100 Phrases Every Chinese Beginner Must Know

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In this video, we will teach you 25 Chinese phrases, 25 Chinese nouns, 25 Chinese verbs and 25 adjectives that you must know if you're an absolute beginner. This is THE place to start if you want to start learning Chinese, and improve both your listening and speaking skills.
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everyone Welcome to Top 25 Chinese Phrases
Hi my name is Bao Yuting It's the
first time I've seen you there
Nice to meet you
Hello
The most common
way first time
Hello Nice
to meet you
The more casual
way to say
你好 is 嗨 And just like this
when you meet your friends
you can say 嗨 去哪兒啊 Sorry
Oh sorry Could
you tell me
where the toilet is Sorry
where is the
restroom Thank
you Do you like my video
Good
morning
Good
morning
Good
night
Great
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We're heading
to Hawaii for
this holiday Yeah
That's great Really
That's not true
Yuting you're so beautiful
Really
I'm honored
But deep down
You're right I am beautiful
Go for it When your friends
are waiting for
a competition
You can say加油 加油
Go for it
Go Don't worry
Don't worry
Yuting nobody's available to cook dinner tonight
Don't worry I've got it
Don't worry I'll take care of it
Actually I don't know how to cook
What's going on
What's up
Hey Lao Wang what's up Let's go have tea later
What's up
You want to have a cup of tea with
me Sure
Delicious
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My favorite food
Baked duck
Do you like
baked duck
Delicious
Yeah yummy delicious
Up to you
Tonight I'm treating you to dinner whatever you'd like to eat
I'll treat you to dinner
whatever you eat is up to you
Abandon give up
Please don't give up
on your
dream forever You can do
it Okay
Actually in
my generation
All the friends
will say okay
instead of good so you can just
use okay like this
Could you come here please Okay
Could you please help me pass this water Sure
Okay
Nothing much
And also for
this you can use
"It's okay " It's
like oh thank
you so much for your help
It's alright it doesn't matter
it's not that big a deal And
also like this Oh I'm sorry I
'm late again Ah it's alright
Let'
s go
When you're sitting at the
restaurant and you've just
finished you
can say to
your friends "Let's
go " How about it
Oh it's
beautiful
How about it You
like it I want
my watch
is broken
I want to buy a new one
I want to buy a new watch
It goes on forever
There is no end to this
I am my mother now
Oh you must study hard
and then you can go to a good college
en you can marry a good man then
you can have a beautiful baby then
your baby can go to a good college
and your baby can have a good marriage
And your child can have a successful career
My mom just won't stop talking
My goodness
Oh my God For
my generation the most
common way
is to say Oh
Is it spicy
I'll try it
Oh my God
it's so spicy
Oh my God it's so
spicy Ambulance
It's so interesting
It's so interesting
Ah it's so interesting
How fascinating
Come here come here
I'm hungry
I'm hungry
Why isn't class
over yet I
'm starving
I'm
so full
That was tough I ate too much
Just kidding
I like it
I like it
Oh I love waking up to find you by my side
Oh that sounds
so romantic Goodbye
Bye
Goodbye
But the most common way to say goodbye
is See you later
See you soon then
Okay that's all We covered
the top 25 Chinese phrases
today What's your favorite
My favorite
is "delicious "
Trust me it's very common and incredibly useful
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Hi everybody
Welcome to Chinese Top 25 Verbs Yeah
My name is Bao Yuting
Let's get started
Have
Have
Oh guess I
don't have any
money This is
all my money
Do you have
any money Please
leave a comment let me know
Eat
I want to eat chips
Delicious
Laugh
Smile
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Laughing uncontrollably
Grinning foolishly
Mock
A cold laugh
Walk
Walk
If I get up early I'll walk to school
If I wake up early I'll walk to school
Run
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If I wake up late I'll
have to run to school
Drink
If you
have a guest visiting your
home in China you
must treat your guest
to tea For example this is tea
Please Please drink the tea Come over
Hi Matt
Come
here
Long
Grow
Mirror mirror please let me grow
taller
Return The earth is too
dangerous I'm
going back to Mars
