Ér tóng jié kuài lè! 儿童节快乐！ Happy Children’s Day!
Liù yī kuài lè! 六一快乐！ Happy Children’s Day!
Xiè xie nǐ de lǐ wù. 谢谢你的礼物。 Thank you for your gift.
Wǒ hěn kāi xīn! 我很开心！ I’m very happy!
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Check into a Hotel in Chinese！5 Must‑Know Phrases
Wǒ yùdìng le fángjiān. 我预订了房间。 I booked a room.
Wǒ lái bàn rùzhù. 我来办理入住。 I’m here to check in.
Xiànzài kěyǐ rùzhù ma? 现在可以入住吗？ Can I check in now?
Zhè shì wǒ de hùzhào. 这是我的护照。 …
Many Chinese learners have experienced this situation:
Your Chinese is grammatically correct, but native speakers still react slightly differently than expected. People understand you, yet your sentences sound a little unnatural, overly formal, or “translated.”
This happens because textbook Chinese and real spoken Chinese are …
Lǎo shī gěi wǒ men táng guǒ le! 老师给我们糖果了！ Teacher gave us candy!
Wǒ men jīn tiān bù yòng shàng kè! 我们今天不用上课！ We don’t need class today!
Wǒ men zài xué xiào kāi pài duì! 我们在学校开派对！ We’re having a party at school!
Jīn tiān tài …
Nǐ liù yī yào qù nǎr wán ya? 你六一要去哪儿玩呀？ Where are you going on Children’s Day?
Ér tóng jié nǐ xiǎng zuò shén me? 儿童节你想做什么？ What do you want to do on Children’s Day?
Wǒ men yī qǐ qìng zhù ba! 我们一起庆祝吧！ Let’s celebrate together!…
Liù yī kuài dào le! 六一快到了！ Children’s Day is coming!
Wǒ men qù nǎ lǐ wán ya? 我们去哪里玩呀？ Where should we go play?
Wǒ xiǎng qù yóu lè yuán wán! 我想去游乐园玩！ I want to go to the amusement park!
Wǒ yào dài wǒ de hǎo …
You finally decide to learn Chinese. Maybe it’s for work. Maybe it’s for your partner’s family. Maybe you just want to finally understand what your in-laws are saying at dinner.
You sign up for something that looks promising. You feel excited. This time …
Hi kids! What time is it? Let’s learn to ask and tell the time in Mandarin. Super useful!
Jǐ diǎn le? 几点了？ What time is it?
Repeat after me: Jǐ diǎn le? 几点了？ What time is it？
Good! One more time: Xiàn zài jǐ diǎn …
Hi kids! Sometimes we don’t like certain foods. It’s okay to say so politely. Let’s learn!
Wǒ bù xǐ huan chī zhè ge. 我不喜欢吃这个。 I don’t like to eat this.
Repeat: Wǒ bù xǐ huan chī zhè ge. 我不喜欢吃这个。 I don’t like to eat this.…
Hi kids! Let’s learn how to ask where something is in Mandarin!
Wǒ de shū bāo zài nǎ lǐ? 我的书包在哪里？ Where is my backpack?
Repeat: Wǒ de shū bāo zài nǎ lǐ? 我的书包在哪里？ Where is my backpack?
Now ask: Zài zhuō zi xià mian ma? …
A recent film, A Letter to Grandma, has quietly resonated with many overseas Chinese communities around the world. Not because it is dramatic or complex, but because it reflects something deeply familiar to people who have lived far away from their ancestral home for many …
Top 5 Most Useful Chinese Phrases for the Workplace！
Xīn kǔ le 辛苦了 Thanks for your hard work （Acknowledge effort）
Má fan nǐ le 麻烦你了 Sorry for the trouble / Thanks for your help （Polite after help）
Wǒ kàn kan 我看看 Let me take a …
Hi, little friends! Look outside. Is it sunny or rainy? Let’s learn to say it in Mandarin!
Jīn tiān tiān qì zěn me yàng? 今天天气怎么样？ How’s the weather today?
Repeat: Jīn tiān tiān qì zěn me yàng? 今天天气怎么样？ How’s the weather today?
If it’s hot …
Hi friends! When someone gives you something, what do you say? Let’s learn in Mandarin!
Gěi nǐ. 给你。 Here you are.
Repeat: Gěi nǐ. 给你。 Here you are.
Xiè xie. 谢谢。 Thank you.
Now say: Xiè xie. 谢谢。 Thank you.
Bù kè qi. 不客气。 You’re …
Jensen Huang’s recent Beijing food tour accidentally gave the perfect answer.
A lot of travelers assume visiting China is impossible without speaking Chinese. Then the NVIDIA CEO went to Beijing and did exactly what every curious tourist wants to do: walk around, try random street …
Hi little friends! Let’s learn how to say hello and tell your name in Mandarin. Ready?
Nǐ hǎo! 你好！ Hello!
Repeat after me: Nǐ hǎo! 你好！ Hello!
Wǒ jiào Lì lì. 我叫丽丽。 My name is Lili.
Now say your name: Wǒ jiào… 我叫… My name …
Sometimes we make mistakes. And that’s okay! Today you’ll learn to say ‘sorry’ and ‘it’s okay’ in Mandarin. Let’s learn together.
Duì bu qǐ. 对不起。 I’m sorry.
Repeat after me: Duì bu qǐ. 对不起。 I’m sorry.
Méi guān xi. 没关系。 It’s okay.
When someone says …
3 mistakes that keep you from speaking Chinese！
Even if you study a lot… you may still feel stuck.
Mistake 1: You only learn new information every day… but you never review or reuse what you learned. So nothing becomes automatic.
Mistake 2: You try …
You learn a sentence in your textbook. You practice it carefully. You say it to a native speaker. They pause. They smile. Then they say something completely different. You wonder what went wrong.
Nothing went wrong. Your sentence was grammatically perfect. But it sounded strange. …
Hi kids! Do you like pandas? Ice cream? Today you’ll learn to say ‘I like…’ in Mandarin. Let’s start!
Nǐ xǐ huan shén me? 你喜欢什么？ What do you like?
Repeat: Nǐ xǐ huan shén me? 你喜欢什么？ What do you like?
Wǒ xǐ huan xióng māo. …
