30 Chinese Phrases I Use All the Time as A Native Speaker

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Unlock your potential to speak Chinese like a native with this must-watch video!
🌟I'm diving deep into 30 Chinese phrases that I use daily, not only teaching you how to say them but also explaining their usage in real-life contexts. Whether you're a beginner or looking to polish your skills, this video is your gateway to mastering practical Chinese communication.
🔹 What You'll Learn:
👉 30 Essential Phrases: From greetings to common expressions, learn phrases that native speakers use all the time.
👉 Northern Chinese Accent: Get familiar with the distinctive sounds and pronunciations of Northern China.
👉 Grammar & Vocabulary: Expand your knowledge with additional grammar points and vocabulary that enhance your understanding and usage of each phrase.
🔹 Why Watch?
👉 Real-Life Sentence Examples: See how each phrase is used in everyday conversation.
👉 Native Speaker Insights: By learning phrases that are commonly used by native speakers, you’ll enhance your ability to understand real Chinese as it is spoken in everyday life. This video focuses on practical usage, which means you’ll be exposed to the natural flow and rhythm of the language, crucial for boosting your listening skills.
👉 Accent Training: The Northern Chinese accent features prominently in this video. You'll not only learn the correct pronunciation of each phrase but also get accustomed to the specific intonations and sounds of this regional accent. Practicing along with the video will help you improve your pronunciation and speak more confidently.
👉 Active Participation: The structured explanation of each phrase encourages you to think critically about how phrases are used in context. This method promotes active engagement, which is key to developing both your listening and speaking abilities as you practice mimicking the speech patterns and vocabulary used in the video.
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30 Phrases:
00:14 1-what are you doing?
00:50 2-Okay, I got it!
01:11 3-I don’t know.
01:36 4-What time is it?
01:54 5-Delicious!
02:02 6-So sleepy, really want to sleep a bit more.
02:20 7-Hello, one iced latte, thank you.
02:34 8-How much is it?
02:45 9-I'll call you later, my phone is almost out of battery.
02:57 10-Do you have a charger? Can I borrow it for a moment?
03:08 11-Dayum/wtf
03:58 12-I see
04:32 13-Okay, no problem.
04:53 14-15 The weather is really…today.
05:12 16-Put on more clothes.
05:45 17-There's a bit of a traffic jam on the road.
05:56 18-I will probably arrive around 10:30, if you get there first just order, no need to wait for me.
06:24 19-Wait for me.
06:30 20-I will arrive very soon.
06:40 21-No hurry, take your time.
08:35 22-Maybe/not sure.
09:15 23-Why?
09:59 24-Of course.
10:38 25-Today I need to sleep a bit earlier.
10:57 26-Last night I had insomnia again.
11:03 27-What do you think?
11:43 28-Whatever / Either is fine / You decide.
12:50 29-That's really nice! That's great! That’s amazing!
13:49 30-Forget it.
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[@themandarinmelon]

If you wanna join my course, link here ;) Link: mandarinmelon.org Ps: there is a quiz to test yourself plus a free Google sheet listing all the essentials Don’t miss out🫶 Let me help ya to reach a conversational level in 6 months. With this popular approach among polyglots and language learners Be efficient without overwhelming It’s the method I personally use to master all my skills ;) --Laser focus on what truly matters first.

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Not sure if you are a fashion model or a language teacher, but I enjoy the combination in your videos

[@themandarinmelon]

Wuuuu thank you for the compliments🤗✨ I’m definitely not a fashion model hahaha but I was a fashion photographer😉

[@Averagebum21]

呵呵。

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I like your video because you just jumped on to the main part without any un-necessary time wastage.

