Useful Chinese Phrases

Basic Phrases (and Responses)
Hello. 你好 Nǐ hăo.
How are you? [Good./Okay.] Nǐ hăo ma? [Wŏ hěn hăo./Hái kě yĭ.] 你好吗? [我很好。/还可以。]
Bye! Zài jiàn! 再见!
Thank you [You're welcome] xiè xie [bú kè qi] 谢谢 [不客气]
Excuse me (sorry) [No Problem] duì bu qǐ [méi guān xi] 对不起 [没关系]
Excuse me (I have a question) qĭng wèn 请问
Where's the toilet? Cè suŏ zài nǎ li? 厕所在哪里?
How much? (money) Duō shao qián? 多少钱?
This zhèi ge 这个
That nèi ge 那个
Shall we go?/Let's go. Zŏu ba? 走吧？
I don't understand (what you said) Wŏ tīng bu dŏng. 我听不懂。
Can you speak English? Nĭ huì jiăng Yīng wén ma? 你会讲英文吗？
Please give me a pair of chopsticks. Qĭng gěi wŏ yì shuāng kuài zi. 请给我一双筷子。
Please give me two bottles of beer. Qĭng gěi wŏ liăng píng pí jiǔ. 请给我两瓶啤酒。
Basic Generic Responses
I don't want it (this, that, these, those) bú yào 不要
Yes/I agree/I heard you èn (pronounced "uh or uhn", 4th tone) 嗯
Numbers
There are two forms of the number "two" (2) in Mandarin. The first one, èr (二), is used when reciting telephone numbers, counting from 1 to 10, and for the tens and digits places in large numbers like "two thousand two hundred twenty two". The other form, liăng (两), is used when counting anything (2 minutes, 2 yuan, 2 bottles of beer, 2 people), as well as the hundreds and greater places in large numbers in colloquial speech. 0 líng 〇 or 零
1 yī 一
2 (number) èr 二
2 (things) liăng 两
3 sān 三
4 sì 四
5 wŭ 五
6 liù 六
7 qī 七
8 bā 八
9 jiǔ 九
10 shí 十
11 shí yī 十一
12 shí èr 十二
13 shí sān 十三
27 èr shí qī 二十七
100 yì băi 一百
101 yì băi líng yī 一百零一
110 yì băi yī shí 一百一十
114 yì băi yī shí sì 一百一十四
1000 yì qiān 一千
2222 liăng qiān liăng băi èr shí èr 两千两百二十二
Internet
Internet Cafe wăng bā 网吧
Time
Now xiàn zài 现在
Today jīn tiān 今天
2:34 pm xìa wŭ liăng diăn sān shí sì 下午两点三十四
11:00 am shàng wŭ shí yī diăn zhōng 上午十一点钟
Tomorrow míng tiān 明天
Yesterday zuó tiān 昨天
Day after tomorrow hòu tiān 后天
Day before yesterday qián tiān 前天
3 days later (3 days from now) sān tiān yĭ hòu 三天以后
2 months before (2 months ago) liăng ge yuè yĭ qián 两个月以前
December shí èr yuè 十二月
November 28 shí yī yuè èr shí bā 十一月二十八
November 28 (generally when written) shí yī yuè èr shí bā rì 11月28日
November 28 (optionally when spoken) shí yī yuè èr shí bā hào 十一月二十八号
Money
How much is this? zhèi ge duō shao qián? 这个多少钱?
Cheapest (literally: most cheap) zuì pián yi de 最便宜的
Get money (out of a bank account/using credit card) qŭ qián 取钱
Toilets
Men/Women nán/nǚ 男/女
Toilet Paper wèi shēng zhĭ 卫生纸
Transportation
I want to go to Kunming. Wŏ yào qù Kūn míng. 我要去昆明。
Train station huŏ chē zhàn 火车站
Hard seat (train) yìng zuò 硬座
Soft seat (train) ruăn zuò 软座
Hard sleeper (train) yìng wò 硬卧
Soft sleeper (train) ruăn wò 软卧
Public Bus gōng gòng qì chē公共汽车　
Taxi chū zū chē 出租车
Accommodation
Hotel fàn diàn/jiǔ diàn/bīn guăn 饭店/酒店/宾馆
Single Room dān rén fáng 单人房
Double Room shuāng rén fáng 双人房
Departures
Take care. Bǎo zhòng. 保重。
Safe Trip. Yí lù píng ān. 一路平安。
You May Hear
Welcome! Huān yíng guāng lín! 欢迎光临！
Is the food okay? [Yes/No] Hăochī ma? [hăo chī/bù hăo chī] 好吃吗？[好吃/不好吃]
Do you understand? (meaning) [Yes/No] Míng bai ma? [míng bai/bù míng bai] 明白吗? [明白/不明白]
Do you understand? (listening) [Yes/No] Tīng de dŏng ma? [tīng de dŏng/tīng bu dŏng] 听得懂吗? [听得懂/听不懂]
Foreigner lăo wài 老外
Good friend hăo péng you 好朋友
Smoke? [Thanks/I don't smoke] Xī yān ma? [Xiè xie./Wŏ bù xī yān.] 吸烟吗? [谢谢/我不吸烟]
You May See
Entrance rù kŏu 入口
Exit chū kŏu 出口
Car (on a train) chē 车
Center (as in Shopping Center) zhōng xīn 中心
China Zhōng guó 中国
Road lù 路
Street jiē 街