99 Must-Know Chinese Words & Phrases (For Beginners)

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99 Most Common Words & Phrases: 你好 níhǎo you - good Hello 哈喽 hālóu hello Hello 嗨 hāi hi Hi 再见！ zàijiàn again - see Goodbye 拜拜 bāibāi bye-bye Bye-Bye 谢谢 xièxie thank - thank thank you 不用谢 búyòng xiè no need thank you you're welcome 别客气 bié kèqi don’t polite you're welcome 好 hǎo good good 不好 bùhǎo not good not good 不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi not good meaning Excuse me / Sorry 不好意思，我的中文不好 bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ de zhōngwén bùhǎo not good meaning, my Chinese not good Sorry, my Chinese isn't good 好不好？ hǎobuhǎo? good not good? Ok? 我们一起去公园玩儿，好不好？ hǒmen yīqǐ qù gōngyuán wánr, hǎobuhǎo? we together go park play, good not good? Let's go hang out in the park, alright? 很好 hén hǎo very good very good 你的中文很好 nǐ de zhōngwén hén hǎo yours Chinese very good Your Chinese is very good 真好 zhēn hǎo really good really good 超好 chāo hǎo super good awesome / amazing 会/不会 huì/búhuì know/don't know how to Know / Don't know how to 你会说英语吗？ nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma? You can speak English? Can you speak English? 不好意思，我不会说中文 bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ búhuì shuō zhōngwén not good meaning, I not can speak Chinese Sorry, I can't speak Chinese 没关系 méi guānxi no relationship It’s okay / No Problem 没问题 méi wèntí no problem No Problem 听不懂 tīngbudǒng listen no understand I don't understand 不好意思，我听不懂。请慢 慢说 bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ tīngbudǒng. qǐng mànman shuō not good meaning, I listen not understand. Please slowly speak Sorry, I don t understand. Please speak slowly 可不可以再说 遍？ kě bù kéyǐ zài shuō yíbiàn? can cannot again speak one time? Can you say that again? 麻烦你说慢 点 Máfan nǐ shuō màn yìdiǎn trouble you speak slow a bit Could you please speak slower 太慢了! 太辣了! tài màn le! tài là le! too slow! too spicy! Too slow! Too spicy! 太好了! 太可爱了! Tài hǎo le! Tài kě ài le! too good! too cute! Wonderful! So cute! 怎么 zěnme how say How 怎么说 zěnme shuō how say How do you say 用中文怎么说？ yòng zhōngwén zěnme shuō? use Chinese how say? How do you say this in Chinese? 怎么说呢 zěnme shuō ne how say How should I put it (Place) 怎么走 (e.g. 超市) (Place) zěnme zǒu (Place) how go How do I get to + Place 我们走吧 wǒmen zǒu ba we go Let's go 走了！ zǒu le! gone! I’m off! 这个 zhège/zhèige this This 那个 nàgè/nèige that That 我喜欢那个 wǒ xǐhuan nèige I like that one I like that one 哪个？ něige?/nǎge? which one? Which one? 怎么样？ Zěnmeyàng? how appearance? How is it? 怎么样？ 喜欢吗？ Zěnmeyàng? xǐhuan ma? how about? Like? How is it? Do you like it? 不喜欢 bù xǐhuan not like No (I don't like it) 我们一起吃饭，怎么样？ wǒmen yìqǐ chīfàn, zěnmeyàng? we together eat meal, how about it? How about we have dinner together? 最近怎么样？ zuìjìn zěnmeyàng? recently how? How have you been recently? 很好，谢谢，你呢？ hěn hǎo, xièxiè, nǐ ne? very good, thank you, you? Very good, thank you, and you? 你在哪儿？ Nǐ zài nǎr? you at where? Where are you? 我在这里 Wǒ zài zhèlǐ I at here I'm here 你的朋友呢？ nǐ de péngyou ne? your friend? How about your friend? 她在那里 tā zài nàlǐ she at there She's there 你在做什么？ nǐ zài zuò shénme? you located do what? What are you doing? 我在喝茶/吃饭 wǒ zài hē chá / chīfàn I at drinking tea / eating meal I'm drinking tea / eating 你做什么工作？ Nǐ zuò shénme gōngzuò? you do what work? What is your job? 我是老师 wǒ shì lǎoshī I am teacher I am a teacher 你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? you called what name? What is your name? 我叫小王。 wǒ jiào xiǎo wáng. I called Xiao Wang My name is Xiao Wang 你是哪个国家的？ Nǐ shì něige guójiā de? you are which country (of)? Which country are you from? 我是美国的。 Wǒ shì měiguó de. I am America (of). I am American. 