Pin Yin

Pronunciation

Chinese

English

Shi de

shur dur

是的

Yes

Bu

boo

不

No

Hao

how

好

OK

Lao jia

low jyah

Excuse me (to get past)

Lao jia, qing wen

low-jyah ching win

Excuse me (to get attention)

Wo ming bai le

wor ming-bai lur

我明白了

I understand

Wo bu dong

我不懂

I don’t understand

Nin hui shuo Ying yu ma

nin hway shwor ying-yew mah

您会说英语吗

Do you speak English?

Wo bu hui shuo Hanyu

wor boo-hway jiang hahn yew

我不会说汉语

I can’t speak Chinese