Mandarin Phrases

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Useful Mandarin Phrases
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Verbs
English	Mandarin	Transliteration
To be E.g., I am your mummy I am your daddy. He is your (older) brother He is not your (little) brother This is your (older) sister This is not your (little) sister We are your family	是我是你的妈妈我是你的爸爸他是你的哥哥他不是你的弟弟这是你的姐姐这不是你的妹妹我们是你的家人	shi wo shi ni de ma ma wo shi ni de ba ba ta shi ni de ge ge ta bu shi ni de di di zhe shi ni de jie jie zhe bu shi ni de mei mei wo men shi ni de jia ren
To have E.g., you have one elder sister	有你有一个姐姐。	yo ni yo yi ge jie jie
To want E.g.Doyou want to pee-pee?	要你要尿尿吗？	yao ni yao niao niao ma?
To need E.g., Do you need to go to the bathroom?	需要你需要上洗手间吗？	xu yao ni xu yao shang xi shou jian ma?
To understand E.g., Do you understand? I don't understand	明白你明白吗？我不明白	ming bai ni ming bai ma? wo bu ming bai
To come E.g., Come here Daddy has come back	来过来爸爸回来了	lai guo lai ba ba huei lai le
To go E.g., Go there Do you want to go to the bathroom?	去过去你要去洗手间吗？	qu guo qu ni yao qu xi shou jian ma?

Other Common Phrases
English	Mandarin	Transliteration
Do you like it?	你喜欢吗？	ni xi huan ma
Be careful!	小心！	xiao xin
Don't touch that.	不要碰	bu yao peng
That can hurt you.	那会伤害你的。	na hui shang hai ni de
It's time for bed.	睡觉时间到了。	shui jiao shi jian dao le
This is your grandmother.	这是你的婆婆(dad's side) 外婆(mom's side)	zhe shi ni de po po / wai po
This is your grandfather.	这是你的公公(dad's side)外公(mom's side)	zhe she ni de gong gong / wai gong
We will be your family forever.	我们会永远是你的家人。	wo men hui yong yuan shi ni de jia ren
We will never leave you.	我们不会抛弃你的。	wo men bu hui pao qi ni de
We love you.	我们爱你。	wo men ai ni

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