Basic Chinese for Travelling to China Hello How are you? Good morning. Good evening. 你好 你好吗? 早上好 晚上好 Ni hao Ni hao ma? Zao shang hao. Wan shang hao. How much does it cost? It is too expensive! Can I have it cheaper? 多少钱? 太贵了! 便宜一点? Duoshao qian? Tai gui le. Pian yi yi dian? Where are you from? I am from America. I am a student at UMD. 你是哪里人? 我 是 美国 人。 我 是 马里兰 大学 的 学生。 Ni shi na li ren? Wo shi Meiguo ren. Wo shi malilan daxue de xuesheng. What is your name? My name is… 你 叫 我 叫(your name) 什么 名字? Ni jiao shenme mingzi? Wo jiao (your name) Thank you. You are welcome! Excuse me. (Pardon me / Sorry) 谢 谢。 不 用 谢! 不 好 意思 Xiexie Bu yong xie! Bu hao yisi I am sorry. No Problem. Goodbye Good night 对 不 起 没 问题 再 见 晚 Dui bu qi Mei wenti Zai jian Wan an 安 Where is a toilet? I want to go to this place. I am lost. 厕 所 在 哪里? 我 要 去 这里。 我 迷 路 了。 Ce suo zai nail? Wo yao qu zhe li. Wo mi lu le. Numbers: 1 Yi, 2 Er, 3 San, 4 Si, 5 Wu, 6 Liu, 7 Qi, 8 Ba, 9 Jiu, 10 Shi 11 Shi yi, 12 Shi er, 13 Shi san, 14 Shi si, 15 Shi wu… 20 Er shi, 30 San shi, 40 Si shi, 50 Wu shi….. 21 Er shi yi, 56 Wu shi liu 100 Yi bai, 200 Liang bai, 300 San bai… 125 Yi bai er shi wu 1000 Yi qian, 2000 Liang qian, 3000 San qian… 2145 Liang qian yi bai er shi wu