Phrases

Here are most of the phrases I can remember.

Numbers in Chinese.
[I make no bones about the accents or tones here, you'll learn that there when your life depends on it..]

One: Ye Two: Ar Three: San Four: Sir Five: Wo
Six: Lio Seven: Chi Eight: Ba Nine: Jio Ten: Sher
Eleven: Sher Ye Twelve: Sher Ar Thirteen: Sher San Fourteen: Sher Sir Fifteen: Sher Wo
Sixteen: Sher Lio Seventeen: Sher Chi Eighteen: Sher Ba Nineteen: Sher Jio Twenty: Ar Sher
Thirty: San Sher Forty: Sir Sher Fifty: Wo Sher Sixty: Lio Sher Seventy: Chi Sher
Eighty: Ba Sher Ninety: Jio Sher One Hundred: By Thirty-Four: San Sher Sir Three Hundred and Seventy Eight: San By Chi Sher Ba
Other Very Useful Phrases:
  • Thankyou: SheyShey
  • Your Welcome : Bo Katsiya
  • One like That: Yegar Jeegar [Very Useful for ordering food]
  • Water: Wahaha [this is a brand name but it'll get you what you want anywhere in China].
  • Beer: Pijou
  • Cold: Pindar
  • One of: Ye Goo [The Goo word means of and must be used if you want any number of something]
  • Two of: Liang Goo [Two is the only exception, changing it's name when referring to an amount]
  • Tea: Cha
  • Bottle: Ping
  • Waitress: Sujay
  • Example: Three bottles of beer: San Goo Ping Pijou
  • You'll have more luck finding fish up trees: Yuan Moo Chio You [ This was my personal favourite for getting rid of hawkers]


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