1. (Inflight conversation) On business or on holiday?

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1 Mandarin Chinese Vol 2 with Chinese characters English Chinese Pinyin 1. (Inflight conversation) On business or on holiday? chū chāi huò zhě dù jià? Are you going to Beijing on business - or - on holiday? nín qù běi jīng chū chāi - huò zhě - dù jià? You going to Beijing? nín qù běi jīng going to Beijing qù běi jīng on business chū chāi or huò zhě on holiday? dù jià I - go on business - and - to visit friends wǒ - qù chū chāi - hé - bài fǎng péng yǒu and hé to visit - friends - bài fǎng - péng yǒu Excuse me, Sir (Madam) láo jià xiān shēng (nǚ shì) switch off, turn off guān your mobile phone nín de shǒu jī your nín de mobile phone shǒu jī OK! hǎo de What would you like to drink? nǐ mén yào hē shén me? (You would like to drink what?) You (plural) - would like nǐ mén - yào You (one person) - would like nin - yào I d like - to drink - flower blossom tea I d like wǒ yào - hē - huā chá wǒ yào please bring me a bottle of beer qǐng gěi wǒ yī píng pí jiǔ OK. Just a moment please hǎo de. qǐng shāo děng. (Lit.: Please moment wait) Also, please give me a bottle yě qǐng gěi wǒ yī píng. also yě Here you are. gěi nín. your beer nín de pí jiǔ your (one person) your (more than one) *You is ning singular or nimen when addressing two people. 2. Are you Chinese? nín de nǐ men de

2 (Are you a China person?) Are you Chinese? (Are you a China person?) You are China Person? nín shì zhōng guó rén nín shì zhōng guó rén Thai person tài guó rén English (England person) yīng guó rén Are you English? nín shì yīng guó rén You are England Person? nín shì yīng guó rén No, I m not bù, wǒ bù shì I m - China person - wǒ shì - zhōng guó rén. Yes shì de but - I live in England dàn - wǒ zhù zài yīng guó. But I live in England dàn wǒ zhù zài yīng guó Do you come from Beijing? (You come from Beijing?) nín lái zì běi jīng You (familiar you) come from Beijijng?? nín ( nǐ ) lái zì běi jīng No, I not come from Beijing bù, wǒ bù lái zì běi jīng.

3 No, I not come from Beijing bù, wǒ bù lái zì běi jīng I not come from Hongkong. wǒ bù lái zì xiāng gǎng. You come from where? nín lái zì nǎ lǐ? I come from Shanghai. - wǒ lái zì - shàng hǎi. I come from London - wǒ lái zì - lún dūn. This is your first time to come to Beijing? zhè shì nín dì yī cì lái běi jīng Breakdown This is you first time come to Beijing?? zhè shì nín dì yī cì lái běijīng yes shì de Hope you enjoy your stay in Beijing. zhù nín zài běi jīng yú kuài (Lit.: Hope you in Beijing happy.) Breakdown Hope you in Beijing happy zhù nín zài běi jīng yú kuài happy birthday (birthday- happy) Hope you have a nice weekend (Lit.:hope you- (at) weekend- happy) Breakdown shēng rì - yú kuài zhù nín - zhōu mò - yú kuài. hope you (at) weekend happy zhù nín zhōu mò yú kuài Bye! zài jiàn

