Enhance your trip with some basic language skills
Learning a few everyday Mandarine phrases will make your trip even more memorable. See below for a list of basic Mandarine greetings, phrases to get attention, and simple questions.
| English | Mandarine(Pinyin) | Characters(Simplified) |
| Hello | nǐ hǎo | 你好 |
| Good morning | zǎo ān/zǎo shàng hǎo | 早安/早上好 |
| Good afternoon | wǔ ān | 午安 |
| Good evening | wǎn shàng hǎo | 晚上好 |
| Good night | wǎn ān | 晚安 |
| Good-bye | zài jiàn | 再见 |
| Excuse me | bù hǎo yì si | 不好意思 |
| I am sorry | duì bù qǐ | 对不起 |
| I don’t understand | wǒ bù míng bai | 我不明白 |
| Thank you | xiè xiè | 谢谢 |
| Yes | shì | 是 |
| No | bù | 不 |
| Where is ___? | zài nǎ lǐ | 在哪里 |
| How much is ___? | duō shǎo qián | 多少钱 |
| It’s delicious | zhēn hǎo chī | 真好吃 |
Mandarine Support
For a more comprehensive selection of useful words and phrases, take a look through the Speechling’s language learning tips and articles on the Chinese language.. It is a useful resource on your trip. Certainly, if you are using Duolingo to learn Chinese, then you will know even more.