| English | Chinese Pronunciation | Sound |
| Can I practice Chinese with you? | Wo3 he2 ni3 lian4 xi2 zhong1 wen2 hao3 ma? |  |
| Could you please call (name of person) for me? | Qing3 nin2 ti4 wo3 gei3 (name of person) da3 ge4 dian4 hua4, hao3 ma? | |
| Do you know how to speak Cantonese also? | Ni3 ye3 hui4 shuo1 Guang3 Dong1 hua4 ma? | |
| Glad to meet you! | Jian4 dao4 ni3 hen3 gao1 xing4! | |
| Goodbye! | Zai4 jian4! | |
| Good day! | Wu3 an1! | |
| Good evening! | Wan3 shang4 hao3! | |
| Good luck! | Zhu4 ni3 hao3 yun4! | |
| Good morning! | Zao3 chen2 hao3! | |
| Good night! | Wan3 an1. | |
| Greeting someone in a slang manner. | Hei4, ger1 menr! (to a peer male with whom you must be very familiar, or it is considered to be very rude.) | |
| Hi, is (name of person) Home (here)? | Wei4, (name of person) zai4 jia1 ma? | |
| Hope to see you again next time. | Xi1 wang4 xia4 ci4 zai4 jian4 dao4 ni3. | |
| How are you, Mr. Wang | Ni3 hao3, wang2 xian1 sheng! | |
| How are you? | Ni3 hao3! | |
| How do you say ... in Chinese? | ... (an English word or phrase) de zhong1 wen2 zen3 me shuo1? | |
| How's your dad and mom? | Ni3 de ba4 ba ma1 ma hao3 ma? | |
| How old are you? | Ni3 de nian2 ling2 you3 duo1 da4? | |
| I am John. | Wo3 shi4 Yue1 Han4. | |
| I don't speak English. | Wo3 bu2 hui4 jiang3 ying1 yu3. | |
| I think you are cute. | Wo3 jue2 de ni3 hen3 ke3 ai4. | |
| kind regards | wen4 hao3 | |
| Let me introduce you to each other. | Wo3 gei3 ni3 men jie4 shao4 yi2 xia4. | |
| May I speak with (name of person)? | Wo3 ke3 yi3 he2 (name of person) shuo1 hua4 ma? | |
| Mr./Mrs/Ms./Prof. (to a teacher) | Lao3 shi1 | |
| My first name is John and my last name is Smith | Wo3 jiao4 Yue1 Han1, xing shi mi si. | |
| Say hi to Prof. Li! | Dai4 wen4 Li3 jiao4 shou4 hao3. | |
| See you again. | Zai4 jian4! | |
| See you next time. | Zai4 hui4! | |
| See you tomorrow! | Ming2 tian1 jian4. | |
| So-so. | Ma3 ma3 hu1 hu1. | |
| Speak slowly so that I can learn it. | Shuo1 de man4 dianr3, wo3 hao3 xue2. | |
| Stay in, please. | Qing3 liu2 bu4. | |
| Sorry! | Dui4 Bu4 Qi3! | |
| That is Mr Chen. | Na4 wei4 shi4 Chen2 xian1 sheng. | |
| This is Ms Zhang. | Zhe4 wei4 shi4 Zhang4 xiao3 jie3. | |
| Welcome to my home. | Huan1 ying3 dao4 wo3 jia1 zuo4 ke4. | |
| What is your name? | Ni3 gui4 xing4? | |
| Wish you a happy journey! | Zhu4 ni3 luu3 tu2 yu2 kuai4! | |
| Wish you a plain sailing home! | Zhu4 ni3 yi2 lu4 shun4 feng1! | |
| Wish you a safe journey back home! | Zhu4 ni3 yi2 lu4 ping2 an1! | |
| You look pretty young. | Ni3 kan4 shang qu4 mei2 na4 me da4. | |
| You look smart in that dress. | Ni3 chuan1 zhe4 shen1 yi1 fu hen3 shuai4. | |
| You look very young. | Ni3 de yang4 zi hen3 nian2 qing1. | |
| Your hair style looks beautiful. | Ni3 de fa4 xing2 hen3 piao4 liang4. | |
