chinese sentences

不好意思，我听不懂

bùhăoyìsi, wô tīng bù dông (sorry, i cant understand what youre saying)

不好意思， 我们今天来不了了

bùhăoyìsi, wômen jīntiān lái bú liăo le (sorry, today we are unable to come)

不要吃那么快

bú yào chī nàme kuài dont eat that fast

杯子在苹果前面

bēizi zài píngguô qiánmiàn (the cup is in front of the apple)

吃完饭之后，我回到自己的房间听中文歌

chī wánfàn zhīhòu, wô huí dào zìjî de fángjiān tīng zhōngwén gē (after finishing eating I return to my own room and listen to chinese songs)

吃饭的时候他坐在我对面，但没有说话

chīfàn de shíhou tā zuòzài wô duìmiàn, dàn méiyôu shuōhuà (when we were eating he sat opposite me but didnt speak)

你爸爸的汉语怎么比你的都好?

nî bàba de hànyû zěnme bî nî de dōu hăo? (how come your fathers chinese is even better than yours?)

电影非常难懂

diànyîng fēicháng nándông the movie is difficult to understand

懂了吗？

dông le ma? do you understand?

房间里有沙发，你可以坐下休息

fángjiān lî yôu shāfā, nî kěyî zuòxià xiūxi (the room has a sofa, you can sit down and rest)

飞机比火车快。火车比飞机慢。

fēijī bî huôchē kuài, huôchē bî fēijī màn airplanes are faster than trains, trains are slower than airplanes

飞机非常快，比火车快很多

fēijī fēicháng kuài, bî huôchē kuài hěn duō (planes are very fast, much faster than trains)

回我的信息很难吗?

huí wô de xìnxī hěn nán ma? (is it really hard to reply to my messages?)

火车比开车快，但飞机比火车还快

huôchē bî kāichē kuài, dàn fēijī bî huôchē hái kuài the train is faster than the car (taking the car) but the airplane is even faster than the train

后面的人听不到

hòumiàn de rén tīng bú dào (the people in the back cant hear)

考试已经开始五分钟他才开始写

kăoshì yîjīng kāishî wû fēnzhōng tā kāishî xiě (the exam had already started for 5 minutes before he started to write)

老师很差，什么都教不了

lăoshī hěn chà, shénme dōu jiāo bú liăo (the teachers are really bad, they cant teach anything)

老师教得非常好

lăoshī jiāo de fēicháng hăo (the teacher teaches very well)

老师说的英语听难懂

lăoshī shuō de yīngyû tīng nándông the teachers english is difficult to understand

每个人都需要喝水

měi gè rén dōu xūyào hē shuî (everybody needs to drink water)

那几个学生走路走得非常快

nà jî gè xuéshēng zôulù zôu de fēicháng kuài (those few students walk very quickly)

你不需要开得那么快

nî bû xūyào kāi de nàme kuài (you dont need to drive that fast)

你的手机太差了，快点儿买新的

nî de shôujī tài chà le, kuài diănr măi xīn de (your phone is too bad, hurry up and buy a new one)

你的选择是对的，不要担心

nî de xuănzé shì duì de, bú yào dānxīn (your choice is correct, dont worry)

你今天不需要做饭，我们都已经吃了

nî jīntiān bú xūyào zuòfàn, wômen dōu yîjīng chī le you dont need to cook today, we already ate

你今天来得早，还没开始

nî jīntiān lái de zăo, hái méi kāishî (you came early today, we havent started yet)

你来自哪个国家?

nî láizì nâge guójiā? what country do you come from?

你能看懂中文吗?

nî néng kàndông zhōngwén ma? (can you understand chinese writing?)

你说你上课的时候从来不看手机，但我刚看到你在看

nî shuō nî shàngkè de shíhou cònglái bù kàn shôujī, dàn wô gāng kàndào nî zài kàn (you said you never look at your phone in class but i just saw you looking)

你为什么没告诉我老师在后面?

nî wèishénme méi gàosu wô lăoshī zài hòumiàn? (why didnt you tell me the teacher was behind?)

你这样做没错，不要听他的

nî zhèyàng zuò méi cuò, bú yào tīng tā de (doing it like this is completely fine, dont listen to him)

你知道他是哪里的人吗?

nî zhīdào tā shì nălî de rén ma? do you know which country he is from?

