Instructions for Use
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๐ Greetings
| Chinese | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ไฝ ๅฅฝ | ๐ | Hello |
| ่ฌ่ฌ | ๐ | Thank you |
| ไธๅฅฝๆๆ | ๐ | Excuse me / Sorry to bother you |
| ๅฐไธ่ตท | ๐ | Sorry |
| ๅ่ฆ | ๐ | Goodbye |
| ๆฉๅฎ | ๐ | Good morning |
| ๆๅฎ | ๐ | Good night |
โ Common Questions
| Chinese | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ้ๅๅคๅฐ้ข๏ผ | ๐ | How much is this? |
| ๅปๆๅจๅช่ฃก๏ผ | ๐ | Where is the restroom? |
| ๆท้็ซๅจๅช่ฃก๏ผ | ๐ | Where is the MRT station? |
| ๅฏไปฅๅนซๆๅ๏ผ | ๐ | Can you help me? |
| ไฝ ๆ่ชช่ฑๆๅ๏ผ | ๐ | Do you speak English? |
๐ข Numbers
| Chinese | Pronunciation | Number |
|---|---|---|
| ไธ | ๐ | 1 |
| ไบ | ๐ | 2 |
| ไธ | ๐ | 3 |
| ๅ | ๐ | 4 |
| ไบ | ๐ | 5 |
| ๅ ญ | ๐ | 6 |
| ไธ | ๐ | 7 |
| ๅ ซ | ๐ | 8 |
| ไน | ๐ | 9 |
| ๅ | ๐ | 10 |
| ไธ็พ | ๐ | 100 |
๐ Dining
| Chinese | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ๅฅฝๅ | ๐ | Delicious |
| ๆ่ฆ้ๅ | ๐ | I'll have this |
| ไธ่ฆ่พฃ | ๐ | Not spicy |
| ๆๅ็ด | ๐ | I'm vegetarian |
| ่ฒทๅฎ | ๐ | Check, please |
| ๅคๅธถ | ๐ | Takeout / To go |
| ๅ ง็จ | ๐ | Dine-in / For here |
๐ Transportation
| Chinese | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ๆ่ฆๅป้่ฃก | ๐ | I want to go here |
| ๅฐไบ่ซๅ่จดๆ | ๐ | Please tell me when we arrive |
| ๅ้่ฃก | ๐ | Stop here |
| ็ด่ตฐ | ๐ | Go straight |
| ๅทฆ่ฝ | ๐ | Turn left |
| ๅณ่ฝ | ๐ | Turn right |
๐๏ธ Shopping
| Chinese | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ๅฏไปฅไพฟๅฎไธ้ปๅ๏ผ | ๐ | Can you make it a bit cheaper? |
| ๆๅชๆฏ็็ | ๐ | I'm just looking |
| ๅฏไปฅๅทๅกๅ๏ผ | ๐ | Can I pay by card? |
| ๆๅคง็ๅ๏ผ | ๐ | Do you have a larger size? |
| ๆๅฐ็ๅ๏ผ | ๐ | Do you have a smaller size? |
| ๆ่ฆ่ฒท้ๅ | ๐ | I'll buy this |
๐ก Pronunciation Tips
- Chinese has four tones, and different tones can completely change the meaning
- The "x" in Pinyin is pronounced like "sh"
- The "q" is pronounced like "ch"
- The "zh" is pronounced like "j"
- It's recommended to use a translation app to hear the correct pronunciation