✅ BASICS
- 👍 Yes: 是 (shì) – shrr
- 👎 No: 不是 (bú shì) – boo-shrr
- 🙏 Please: 请 (qǐng) – ching
- 😊 Thank you: 谢谢 (xiè xie) – shieh-shieh
- 🤗 You’re welcome: 不客气 (bú kè qi) – boo kuh chee
- 😬 Sorry: 对不起 (duì bu qǐ) – dway boo chee
- 🙋 Excuse me: 劳驾 (láo jià) – lao jya
👋 GREETINGS
- 👋 Hi / Hello: 你好 (nǐ hǎo) – nee how
- 👋 Bye: 再见 (zài jiàn) – zai jyen
- 🌞 Good morning: 早上好 (zǎo shàng hǎo) – zao shang how
- 🌙 Good night: 晚安 (wǎn ān) – wan an
❓ QUESTIONS
- ❓ What is it?: 这是什么？ (zhè shì shén me?) – juh shrr shun muh?
- 👤 Who?: 谁？ (shéi?) – shay?
- 🕒 When?: 什么时候？ (shén me shí hou?) – shun muh sher ho?
- 📍 Where?: 在哪里？ (zài nǎ lǐ?) – zai nah lee?
- 🛠️ How?: 怎么样？ (zěn me yàng?) – zen muh yahng?
- 🤔 Why?: 为什么？ (wèi shén me?) – way shun muh?
- 🤷 I don’t know: 我不知道 (wǒ bù zhī dào) – wo boo jr dao
- 😕 I don’t understand: 我不明白 (wǒ bù míng bái) – wo boo ming bye
- 🔁 Again: 再来一次 (zài lái yī cì) – zai lai ee tsuh
- 🙋♂️ Can I…?: 我可以…吗？ (wǒ kě yǐ… ma?) – wo kuh yee… mah?
🍎 WHAT?
- 🌟 Good: 好 (hǎo) – how
- 👎 Bad: 坏 (huài) – hwhy
- 😋 Yummy: 好吃！ (hǎo chī!) – how chur!
- 🤢 Yucky: 难吃！ (nán chī!) – nan chur!
- 🧸 I like it: 我喜欢 (wǒ xǐ huān) – wo she hwan
- 💔 I don’t like it: 我不喜欢 (wǒ bù xǐ huān) – wo boo she hwan
- 💧 Water: 水 (shuǐ) – shway
- 🍝 Food: 食物 (shí wù) – shir woo
- 👉 This: 这个 (zhè ge) – juh guh
- 👉 That: 那个 (nà ge) – nah guh
🧍♂️ WHO?
- 🧒 My name is: 我叫… (wǒ jiào…) – wo jyao…
- 🗣️ What’s your name?: 你叫什么名字？ (nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?) – nee jyao shun muh ming zuh?
- 🙋 I am: 我是… (wǒ shì…) – wo shrr…
- 👉 You are: 你是… (nǐ shì…) – nee shrr…
😀 FEELINGS
- 😃 I’m happy: 我很高兴 (wǒ hěn gāo xìng) – wo hen gow shing
- 😢 I’m sad: 我很难过 (wǒ hěn nán guò) – wo hen nan gwo
- 😴 I’m tired: 我很累 (wǒ hěn lèi) – wo hen lay
- 😡 I’m mad: 我很生气 (wǒ hěn shēng qì) – wo hen shung chee
- 🤕 I’m hurt: 我受伤了 (wǒ shòu shāng le) – wo show shang luh
- 🫤 I don’t feel good: 我不舒服 (wǒ bù shū fú) – wo boo shoe foo
- 🥰 I love you: 我爱你 (wǒ ài nǐ) – wo eye nee
- 🍽️ I’m hungry: 我饿了 (wǒ è le) – wo uh luh
- 🥤 I’m thirsty: 我渴了 (wǒ kě le) – wo kuh luh
⏰ WHEN?
- 📅 Today: 今天 (jīn tiān) – jin tyan
- 📆 Tomorrow: 明天 (míng tiān) – ming tyan
- 🕰️ Yesterday: 昨天 (zuó tiān) – zwor tyan
- 🌅 Morning: 早上 (zǎo shàng) – zao shang
- 🌌 Night: 晚上 (wǎn shàng) – wan shang
- ⏳ Now: 现在 (xiàn zài) – shyen zai
- 🔜 Later: 一会儿 (yí huìr) – yee hwir
📍 WHERE?
