Useful Phrases #3
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ID: 0081
Elementary
What could you use more than some more useful phrases in Mandarin Chinese? Well, even better than that, we’ve got some excellent high-frequency language you will wonder how you ever did without (i.e. Where is the washroom?). Listen in on this podcast, and learn some more important and useful questions and responses in Mandarin Chinese. Alas, who else could you count on to educate you in these sorts of “delicate” matters?
Jenny, Ken
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 洗手间 | xǐshǒujiān | washroom | |
| 哪里 | nǎli | where | |
| 麻烦 | máfan | to bother | |
| 卫生间 | wèishēngjiān | toilet |
请问洗手间在哪里
qǐng wèn 请问xǐshǒujiān 洗手间zài nǎli 在哪里
Excuse me, where is the bathroom?
麻烦你卫生间在哪里
máfan 麻烦nǐ 你wèishēngjiān 卫生间zài nǎli 在哪里
I’m sorry to bother you, where is the bathroom?
我迟到了不好意思
wǒ 我chídào 迟到le 了bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思
I’m late. Sorry.
我忘了你的名字不好意思
wǒ 我wàngle 忘了nǐde 你的míngzi 名字bùhǎoyìsi 不好意思
I forgot your name. Apologies.
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