17 USEFUL CHINESE WORDS

Living in China can be tough especially if you don’t know the language. Overtime one does luckily pick up some basic phrases that makes getting by a little easier. In the following post I will share 17 useful Chinese words that I have learned thus far.

1. nǐ hǎo (listen) : Hello 
2. wéi (listen) : Hello when answering the the phone.
3. nǐ hǎo ma (listen): How are you?
4. wǒ hěn hǎo , nǐ ne (listen): I am  fine thank you, and you?
5. Zǎoshànghǎo (listen): Good Moring.
6. Wǔān (listen): Good Afternoon
7. Wǎnshànghǎo (listen): Good Evening
8. Wǎnān (listen): Good night
9. Zàijiàn (listen): Goodbye
10. xièxie(listen): Thank you
11. mànmàn chī (listen):Bon appetit
12. gān bēi (listen): Cheers 
13. wǒ tīngbùdǒng (listen): I don't understand
14. duìbùqǐ  (listen): Sorry
15. Zhège duōshǎo qián?(listen):  How much for this?
16. cèsuǒ zài nǎli?(listen): Where is the toilet?
17. búyào dǎrǎo wǒ:(listen): Leave me alone!