Survival Chinese. Boye Lafayette De Mente

      Also: Nǐ dǒng bǜ dǒng Yīngyǔ? 你懂不懂不懂？

      (Nee dohng boo dohng Eeng-yuu)

      ► Please repeat that.

      Qǐng nǐ zàishuō yíbiàn. 请你再说一遍。

      (Cheeng nee zigh-shwoh ee-bee-an)

      ► Please speak more slowly.

      Qǐng nǐ shuō màn yì diǎn. 请你说慢一点。

      (Cheeng nee shwo mahn ee-dee-an)

      I, me wǒ (woh) 我

      ► I am going.

      Wǒ yào qǜ. 我要去。

      (Woh yee-ow chwee)

      ► I’m not going.

      Bú qǜ. 不去 。

      (Boo chwee)

      ► I’m lost!

      Wǒ mí lǜ le! 我迷路了！

      (Woh me loo ler)

      ► I’m looking for my friends.

      Wǒ zài zhǎo wǒ-de péngyou. 我在找我的朋友。

      (Woh zigh jow woh-der perng-you)

      we wǒ-men (woh-mern) 我们

      ► We’re lost!

      Wǒ-men mí lǜ le! 我们迷路了！

      (Woh-mern me loo ler)

      my, mine wǒ-de (woh-der) 我的

      ► This is mine.

      Zhè shì wǒ-de. 这是我的。

      (Juh shr woh-der)

      ► That is not mine.

      Bú shì wǒ-de. 不是我的。

      (Boo shr woh-der)

      you nǐ (nee), informal 你

      nín (neen), polite 您

      ► How are you?

      Nín hǎo ma? 您好吗？

      (Neen how mah)

      ► Fine, thank you.

      Hên hǎo, xièxie. 很好，谢谢。

      (Hern how, she-eh she-eh)

      ► And you?

      Nǐ ne? 你呢？

      (Nee nuh)

      ► Who are you?

      Nǐ shì shéi? 你是谁？

      (Nee shr shay)

      you (plural) nǐ-men (nee-mern) 你们

      your nǐ-de (nee-der) 你的

      ► That is your umbrella.

      Nǎ shì nǐ-de sǎn. 那是你的伞。

      (Nah shr nee-der sahn)

your (plural)	nǐ-men-de (nee-mern-der) 你们的
he, she, it	tā (tah) 他／她／它

      ► He/she is not going.

      Tā bú qǜ. 他／她不去。

      (Tah boo chwee)

his, hers, its	tā-de (tah-der) 他的／她的／它的
we, us	wǒ-men (woh-mern) 我们

      ► We are not going.

      Wǒ-men bú qǜ. 我们不去。

      (Woh-mern boo chwee)

our	wǒ-men-de (woh-mern-der) 我们的
they, them	tā-men (tah-mern) 他们
their, theirs	tā-men-de (tah-mern-der) 他们的
what	shénme (shern-mer) 什么
this	zhè (juh) 这; zhèi (jay) 这

      ► What is this?

      Zhè shì shénme? 侶角什么？

      (Juh shr shern-mer)

      ► This is his/her book.

      Zhè shì tā-de shū. 侶角 他／她 的书。

      (Juh shr tah-der shoo)

      ► What is your email address?

      Nǐ-de diànzi yóujiàn xìnxiāng shì shénme?

      (Nee-der dee-an-dzu you-jee-an sheen-she-ahng she-shern-mer) 你的电子邮件信箱是什么？

      that nǎ (nah) 那

      ► What is that?

      Nǎ shì shénme? 那是什么?

      (Nah shr shern-mer)

      ► I don’t want that.

      Wǒ bú yào nà ge. 我不要那个。

      (Woh boo yee-ow nah guh)

who?	shuí? (shway) 谁?
	shéi? (shay) 谁?

      ► Who is it?

      Shéi? 谁？

      (Shay)

      ► When?

      Shénme shíhou? 什么时候?

      (shern-mer shr-hoe)

      ► When are we going?

      Wǒ-men shénme shíhou qǜ? 我们什么时候去？

      (Woh-mern shern-mer shr-hoe chwee)

where?	nǎli? (nah-lee) 哪里?;
	nǎr? (nah-urr) 哪会?

      ► Where are we going?

      Wǒ-men yào qǜ nǎli? 我们要去哪里？

      (Woh-mern yee-ow chwee nah-lee)

      ► Where is the toilet?

      Nǎli yǒu cèsuǒ? 哪里有厕所？

      (Nah-lee you tser-swoh)

      ► Where is the men’s room?

      Nǎli yǒu nán cèsuǒ? 哪里有男厕所？

      (Nah-lee you nahn tser-swoh)

      ► Where is the ladies’ room?

      Nǎli yǒu nǚ cèsuǒ? 哪里有女厕所？

      (Nah-lee you nwee tser-swoh)

      ► Where is a public telephone?

      Gōngyòng diànhuà zài nǎli? 公用电话在哪里？

      (Gohng-yohng dee-an-hwah zigh nah-lee)

      why? wèishénme? (way-shern-mer) 为什么?

      ► Why have we stopped?

      Wǒ-men wèishénme tíngxià? 我们为什么停下？

      (Woh-mern