Hello.
你好
你好
nǐ hǎo
lit. “you good”
你好
nei5 hou2
lit. “you good”
Basics & Etiquette
Tips & etiquette
Nice to meet you.
很高兴认识你
很高興認識你
hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nǐ
lit. “very happy know you”
好高興認識你
hou2 gou1 hing3 jing6 sik1 nei5
lit. “very happy know you”
polite
My Chinese isn't very good.
我的中文不太好
我的中文不太好
wǒ de zhōng wén bú tài hǎo
lit. “my Chinese not very good”
中文不好
中文不好
zhōng wén bù hǎo
lit. “Chinese not good”
我廣東話唔係好好
ngo5 gwong2 dung1 waa2 m4 hai6 hou2 hou2
lit. “my Cantonese not very good”
廣東話唔好
gwong2 dung1 waa2 m4 hou2
lit. “Cantonese not good”
casual
Do you speak English?
你会说英语吗
你會說英語嗎
nǐ huì shuō yīng yǔ ma
lit. “you can speak English question”
英语
英語
yīng yǔ
lit. “English”
你識唔識講英文
nei5 sik1 m4 sik1 gong2 jing1 man2
lit. “you know not know speak English”
英文
jing1 man2
lit. “English”
polite
Could you speak more slowly?
请说慢一点
請說慢一點
qǐng shuō màn yì diǎn
lit. “please speak slow a-bit”
慢一点
慢一點
màn yì diǎn
lit. “slow a-bit”
請講慢啲
cing2 gong2 maan6 di1
lit. “please speak slow a-bit”
慢啲
maan6 di1
lit. “slow a-bit”
polite
I don't understand.
我不明白
我不明白
wǒ bù míng bái
lit. “I not understand”
不明白
不明白
bù míng bái
lit. “not understand”
我唔明
ngo5 m4 ming4
lit. “I not understand”
唔明
m4 ming4
lit. “not understand”
Thank you.
谢谢
謝謝
xiè xie
lit. “thanks”
唔該
m4 goi1
lit. “thanks for the trouble”
polite
No thank you.
不用了谢谢
不用了謝謝
bú yòng le xiè xie
lit. “no need thanks”
不用
不用
bú yòng
lit. “no need”
唔使啦唔該
m4 sai2 laa1 m4 goi1
lit. “no need thanks”
唔使
m4 sai2
lit. “no need”
polite
Sorry.
对不起
對不起
duì bu qǐ
lit. “cannot face you”
對唔住
deoi3 m4 zyu6
lit. “cannot face you”
polite
Cheers!
干杯
乾杯
gān bēi
lit. “dry glass”
飲勝
jam2 sing3
lit. “drink victory”
casual
Goodbye.
再见
再見
zài jiàn
lit. “again see”
拜拜
baai1 baai3
lit. “bye bye”