Any more simple things please...
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Hi, I'm trying to learn some Mandarin - enough to get by, and I was wondering if anyone else had some simple phrases/words for me to learn (yes/no/how are you?/etc.) Xiexie to anyone who can help.
P.S. Please spell phonetically, I've not quite got the hang of the proninciation yet.
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I'm fluent. I'll translate anything you want to know.
Lithi@EstateSerenity.net
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Originally posted by Lithi:
I'm fluent. I'll translate anything you want to know.
My high school science teacher said you need to know three sentences (all questions) of any foreign language to survive:
“Do you speak English?”
“Where is the bathroom?”
and
“Are you of legal age?”
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Originally posted by christhecynic:Quote:
Originally posted by Lithi:
I'm fluent. I'll translate anything you want to know.
My high school science teacher said you need to know three sentences (all questions) of any foreign language to survive:
“Do you speak English?”
“Where is the bathroom?”
and
“Are you of legal age?”
Spelled the way they sound:
1. Ni hui shuo yin yu ma?
2. tse suo dsai na li?
tse suo = bathroom (generic)
You may substitute with the following:
Shi so jien = water closet (more polite in restaurants and hotels)
Yu shih = Bathing room (one that has a shower or a tub)
Hua Drun shih = powder room (fancy fancy)
3. Ni yo chen nien ma? (casual)
or depending on local law, use the following:
Ni yo mahn [heh fa deh nien ling] ma? (are you over legal age?; formal)
Ni yo mahn [er shi yi] ma? (are you over 21?)
Ni yo mahn [shi ba] ma? (are you over 18?)
I'll throw in a bonus phrase, according to me 9th grade English teacher that one must know:
"Wo bu shih ni the di ren" = I am not your enemy.
Another bonus phrase from me that might be useful but should never be abused:
"Wo yo mei jing" = I have U.S. currency.
Lithi@EstateSerenity.net
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Originally posted by Lithi:
I'll throw in a bonus phrase, according to me 9th grade English teacher that one must know:
"Wo bu shih ni the di ren" = I am not your enemy.
Sounds like a good one.
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Another bonus phrase from me that might be useful but should never be abused:
"Wo yo mei jing" = I have U.S. currency.
Also good.
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Yes. There are 3 main ways to say it, and here they are:
好 hao3 (good, ok, yes)
對 dui4 (correct, yes)
是 shi4 (true, yes)
No. Just one major word, and you add the words from above after it depending on the context.
不 bu4 (not)
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