui ya?

Who is it?

shui ya?

And for speaking?

shuohua ne?

OK. Never mind. I'll ask him later.

suanle. Suanle. Yi hui ren wo qu wen ta

When is he counting on coming back?

ta dasuan shenme shihou huilai?

How old are they?

ta de haizi dou duodale?

Is he still alive?

ta hai zai ma?

Does she know English?

ta hui yingyu ma?

WShen is she going to CHina?

ta shenme shihou dao zhongguo qu?

When will he be back?

ta shenme shihou huilai?

Is she your younger sister?

ta shi ni meimei ma?

Who is he?

ta shi shui?

Who is she?

ta shi shui?

What is she studying?

ta shi xue shenme de?

he says he can't come

ta shuo ta buneng lai

Did his wife go too?

ta taitai ye qule ma?

Is her husband also in China?

ta xiansheng ye zai zhongguo ma?

Does she also know Chinese?

ta ye hui hanyu ma?

Is she Chinese too?

ta yeshi zhongguo ren ma?

Is she married yet?

ta yijing jiehunle ma?

He's got a slight flu

ta youdian er ganmao

Is he here?

ta zai buzai?

where does she live?

ta zhu zai shenme difang?

What does she do?

ta zuo shenme?

What did they say?

tamen shuo shenme?

How old are they now?

tamen xianzai ji suile?

Have they any children?

tamen you haizi ma?

Everybody knows Tiananmen

tian'anmen, shui dou zhidao

Hello Wang. How are you. This is Li Ming speaking

wei. Wang tongzhi. Ni hao. Wo shi liming

Hello. Hello. Is that 339013?

wei. Wei. Ni shi "sansanjiu 0 yisan ma?

Why? We've still got time

weisheme? Hai you shijian ne

I don't know him

wo bu renshi ta

I've almost finished my packing

wo de xingli kuai zhunbei haole

I must go

wo gai zoule

But I've just asked

wo gangcai wenle

I think Shanghai is not bad. You should set up in Shanghai

wo kan shanghai bucuo. Zai shanghai kai ba

I don't think he can come tomorrow evening either.

wo kan, ta mingtian wanshang ye buneng lai

Shall I buy one?

wo mai yige, haobu hao?

And that book of mine, did you bring it?

wo na ben shu, dai laile ma?

What about my book?

wo na ben shu, zenme ban ne?

and what about me? What am i?

wo ne? Wo shu shenme?

I'm afraid he doesn't know the way

wo pa ta bu renshi lu

I really do need that book

wo shizai hen xuyao na ben shu

Pleased to meet you. This is Professor Li

wo ye hen gaoxing. Zhe wei shi li jiaoshou

I know him too

wo ye renshi ta

My English is no good either. I can only speak Chinese

wo yingwen ye buxing. Wo zhi hui jiang zhongwen

I have several questions I would like to ask

wo you ji ge wenti xiang wen yixia

I'd better go and enquire

wo zui hao qu dating yixia

Let's go to the hotel, then. I'm a bit tired

women dao luguan qu ba. Wo youdian er leile

WHich now are we?

women shi di ji pai?

What shall we do then?

women zenme ban ne?

HMMM...less than 2 hours

x. Bu dao liang ge xiaoshi

But now everyone understands Mandarin

xianzai dajia dou dong beijing hua

Now there are. Everyone has to study Mandarin

xianzai duole. Dajia dou de xue bei jing hua

What time is it?

xianzai ji dianle?

Who is Little Fatty

xiao pang shi shui?

They are written the same, but spoken differently

xie yiyang, keshi shuo jiu bu yiyangle

No thank you . I don't smoke

xiexie. Wo bu hui chouyan

At the interval, I'l go and buy a program, OK?

xiuxi de shihou, wo qu mai yi fen er shuomingshu. Haobu hao?

Are there department stores?

yao baihuo shangdian ma?

Do you want to come to town with us?

yao buyao gen women yiqi jin cheng qu?

Would you like some soup?

yao buyao tang?

You have to spend a lot of time

yao hua henduo shijian

A boy and a girl.

yige nan de, yige nu de

And then?

yihou ne?

Are there any magazines?

you huabao ma?

How many?

you ji ge?

What's odd?

you she me qiguai?

What's strange about it?

you she me qiguai?

What is there?

you she me?

In Tibet they speak Tibetan, don't they?

zai xizang shi shuo zang wen, shi bushi?

Goodbye

zaijian

See you then

zaijian ba

What shall we do then?

zenme ban ne?

What can I do?

zenme ban?

What's it like? Is it difficult?

zenme yang? Nan bu nan?

What abou thte holidays?

zenmeliao?

Mr Zhang. It sounds like there's someone outside

zhang xiansheng. Haoxiang waibian er youren

8.6 yuan change

zhao nin ba kuai liu mao

What time does this plane arrive in Singapore?

zhe ban feiji ji dian dao xinjiapo?

I haven't felt well these last few days.

zhe ji tian wo bu shufu

Here is 20 yuan

zhe shi ershi kuai

That I don't know

zhe wo bu zhidao

What are you thinking of buying this time?

zhe yici ni xiang mai shenme?

How much is this pork?

zhe zhurou duoshao qian?

Are the houses nice here?

zhe'er fangzi haobu hao?

Are there newspapers here?

zhe'er you bao ma?

This man is very friendly

zhege ren hen reqing

Is this a good satchel?

zhege shubao haobu hao?

When was this research centre founded?

zhege yanjiu suo shi nei nian cheng li de?

Is that true?

zhen de ma?

Really? Are yougoing on business?

zhen de ma? Qu zuo shengyi ma?

Really. They're getting married next month

zhen de. Xia ge yue jiu jiehun

That's a pity

zhen kexi

That's strange

zhen qiguai

That's very practical

zheyang hen fangbian

He's been living there for 4 months now

zhule si ge yuele

OUr main work concerns computers and web sites

zhuyao shi gao diannao, gao wangzhan

Let's go

zou ba

For how many stops?

zuo ji zhan ne?

after 3 stops, you get off at Fiveways Crossroads

zuo san zhan; dao wudaokou xia che

Do you know who the author is?

zuozhe shi shui? Ni zhidao ma?

Shang is for Shanghai, Wu is for Wuxian (wireless)

" Shang "shi shanghai."Wu" shi wuxiandian