Point and speak. Greetings, ordering, asking the way — every scene a trip throws at you.
Travel Basics starts from phrases you can use on the spot, even if this is your first contact with Chinese. Vocabulary and example sentences are grouped by scene - greetings, shopping, ordering, asking the way - and published with pinyin and translations. The audio is read a little slower than usual, so you can check each sound as you learn it.
| Characters | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | hello |
| 早上好 | zǎoshang hǎo | good morning |
| 再见 | zàijiàn | goodbye |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you |
| 不客气 | bú kèqi | you're welcome |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | sorry |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | it's all right |
| 请 | qǐng | please |
| 麻烦你 | máfan nǐ | excuse me, could you help |
| 是 | shì | yes |
| 不是 | bú shì | no, that's not it |
| 好 | hǎo | okay, good |
| 要 | yào | I want it |
| 不要 | bú yào | I don't want it |
| 可以吗 | kěyǐ ma | is it okay? |
| 我 | wǒ | I, me |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 听不懂 | tīng bu dǒng | I don't understand what you said |
| 请写一下 | qǐng xiě yíxià | please write it down |
| 请说慢一点 | qǐng shuō màn yìdiǎn | please speak more slowly |
| 再说一次 | zài shuō yí cì | say it once more |
| 我不会说中文 | wǒ bú huì shuō Zhōngwén | I can't speak Chinese |
| 你会说英语吗 | nǐ huì shuō Yīngyǔ ma | do you speak English? |
| 日本人 | Rìběnrén | Japanese person |
| 请帮我 | qǐng bāng wǒ | please help me |
| 在哪儿 | zài nǎr | where is it? |
| 地铁 | dìtiě | subway |
| 地铁站 | dìtiě zhàn | subway station |
| 出租车 | chūzū chē | taxi |
| 公交车 | gōngjiāo chē | bus |
This page shows only the beginning of the list. All 159 words are available in the vocabulary screen, together with audio.
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Hello!
谢谢你。
Thank you.
我听不懂。
I don't understand.
请写一下。
Please write it down.
我是日本人。
I'm Japanese.
This page shows only the beginning of the list. All 30 sentences appear with audio as dictation questions in the app's test.
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