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我爱你 wǒ ài nǐ I love you 我想你 wǒ xiǎng nǐ I miss you 你在吗 nǐ zài ma Are you there? 我也是 wǒ yě shì Me too / Same here 想你了 xiǎng nǐ le Miss you

我要一个 wǒ yào yī gè I want one 这个好吃吗 zhè gè hǎo chī ma Is this good? / Does this taste good? 水 shuǐ Water 茶 chá Tea 咖啡 kāfēi Coffee 吃 chī Eat 喝 hē Drink 热 rè Hot 很好吃 hěn hǎochī Very delicious 我饿了 wǒ è le I'm hungry 我饱了 wǒ bǎo le I'm full

多少钱 duō shǎo qián How much? 太贵了 tài guì le Too expensive 我要这个 wǒ yào zhè gè I want this one 大 dà Big / Large 小 xiǎo Small / Little 多少钱 duōshao qián How much money 不贵 bù guì Not expensive 我想买 wǒ xiǎng mǎi I want to buy 很便宜 hěn piányi Very cheap

我去吃饭 wǒ qù chī fàn I'm going to eat / I'm going to have a meal 你好吗 nǐ hǎo ma How are you? 我很好 wǒ hěn hǎo I'm good / I'm fine 我要去上班 wǒ yào qù shàng bān I need to go to work 谢谢 xièxie Thank you 对不起 duìbuqǐ Sorry / I apologize 再见 zàijiàn Goodbye / See you 冷 lěng Cold 不客气 bù kèqi You're welcome 不好意思 bù hǎoyìsi Excuse me / Sorry 没关系 méi guānxi It's okay / No problem 一会儿见 yīhuìr jiàn See you later 明天见 míngtiān jiàn See you tomorrow 多大了 duō dà le How old 太热了 tài rè le Too hot 很漂亮 hěn piàoliang Very beautiful 保重身体 bǎozhòng shēntǐ Take care of yourself 我不知道 wǒ bù zhīdào I don't know 我不懂 wǒ bù dǒng I don't understand 慢慢说 mànman shuō Speak slowly 早上好 zǎoshang hǎo Good morning 早安 zǎo ān Good morning (short) 下午好 xiàwǔ hǎo Good afternoon 晚上好 wǎnshang hǎo Good evening 晚安 wǎn ān Good night 中午好 zhōngwǔ hǎo Good noon 加油 jiāyóu Cheer up / Go for it / You can do it 辛苦了 xīnkǔ le You worked hard / Thank you for your hard work 别担心 bié dānxīn Don't worry 好累啊 hǎo lèi a So tired 好困啊 hǎo kùn a So sleepy 忘记了 wàngjì le Forgot / I forgot

你去哪里 nǐ qù nǎ lǐ Where are you going? 我要去 wǒ yào qù I want to go (to) 在前面 zài qián miàn It's in front / ahead

你好 nǐ hǎo Hello 我是 wǒ shì I am 你叫什么名字 nǐ jiào shénme míngzi What's your name? 我叫李明 wǒ jiào Lǐ Míng My name is Li Ming 我姓王 wǒ xìng Wáng My surname is Wang 这是我的朋友汤姆 zhè shì wǒ de péngyou Tāngmǔ This is my friend Tom 你是汤姆吗 nǐ shì Tāngmǔ ma Are you Tom?

今天 jīn tiān Today

帮我 bāng wǒ Help me 不好 bù hǎo Not good / Bad 厕所在哪 cèsuǒ zài nǎ Where is the toilet

姓李 xìng Lǐ Surname Li 姓王 xìng Wáng Surname Wang 叫小明 jiào Xiǎomíng Called Xiaoming 叫小红 jiào Xiǎohóng Called Xiaohong

你真棒 nǐ zhēn bàng You're awesome! 都好 dōu hǎo All good / Everything's fine 没问题 méi wèntí No problem 走吧 zǒu ba Let's go / Come on 怎么办 zěnme bàn What to do? / What should I do? 很好 hěn hǎo Very good / Great

生日快乐 shēngrì kuàilè Happy birthday 恭喜恭喜 gōngxǐ gōngxǐ Congratulations 新年快乐 xīnnián kuàilè Happy New Year 恭喜发财 gōngxǐ fācái Wish you prosperity / Congratulations and be prosperous 万事如意 wànshì rúyì May all your wishes come true 心想事成 xīnxiǎng shì chéng May your dreams come true 大吉大利 dàjí dàlì Good luck and great prosperity 年年有余 niánnián yǒuyú Surplus every year / Abundance year after year

一路平安 yīlù píng'ān Have a safe trip

爸爸 bàba Dad / Father 妈妈 māma Mom / Mother 宝贝 bǎobèi Baby / Dear / Sweetheart 宝宝 bǎobao Baby 老公 lǎogōng Husband (informal) 老婆 lǎopó Wife (informal) 哥哥 gēge Older brother 姐姐 jiějie Older sister 弟弟 dìdi Younger brother 妹妹 mèimei Younger sister