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Chinese for the Casual Learner

Understanding (or Not)

What did you say? nǐ shuō shénme 你说什么?  
I don't understand wǒ bù dǒng 我不懂  
I understand wǒ dǒng le 我懂了  
Do you understand? nǐ dǒng ma? 你懂吗  
Please say it once again qǐng nǐ zài shuō yī biàn 请你再说一遍  
Please speak more slowly qīng shuō màn yī diǎn 青说慢一点  
Please write it down for me qǐng gěi wǒ xiě yī xià 请给我写一下  
I don't speak Chinese wǒ bù huì jiǎng zhōngwén 我不会讲中文  
Do you speak [English]? nǐ huì jiǎng [yīngwén] mǎ 你会讲[英文]马 For other languages, see Topical Vocabulary: Languages
What is this? zhè shì shénme 这是什么?  
What is this called? zhè jiào shénme 这叫什么?  
What does this mean? zhè shì shénme yìsi 这是什么意思  

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