Survival Chinese. Boye Lafayette De Mente

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      Pronunciation Guide No. 4

      [These syllables are based on the o (oh) vowel sound.]

BO bwo/bwough
CHONG chohng	CHOU choe	CONG tsohng	COU tsoe
		DONG doong	DOU doe
FO fwo/fwough	FOU foe
		GONG gohng	GOU go
		HONG hohng	HOU hoe
		KONG kohng	KOU koe
		LONG lohng	LOU low
		MO mwo/mwough	MOU moe
		NONG nohng
O aw			OU oh
PO pwaw
		RONG rohng	ROU roe
	SHOU show	SONG sohng
		TONG tohng	TOU toe
WO woh
YO yaw		YONG yohng	YOU you
ZHONG johng	ZHOU joe	ZONG zohng	ZOU dzow

      Pronunciation Guide No. 5

      [These syllables are based on the u (“oo” as in soon) vowel sound.]

BU boo
CHU choo	CHUI chwee/chway	CHUAI chwie	CHUAN chwahn CHUO chwoh
CU tsu	CUI tsway/tswee CUN tsoon	CUAN tswahn CUO tswoh
DU doo		DUAN dwahn DUN doon	DUI dway/dwee DUO dwoh
FU foo
GU goo GUANG gwahng	GUA gwah GUI gway/gwee	GUAI gwie GUN goon	GUAN gwahn GUO gwoh
HU hoo HUANG hwahng	HUA hway HUI hway/hwee	HUAI hwie HUN hoon	HUAN hwahn HUO hwoh
JU jwee	JUE jway	JUN jwin/joon	JUAN jwen
KU koo	KUA kwah KUI kway/kwee	KUAI kwie KUN koon	KUAN kwahn KUO kway
LU loo/lwee	LUE lu-eh	LUN loon	LUAN lwahn
MU moo
NU nwee	NUE nu-eh		NUAN nwahn NUO nwoh
PU poo
QU chwee	QUE chee-eh	QUN chwun	QUAN chwahn
RU roo	RUI rway/rwee	RUN roon	RUAN rwahn RUO rwoh
SHU shoo SHUANG shwahng	SHUA shwah SHUI shway/shwee	SHUAI shwie SHUN shoon	SHUAN shwahn SHUO shwo
SU soo	SUI sway/swee	SUN soon	SUAN swahn SUO swoh
TU too	TUI tway	TUN toon	TUAN twahn TUO twoh
WU woo
XU shee	XUE shu-eh	XUN sheen	XU AN shwen
YU yuu	YUE yu-eh	YUN ywun	YUAN ywahn
ZHU joo ZHUANG jwahng	ZHUA jwah ZHUI jway/jwee	ZHUAI jwie ZHUN joon	ZHUAN jwahn
ZU joo	ZUI zway/zwee	ZUN zwun	ZUAN zwahn ZUO zwoh

      PART ONE

      Common Expressions & Key Words

      GREETINGS

      Please keep in mind that the phonetic words that are divided by hyphens [to make the syllables easier to recognize] should be pronounced as single words, in a smooth, even flow.

      ► Hello (also used in the sense of “How are you?”)

      Nín hǎo ! 您好！

      (Neen how)

      [Nín hǎo (neen how) and the informal nǐ hǎo (nee how) are commonly used as universal greetings (good morning, good afternoon, good evening), but there are also specific words for these expressions.]

      ► Good morning!

      Zǎoshang hǎo! 早上好！

      (Zow-shahng how)

      ► Good afternoon!

      Xiàwǔ hǎo! 下午好！

      (Shee-ah-woo how)

      ► Good evening!

      Wǎnshàng hǎo! 晚上好！

      (Wahn-shahng how)

      ► Good night!

      Wǎn ān! 晚安！

      (Wahn ahn)

      ► See you tomorrow.

      Míngtiān jiàn. 明天见。

      (Meeng-tee-an jee-an)

      ► See you later.

      Yí huìr jiàn. 一会儿见。

      (Ee hway-er jee-an)

      ► Goodbye.

      Zài jiàn. 再见。

      (Zigh jee-an)

      ► Bye-Bye. (spoken)

      Bài Bài. 拜拜。

      (by by)

      ► OK.

      Xìng. 行。

      (Sheeng)

      ► Please.

      Qǐng. 请。

      (Cheeng)

      ► Thank you.

      Xièxie. 谢谢。

      (She-eh she-eh, sounds like shay-shay)

      ► Thank you very much.

      Duōxiè. 多谢。

      (Dwoh-she-eh)

      ► Thank you for your hospitality.

      Duōxiè nǐ de kuǎndài. 多谢你的款待。

      (Dwoh-she-eh nee der-kwahn-die)

      ► Thank you for your kindness.

      Duōxiè nǐ de hǎoyì. 多谢你的好意。

      (Dwoh-she-eh nee der how-ee)

      ► You’re welcome.

      Bú xiè. 不谢。

      (Boo she-eh)

      ► Don’t mention it.

      Bú kèqi, méiyǒu guānxi. 不客气，没有关系。

      (Boo ker-chee may-you gwahn-she)

      ► I’m sorry.

      Duìbuqǐ. 对不起。

      (Dway-boo-chee)

      ► That’s all right.

      Méi guānxi. 没关系。

      (May gwahn-she)

      ► That’s right.

      Duìle. 对了。

      (Dway-ler)

      ► That’s wrong.

      Bú duì. 不对。

      (Boo dway)

      ► Very good.

      Hên hǎo. 很好。

      (Hern how)

      ► Excellent!

      Hǎo jí le! 好极了！

      (How jee ler)

      ► Yes, I agree; correct

      Shì (shr) 是; Duì (dway) 对

      Yes Yǒu (You) 有

      No Bú shì (Boo shr) 不是

      ► I understand.

      Wǒ