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These Mandarin Chinese lessons have been designed to provide practical travel vocabulary and a foundation for basic conversational skills. You may also download a complete audio transcript for listening in your car. |
| SECTION: PARDON ME |
| In Chinese, when approaching someone to ask a question, it's polite to first say Excuse me, may I ask... before asking the question. |
| English: | I'm sorry / excuse me (get attention / pardon) | |
| Chinese: | dway-boo-tchee |
| English: | Excuse me, do you speak English? | |
| Chinese: | dway-boo-tchee, nee way shoh weeng-wun mah | |
| Literally: | excuse me, you know how to speak English? |
| English: | To ask (verb) | |
| Chinese: | wun |
| English: | May I ask | |
| Chinese: | tcheeng wun | |
| Literally: | please to ask |
| English: | May I ask, where is the hotel? | |
| Chinese: | tcheeng wun, djee-oh-dee-en dzie nar | |
| Literally: | please to ask, hotel located where? |
| English: | Excuse me, may I ask, where is the hotel? | |
| Chinese: | dway-boo-tchee, tcheeng wun, djee-oh-dee-en dzie nar | |
| Literally: | excuse me, please to ask, hotel located where? |
| SECTION: PLACE |
| English: | Where | |
| Chinese: | nar |
| English: | Place (notice the tone difference) | |
| Chinese: | nar |
| English: | I | |
| Chinese: | woh |
| English: | My place | |
| Chinese: | woh nar | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | We | |
| Chinese: | woh-men |
| English: | Our place | |
| Chinese: | woh-men nar | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | You | |
| Chinese: | nee |
| English: | Your place | |
| Chinese: | nee nar | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Friend | |
| Chinese: | pung-yoh |
| English: | A friend's place | |
| Chinese: | pung-yoh nar | |
| Literally: | friend's place |
| English: | I'm going to my friend's place | |
| Chinese: | woh tchoo woh duh pung-yoh nar | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I would like to go to your place | |
| Chinese: | woh see-ahng tchoo nee nar | |
| Literally: | I would like to go your place |
| English: | Home | |
| Chinese: | tchee-ah / djee-ah |
| English: | There is our home | |
| Chinese: | nar shih woh-men duh djee-ah | |
| Literally: | (same) |