gào bié
告别
Saying Goodbye
shí jiān guò de zhēn kuài .
时间过得真快。
Time flies.
wǒ men lái gēn nín gào bié .
我们来跟您告别。
We come to say goodbye to you.
zhè shì yí gè xiǎo lǐ wù , qǐng shōu xià .
这是一个小礼物，请收下。
This is a small gift, please accept it.
xī wàng nǐ xǐ huān .
希望你喜欢。
Hope you like it.
qǐng qiú bāng zhù
请求帮助
Asking for Help
duì bù qǐ , wǒ yào xià chē .
对不起，我要下车。
Excuse me, I want to get off.
nǐ néng bāng wǒ yí gè máng ma ?
你能帮我一个忙吗？
Can you do me a favor?
má fan nǐ bāng bang wǒ ba !
麻烦你帮帮我吧！
Could you help me?
wǒ néng wèi nǐ zuò shén me ?
我能为你做什么？
What can I do for you?
dǎ diàn huà
打电话
Making Telephone Calls
wèi , nǐ zhǎo shuí ?
喂，你找谁？
Hello! Who are you looking for?
qǐng wèn , mǎ lì zài ma ?
请问，玛丽在吗？
Excuse me, is Mary there?
tā xiàn zài bú zài .
她现在不在。
She is not here right now.
nǐ dǎ liù liù bā bā yāo yāo yāo liù .
你打66881116。
Call the number 66881116.
jì xìn
寄信
Sending Letters
wǒ yào jì yì fēng xìn .
我要寄一封信。
I would like to send a letter.
guà hào xìn hái shì píng xìn ?
挂号信还是平信？
Is it a registered or regular mail?
jì dào měi guó yào duō shǎo qián ?
寄到美国要多少钱？
How much does it cost to ship to the United States?
mǎi wǔ zhāng bā máo de yóu piào .
买五张八毛的邮票。
I want to buy five 80-cents stamps.
学说蔬菜 [xué shuō shū cài] Learn to Say Vegetables in Chinese
黄瓜 [huáng guā] cucumber
黄瓜可以生吃。Cucumbers can be eaten raw.
土豆 [tǔ dòu] n. potato
你给大家分一下土豆好吗？Can you dish out the potatoes, please?
茄子 [qié zi] n. eggplant
他喜欢吃茄子。He likes to eat eggplant.
生菜 [shēng cài] n. lettuce
这棵生菜不错。This is a nice head of lettuce.