汉语，又称中文、唐话、华语，指整个汉语族或者其语族里的一种语言。汉语族为分析语的一支家族，属汉藏语系。汉语如视为单一语言，为世界使用人数最多的语言，目前世界有五分之一人口做为母语。其有多种分支，当中官话最为流行，其衍生而来的现代标准汉语，为中华人民共和国的普通话、以及中华民国的国语，同时是华人地区的通用语。此外，汉语还是联合国正式语文，并被上海合作组织等国际组织采用为官方语言。汉语在以其做为母语的地方会有不同的通称，例如在台湾、香港及澳门通称为「中文」，在马来西亚及新加坡通称为「华语」等。
Chinese, also known as Chinese, Tang dialect, and Mandarin, refers to the entire Chinese family or a language in its language family. The Chinese is a family of analytical languages, belonging to the Sino-Tibetan language family. If Chinese is regarded as a single language, it is the most spoken language in the world. At present, one-fifth of the world’s population is the mother tongue. It has many branches, among which Mandarin is the most popular.
The modern standard Chinese derived from it is the Mandarin of the People’s Republic of China and the national language of the Republic of China. It is also the lingua franca of the Chinese region. In addition, Chinese is the official language of the United Nations and is adopted as the official language by international organizations such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Chinese has different general names where it is the mother tongue. For example, it is commonly known as “Chinese” in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau, and “Chinese” in Malaysia and Singapore.
nǐ hǎo
你好！
Hello!
zài jiàn
再见。
Goodbye.
míng tiān jiàn
明天见。
See you tomorrow.
wǒ hěn hǎo
我很好。
I’m very good.
xiè xie
谢谢。
Thank you.
bú kè qi
不客气。
You’re welcome.
duì bù qǐ
对不起。
I am sorry.
méi guān xi
没关系。
It doesn’t matter.
hǎo jǐu bú jiàn
好久不见。
Long time no see.
xiàn zài jǐ diǎn ?
现在几点？
What time is it now?
nǐ qù nǎ ?
你去哪?
Where are you going?
wǒ bù zhī dào
我不知道。
I do not know.
wèi shén me?
为什么？
Why?
zhè shì shén me?
这是什么？
What is this?
nǐ hǎo ma ?
你好吗？
How are you?
nǐ zài gàn shén me ?
你在干什么？
What are you doing?
nǐ xiǎng chī shén me ?
你想吃什么？
What do you want to eat?
wǒ jīn nián liù suì
我今年六岁。
I am six years old this year.
nǐ yào wǒ bāng máng ma ?
你要我帮忙吗?
Do you want me to help?
nǐ de diàn huà hào mǎ shì duō shǎo?
你的电话号码是多少？
What is your phone number?
hěn gāo xìng jiàn dào nǐ
很高兴见到你。
Nice to meet you.
wǒ xiǎng nǐ
我想你。
I miss you.
nǐ jiā zài nǎ?
你家在哪？
Where is your home?
wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ
我相信你。
I believe you.
yǒu kě néng
有可能。
Possible.
bié jǐn zhāng
别紧张。
Take it easy.
méi wèn tí
没问题。
No problem.
bú yòng dān xīn
不用担心。
Do not worry.
jīn tiān xīng qī jǐ ?
今天星期几？
What day is it today?
zhè yào duō shǎo qián ?
这要多少钱？
How much does it cost?