Survival Chinese for your trip
The Chinese you need on a trip to China, one situation a day for a week.
我不会说中文。I don’t speak Chinese.
Seven days, seven situations七天
不好意思
Day 1
Hello, thanks and “I don’t speak Chinese”
The five lines you’ll use every hour.
多少钱
Day 2
Numbers and paying
Prices, 两 for two, and paying by phone.
我要这个
Day 3
Ordering food
Point at the menu, and ask for no chilli.
师傅
Day 4
Taxi and metro
Show the address, and find your exit.
高铁
Day 5
Trains
Read your ticket: train, carriage and seat.
洗手间
Day 6
Hotel, toilets and directions
Where’s the toilet, and left or right.
医院
Day 7
When you need help
Feeling ill, allergies, and the numbers to call.
Read the first one第一课
This is the email you get first, as it arrives. If you like it, one click in it sends you the rest.
Leon from Dengdeng
Survival Chinese, day 1: the lines you’ll use most
Hey, I’m Leon, the founder of Dengdeng.
For the next seven days I’ll send you the Chinese for one situation on your trip: paying, food, taxis, trains, your hotel, and getting help. Today: the lines you’ll use every hour.
- 你好 nǐ hǎo
- hello
- 谢谢 xièxie
- thank you
- 不好意思 bù hǎo yìsi
- excuse me, sorry (to get attention, to squeeze past, to apologise)
- 我不会说中文 wǒ bú huì shuō Zhōngwén
- I don’t speak Chinese
- 我听不懂 wǒ tīng bu dǒng
- I don’t understand
不好意思 is the one to learn first. Start any question with it and people know you’re asking for help.
Hear all of them and more: Chinese for a trip to China
Where are you going in China? Reply and tell me.
Leon
