Mandarin (China) on one page, for your pocket

What people will ask you, and what to say back. Print it, or save it as a PDF for when your phone has no signal.

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Mandarin (China) pocket card: China

You will hear

  • 要多少流量?yào duōshao liúliàng How much data do you want?
  • 你手机尾号多少?nǐ shǒujī wěihào duōshao What are the last four digits of your phone number?
  • 您叫什么名字?nín jiào shénme míngzi What's your name?
  • 要加热吗?yào jiārè ma Shall I heat it up?
  • 你好,喝点什么?nǐ hǎo, hē diǎn shénme Hi, what would you like to drink?
  • 吃什么?chī shénme What are you eating?
  • 几位?jǐ wèi How many of you?
  • 哪天走?nǎ tiān zǒu Which day are you going?
  • 去哪里?qù nǎlǐ Where to?
  • 要袋子吗?yào dàizi ma Do you want a bag?
  • 大杯还是中杯?dà bēi háishi zhōng bēi Large or medium?
  • 要辣吗?yào là ma Do you want it spicy?

You say

  • 你好!nǐ hǎo Hello!
  • 去这个酒店。qù zhège jiǔdiàn To this hotel. (show your screen)
  • 我有预订。wǒ yǒu yùdìng I have a booking.
  • 有水吗?yǒu shuǐ ma Do you have water?
  • 我要一杯奶茶。wǒ yào yì bēi nǎichá I'll have a milk tea.
  • 一碗牛肉面。yì wǎn niúròu miàn A bowl of beef noodles.
  • 四个人。sì ge rén Four people.
  • 我只是看看。wǒ zhǐshì kànkan I'm just looking.
  • 地铁站在哪里?dìtiě zhàn zài nǎlǐ Where is the metro station?
  • 两张票。liǎng zhāng piào Two tickets.
  • 我要买去北京的高铁票。wǒ yào mǎi qù Běijīng de gāotiě piào I'd like a high-speed train ticket to Beijing.
  • 不好意思,药店在哪里?bù hǎo yìsi, yàodiàn zài nǎlǐ Excuse me, where is a pharmacy?
  • 我想买一张电话卡。wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì zhāng diànhuà kǎ I'd like to buy a SIM card.
  • 一个星期的。yí ge xīngqī de Enough for a week.
  • 可以刷卡吗?kěyǐ shuā kǎ ma Can I pay by card?
  • 一直走。yìzhí zǒu Go straight on.
  • 左转。zuǒ zhuǎn Turn left.
  • 右转。yòu zhuǎn Turn right.
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About the pocket card

What is on the Mandarin (China) pocket card?

The first thing people say to you in each of the 12 scenes, and the lines you will say most, each with a pronunciation guide and meaning. It fits on one side of A4.

How do I save the card to my phone?

Choose Print, then Save as PDF, and keep the PDF in your phone's files. It works with no signal and no battery-hungry app.