你坐在前面，我坐在后面

nî zuò zài qiánmiàn, wô zuò zài hòumiàn youre sitting in front, i am sitting in the back

你走得太慢

nî zôu de tài màn (you walk too slowly)

你走路很快

nî zôulù hěn kuài you walk very fast

你俄语考试考的怎么样?

nî éyû kăoshì kăo de zěnmeyàng? (how did you do in the russian exam?)

前面的水果是什么?

qiánmiàn de shuîguô shì shénme? (what is the fruit at the front?)

其实我不会说汉语

qíshí wô bú huì shuō hànyû (actually, i cant speak chinese)

如果你要开车你必须先考试

rúguô nî yào kāichē nî bìxū xiān kăoshì (if you want to drive you must first take a test)

如果坐火车明天早上就到

rúguô zuò huôchē, míngtiān zăoshàng jiù dào (if we take the train, we'll arrive tomorrow morning)

他做饭比我妈妈都好吃

tā zuòfàn bî wô māma dōu hăochī (his cooking is even more tasty than my mothers)

他坐在后面，一直不说话

tā zuòzài hòumiàn, yìzhí bú shuōhuà (he sat at the back and didnt say anything the whole time)

他从来不回我的邮件

tā cónglái bù huí wô de yóujiàn (he never replies to my emails)

他的答案是错的

tā de dá'àn shì cuò de (his answer is wrong)

他房间的门没关好

tā fángjiān de mén méi guānhăo (the door to his room wasnt closed properly)

他还没开始，他在我后面准备

tā hái méi kāishî, tā zài wô hòumiàn zhûnbéi (he hasnt started yet, he is behind me getting ready)

他很紧张的回答我

tā hěn jînzhāng de huídá wô (he answered me nervously)

他开车开得很快

tā kāichē kāide hěn kuài he drives (the car) very fast

他来得很晚，我们都已经开始了

tā lái de hěn wăn, wômen dōu yîjïng kāishî le (he came very late, we had all already started)

他没有回我的信息

tā méiyôu huí wô de xìnxī (he didnt reply to my message)

他说他懂，但其实他不懂

tā shuō tā dông, dàn qíshí tā bú dông he says he understands, but he doenst actually understand

他一直说他来自英国，而其实他来自美国

tā yìzhí shuō tā láizì yīngguó, ér qíshí tā láizì mêiguó (he always says he comes from britain but he actually comes from america)

他已经说了他来自哪儿，但我没听懂

tā yîjīng shuōle tā láizì năr, dàn wô méi tīngdông (she has already said where she comes from but i didnt understand)

他做饭做得非常难吃，我们都不想吃

tā zuò fàn zuò de fēicháng nánchī, wômen dōu bú xiăng chī his cooking is very bad, none of us want to eat it

他自己做饭是因为他不喜欢花钱

tā zìjî zuòfàn shì yīnwèi tā bú xîhuān huā qián (he cooks himself because he doenst like to spend money)

他们从来没来过我家

tāmen cónglái méi láiguò wô jiā (they have never been to my house)

他们的日语怎么那么差? 什么都说不了

tāmen de rìyû zěnme nàme chà? shénme dōu shuō bú liăo (how come their japanese is so bad? they cant say anything)

他们走得比谁都早

tāmen zôu de bî shéi dōu zăo (they left earlier than anyone)

我比你高很多

wô bî nî gāo hěn duō i am much taller than you

我不懂他要住在那么远的地方

wô bú dông tā yào zhù zài nàme yuăn de dìfang (i dont understand why he wants to live in such a distant place)

我从来不喝酒

wô cónglái bù hē jiû (i never drink alcohol)

我担心明天的考试

wô dānxīn míngtiān de kăoshì (i am worried about tomorrows test)

我给不了你那么多，我能不能给少一点?

wô gěi bú liăo nî nàme duō, wô néng bù néng gěi shăo yì diăn? (i cant give you so much, can i give you a bit less?)

我家对面有一家饭店

wô jiā duìmiàn yôu yì jiā fàndiàn (there is a restaurant opposite my house)

我觉得上海话很难懂

wô juéde shànghăihuà hěn nándông i think shanghainese is very difficult to understand

我觉得他是最好的。没错，他比其他的好很多

wô juéde tā shì zuì hăo de. méicuò, tā bî qítā de hăo hěn duō (i think he's the best. thats right, he's much better than the others)

我开不了你的车，只能开我自己的

wô kāi bú liăo nî de chē, zhî néng kāi wô zìjî de (i cant drive your car, i can only drive my own)

我累了，需要休息一会儿

wô lèi le, xūyào xiūxi yí huìr (i'm tired, i need to rest for a little while)

我没有懂她的意思

wô méiyôu dông tā de yìsi (i didnt understand what he meant)

我每天下班以后。。。

wô mêitiān xiàbān yîhòu.... (every day after work i....)