你吃饭了吗？ Nǐ chīfàn le ma? you eat meal already? Have you eaten? 我吃了。你呢？ wǒ chī le. nǐ ne? I ate. You? I ve eaten. And you? 吃饭了没有？ chīfàn le méiyou? ate meal or not? Have you eaten? 我饿了 wǒ è le I hungry I am hungry 我想吃东西 wǒ xiǎng chī dōngxi I want eat things I want to eat something 想吃什么？ xiǎng chī shénme? want eat what? What would you like to eat? 去哪儿吃？ 我请你。 Qù nǎ'er chī? Wǒ qǐng nǐ. go where eat? I treat you. Where shall we eat? It's my treat. 几位 jǐ wèi how many guests How many people 一位/两位 yī wèi / liǎng wèi one seat / two seats One person / Two persons 有冰啤酒吗？ 有。 Yǒu bīng píjiǔ ma? Yǒu. have ice beer? have. Do you have cold beer? Yes. 要两杯吧 yào liǎng bēi ba want two cups Lets have two cups 我还要这个和那个。你还在那儿吗？ Wǒ hái yào zhèige hé nèige. Nǐ hái zài nà'er ma? I still want this and that. You still at there? I want this and that. Are you still there? 不要了，谢谢。我吃饱了 búyào le, xièxie. wǒ chī bǎo le no want, thank thank. I eat full No more, thanks. I’m full 买单！ Mǎidān! buy bill! Check, please! 多少钱？ Duōshao qián? how much money? How much does it cost? 老板，香蕉多少钱？ Láobǎn, xiāngjiāo duōshao qián? boss, bananas how much money? Boss, how much for the bananas? 你要几个？要五个吧? Nǐ yào jǐge? Yào wǔ gè ba? you want how many? Want five? How many do you want? How about five? 一共10块钱 yígòng 10 kuài qián total 10 pieces of money 10 Yuan in total 快过来看这个 kuài guòlai kàn zhèige quick come over look this Come over and look at this quickly 过马路 guò mǎlù pass(ing) horse road Cross(ing) the road 小心！ xiǎoxin! small heart! Careful! 小心！小心点儿啊 xiǎoxin diǎr a small heart a bit ah Be a little more careful 我打算明年去 wǒ dǎsuàn míngnián qù I plan next year go I plan to go next year 这个你吃过吗？ zhèige nǐ chī guò ma? this you eaten? Have you eaten this before? 去过/没去过 qù guò / méi qù guò been (before) / no been (before) Yes. (I ve been here before) / No. (I ve not been here before) 没去过 但是我要去 méi qùguo dànshì wǒ yào qù not gone but I want go Never gone before but I want to go 你要什么时候去中国？ Nǐ yào shénme shíhou qù zhōngguó? you want what time go China? When do you want to go to China? 你为什么喜欢中国？ Nǐ wèishénme xǐhuan zhōngguó? you why like China? Why do you like China? 因为中国菜好吃 yīnwèi zhōngguó cài hǎochī because Chinese food delicious Because Chinese food is delicious 中国人友好 zhōngguó rén yǒuhǎo China people friendly Chinese people are friendly 中国文化有意思 zhōngguó wénhuà yǒu yìsi China culture has meaning Chinese culture is interesting 他是谁？ tā shì shéi? he is who? Who is he? 你认识他吗？ Nǐ rènshi tā ma? you know him? Do you know him? 认识呀 rènshi ya know ah Yes, I do know him 我们认识已经十年了（吧） wǒmen rènshi yǐjīng shí nián le (ba) we know already ten years We ve known each other for ten years already 很高兴认识你/认识你很高兴 hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ / rènshi nǐ hěn gāoxìng very happy know you / know you very happy Happy to meet you 慢走 màn zǒu slow walk Take care 好久不见 háojiǔ bú jiàn very long no see Long time no see 知道了 zhīdào le known Got it 我的天啊 wǒ de tiān a my god ah Oh my god 干杯 gānbēi dry cup Cheers

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Absolutely loved this. Watched it twice already. Lol I actually knew a lot of the phrases, but the nuggets in between are so helpful. 谢谢！

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❤The most awesome thing about this video is that it gives both litteral and literature translation of Chinese, which is very helpful in perceiving the language concept!!!👍

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Thins video alone has deepened my understanding of Chinese characters and the feelings behind why we use some of the phrases in Chinese! I've leveled up just by watching and I can't wait to start using these with my Chinese friends!