[@themandarinmelon]

Ha! thank U!! guess that's because I always skip the intro when I watch videos 😂

[@takutoazia3185]

太棒了👏谢谢了的视频。在日本。feel great thanks your video from 日本🇯🇵🇨🇳

[@guilhermeportugal6389]

Very nice editing. Also, I learned a very useful Chinese word, 失眠！

[@themandarinmelon]

Thanks!☀️🥳 hahaha ye 失眠is super useful if you are in the night owl team as well🥲😪🤣

[@austinhendrickson4445]

Very helpful! 太好了, 谢谢老师 🙌

[@nakaruhikamura3901]

Another helpful video for us Chinese learners, 太感谢了, 你很可爱 ^^

[@deezplace]

Best subtitles, Thank you !❤

[@EarthsAscension2012]

Nice work Melody. I've studied Chinese for some time, this was one of the most comprehensive short-form lessons I've seen on youtube. Keep it up!

[@themandarinmelon]

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你的視頻非常非常有用，謝謝你。Hoping you that your YT channel grow fast❤

[@themandarinmelon]

🤩hahaha 不客气啦！

[@lexxryazanov]

太棒了！谢谢你！

[@themandarinmelon]

不客气哦☀️继续加油！🦾💪

[@thekaterinaaa]

特别有用，谢谢！

[@rory7359]

Great video and have added a lot of phrases to my vocab book! Love the dialogues

[@TheInterloafer]

我同意。

[@themandarinmelon]

🥳🧏🏻‍♀️haha happy to know u enjoyed me talking to myself

[@themandarinmelon]

谢！谢！啦！✨

[@DevinDiTigana]

Thank you so much for this - REALLY useful.

[@themandarinmelon]

THANK U for saying that!

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[@SuperHeroStateofMind]

谢谢 love it❤❤

[@rogermanley9017]

Very helpful, thanks!

[@mariafilippovarus3613]

Ух ты! Я наконец поняла что значит "是这样" в конце диалога, в учебнике не было перевода этого высказывания. Ура! 谢谢你！

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不客气！！🤗🤗

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Subscribed!

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Great 😮

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🙌🤗

[@francopapa1372]

太好了，这部视频的质量很棒!

[@themandarinmelon]

谢谢谢谢夸奖！🥂

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ini bagus banget, jelas dan ngga bosen bersyukur dapet video ini. thanks from indonesia

[@themandarinmelon]

🥰you're welcome from indonesia as well hahaha

[@TELESPEK]

👍🏻✌🏻👏🏻Real chineese,谢谢！

[@kaloyantsonev130]

Благодаря 👍

[@dootdoot-uu4ev]

Phrase youre tired of saying being “im gonna sleep earlier today” made my day

[@themandarinmelon]

😂🤣hahaha now it’s 3am and I’m here replying so.. u know I’m not exaggerating

[@StratosFair]

我去，這件視頻也太棒了吧！

[@themandarinmelon]

我去！这条评论也太棒了吧😆

[@themandarinmelon]

ohhhh btw “这个”视频🙌

[@MB-fz4qk]

your my favourite teacher cos of the northern stuff! Do you think when you read the northern part can you say it normally for one and also in your dongbei accent too so i can copy it rather than reading it with standard pronounciation =D.

[@themandarinmelon]

Hahaha I’d love to😉the thing is my Donbei accent is not strong enough as I normally speak standard Mandarin🤣🤣 it feels like I need to practice my donbei accent more

[@rory7359]

Just found out latte is 拿铁. ‘Bring the iron’ haha

[@themandarinmelon]

omg🤣now that u mentioned it!! I never thought about it lol now I see latte differently 🫣🙀 and ye sometimes the imported words don’t make sense hahaha

[@diyelectricbiker9361]

Thanks had to watch twice to learn better. Althought you are faster towards end.

[@themandarinmelon]

haha i recorded this video for 4 times...the sun is going down so...🤣

[@hrastegar2643]

The phrases are very useful, however many of us cannot read characters. This would have been much more useful if you had provided the entire phrase in Pinyin below it.

[@denisusynin4820]

She does, after the first time

[@themandarinmelon]

it has detailed explanation below each phrase!

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@@denisusynin4820 😉

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Ni hao Laoshi, wo xi huan ni, ni hen ke ai ❤

[@themandarinmelon]

谢！谢！啦！

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@@themandarinmelon can you write in pinyin 😂, xie xie 🌹

[@abbadumaine]

Hey, the pinyin is there....don't you see it?