我其实觉得有一些压力比没有压力好

wô qíshí juéde yô yìxiē yālì bî méiyôu yālì hăo (actually i think that having some pressure is better than having no pressure)

我听不懂她说的话

wô tīng bú dông tā shuō de huà i dont understand what he's saying

我听不懂我妈妈听的音乐

wô tīng bú dông wô māma tīng de yīnyuè (i cant understand the music my mum is listening to)

我听说他教英语教得非常好

wô tīng shuō tā jiāo yīngyû jiāo de fēicháng hăo (i heard he teaches english very well)

我听说他考的很差

wô tīngshuō tā kăo de hěn chà (i heard he did really bad in the test)

我听说他们今年考不了，明年才能考试。没错，他们要等到明年。

wô tīngshuō tāmen jīnnián kăo bù liăo, míngnián cáinéng kăoshì. mèi cuò, tāmen yào děngdào míngnián (i heard they wont be able to take the exam this year, they cant to it until next year. thats right, they have to wait until next year)

我现在能听懂汉语

wô xiànzài néng tīngdông hànyû i can now understand chinese

我想考你的汉语

wô xiăng kăo nî de hànyû (i want to test your chinese)

我想考你一个难的，这些都太简单

wô xiăng kăo nî yí gè nán de, zhèxiē dōu tài jiăndān (i want to give you a difficult one to answer, these are all too simple)

我想坐沙发休息十分钟

wô xiăng zuò shāfā xiūxi shí fēnzhōng (i want to sit on the sofa and rest for 10 minutes)

我小的时候很喜欢。。。

wô xiăo de shíhou hĕn xîhuān... (when i was young, i really liked...)

我一整天都没有休息

wô yì zhěng tiān dōu méiyôu xiūxi (i havent rest for a whole day)

我这一周要准备考试

wô zhè yì zhōu yào zhûnbèi kăoshì (this week i need to prepare for the test)

我住在后面的那一栋

wô zhù zài hòumiàn de nà yí dòng (i live in that building behind)

我坐在你前面

wô zuò zài nî qiánmiàn (i'm sitting in front of you)

我在火车上，我后面有三个年轻人在聊天

wô zài huôchē shàng, wô hòumiàn yôu sān ge niánqīngrén zài liáotiān (i'm on the train, behind me are three young people chatting)

我们公司有三栋楼

wômen gōngsī yôu sān dòng lóu (our company has three buildings)

我们住的楼是最新的

wômen zhù de lóu shì zuì xīn de (the building we live in is the newest)

学习语言需要说话

xuéxí yûyán xūyào shuōhuà (learning a language requires speaking)

压力都来自她的工作

yālì dōu láizì tā de gōngzuò (the stress all comes from his work)

这附近的楼都是新的

zhè fùjìn de lóu dōu shì xīn de (the buildings in this area are all new)

这是什么语言?

zhè shì shénme yûyán? (what language is this?)

这是一个非常差的选择

zhè shì yí gè fēicháng chà de xuănzé (this is a really bad choice)

这个房间太小，怎么可以住八个人?

zhège fángjiān tài xiăo, zěnme kěyî zhù bā gè rén? (this room is too small, how can it accommodate eight people?)

这个问题太简单了，学生错不了

zhège wèntí tài jiăndān le, xuéshēng cuò bú liăo (this question is too simple, the students cant be wrong)

这个字你写错了

zhège zì nî xiêcuò le (you wrote this character/letter wrong)

坐飞机比什么都快

zuò fēijī bî shénme dōu kuài going by airplane is faster than anything else (i.e. any other method of transportation)

坐飞机最快，但是也最贵

zuò fēijī zuì kuài, dànshì yě zuì guì going by plane is the fastest but also the most expensive

坐火车去需要几个小时?

zuò huôchē qù xūyào jî gè xiăoshí? taking the train, how long does it take?

走得这么慢我们五点半才到

zôu de zhème màn wômen wû diăn bàn cái dào (walking this slowly we wont arrive until half past five)