English-Chinese phrasebook

This short phrasebook was prepared by our linguists. We hope that it will be useful during you trip to China.

English	Chinese	English Transcription
Basic phrases
Hello	你好	nihao
Good bye	再见	tzai tzen
Please	请	tsin
Thank you	谢谢	sie sie
Excuse me	对不起	tuy bu chi
Yes	是	shi
No	不是	bu shi
I don’t  understand	听不懂	thin pu tun
What is your name?	你叫什么？	ni tzyao shemme?
My name is …	我叫……	vo tzyao…
Open	开门	khai men
Closed	关门	guan men
Exit	出口	chkhu khou
Entrance	入口	zhu khou
Shop
How much is it?	这个多少钱？	chzhe ge to shao chen
I will buy it	我买这个	vo mai chzhe ge
Can you write down the price, please?	请写下来价格	tsin sie sya lay dzyage
It is expensive	太贵了	thai guy le
Do you accept credit cards?	可不可以刷卡？	khe pu khe ii shua kha
Restaurant
Waiter!	服员！	fu uan!
Are there any tables available?	有座位吗？	iou tzo vei ma?
Check, please	买单	mai dan
Tea	茶	chkha
Coffee	咖啡	kha fei
Travel
Bus station	汽车站	tsi chkhe chzhan
Gas station	加油站	tzya iou chzhan
Airport	机场	tzi chkhan
ATM	取款机（ATM）	chiu khuan tzi (АТМ)
Hospital	医院	i iuan
Where is ...?	……在哪儿？	…. tzai naar?
Train station	火车站	khuo chkhe chzhan
I need a ticket	我买票	vo mai phyao
I need a city map	我要城市地图	vo yao chkhen shi di thu
Police station	派出所	phai chkhu suo
Post office	邮局	iou tzui
Restaurant	饭店	fan den
Metro station	地铁站	di the chzhan
Taxi	出租车	chkhu tzu chkhe
Toilet	卫生间	vei shen tzen