4 3. Meeting and greeting Hallo, very pleased/glad - to meet you., - nín hǎo, hěn gāo xìng - rèn shí nín. I m - John Smith. - John Smith wǒ shì - John Smith. My name is (I m called) - John Smith - John Smith wǒ jiào - John Smith. My name is Wong Qianqian - wǒ jiào - Wáng Qiànqiàn. ( Wang is the family name, Qianqian is the first name) Hallo Mrs. Wong wáng nǚ shì, nín hǎo. (Wong Mrs., hallo) Lee - Mr. Hallo - lǐ - xiān shēng, nín hǎo. How are you? nǐ hǎo I m very well, thanks. And you? wǒ hěn hǎo, xiè xiè. nǐ ne? And you nǐ (nin) ne? Welcome - to Beijing. - huān yíng - lái běi jīng How was the journey? - lǚ tú - zěn me yàng? (the journey - how about it?) Very pleasant. hěn yú kuài What time did you leave London?* (You what- time - leave London (did)) nǐ/ nín - shén me - shí hòu - lí kāi lún dūn (de)? In the morning (at) 9 O clock - shàng wǔ - jiǔ diǎn What time - do you leave Beijing - tomorrow? (You - tomorrow - what - time - leave Beijing?) Breakdown nǐ - míng tiān - shén me - shí hòu - lí kāi běi jīng? You tomorrow what time leave Beijing? nǐ míng tiān shén me shí hòu lí kāi běi jīng?

5 4. Future and plans What are we doing now? wǒ men - xiàn zài - zuò - shén me? (We - now - do - what?) What - are we going to do? - - wǒ men - jiāng yào - zuò shén me? (We - going to - do what?) Firstly - I ll take you - to the hotel. - - shǒu xiān - wǒ dài nín - qù jiǔ diàn. I ll - pick you up at 7. (I - at 7 o clock - come - take you.) I ll wait for you at the the hotel entrance (I - at -the hotel - entrance - wait for you) Then - we - go to - a - special - restaurant wǒ - qī diǎn - lái jiē nín. wǒ - zài - jiǔ diàn - rù kǒu - děng nín. rán hòu - wǒ men - qù - yī jiā - tè bié de - fàn diàn. We - can - at that place - eat - Beijing roast Duck wǒ men - kě yǐ - zài nà lǐ - chī - běi jīng kǎo yā and - dumplings - hé - shuǐ jiǎo Very good food hěn hǎo chī See you at 7! qī diǎn jiàn! 5. I have reserved... wǒ dìng le I - reserved - a - room wǒ - dìng le - yī jiān - fáng jiān. My name is (I m called) - - John Smith wǒ jiào - John Smith. John Smith Could/can I see your passport? wǒ kě yǐ - kàn - nín de - hù zhào (I can - see - your - passport?) Here you are. gěi nín. How you paying? - - nín - zěn me yàng - fù kuǎn? (You - how - pay?) Using - credit card. - yòng - xìn yòng kǎ. I ll use - a credit card - to pay - - wǒ yòng xìn yòng kǎ - fù kuǎn Here you are - the key. gěi nín - yào shi. (Do) you need - help - to carry - baggage? nín xū yào - bāng zhù - tí - xíng li Do you need...? (You need?) nín xū yào Yes. Thanks you. shì de, xiè xiè. You re very kind. nín zhēn hǎo. Where is - the breakfast room? (to eat - breakfast - kind of- room) nǎ lǐ shì - chī - zǎo cān - de - fáng jiān? It s there. zài nà lǐ

6 6. Numbers shù zì shí yī shí èr shí sān shí sì shí wǔ shí liù shí qī shí bā shí jiǔ èr shí sān shí sì shí 100 yī bǎi 200 èr bǎi 300 sān bǎi 1000 yī qiān 10,000 yī wàn 20,000 èr wàn 1,000,000 yī bǎi wàn (100,0000) etc děng děng 7. Can I help you? (Booking a room) wǒ kě yǐ bāng zhù nín Hallo, can I help you? nín hǎo, wǒ kě yǐ bāng zhù nín Can I? wǒ kě yǐ help you bāng zhù nín Have you a room for this evening? (today - evening - have a room?) - - jīn tiān wǎn shàng - yǒu fáng jiān (We) have yǒu (For) how many persons? jǐ gè rén? (For) one person. yī gè rén (For ) two persons liǎng gè rén (For) how many nights? jǐ gè wǎn shàng? For three nights sān gè wǎn shàng How much is it - per night (one evening)? - duō shǎo qián - yī gè wǎn shàng? 750 Yuan 750 qī bǎi wǔ shí yuán. Does it include breakfast? bāo kuò - zǎo cān Yes, including breakfast. shì de, bāo kuò zǎo cān. O.K. I ll - take - a room hǎo de, wǒ yào yī jiān - fáng jiān You using - credit card - to pay? - - nín yòng - xìn yòng kǎ - fù kuǎn No, in cash. (No, using - cash.) - bù, yòng - xiàn jīn. Where is - the elevator? -? diàn tī - zài nǎ lǐ? It s there. zài nà lǐ It s where?? zài nǎ lǐ?

