SECTION: PARDON ME |
In Chinese, when approaching someone to ask a question, it's polite to first say Excuse me, may I ask... before asking the question. |
English: | I'm sorry / excuse me (get attention / pardon) | |
Pinyin: | du矛-bu-q菒 |
English: | Excuse me, do you speak English? | |
Pinyin: | du矛-bu-q菒, n菒 hu矛 shu艒 y墨ng-w茅n ma | |
Literally: | excuse me, you know how to speak English? |
English: | To ask (verb) | |
Pinyin: | w猫n |
English: | May I ask | |
Pinyin: | q菒ng w猫n | |
Literally: | please to ask |
English: | May I ask, where is the hotel? | |
Pinyin: | q菒ng w猫n, ji菙-di脿n z脿i n菐r | |
Literally: | please to ask, hotel located where? |
English: | Excuse me, may I ask, where is the hotel? | |
Pinyin: | du矛-bu-q菒, q菒ng w猫n, ji菙-di脿n z脿i n菐r | |
Literally: | excuse me, please to ask, hotel located where? |
SECTION: PLACE |
English: | Where | |
Pinyin: | n菐r |
English: | Place (notice the tone difference) | |
Pinyin: | n脿r |
English: | I | |
Pinyin: | w菕 |
English: | My place | |
Pinyin: | w菕 n脿r | |
Literally: | (same) |
English: | We | |
Pinyin: | w菕-m茅n |
English: | Our place | |
Pinyin: | w菕-m茅n n脿r | |
Literally: | (same) |
English: | You | |
Pinyin: | n菒 |
English: | Your place | |
Pinyin: | n菒 n脿r | |
Literally: | (same) |
English: | Friend | |
Pinyin: | p茅ng-y菕u |
English: | A friend's place | |
Pinyin: | p茅ng-y菕u n脿r | |
Literally: | friend's place |
English: | I'm going to my friend's place | |
Pinyin: | w菕 q霉 w菕 de p茅ng-y菕u n脿r | |
Literally: | (same) |
English: | I would like to go to your place | |
Pinyin: | w菕 xi菐ng q霉 n菒 n脿r | |
Literally: | I would like to go your place |
English: | Home | |
Pinyin: | ji膩 |
English: | There is our home | |
Pinyin: | n脿r sh矛 w菕-men de ji膩 | |
Literally: | (same) |