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[@jytwang]

You will make it. 加油！

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For someone just starting out learning basic phrases, this video is perfect. Thank you!

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And also perfect for people learning English like me😂

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Thanks!

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This is excellent. I used to watch only the native Chinese youtube videos to improve my Chinese. But, I must say I really like the way you explain some Chinese words - connecting, correlating and explaining how their meaning changes when combined with other words. Its a 5 star for me.

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Hi Luke, As a subscriber of Mandarin Blueprint since last September, I was listening to this podcast and I remember on a previous podcast, you mentioned Dali as one of the most beautiful cities in China, I must agree as my wife is from Dali and although we live in Southern California, my in-laws still live there as well as we have real estate in Dali. In fact my wife and four year old daughter are there now during construction of our new house. I will be heading there in a couple of weeks and you're right, it is a very beautiful place and this lesson will be a good refresher as my Madarin is still not very good.

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中文认证！跟这个老师学就可以了，讲解得很清楚！口音和中文逻辑真的好过很多省份的中国人。

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I'm not a big drinker, but i am a line cook learning chinese, with the help of my chinese coworkwers. I'd love to watch more videos and learn about phrases you can use inside a kitchen! ❤ stuff like, "this is priority", or, "cut this", or, "cut straight". We all work in a pizza place and have a great vibe with all the nationalities that work together.

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Also, "drain" and phrases that have to do with time, like, "90 seconds" or "3 minutes". Theres actually a bunch you covered already because its all so natural and can relate to kitchen work. Like "servers" ❤

[@1doutlaw]

Thanks, very well done . The phrases are very helpful if you are looking for something to talk about and respond to questions. One phrase I had to use frequently was Mei You Chen . Living on a fixed budget. I wish I had known a few more of these when I lived in tiawan for 2 years growing up

[@Soreto23]

U mean meiyou qian? (没有钱)😅 Like 'have no money'?

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@@Soreto23yes 😊

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How did you write it in Chinese characters on the comment ?

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Wow, loved the logical breakdown. I can recall those words without memorization

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So many thanks for it, a real great recap for beginners 😃 I do appreciate your efforts to make this video us 🤩🤩

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I have forwarded this link to all of the new teachers at our Cambridge Licensed school in Chengdu. Everyone loves Luke! Best Chinese teacher ever.❤

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I love this style of content! Relatable scenarios I can easily imagine with practical phrases explained clearly. Amazing!

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I'm studying chinese because I Want to speak to the parents of my beloved. this video helps me a lot.

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Lots of useful frases and excellent didactics! Greetings from Brazil.

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All my study so far has been HSK1 and 2 syllabus. And i think i learnt more in this video than all the rest combined. Thank you so much. Appreciate your clear and concise teaching style.

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jiāyōu is something we say in Germany as well, gib gas ..give gas..like to a car ..gib gas as in speed up add power :) … I’m just starting Chinese as my fourth language and I love discovering things like these similarities a lot…thank u for the amazing and helpful content

[@L-x_x]

Hallo, ich bin Chinesin, lerne aber schon lange Deutsch und lebe auch ein paar in Deutschland. Ich war schockiert, dass ich so „加油“ sagen konnte. Ich habe das niemals gewusst. Ich sage ständig Dinge wie „viel erfolg“, „komm schon“ usw. Kann Gib Gas also wirklich im täglichen Leben verwendet werden?