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[@tomaszgosciminski5026]

ENFP? :) you are great teacher

[@themandarinmelon]

Haha thanks! ENFP? Nooo haha you got 2 letters right N&P😆😉

[@williamcanton5825]

多穿点儿! 天气非常凉爽啊.

[@themandarinmelon]

😆你说我吗？

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[@TheInterloafer]

这是她迄今为止最好的视频！

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嘿嘿嘿 每个视频都进步一点点！😉let’s improve together one vid at a time!

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xie xie Melon lao shi 😊

[@themandarinmelon]

🤗不客气！

[@mountaintag]

For 可以借我一万块钱吗？I think we could also say: 想得美！ In English, we would say "Dream on!" or "You wish!" 🙂

[@themandarinmelon]

对！想得美 is a lil bit harsh hahaha

[@murphy903]

你在干什么? 你在干吗? 你在干啥? 干什么呢? 干啥呢? 好我知道了. 不要忘了带护照. 好我知道了. 不要忘了带护照 . 好 我知道了. 我不知道. 你知道章鱼有三个心脏吗. 我不知道 . 我不知道. 现在几点了 . 八点半. 真好吃. 真香. 好困啊真想多睡一会儿. 你好一杯冰奶铁谢谢. 多少钱 . 你好, 一杯冰奶铁,谢谢. 多少钱? 我等会儿再打给你,手机快没电了。 你有充电器吗?借我一下。 我去,我去。 我去怎么可以这样? 这样? 我去这也太棒了吧? 我去它什么意思啊? 这样啊? 我周末要加班,不能和你一起去看电影了。 这样啊?没关系,下周再去吧。 这样啊?没关系, 下周再去吧。 这样啊?没关系,下周再去吧。 好啊?没问题,好啊?没问题。 我周末要加班,不能和你一起去看电影了。 今天天气真好,今天天气真棒。 今天天气真差,今天天气真糟糕。 多穿点,多穿点儿. 多穿点儿. 今天有点冷,多穿点儿, 多穿点儿,今天有点冷。 天气预报说今天有雨,多穿点儿。 多穿点儿,天气预报说今天有雨。 路上有点堵,路上有点堵。 我大概十点半能到,要是你先到了就先点吧,不用等我。 我大概十点半能到,我大概十点半能到。 要是你先到了就先点吧,要是你先到了就先点吧。 不用等我,不用等我。 你等我一下,你等我一下。 喂,你到哪儿啦?我还在地铁上呢,今天路上有点堵。 我大概十点半能到,要是你先到了就先点吧,不用等我。 好吧,诶,不对啊,你坐地铁怎么会堵呢? 嘿嘿,说谎被揭穿了。 Oh,没事,不着急,你慢慢来吧。 你快到了吗?我都快吃完了。 嗯,我马上就到,你吃完了先别走,等我一下哦。 好吧,喂,你到哪儿啦?喂,你到哪儿啦? 我还在地铁上呢,今天路上有点堵。 我大概十点半能到,要是你先到了就先点吧,不用等我。 好吧,诶,不对啊,你坐地铁怎么会堵呢? 说谎被揭穿了,嘿嘿,说谎被揭穿了。 没事,不着急,你慢慢来吧。 你快到了吗?我都快吃完了。 你快到了吗?我都快吃完了。 嗯,我马上就到,你吃完了先别走,等我一下。 嗯,我马上就到,你吃完了先别走,等我一下哦。 好吧,好吧。 没主耳。 你明天能来吗? 嗯,没主耳,明天会下雨吗? 没主耳,你看看天气预报吧。 你明天能来吗?你明天能来吗? 没主耳。 嗯,没主耳,明天会下雨吗? 明天会下雨吗? 没主耳,你看看天气预报吧。 为什么?为什么? 为啥. 人为什么要睡觉啊? 我也不知道啊。 为什么他今天没来上班? 可能家里有事吧。 人为什么要睡觉啊? 我也不知道啊。 为什么他今天没来上班? 可能家里有事吧。 当然啦,当然啦。 你会来参加我的婚礼吗? 当然啦,日子定好了吗? 我可以借一下你的手机吗? 当然啦,给你。 你会来参加我的婚礼吗? 当然啦,日子定好了吗? 我可以借一下你的手机吗? 当然啦,给你。 今天我要早点睡。 昨晚我又失眠了。 你觉得呢? 我们去吃拉面吧,你觉得呢? 好啊,可以借我一万块钱吗? 你觉得呢? 随便,都行,你定吧。 我们今天晚上吃什么呀? 随便,这韩国烤肉还是火锅? 都行,那吃火锅吧,去哪家呢? 你定吧,这个周末我们去哪玩? 我随便啊,都行,你定吧。 我们今天晚上吃什么呀? 随便,随便,吃韩国烤肉还是火锅? 这韩国烤肉还是火锅? 都行,都行,那吃火锅吧,去哪家呢? 那吃火锅吧,去哪家呢? 你定吧,你定吧。 这个周末我们去哪玩? 我随便啊,都行,你定吧。 听三个词来说,真棒,真棒,真棒。 真好,真好。 太好了,太好了,太棒了,太棒了。 明天我放假,真好,那你可以好好休息了。 我刚买了一辆新车,太好了,什么时候带我去逗风? 你的论文我帮你写吧,真的假的,太棒了。 明天我放假,明天我放假。 真好,那你可以好好休息了。 我刚买了一辆新车,我刚买了一辆新车。 太好了,什么时候带我去兜风? 你的论文我帮你写吧,你的论文我帮你写吧。 真的假的,太棒了。 最后一句是,别说了,别忘了。 算了吧,算了吧,其实我喜欢你很久了。 嗯,你说什么? 哼,算了吧,没什么。 下雨了,你还想去看电影吗? 算了吧,下次再去。 其实我喜欢你很久了。 你说什么? 算了吧,没什么。 下雨了,你还想去看电影吗? 算了吧,下次再去。 这就是你做的。

