07-Chinese phrases-directions

*Notes:

east=东=dōng

south=南=nán

west=西=xī

north=北=běi

up=上=shàng

down=下=xià

left=左=zuǒ**

right=右=yòu**

**common Idiom(used very often):

左右为难=zuǒ yòu wéi nán=in an awkward predicament/in a Dilemma

front=前=qián

behind=后=hòu

inside=里=lǐ**(=内=nèi)

outside=外=wài**

**common Idiom(used very often):

里外不是人=lǐ wài bú shì rén=Inside and outside not a human being/oneself=have difficulty in conducting within and without

06-Chinese phrases- verbs

*Notes

to come = 来 = lái

to go = 去 = qù

to do/make = 做 = zuò

to have = 有 = yǒu

do not have = 没有 = méi yǒu

to wait = 等 = děng

to leave = 离开 = lí kāi

to open/ turn on/switch on = 开 = kāi

to close/ turn off / switch off = 关 = guān

to take/ to hold (in hands)= 拿 = ná

to carry = 提 = tí

to sit = 坐 = zuò

to stand = 站 = zhàn

to lie down = 躺 = tǎng

to walk = 走 = zǒu

to escape = 逃走 = táo zǒu

to run = 跑 = pǎo

to jump = 跳 = tiào

to fly = 飞 = fēi

to sleep= 睡觉 = shuì jiào

to wake up = 起床 = qǐ chuáng

going outside = 出 = chū

going inside= 入 = rù

going up = 上 = shàng

going down = 下 = xià

to push = 推 = tuī

to pull = 拉 = lā

*Notes

America =（美国）= měi guó

Australia =（澳大利亚） = ào dà lì yà

Brazil =（巴西）= bā xī

Canada =（加拿大）=jiā ná dà

China =（中国）= zhōng guó

Egypt =（埃及）= āi jí

England =（英国） =yīng guó

France =（法国） = fǎ guó

Germany =（德国） = dé guó

Greece =（希腊） =xī là

India =（印度）= yìn dù

Italy =（意大利）= yì dà lì

Japan =（日本）= rì běn

The Netherlands =（荷兰）= hé lán

Russia =（俄国） = ér guó

Spain =（西班牙） = xī bān yá

Sweden =（瑞典） = rùi diǎn

Switzerland =（瑞士) = rùi shì

*Notes: characters here are formal writing for checks.

0= 零 =líng

1= 壹 =yī

2= 贰 =èr

3= 叁 =sān

4= 肆 =sì

5= 伍 =wǔ

6= 陆 =liù

7= 柒 =qī

8= 捌 =bā

9= 玖 =jiǔ

10= 拾 =shí

11=shí yī

12=shí èr

.......etc.

20=èr shí

30=sān shí

.......etc.

100= 佰 =yī bǎi

200=èr bǎi

.......etc.

1,000= 仟 =yī qiān

2,000= èr qiān

.......etc.

10,000= 万 = yī wàn

100,000=shí wàn

1,000,000=yī bǎi wàn

10,000,000=yī qiān wàn

100,000,000= 亿 =yī yì

*Notes:

excuse me( may i ask you a question?）= 请问= qǐng wèn

how to go… = ……怎么走？= ……zěn me zǒu?

where is … = ……在哪里？= ……zài ná lǐ ?

railway station = 火车站 = huǒ chē zhàn

toilet = 厕所 = cè suǒ

excuse me, how to go to railway station? = 请问，火车站怎么走？= qǐng wèn，huǒ chē zhàn zěn me zǒu?

excuse me, where is toilet? = 请问，厕所在哪里？= qǐng wèn，cè suǒ zài ná lǐ ?

**grammar notes:

(English)-how to go (place A)? = （Chinese)-(place A) how to go?

(English)-where is (place A)? = （Chinese)-(place A) is where?

Notes:

(polite)

How are you. = 您好 = nín hǎo.

How are you? = 您好吗？= nín hǎo mā?

(familiar)

How are you. = 你好 = ní hǎo.

How are you? = 你好吗？= ní hǎo mā?

or, you just say "Hi" , more simple.

(answer)

I am fine = 我很好 = wǒ hén hǎo

Good morning = 早上好 = zǎo shàng hǎo

Good afternoon = 下午好 = xià wú hǎo

Good evening = 晚上好 = wǎn shàng hǎo

Good night = 晚安 = wǎn ān

Around lunch or dinner time, Chinese people like to greet like this also:

Have you eaten? = 吃饭了吗？= chī fàn le mā?

I've eaten = 吃过了 = chī guò le.

Grammar notes:

1…when you mean" this is a question" ,you just need to add a " mā" at the end of your sentence.

2...when 2 words with 3rd tone are together, the first word should change its tone to 2nd tone. example: you= nǐ , but, how are you = ní hǎo.

3..."le" without tone, means it spell a light tone.just lighter than others.

Notes: personal pronouns

I = 我 = wǒ

You = 你 = nǐ （singular)

You = 您 = nín （polite)

He/She/It = 他/她/它/牠 = tā

We = 我们 = wǒ mén

You = 你们 = nǐ mén （plural)

They = 他们/她们 = tā mén