[@giannanicole1841]

@@L-x_x nǐ hǎo 👋🏻 Ja, richtig. Du kannst “gib Gas” immer dann sagen wenn du jemanden richtig anfeuern willst, zb beim Sport. Ich würde es aber nicht verwenden um jemanden beim lernen anzufeuern, denn es ist ein relativ fordernder Ausdruck der ein bisschen den Unterton hat, dass dein Gegenüber nicht bereits 100% gibt. Du kannst es definitiv sagen wenn du es eilig hast und deine Begleitung zu langsam läuft..oder jemand zu langsam Auto fährt. Ich würde es aber in jedem Fall nur zu Menschen sagen die ich gut kenne, es kommt sonst unhöflich rüber. Also lieber nicht zu dem Uber/Taxi Fahrer gib Gas sagen ;) Liebe Grüße!

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Hello, I am a college student in China, currently learning English, can carry on some simple English conversation. If you are good at English and want to learn Chinese or practice speaking, maybe we can learn from each other.

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[@ebaymku]

I’m completely new to learning Chinese and at first glance, these videos are very helpful

[@grawaj01]

Best video I've seen. I lived in China in 2019, and didn't learn anything. Now I'm back living here again and want to learn.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

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[@artySZ-HK]

Hello, good Sir! Thank you for all the work you have done on creating this video! Hope you will continue this wonderful series.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you for your kind words and support . We will :)

[@gideonchinalpan3365]

Two times watching....very clear and easy to understand...

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad it was helpful!

[@nonaonea7420]

谢谢你老师!

[@MillieMandarin]

Great video, standard Chinese pronunciation and practical content!👍

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeabo0adhd]

Holy cow this guy's pronunciation. Just wow. So I was trying to order food in a Taiwan night market years ago. 我不會說中文. 沒問題. I really love them.

[@thanhtu.L]

Love your English, oups, your Mandarin, too ! ❤you’re an awesome teacher !

[@velascobrothel3036]

Muy buen video en español no hay muchos profesores enseñando. Muchas gracias está muy bien! Hablas perfecto!

[@derrillhutto1152]

I want to thank you for your videos and the help of understanding mandarin. I'm slowly getting a grip on the language and your explanations and experience is appreciated my friend/wode peng you 😊😂

[@RiazMotlagh]

Love the way you teach Mandarin. You got me hooked!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Happy to hear that! Thank you for your kind words

[@bencooke8130]

This is very professional and helpful. Thank you!

[@nadanada5488]

Thank you thank you thank you soooooooooo much ❤I can’t tell how much this is helped me!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad it helped! You are most welcome. Keep up the great work and check out our channel for more

[@FrankSun-p6q]

I am a Chinese native. I’m learning English, I know it is hard to learn a language so I’d like to help people who are learning Chinese. And if it is possible, we can teach each other through Ins....😁

[@eqvwey]

I can help

[@FrankSun-p6q]

@@eqvwey really? so how can we keep in touch, i mean which app we can use to communicate with each other.😅,may i add your Ins...

[@eqvwey]

@@FrankSun-p6q yes, youtube keeps deleting comments

[@eqvwey]

@@FrankSun-p6q did you get my ins

[@FrankSun-p6q]

​@@eqvwey no i didn't. youtube indeed delete commets, which really annoys me. (a=2, b=3, c=4, d=6, e=7, f=9), you can decode （ab.dfbefacf） according to the clue above.😄

[@blackhorses7525]

This video is a masterpiece thank you so much for this effort .

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you for watching!

[@sawkonaing2748]

I understand very well. I'm interested in learning Chinese . I'm a Myanmar. Thanks.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hey Myanmar , Welcome to our channel. If you are interested in learning Chinese , you can start here with our free webclass : www.mandarinblueprint.com/free-webinar/

[@guillaumeansaista5474]

your spoken Chinese is fantastic

[@ChengGong-l7b]

And he really prepared a lot for those backgrounds, so considerable.

[@TungLinh-k6]

20:38 #63: I want to = wo xiang #64: 26:52 ni jiao chi khua = Muốn bao nhiêu (từ 1 đến 10)

[@azzahraamalia6263]

I'm glad reached this channel, your explanation is easy to understand. I hope you'll also add the colour on the Chinese characters too, so I know which one you read☺️

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you for your feedback. I'm glad you find our explanations helpful! Thank you for watching. I have also made a note of your suggestion

[@jacksontcrazy9287]

I like this style of video. Thanks for your content.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@Tokiyou34]

thank you for teaching us its very helpful ❤

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Happy to help!

