Greetings and Basic Etiquette

• Good morning: 早上好 (Zǎoshang hǎo)
• Good evening: 晚上好 (Wǎnshàng hǎo)
• Good night: 晚安 (Wǎn'ān)
• Long time no see: 好久不见 (Hǎojiǔ bùjiàn)
• Thanks a lot: 多谢 (Duōxiè)
• You're welcome: 不客气 (Bù kèqì)
• No need to thank: 不用谢 (Bùyòng xiè)
• Sorry: 对不起 (Duìbùqǐ)
• That's all right: 没关系 (Méiguānxì)
• Excuse me (to pass): 借过一下 (Jièguò yīxià)
• See you tomorrow: 明天见 (Míngtiān jiàn)
• See you later: 待会见 (Dāihuì jiàn)

Agreement and Responses

• OK / Fine: 好的 (Hǎo de)
• It's good / Very good: 很好 (Hěn hǎo) or 很不错 (Hěn bùcuò)
• Pretty good: 挺好的 (Tǐng hǎo de)
• Not bad: 还行 (Hái xíng) or 马马虎虎 (Mǎmǎhūhū)
• I agree: 我同意 (Wǒ tóngyì)
• Exactly: 没错 (Méicuò)
• No problem: 没事儿的 (Méishìr de) or 没问题 (Méiwèntí)
• Of course: 当然 (Dāngrán)
• Absolutely: 当然可以 (Dāngrán kěyǐ)
• Maybe: 可能吧 (Kěnéng ba)
• I'm not sure: 我不确定 (Wǒ bù quèdìng)
• Not yet: 还没 (Hái méi)
• No way: 不行 (Bùxíng)
• Whatever: 随便 (Suíbiàn)
• Forget it: 算了 (Suànle)

Common Questions and Conversation Starters

• Are you there?: 在吗？(Zài ma?)
• Where are you?: 你在哪里？(Nǐ zài nǎlǐ?)
• What happened?: 怎么了？(Zěnme le?)
• What did you say?: 你说什么？(Nǐ shuō shénme?)
• Are you sure?: 你确定吗？(Nǐ quèdìng ma?)
• Are you free?: 你有空吗？(Nǐ yǒu kòng ma?)
• Take a guess: 你猜？(Nǐ cāi?)
• Is that enough?: 够了吗？(Gòu le ma?)
• Really?: 真的吗？(Zhēnde ma?)

Daily Needs and Feelings

• I'm hungry: 我饿了 (Wǒ èle)
• I'm thirsty: 我渴了 (Wǒ kěle)
• I'm busy: 我很忙 (Wǒ hěn máng)
• I'm not feeling well: 我不舒服 (Wǒ bù shūfú)
• I have a headache: 我头疼 (Wǒ tóuténg)
• I forgot: 我忘了 (Wǒ wàngle)
• I got it / I understand: 我懂了 (Wǒ dǒngle)
• I win: 我赢了 (Wǒ yíngle)
• I love you: 我爱你 (Wǒ ài nǐ)
• I don't care: 我不在乎 (Wǒ bù zàihū)
• I'm afraid not: 恐怕不行 (Kǒngpà bùxíng)

Socializing and Polite Commands

• Follow me: 跟我来 (Gēn wǒ lái)
• After you: 您先请 (Nín xiān qǐng)
• Please come in: 请进 (Qǐng jìn)
• Have a seat: 请坐 (Qǐng zuò)
• Help yourself / Don't be formal: 别客气 (Bié kèqì)
• Cheers: 干杯 (Gānbēi)
• It tastes good: 好吃 (Hǎochī)
• I'm flattered: 过讲了 (Guòjiǎng le)
• Have fun: 玩得开心 (Wán de kāixīn)
• Have a good rest: 好好休息 (Hǎohǎo xiūxī)
• Take care / Be safe: 保重 (Bǎozhòng) or 慢走 (Màn zǒu)

Practical Action Phrases

• Be careful: 小心 (Xiǎoxīn)
• Wait a minute: 等一下 (Děng yīxià)
• Take your time: 慢慢来 (Mànman lái)
• Take it easy / Don't worry: 别急 (Bié jí) or 别担心 (Bié dānxīn)
• Calm down: 冷静点 (Lěngjìng diǎn)
• Relax: 放松 (Fàngsōng)
• Let me see: 我看看 (Wǒ kànkàn)
• Go on / Continue: 继续 (Jìxù)
• Keep going / Go straight: 一直走 (Yīzhí zǒu)
• Slow down: 慢点 (Màn diǎn)
• Time to wake up: 该起床了 (Gāi qǐchuáng le)
• Almost done: 马上就好 (Mǎshàng jiù hǎo)
• Got it done: 搞定 (Gǎodìng)

Exclamations and Strong Reactions

• Oh my god: 天呐 (Tiān nà) or 天啊 (Tiān a)
• Awesome: 太棒了 (Tài bàngle)
• Good idea: 好主意 (Hǎo zhǔyì)
• Well done: 做得好 (Zuò dé hǎo)
• Go go go / Cheer up: 加油 (Jiāyóu)
• It's so annoying: 烦死了 (Fán sǐle)
• Leave me alone: 别管我 (Bié guǎn wǒ)
• Go away: 走开 (Zǒukāi)
• Shut up: 闭嘴 (Bìzuǐ)
• Don't be angry: 别生气 (Bié shēngqì)

Shopping and Miscellaneous

• How much is it?: 多少钱？(Duōshǎo qián?)
• It's too expensive: 太贵了 (Tài guì le)
• It's easy: 很容易 (Hěn róngyì)
• It's not necessary: 没必要 (Méi bìyào)
• It's your turn: 轮到你了 (Lúndào nǐ le)
• It's up to you: 你决定 (Nǐ juédìng)
• More or less / About the same: 差不多吧 (Chàbùduō ba)
• It's too late: 来不及了 (Láibují le)