Essential Mandarin Chinese Phrasebook & Dictionary. Catherine Dai

terrible!

      Tài kěpà le!

      太可怕了！

      What a pity/shame!

      Zhēn kěxī!

      真可惜！

      How disgusting!

      Zhēn ěxīn!

      真恶心！

      What nonsense!

      Shuō shénme fèihuà!

      说什么废话！

      How silly!

      Zhēn shì húnào!

      真是胡闹！

      That’s ridiculous!

      Tài kěxiào le!

      太可笑了！

      I don’t like it.

      Wǒ bù xǐhuan.

      我不喜欢。

      I’m bored to death!

      Mènsǐ le!

      闷死了！

      I’m fed up!

      Fánsǐ rén le!

      烦死人了！

      This is no good.

      Zhè kě bù hǎo.

      这可不好。

      This is not what I expected.

      Wǒ kě méi xiǎngdào huì zhèyàng.

      我可没想到会这样。

      3. Small Talk

      3.1 Introductions

      3.2 I beg your pardon?

      3.3 Starting/ending a conversation

      3.4 A chat about the weather

      3.5 Hobbies

      3.6 Invitations

      3.7 Paying a compliment

      3.8 Intimate comments/questions

      3.9 Congratulations and condolences

      3.10 Arrangements

      3.11 Being the host(ess)

      3.12 Saying goodbye

      3.1 Introductions

      My name’s...

      Wǒ jiào...

      我叫⋯

      I’m...

      Wǒ shì...

      我是⋯

      What’s your name?

      [formal] Qǐngwèn, nín guìxìng?

      请问，您贵姓？

      [informal] Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

      你叫什么名字？

      May I introduce...?

      Wǒ lái jièshào, zhè shì..., zhè shì...

      我来介绍，这是⋯，这是⋯

      This is my wife.

      Zhè shì wǒ qīzi.

      这是我妻子。

      This is my husband.

      Zhè shì wǒ zhàngfu.

      这是我丈夫。

      This is my daughter.

      Zhè shì wǒ nǚ’ér.

      这是我女儿。

      This is my son.

      Zhè shì wǒ érzi.

      这是我儿子。

      This is my mother.

      [formal] Zhè shì wǒ mǔqin.

      这是我母亲。

      [informal] Zhè shì wǒ mā.

      这是我妈。

      This is my father.

      [formal] Zhè shì wǒ fùqin.

      这是我父亲。

      [informal] Zhè shì wǒ bà.

      这是我爸。

      This is my fiancée.

      Zhè shì wǒ wèihūnqī.

      这是我未婚妻。

      This is my fiancé.

      Zhè shì wǒ wèihūnfū.

      这是我未婚夫。

      This is my girlfriend.

      Zhè shì wǒ nǚpéngyou.

      这是我女朋友。

      This is my boyfriend.

      Zhè shì wǒ nánpéngyou.

      这是我女朋友。

      This is my friend.

      Zhè shì wǒ péngyou.

      这是我朋友。

      How do you do?

      Nǐ hǎo!

      你好！

      Pleased to meet you. [formal]

      Rènshi nǐ hěn gāoxìng.

      认识你很高兴。

      Hi, pleased to meet you.

      Nǐ hǎo, rènshi nǐ hěn gāoxìng.

      你好，认识你很高兴。

      It’s a pleasure (honor).

      Xìnghuì, xìnghuì!

      幸会，幸会!

      Where are you from?

      [formal] Nǐ shì nǎguórén?

      你是哪国人?

      [informal] Nǐ cóng nǎli lái?

      你从哪里来?

      I’m American.

      Wǒ cóng Měiguó lái.

      我从美国来。

      I’m British.

      Wǒ cóng Yīngguó lái.

      我从英国来。

      I’m Canadian.

      Wǒ cóng Jiānádà lái.

      我从加拿大来。

      I’m Singaporean.

      Wǒ cóng Xīngjiāpō lái.

      我从新加坡来。

      I’m Australian.

      Wǒ cóng Àodàlìyà lái.

      我从澳大利亚来。

      What city do you live in?

      Nǐ zhù zài nǎ ge chéngshì?

      你住在哪个城市？