NetChai Chinese

Small Talk & Replies

98 Chinese phrases for small talk & replies — every one with pinyin, plain-English notes and native teacher audio.

是shì yes 不bù是shì no 我wǒ叫jiào my name 这zhè次cì不bù行xíng not this time 你nǐ怎zěn么me样yàng how you doing 走zǒu吧ba let's go 好hǎo的de ok 你nǐ在zài哪儿nǎr where are you 你nǐ呢ne how about you 过guò来lai come here 不bù用yòng no need 你nǐ今jīn天tiān过guò得de怎zěn么me样yàng how was your day 我wǒ明míng白bai了le i understand 我wǒ很hěn好hǎo im fine 没méi有yǒu no 10 不bú对duì that's not right 等děng wait 你nǐ要yào什shén么me what do you want 你nǐ在zài做zuò什shén么me？ what you doing 随suí便biàn whatever 你nǐ是shì谁shéi who are you 是shì / 不bú是shì yes and no 是shì的de yes i do 大dà声shēng一yī点diǎn a little louder 快kuài到dào了le almost there 有yǒu什shén么me问wèn题tí吗ma？ any questions 还hái需xū要yào别bié的de吗ma？ anything else 基jī本běn没méi问wèn题tí basically no problem 有yǒu空kòng常cháng来lái come by whenever you're free 马mǎ上shàng就jiù来lái coming right up 带dài伞sǎn了le吗ma？ did you bring an umbrella 别bié迟chí到dào don't be late 算suàn了le forget it 好hǎo主zhǔ意yi good idea 他tā现xiàn在zài不bù在zài he's not in right now 怎zěn么me样yàng？ how is it or how about it 我wǒ同tóng意yì i agree 我wǒ不bù同tóng意yì i disagree 我wǒ不bù知zhī道dao i don't know 我wǒ有yǒu一yī个gè问wèn题tí i have a question 我wǒ知zhī道dào i know 我wǒ马mǎ上shàng来lái i'll be right there 我wǒ来lái了le i'm coming 迟chí到dào了le (i'm) late 我wǒ在zài路lù上shang i'm on my way 换huàn句jù话huà说shuō in other words 大dà家jiā都dōu到dào齐qí了le吗ma？ is everyone here 这zhè个ge座zuò位wèi有yǒur人én吗ma？ is this seat taken 排pái队duì吗ma？ is this the line 看kàn情qíng况kuàng it depends 需xū要yào改gǎi进jìn it needs improvement 没méi事shì了le it's all better now 还hái行xíng it's alright 没méi事儿shìr it's nothing or i'm fine 约yuē好hǎo了le it's settled then 开kāi玩wán笑xiào的de just kidding 我wǒ帮bāng您nín找zhǎo一yī下xià let me find it for you 给gěi我wǒ看kàn看kan let me have a look 让ràng我wǒ想xiǎng想xiang let me think 我wǒ们men下xià次cì再zài讨tǎo论lùn let's discuss it next time 改gǎi天tiān吧ba let's do it another day 我wǒ们men开kāi始shǐ吧ba let's get started 就jiù这zhè样yàng吧ba let's leave it at that 我wǒ们men约yuē个gè时shí间jiān吧ba let's set up a time 今jīn天tiān就jiù到dào这zhè里lǐ let's stop here for today 再zài考kǎo虑lǜ考kǎo虑lü let us think it over 听tīng我wǒ说shuō listen to me 看kàn这zhè里li look here 可kěn能éng吧ba maybe 差chà不bu多duō more or less 别bié急jí no rush 不bù一yī定dìng not necessarily 没méi办bàn法fǎ nothing can be done 当dāng然rán of course 请qǐng稍shāo等děng one moment, please 再zài来lái一yí个ge one more, please 总zǒng的de来lái说shuō overall or in summary 请qǐng确quèr认èn一yī下xià please confirm 请qǐng讲jiǎng please go ahead 应yīng该gāi是shì probably or should be 原yuán来lái如rú此cǐ so that's how it is 休xiū息xi一yī下xià吧ba take a break 有yǒu道dào理li that makes sense 结jié果guǒ不bù错cuò the results are good 今jīn天tiān天tiān气qì真zhēn好hǎo the weather is great today 排pái队duì的de人rén很hěn多duō there's a long line 具jù体tǐ来lái说shuō to be specific 再zài试shì一yí次cì try again 你nǐ在zài干gàn什shén么me？ what are you doing 学xué了le什shén么me？ what did you learn 你nǐ们men有yǒu什shén么me推tuī荐jiàn的de？ what do you recommend 你nǐ觉jué得de怎zěn么me样yàng？ what do you think 您nín什shén么me时shí候hou方fāng便biàn？ when is convenient for you 你nǐ住zhù在zài哪nǎ里li？ where do you live 在zài哪nǎ里li？ where 谁shéi？ who 为wèi什shén么me？ why 你nǐ说shuō得de对duì you're right

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