Basic Mandarin

Here some basic Mandarin phrases you might find useful:

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 Yes = shr 是
 No = bu shr 不是
 Thank you = shie shie 謝謝
 Thank you very much = fei chang gan shie / hen gan shie 非常感謝 / 很感謝
 You’re welcome = bu yung shie 不客氣
 Please = ching 請
 Excuse me = duei bu chi 對不起
 Hello = ni hau 你好
 Goodbye = tzai jian 再見
 Good morning = tzau an 早安
 Good afternoon = wu an 午安
 Good evening = wan shang hau 晚上好
 Good night = wan an 晚安
 Do you speak … = ni huei jiang … ma? 你會講…嗎？
 English = ying yu 英語
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 I = wo 我
 We = wo men 我們
 You (singular, familiar) = ni 你
 You (singular, formal) = nin 您
 You (plural) = ni men 你們
 He/She = ta 他 / 她
 They = ta men 他們
 Where is the bath room? = shi shou jian tzai na li? 洗手間在哪裡?
 How are you? = ni hau ma? 你好嗎？
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 How much does this cost? = je duo shao chian? 這多少錢？
 Do you accept credit cards? = ni jie shou shin yong ka ma? 你接受信用哪嗎？
 I’ll buy it. = wo yao mai 我要買
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 Please bring the bill. = mai dan 買單
 Bread = mian bao 麵包
 Coffee = ka fei 咖啡
 Tea = cha 茶
 Juice = guo jr 果汁
 Water = shuei 水
 Beer = pi jiou 啤酒
 Wine = hong jiou 紅酒
 Meat = rou 肉
 Beef = niu rou 牛肉
 Pork = ju rou 豬肉
 Fish = yu 魚
  Vegetable = shu tsai 蔬菜
 Fruit = shuei guo 水果
 Salad = sha la 沙拉
 Dessert = dian shin 點心
 How much is the fare? = che piau duo shau qian? 車票多少錢？
 Ticket = piau 票
 Train = huo che 火車
 Bus = gung che 公車
 Subway, Underground = jie yun 捷運
 Airport = ji chang 機場
 Train station = huo che jan 火車站
 Bus stop = gung che jan 公車站
 Subway station, Underground station = jie yun jan 捷運站