| How are you? (hello)
| ni hao ma? (ni hao)
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| I'm fine.
| wo hen hao
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| What is your name?
| ni jiao shenme mingzi?
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| My name is...
| wo jiao...
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| Where are you from?
| ni cong nar laide?
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| I'm from (Britain).
| wo shi cong (yingguo) laide
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| Do you like...
| ni xi buxihuan...
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| I (don't) like...
| wo (bu) xihuan...
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| How long have you been in China?
| ni dao Zhongguo doujiu?
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| Do you speak Chinese?
| ni hui buhui shuo zhongwen?
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| I don't speak Chinese.
| wo bu hui shuo zhongwen
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| I can speak a little.
| wo hui shuo yi diandian
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| My Chinese is terrible.
| wo de zhongwen hen cha
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| Can you speak English?
| ni hui shuo yingyu ma?
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| Please find someone who can speak English
| qing zhao yige hui shuo yingyu de ren
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| Please speak slowly.
| qing shuo de man yidian
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| Please say that again.
| qing zai shuo yi bian
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| I don't understand
| wo ting budong
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| I understand
| wo ting de dong
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| I can't read Chinese characters.
| wo kan budong hanzi
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| What does this mean?
| zhe shi shenme yisi?
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| How do you pronounce this character?
| zhe shi shenme yisi?
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