7 8. Personal details Could you complete this form? (You could- complete in writing - this - form -?) nín kě yǐ - tián xiě - zhè zhāng - biǎo gé - You - can - use - English nín - kě yǐ - yòng - yīng yǔ. Here is a - pen. - gěi nín - bǐ. First name míng Family name xìng Nationlity guó jí Passport - number - hù zhào - hào mǎ Profession/Job zhí yè Address dì zhǐ Married yǐ hūn Not married wèi hūn Age nián líng Birth place - chū shēng - dì diǎn Birth - year - month - chū shēng - nián - yuè January, February, March, April, yī yuè, èr yuè, sān yuè, sì yuè 9. How about Beijing roast duck? běi jīng kǎo yā zěn me yàng? Good evening wǎn shàng hǎo We - reserved seats for 9 o clock. (We - reserved - 9 o clock - type - seats) wǒ men - dìng le - jiǔ diǎn - de - zuò wèi. This way, please. zhè biān, qǐng. This is - the menu - zhè shì - cài dān What would you like to drink? - - ní men xiǎng yào - hē - shén me? We d like to drink green tea. - - wǒ men xiǎng yào - hē - lù chá. Flower blossom tea. huā chá What would you like to eat? - ní xiǎng yào - chī shén me? (You would like to eat what?) Do you like chicken (meat)? ní xǐ huān jī (ròu) Do yo like fish (meat)? ní xǐ huān yú (ròu) I like chicken (meat). w xǐ huān jī (ròu) fish yú Shrimps xiā How about Beijing roast duck? - běi jīng kǎo yā - zěn me yàng? (Beijing roast duck, how about it?)...and - dumplings? -...hé - shuǐ jiǎo We d like - roast duck - and - dumplings What do you think of it? (Your feeling - how is it)? wǒ men xiǎng yào - běi jīng kǎo yā - hé - shuǐ jiǎo. nín jué de zěn me yang? It tastes - fantastic! wèi dào - hǎo jí le! Fantastic! hǎo jí le!

8 10. What s you job? What s your job? - - nǐ de - gōng zuò - shì shén me? (Your - job - is what?) I work for a bank wǒ wèi yī jiā yín háng gōng zuò. You there - have worked - how long? - - nǐ zài nà lǐ - gōng zuò le - duō jiǔ? 6 years liù nián Twenty eight years old èr shí bā suì Are you married? nǐ jié hūn le _ No, I m - single. méi yǒu, wǒ - dān shēn. Why do you ask? nǐ wèi shén me wèn? (You why ask?) Why? (For what?) wèi shén me? older brother gē ge younger brother dì di older sister jiě jie younger sister mèi mei my mother wǒ de mā ma my father wǒ de bà ba my wife wǒ de lǎo pó husband lǎo gōng children, a child hái zi, yī gè hái zi a - son - yī gè - ér zi a - daughter - yī gè - nǚ ér What you doing tomorrow evening? (You - tomorrow - evening - doing - what?) nǐ - míng tiān - wǎn shàng - zuò - shén me? Would you like to - meet? - - nǐ xiǎng - jiàn miàn - Ok. Where? What time? hǎo de. nǎ lǐ? shí jiān? How about here? - zhè lǐ - zěn me yàng? (Here. How about it?) OK. See you tomorrow hǎo de. míng tiān jiàn. Bye zài jiàn. ******************