[@greaterbayareahero1401]

You are a great teacher !

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you

[@tommykriekle770]

Good video.. I work with a few people who speak mandarin. This helps. Thank you

[@MandarinBlueprint]

You're very welcome!

[@steveb851]

Top video! 谢谢你

[@Aspectzn]

The accent and pronunciation is INSANELYYY good wth 🔥

[@howardgilmour8464]

Super video and really neatly produced!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you! We put a lot of effort in creating these videos! Glad you like them!

[@howardgilmour8464]

@@MandarinBlueprint You can tell. As I scan the KZbin market place - the production quality and believability and authenticity of your videos stands out by a mile! Keep it up - I find all the content extremely useful and also quite inspiring (for a brand new language learner).

[@aps125]

Your mandarin pronunciation is better than many native speakers. No kidding, many Chinese spoke mandarin with noticeable local accent. Your accent is less pronounced

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you so much! Years of practice :)

[@alizaisfandiari7289]

I learn English n Mandarin from you. Thankyou

[@MandarinBlueprint]

We're happy to be part of your learning journey!

[@tung01vuongtri33]

really good video . Thank you so much

[@Type1GoraCovers]

Hi everyone. With regards to the 过 character, being an experience marker. What helped me remember it was this: Imagine you have a shopping list. Once you grab the item, what do you do? You tick it off. OR you ‘Cross’ it off. So the experience of you grabbing that item has been crossed off. You’ve done it! Imagery goes a long way with learning languages.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you for sharing!

[@ИванБулаев-ш6е]

Thanks Luke, i love it

[@MandarinBlueprint]

I'm glad you like it

[@KeyasGingerBar]

You mentioned drinking culture, I think to know a phrase to say that you don't drink would be useful (maybe even more so than a cheers to drinking) haha I can not drink much

[@k-chill8428]

wo bu he jiu (I don't drink alcohol) or wo jie jiu le (I'm on the wagon)

[@KeyasGingerBar]

@@k-chill8428 On the wagon? Thats interesting. Do you know where it comes from? In English if you are on the (band) wagon that means you are participating in a current popular activity. Haha

[@k-chill8428]

@@KeyasGingerBar Oh sorry, just to be clear I used "on the wagon" which is a UK English for abstaining. The Chinese doesn't translate to that - jie (戒) simply means to quit

[@KeyasGingerBar]

@@k-chill8428 Ahahaha gotcha. Still, the difference from across the pond then is still funny. Here in Canada its the opposite.

[@ximenahernandez8673]

I’m looking for Chinese friends for practice my mandarin. I speak Spanish and English, so we can make a exchange. :)

[@Idx_yuu]

Me if you are a girl?

[@andiiinnn]

​@@Idx_yuuim a girl

[@查无此人-q4w]

Come on guy. I'm a native Chinese speaker, And can speak a bit of English. There is no problem for me to understand others In English. But in spoken language it's the other way around.😢 So it'll very honored and eager for me to find an English partner, Somebody just like you🎉。

[@andiiinnn]

@@查无此人-q4w mee

[@spokeydokey8635]

Hola, I am a Chinese who speaks Mandarin and English and currently learning español . Feel free to talk to me.😊😊

[@francegamble1]

谢谢您❤

[@marlynrojo2872]

Great lessons, xiexie. A great help understanding basic common Chinese phrases. I'm learning Chinese on Duolingo. It's difficult writing chinese words. How can I learn this easy way?

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hi Marlyn, you can always try The Blueprint! www.mandarinblueprint.com/buy-the-blueprint/

[@sapaiyo9810]

You are a genius!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you

[@ndingsajane6907]

Thank you for making me revise my Chinese language after a long time of leaving language school

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad we could help

[@Egal0190]

Can somebody give a hint about the Xiexie. I think it was in one of the videos where people explain cultural differences between the West and China, it was pointed out that in China it's rather seen as a bit impolite if you say "thank you", because it suggests that helping each other isn't the default. It actually makes sense to me. And also a friend who worked in China for several months confirmed this. However, i watch a lot of China travel vlogs and there i often see Chinese people saying Xiexie, too. So now i don't know, how accurate the above claim is. Maybe it's more like a regional thing if Xiexie is seen as polite or in contrary impolite? Or maybe they wouldn't say Xiexie to other Chinese, but they use it because they know that those Western tourists want to hear it? Or does it depend on who you talk to, if it's friends, family, colleagues?