[@themandarinmelon]

wow that's a loooong list😱😆

[@mariuspetre8447]

it is too fast for me ...

[@themandarinmelon]

try change the playback speed hope that helps!

[@user-ih5ig8vh3h]

大妹子哪里人

[@themandarinmelon]

🤣你都叫我大妹子了那还用问我是哪里人吗哈哈哈哈

[@fleetingmoment]

1 Chinese phrase I use all the time as a non-native speaker: "要了" (yào le): "Is killing" or "is taking.", as in 学中文简直要了我的命。 以下是一些备选的回答： 甲：“你知道章鱼有三个心脏吗？” 乙：“我不知道。谢谢你提供的无用冷知识。” 甲：“现在几点啦？” 乙：“该是你买个手表的时候了。” 甲：“好困啊，真想多睡一会儿。” 乙：“怎么了？是不是因为我们刚刚吃了午饭？” 甲：“我等会儿再打给你，我手机快没电了。“ 乙： ”得了！别再找借口了。我知道我这个人真没趣。“ 甲：”我周末要加班，不能和你一起去看电影了。“ 乙： ”啊，这样啊，没关系。我一个人去。“ 甲： ”今天天气真好。“ 乙： ”对啊，我也喜欢倾盆大雨。“ 甲：“我马上就到！” 乙：“我看到你已经到了，但是你骑的那匹马呢？” 甲：”你会来参加我的婚礼吗？“ 乙：”没准儿……你结婚的日期是什么？让我先看看那天的天气预报吧。“ 甲：“你的论文我帮你写吧。” 乙：“真的假的？” 甲：“当然是假的。我这个人哪里那么好？”

[@themandarinmelon]

hahaha tell me you are advanced without telling me!

[@stellarunity2725]

Too fast

[@galinaevguenov2042]

Too quick

[@themandarinmelon]

🫠u could try change the playback speed if the slow version is not slow enough 🤗

[@The_Rizz_Lord_]

This is way too fast, slow it down

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you can try change the playback speed

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