Stolen from Mecorz on Ifirt
Hello out there! All of you have probably run into some "gil-sellers" before. Ever wonder what it is they are saying? Well here�s a small guide to the Chinese language.
All of the words are in Pin-yin AKA English spelling of Mandarin/Chinese words, like Romanji in the Japanese language.
Brackets refer to stuff you would say when you are reading something (what people are typing)
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*impolite
**Not celebrated in all parts of Asia.
***For... informational purposes please don�t say it to someone -_- (I smell MPK�)� usually swear word
Note: Feel free to correct me because my spelling isn�t that good ; ;.
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I will be adding more if you guys are interested, please post words that you would like to know how to say/what it is.
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Useful Chinese Phrases
General
Hello = Ni hao
Good bye = Zai jian
Yes = Shi
No = Bu shi
Thank you = Xie xie
How old are you? = Ni ji sui a?
I am (age). = Wo xi (age) sui
Lets go. = Zou ba.
Wait a minute. = Deng yi xia.
How much is it (cost) = Duo shao qian?
Buy/Sell = Mai (can be identified in context)
I�m going to go buy/sell something. = Wo yao qu mai dongxi.
Do you understand?. = Ni (kan de) dong ma.
I�m lost = Wo mi lou le.
Help me out!(OMG I�m being chased by a mob(s)= Jiu ming a!
Help me out .(Will you please help me) = Qing ni bang wo yi xia.
I don't understand. = Wo (kan) bu dong. (reading)
I don't know = Wo bu ming bai.
I don't know = Wo bu zidao (i don't know "what to do")
I understand = Wo (kan de) dong. (reading)
I know = Wo ming bai.
I know = Wo zidao (i know "what to do")
I can speak a little Chinese = Wo hui jiang yi dian Zhong wen.
I don't know how to speak Chinese. = Wo bu hui jiang zhong wen
How do you say (word) in chinese. = Zen me shuo (word)?
I�m sorry. = Dui bu qi.
I am... = Wo shi...
You are... = Ni shi...
We are = Wo men...
They are = Ta men...
I want... = Wo yao...
I don't want it. = Wo bu yao.
I need to go to bed. = Wo shui yao qu xuei jiao le.
It doesn�t matter. = Mei guan xi.
No Problem = Mei wen ti.
What are you doing? = Ni zai zuo shenme/sm.
Little girl = Nv hai
Girl = Nv shen
Little boy = Nan hai
Boy = Nan shen
I love you. = Wo ai ni. (lol -_-)
Go away!* = Zho kai!
Cao ni ma.*** = Go F*ck your mom. (I think. There is no direct translation)
Do you want to be friends? = Ni xiang zuo pung you ma? (Note most of them don�t know of the /befriend command -_-)
You are very strange. = Ni hen qi guai.
Can I have it? = Ke yi gei wo ma?(can you give it to me)
Time
Day = Tian
Today = Jing tian
Tomorrow = Ming tian
Day after tomorrow. = Hou Tian . (NO, don�t use this when referring to the movie �Day after Tomorrow�)
Every Day = Mei yi tian OR Tian tian
Morning = Zao shang
Night = Wan shang
Happy New Year! = Xin nian kuai le!
Christmas** = Sheng Dan Jie
Vacation = Fang jia
Spring break = Chun jia
Summer break = Xu jia
Winter Break = Han jia
It is already H:MM AM/PM. = Shen zai yi jing H:MM AM/PM.
When? = Shenme/sm shi hou?
FFXI Weather
Snowing = Xia xuei
Thunder = Xan dian
Raining = Xia yu
Direction
Come = Lai
East = Dong
West = Xi
South = Nan
North = Bei
Middle = Zhong
Left = Zuo
Right You
Up = Shang
Down = Xia
Go Left = Xiang Zuo
Go Right = Xiang You
Go Straight = Zhi Zou
Where are you? = Ni zai na li?