[@韩成林-z4c]

It's a white lie, just to get closer. In fact, no one doesn't like to hear thanks, and it's no different in China. Some Chinese express dissatisfaction after hearing the thanks, but most of the time they pretend to do so. If you take it seriously and stop expressing gratitude in the future, they are likely to get angry instead. It's a bit hypocritical, but usually not malicious. There are more extreme cases. Close friends can also express intimacy in rude or even cursing at each other, but this phenomenon is not common. My advice is to always express gratitude, because the Chinese often say that "礼多人不怪" (politeness is always welcome).

[@MandarinBlueprint]

That can't be right; it might possibly be true in the wild west world of pre-economic-boom China, but you'll struggle to find any Gen-X'ers agree with you on that. Saying 谢谢 is still very common and polite in modern Chinese society. One possibility is that perhaps this is talking about immediate family members. I can think of situations where it's extremely strange to thank a parent or sibling, but it is not always absolutely the case; sincere thanks to family members in certain situations is still possible, though less common than with other people. Another possibility is using a different tone of voice - note that this "tone" isn't the tones for pinyin - you can say 谢谢 in an insincere tone and it would be interpreted as sarcastic. But this again, isn't culturally specific to China, and you can do exactly the same for English by saying "thank you" in a deadpan voice while rolling your eyes.

[@lynsins9933]

Hey, I think this is a great video. I would reccomend you to make an advanced level of this. Thank you

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you :) We cover more advanced levels in our course . You learn more about it here : www.mandarinblueprint.com/buy-the-blueprint/

[@nonaonea7420]

¡Gracias!

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Thank you

[@sri07-l7e]

thank you for this video❤❤ could you also make maybe first 50 or 100 chinese characters for beginners😊

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Hey there , You are most welcome and Thanks for watching! We actually cover this in our course . You can learn more about it here : www.mandarinblueprint.com/buy-the-blueprint/

[@guutamaaurgii7424]

Amazing video thank you so much

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad you enjoyed it!

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[@nanigoal9314]

Do you have any Chinese movies recommandations and tv shows please? (I started Chinese about a month ago)

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Here are a few recommendations www.mandarinblueprint.com/blog/good-chinese-tv-shows-to-learn-mandarin/

[@nanigoal9314]

@@MandarinBlueprint oh thank you so muchh

[@ndingsajane6907]

Thanks very much for making me revise my chinese language

[@MandarinBlueprint]

It's my pleasure

[@amplifymysound]

This was a great review for an intermediate learner. I tried to guess them before you said it lol

[@richardcherqaoui5367]

Perfect explanation ❤

[@MandarinBlueprint]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TROJANSACADEMY]

Please advise on how to master chinese tones when writing pinyin

[@MandarinBlueprint]

The best way is to focus on tone pairs for words instead of just learning individual pinyins and tones. If you're having trouble picking up tones on your own, we have a dedicated Pronunciation Mastery course that takes deep dive into getting pinyin, tones and pronunciation right.

[@qingyew9849]

Thanks. Just want to learn English conversation here. ❤

[@Tenzi-lc4rx]

This was super helpful. Xièxie.

[@MandarinBlueprint]

You are most welcome! If you are looking for more resources to help with your studies , you can find a few free ones here www.mandarinblueprint.com/resources/

[@heidilynn9575]

Xie xie I really appreciate the amazing presentation

[@nikos9257]

Awesome video thank you

[@DanielOnyedikachiOkwandu]

Please in the 可不可以 aspect since it's a request I want to know if there's no need to add 请 to make it formal?

[@mgmyatlinthu3961]

There is no need

[@mgmyatlinthu3961]

It depend

[@mgmyatlinthu3961]

When u Say the people older than u u could add

[@DanielOnyedikachiOkwandu]

@@mgmyatlinthu3961 thanks

[@IHealLiving]

I love watching films on IQIYI (Chinese Netflix equivalent) to learn how to speak better. I prefer it over American films now, and I am native Canadian from European roots.