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It's not hard to find people anywhere in the world who speak English, but it sure helps if you can speak a few words of the local language. Here are some common phrases in English and Chinese that should get you going. The Chinese spelling is English phonetic as accurate as I could get it. Greetings: Hello - nee how How are you - nee how mah Good morning - nee tsao Good morning - zow shung how Good afternoon - she ah woo how Goodby: Good by - zie jeen See you tomorrow - ming tein jein Take care - Man zow Good night - Wan ann Yes/No: Yes - yow Yes - shr No - boo (boo shr) Correct - dway Not Correct - boo dway Courtesy: Thank you - shay shay (shay shay nee) You're welcome - boo shay (boo yong shay) Excuse me - boo how ee tsa I'm sorry - dwee boo chee It is no problem - may wen tee Please excuse me - wo guy zoe lah Introducing: I am glad to meet you - jeen dow nee wo hun gow sheng Nice to meet you - ren shee neen hun gow sheng What is your name - nee jhow shen me ming tzah My name is Caya - wo jhow caya Basic Phrases: Where is the rest room - sah zwa zie nar Transportation: Car - chee cha Bus - gong gong chee cha Bicycle - tsu shing cha Plane - fay chee Airport - jee chang Hotel: Hotel - fan dian Hotel - joe dian Hotel - bin guan Food: Rice - mee fahn Fried rice - chow fahn Noodles - meein teeow Ice cream - bing jee ling Counting: 0 leeng 1 ee 2 are 3 sun 4 tsuh 5 woh 6 leeoh 7 chee 8 bah 9 geo 10 shuh 10 shuh 11 shuh ee 12 shuh are 13 shuh sun 20 are shuh 21 are shuh ee 100 ee bie 1000 ee cheein Family: Father - foo cheen Mother - moo cheen Son - are tzah Old Bro - gah gah |