Go up Go
upstairs Go go
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Read
Read
Read a magazine Food
Swim
Swim
Swimming is my favorite hobby
Swimming is my greatest passion
Cross down
Freestyle
Butterfly
DanceDance
Do you like dancing
Yeah I like it
Do you like dancing
Mongolian dance
Hip-hop
Ballet
Work I really enjoy
working with my
team Thank
you guys Relax
Let's do an ice massage to relax a bit
Let's do an eye massage to
relax Driving Drive
Left left right
I get so nervous
when I'm driving
Think What did you eat
for lunch
Let me think
Pizza Give it a try
Try
This hat is so
beautiful Let me try
it I have to try
it Give it a go
Yes
Be willing to
Ting are you
willing to marry me
Let me think
I do
I'm willing to
In China if
you want to grow
you must have the
ring and a house or apartment But I'm
not that kind of girl Start
Generally I'll say let's get started
That means Let's begin
And I also want to share another sentence with you
Today I'm going to start my workout
Starting today I'm going to begin working out
Stop
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Time please stop I
want to
sleep another half an
hour Dare
So frightening
I dare not touch it Fear
In China you might
have received
your message from friends How
are you How have
you been lately
You can say that
I'm good Don'
t worry about
me That means I'm
fine don't worry about
me And
besides thank you
Thank you Change
Hi Mary Long
time no see You've
changed a lot
It's been years since I
last saw you—you've changed
so much
You say say say you love me but I I I can't bring myself to say it
Saying is very common words
Please say it again
Can you say it once more
OK that's all for today
The top 25 Chinese verbs
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Hey everyone I'm Yuting
Today we're diving into the top 25 Chinese nouns
Let's get started
cup
This is a wine glass
used for drinking red wine
This is a teacup used for drinking tea
This is a teacup used for drinking tea
Thermos
A thermos is a container that keeps the temperature of the liquid inside
This is a thermos used to keep water hot or cold
Car
Car
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Car
We call it a car when people refer to a car in Chinese they usually mean this type of vehicle
This is a car
When Chinese speakers mention a car they'referring to this kind of vehicle
Jeeps
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Bus or
simply
巴 士(
ba) F1
racing
car go -kartcomputer
My computer
isn't working
my computer
is broken
Please fix it for me Cellphone
I'm
done with my phone—I'd rather
go for
a walk
with you Deal ClothesClothes
This outfit is so
beautiful
—I want to
try it on
Food My favorite topic
Steamed dumplings
Hotpo
Mapo Tofu
Hey guys what's your
favorite Chinese food
Please tell me
Your favorite Chinese dish Chopsticks
Hey guys I can do a magic
Chopsticks chopsticks come out quickly magic
Chopsticks
Yeah
Bag
Bag
This is
my bag
Water
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Water
Water
This is a bottle
of water
Bottled water Coffee
I drink
coffee every morning
But I didn't drink this
cup of coffee I drink this
Book This is a book
Guys pretend
it's a book
If you want to say
this is a book too
This is
also a book Notebook
Excuse me how much is this notebook
Sorry how much is
this notebook please Bed
Guys for example this is a bed
Ah this bed
is soft
and comfortable The
bed is soft
and comfortable Home
Sweet home
You are welcome
to visit my home
Woman Ah this is my
family member and
this woman is my
mother My mother is a
traditional Chinese woman Man
Ah this man is my father
This man is my dad
Adult In China once you
turn 18
you're considered an adult
In China once you turn 18
you are considered an adult
Child
Ah guys in China "child" and "children" are both expressed as 小孩
And here's a little secret: in China children's tickets are half price
In China children's tickets are half price
The elderly
In China especially
during the Spring Festival if you want
to visit your friend's home you will say to the elderly
May the elderly live
longer and
stay healthy Students In
China students
have to wear uniforms
And the uniform is really
ugly I don't
like it It's just
sportswear I
like the Japanese uniform
It's my dream Money
Okay guys I want to share a Chinese song
with you Money isn't everything but life
without money is absolutely impossible
