Chinese phrasebook

How to Say It in Chinese

Hello, thank you, I love you, and every phrase you actually need — how to say it in Chinese, with native-style audio you can hear, pinyin, the literal meaning, common variations, and an example sentence.

28 everyday phrases · each with audio, pinyin, the literal meaning, natural variations, and an example.

Every phrase here comes with a button to hear it spoken, so you learn the sounds and tones, not just the spelling. We show the character(s), the pinyin, a literal word-by-word gloss, and the natural variations — the difference between the polite 您好 and the casual 你好, or 我爱你 and 我喜欢你 — with a note on when to use each.

Start with whatever you need right now, then tap through the related phrases at the bottom of each page to build a small, usable phrasebook.

Greetings & goodbyes

The openers and sign-offs — hello, goodbye, good morning, and how people really greet each other.

Love & feelings

Saying what you feel: I love you, I miss you, and the softer ways to get there.

Please, thanks & sorry

The courtesies that smooth every interaction — thank you, you’re welcome, please, sorry, excuse me.

Celebrations & good wishes

Toasts and well-wishes — cheers, happy birthday, congratulations, good luck, happy new year.

Go from phrases to real Mandarin

Phrases get you talking; a real deck gets you fluent. Learn the words behind these phrases with spaced repetition built on FSRS, then meet them again in short stories written at your level.