SECTION: THANK YOU / YOU'RE WELCOME |
English: | Thanks | |
Pinyin: | xi猫-xie |
English: | Thank you (alternate way to say) | |
Pinyin: | xi猫-xie n铆n | |
Literally: | thanks you |
English: | You're welcome | |
Pinyin: | b煤 xi猫 | |
Literally: | no thanks |
English: | You're welcome (more formal) | |
Pinyin: | b煤 k猫-q矛 | |
Literally: | don't be polite |
English: | Your welcome / no problem (said for small things) | |
Pinyin: | m茅i gu膩n-xi | |
Literally: | not have connection |
English: | Welcome (e.g. welcome to hotel/restaurant/shop) | |
Pinyin: | hu膩n-y铆ng gu膩ng-l铆ng |
SECTION: WOULD LIKE TO / TO EAT |
English: | Would like to | |
Pinyin: | xi菐ng |
English: | What would you like to do? | |
Pinyin: | n菒 xi菐ng zu貌 sh茅n-me | |
Literally: | you would like to do what? |
English: | To eat | |
Pinyin: | ch墨 |
English: | Rice | |
Pinyin: | f脿n |
English: | To eat a meal | |
Pinyin: | ch墨 f脿n | |
Literally: | to eat rice |
English: | I would like to eat (a meal) | |
Pinyin: | w菕 xi菐ng ch墨 f脿n | |
Literally: | I would l like to eat rice |
English: | Would you like to eat? | |
Pinyin: | n菒 xi菐ng ch墨 f脿n ma | |
Literally: | you would like to eat rice? |
There is no standard word for yes and no in Chinese. Instead, questions are usually answered by repeating the positive or negative for of the verb from the original question. To answer the question would you like to eat?, you could simply repeat the positive or negative form of the verb: |
English: | Yes | |
Pinyin: | xi菐ng | |
Literally: | would like |
English: | No | |
Pinyin: | b霉 xi菐ng | |
Literally: | not would like |
English: | Okay? | |
Pinyin: | h菐o b霉 h菐o | |
Literally: | good-not-good? |
English: | Let's eat, okay? | |
Pinyin: | w菕-men ch墨 f脿n, h菐o b霉 h菐o | |
Literally: | we eat, good not good? |
English: | Okay | |
Pinyin: | h菐o | |
Literally: | good |
English: | What would you like to eat? | |
Pinyin: | n菒 xi菐ng ch墨 sh茅n-me | |
Literally: | you would like to eat what? |