That means money isn't everything but
without money you can't do anything Rice
This is a map of China
And I want to tell you that the rice in the
north is more delicious than in
the south In China northern rice is better than southern rice Soup
This soup is made with eggs and tomatoes
And this soup is very common in China because
it's delicious convenient and affordable SuggestionsSuggestions
Guys please give me some feedback on my video
Please share your thoughts thanks so
much Wallet
But in my wallet
I only have 10 yuan
Alright folks that's it for today
We covered the top 25 Chinese nouns
Make it a habit to use this in your
everyday life and you'll be speaking it
fluently in no time Don't forget to subscribe
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Bye bye
Hey guys today we're going to learn the top 25 Chinese adjectives
So let's get
started PrettyPretty
Trust me guys "pretty" can be used in many
situations For example
the person is pretty
This person is very beautiful And the place
is pretty This place is very beautiful
And you can also use it for food
This food looks beautiful
GoodKind
And "good" also has another meaning which is okay
You can say ah you're such a kind person
You're such a good person really kind
Or if the other party makes
a request of you you can just say okay
OkayBright
And we also incorporate the word
spacious Spacious
Spacious and bright—use these together to describe a new apartment or a large house For
example your new apartment is so spacious and
bright Your new house is so spacious and bright
Big Okay
guys I can do
magic
I can make
my face bigger
and bigger Look at me
Smallcreature
Small
insect
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Tall Yang Ming is
very tall And do
you know
Yang Ming
His famous face
And also gāo has another meaning—it
means high For high I can
give you a sentence like highly educated which means high academic qualifications Shor
Oh I don't
want to be short
I don't want to be this short Long The ruler is
long This ruler
is very long
And you can also use the
phrase "It's been a long time "
A long time has passed Interesting
A more casual way is "It's really interesting "
Mark is a really interesting person
Mark is an interesting person
Mark is a fascinating person
Climbing the mountain is very interesting
Climbing mountains is fun
Climbing mountains is really enjoyable
It's fine either
way Disgusting
Gross
Oh that person was spitting on the ground
That's disgusting
Please don't do that
That person is spitting on the ground so gross
Don't do that
Ugly The handsome one wakes up while
the ugly one is still asleep
Let's just be the ones to wake up early and go to work early
SmellySmelly
I want to introduce you
to a biochemical weapon
Smelly socks
Fragrant You can describe
this dish as fragrant
This dish smells good
Add water to the fragrance and it transforms into
perfume Perfume DampWet
My clothes are wet
My clothes are
soaked DampHumid
For example the weather in the south of China is humid
The weather in southern China is very humid
It's good for my
skin Dry In the north of China where
I'm from the weather is dry
In northern
China the weather
is very dry
Especially in
winter Darkness Dark What
will you do in
the dark night
Boring[-]
This book is so boring Let's watch a
YouTube video to learn Chinese This
book is boring let's learn Chinese
together by watching a YouTube video Busy
Life in a big city like Shanghai or Beijing is incredibly busy
In big cities such as Shanghai and Beijing life is very hectic HeatHot
It's so hot here
Could you please turn on the air conditioner
It's so hot here could
you please turn on the air conditioning for me Thank you
Cold In northern China
winters
are extremely cold
Trust me I'm from here
In northern China the weather is extremely cold during winter
Tasty Chinese
food is very
tasty Trust
me the
word "tasty" is
extremely useful The
test is so hard
This exam is really tough
YoungYoung
I am a young
person I also want to tell you that
in China young people cannot afford housing
In China young couples can't afford to buy homes
Soft —
Guys my arm is
really
soft But it
can be hard
like this It'
s hard Hard —
Soft — Hard —
Soft —
Hard — Sof
Alright everyone today we covered the top 25 Chinese adjectives
Let me know which ones you liked best
Drop a comment with your suggestions and
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