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