- 🔜 Right: 右边 (yòu biān) – yo bee-en
- 🔙 Left: 左边 (zuǒ biān) – zwor bee-en
- ⬆️ Straight: 直走 (zhí zǒu) – jurr-zo
- ⬅️ Front: 前面 (qián miàn) – chyen myen
- ➡️ Behind: 后面 (hòu miàn) – ho bee-en
- ⬆️ Top / above: 上面 (shàng miàn) – shang myen
- ⬇️ Bottom / below: 下面 (xià miàn) – shyah myen
- 🏠 Inside: 里面 (lǐ miàn) – lee myen
- 🌳 Outside: 外面 (wài miàn) – why myen
- 🚪 Entrance / in: 入口 (rù kǒu) – roo koh
- 🏃♀️ Exit / out: 出口 (chū kǒu) – choo koh
🔢 HOW MUCH?
- 💵 How much?: 多少钱？ (duō shǎo qián?) – dwaw shao chyen?
- 😮 Too much: 太多了 (tài duō le) – tie dwaw luh
- 👌 A little: 一点点 (yì diǎn diǎn) – yee dyen dyen
- 1️⃣ One: 一 (yī) – ee
- 2️⃣ Two: 二 (èr) – ar
- 3️⃣ Three: 三 (sān) – san
- 4️⃣ Four: 四 (sì) – suh
- 5️⃣ Five: 五 (wǔ) – woo
- 6️⃣ Six: 六 (liù) – leo
- 7️⃣ Seven: 七 (qī) – chee
- 8️⃣ Eight: 八 (bā) – bah
- 9️⃣ Nine: 九 (jiǔ) – jyo
- 🔟 Ten: 十 (shí) – shir
- 💯 One hundred: 一百 (yì bǎi) – ee bye
🧠 WHY?
- 🤔 Because: 因为 (yīn wèi) – yin way
- 🧩 So…: 所以 (suǒ yǐ) – swaw yee
- 👀 If…: 如果 (rú guǒ) – roo gwo
- 🆚 But: 但是 (dàn shì) – dan shir
- 🔄 Or: 或者 (huò zhě) – hwo jer
- ➕ And: 和 (hé) – huh
💬 ACTIONS
- 🤲 I need: 我需要 (wǒ xū yào) – wo shoe yow
- 🙋♀️ I want: 我想要 (wǒ xiǎng yào) – wo shyang yow
- 🙌 I give: 我给 (wǒ gěi) – wo gay
- 🤝 I help: 我帮忙 (wǒ bāng máng) – wo bong mang
- 🙋 I ask: 我问 (wǒ wèn) – wo wen
- 🗣️ I say: 我说 (wǒ shuō) – wo shwor
- 👂 I listen: 我听 (wǒ tīng) – wo ting
- 👀 I see: 我看 (wǒ kàn) – wo kan
- 🦶 I go: 我去 (wǒ qù) – wo chyoo
- 🍽️ I eat: 我吃 (wǒ chī) – wo chur
- 🥤 I drink: 我喝 (wǒ hē) – wo huh
- 🛌 I sleep: 我睡觉 (wǒ shuì jiào) – wo shway jyao
🔊 IMPORTANT WORDS
- 🆘 Help!: 帮帮我！ (bāng bāng wǒ!) – bang bang wo!
- 🔇 Quiet!: 安静！ (ān jìng!) – ahn jing!
- 🛑 Stop!: 停！ (tíng!) – ting!
- 👀 Look!: 看！ (kàn!) – kan!
- 🥱 Calm down: 冷静！ (lěng jìng!) – lung jing!
- 👏 Come here: 过来！ (guò lái!) – gwo lie!
- ⏳ Wait: 等一下！ (děng yí xià!) – dung yee syah!
- 🌟 Good job!: 做得好！ (zuò de hǎo!) – zwaw duh how!
- 🤝 Let’s go!: 我们走吧！ (wǒ men zǒu ba!) – wo mun zo ba!