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Various Chinese Phrases

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先生
mister
请座
Please, sit down
å’–å•¡
Coffee
那么
So; In that case
中国
China; Chinese
行不行?
Is that okay or not?
那么,中国茶行不行?
Would chinese tea be alright then?
喝
drink
茶
tea
喜欢
to like
你喜欢不喜欢喝咖啡?
Would you like coffee?
他很不喜欢她
He *really* doesn't like her
那么咖啡行不行?
In that case, will coffee do?
我很喜欢你
I like you very much
他也不喜欢我
He doesn't like me either
介绍
introduce
爱人
husband or wife
太太
Mrs.
认识
recognize, to know
高兴
happy
桔子汁
orange juice
ç»™
give
è¿™
this
是
is, was, to be
您
you (polite form)
真
really
é…’
alcoholic drink, wine, liquor
吧
auxillary, used to suggest
å‘¢
(question word used to soften a question)
会
can, be able to
杯
cup
丬
1
二
2
三
3
å››
4
五
5
å…­
6
丒
7
å…«
8
九
9
十
10
香焦
banana
奶酪
cheese
草莓
strawberry
葡萄
grape
船
boat
回到
return to
大声
loudly / loud
地
(subor. part. adverbial) / -ly
å“­
to cry / to weep
起
to rise / to raise / to get up
好半天
most of the day
停
to stop / to halt
大概
roughly / approximate / about
怪物
monster / freak
丑
shameful / ugly / disgraceful
眼泪
tear (as in crying)
伤忒
grieve
从此
thereupon / henceforth
以后
after / later / afterwards / following
再
again / once more
出现
to appear / to arise / to emerge
渐渐
gradually
忘
to forget / to overlook / to neglect
夏天
summer
年
year
太阳
sun
火
fire
已经
already
好久
quite a while
土地
land / territory
一块
piece
干
to work / to do / to manage
撳
to wish / to want / to miss
我给你喝
I'll drink it for you
我给你介绍他
I'll introduce him to you
一下
Used to soften the abruptness of a sentence
我给你介绍一下他
I'll introduce him to you (polite)
认识您, 我真高兴
I'm very happy to know you
本
"volume" - Measure word for printed matter (books, magazines, etc...)
張
"sheet" - Measure word for rectangular objecst (paper, tables, beds, etc...)
他会来
He will come
他不会喝酒
He doesn't drink alcohol
从此以后他再也吃
After that, he eats again
渐渐大家都忘了他
Gradually, everyone forgot about him
大家想起了他
Everyone missed him
å…”
rabbit
ç‹ 
fierce / very
只要
if only / so long as
只要他一哭, ...
As long as he cries, ...
对呀!
Right!
来到
to come / to arrive
你出来
Come out!
听
listen / hear
以为
consider (that) / believe
找
to try to find / to look for
他高兴地出来了
He happily came out
骂
To scold, curse, swear
一下子
in a short while / all at once / all of a sudden
赶快
at once / immediately
回家
homeward
回
to return; to go back
去
to go / to leave
你想去我那儿吃?
Do you want to eat at my place?
那么桔子汁好吧?
How about orange juice then?
我很喜欢喝酒
I adore drinking
葡萄酒
wine
他认识她吗?
Does he know her?
我爱人吸烟，我很不高兴
When my wife smokes I get very upset.
英语
English
还是
or (question)
快
fast / quick
男孩儿几岁?
How old is your son?
我二十九岁
I'm 29 years old
结婚
To marry, to get married
你结婚了吗？
Are you married
对象
boyfriend / girlfriend
(lit. facing image)
--是什么意思?
What does -- mean?
朋友
friend
男朋友
boyfriend
A是B的意思
A means B
她也在中国吗？
Is she in China too?
那汰好了!
That would be great!
太
too
明天
tomorrow
晚上
evening / in the evening
晚饭
dinner
午饭
lunch
那汰谢谢你们了！
Thank you very much!
几点钟去呢?
What time should we go?
怎么样
How about it
六点怎么样？
How would 6 o'clock suit you?
行就六点吧
Fine, 6 o'clock then.
就
Then (as in a suggestion)
我们俩
Both of us
几
How many?
(usually when expecting less than ten)
多少
How much, how many?
å°‘
few; little
你结婚了没有？
Are you married?
你结婚没结婚？
Are you married?
我没有结婚
I'm not married
我没结婚
I'm not married
音乐
music
歌手名
artist name
(lit. singer name)
专辑名
album name
说唱
rap
歌
song
歌词
song lyrics
我的杯子
My cup
我朋友
My friend
他妈妈
His mom
Adverb placement
Generally precede the verb
Adverbial phrases of time: placement
Precede the verb.
Can also precede the subject/topic for emphasis
Rules for 'le' (indicated action just completed)
- Use le after verb in positive
- Can use "mei you" to form negative (witout le).
- Can also use "mei you [verb]" or "mei [verb]" in negative
- Can use "ma" or "mei you" after le for question
- Or can use "[verb] mei [verb]" without le for question
Question word positioning
Appear in the sentence in the same place that the word that replaces them in the answer
Verb-Object constructions
Chinese like to add a "fill in" object to the verb when saying something like "He likes to eat" or "He is going to read", and there isn't already an object there.

"le" test - The difference between these constructions and a compound verb is that "le" can be inserted between the verb & object.
吒饭
To eat a meal
(lit. to eat cooked rice)
读书
To study
(lit. to read books)
画画儿
To draw/paint
(lit. to draw drawings, to paint paintings)
教书
To teach
(lit. to teach books)
弬车
To drive
(lit. to drive a car)
看书
To read
(lit. to read books)
录音
To record (also n. recording)
(lit. to record sound)
请客
To invite to dinner
(lit. to invite guest)
睡觉
To go to bed, to sleep
(lit. to sleep sleep)
说话
To speak, talk
(lit. to speak speech)
谈话
To chat (also n. conversation)
(lit. to chat speech)
吸烟
To smoke
(lit. to smoke tobacco/cigarrettes)
走路
To walk
(lit. to walk road)
坐车
To go (by some form of transport)
(lit. to sit car)
分
Minute (as in time)
四点十五分
4:15
四点一刻
4:15
四点半
4:30
四点三刻
4:45
差十分四点
3:50
才
only
(e.g. - I'm only 20 years old!)
我才十五岁
I'm only 15 years old
因为
because
她很不高兴因为我吸烟
She is very upset because I smoke
条
measure word for long, thin things (strip, ribbon, etc...)
绿
green
江苏
Jiangsu province
省
province
如皋
Rugao city, of Jiangsu province
市
market / city
苏州
Suzhou city in the province of Jiangsu
杭州
Hangzhou city, capital of Zhejiang province
浙江省
Zhejiang province
上海
Shanghai
绍兴
City in northeastern Zhejiang province
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