Category: List of Phrases&Mini Talks

How Do You Understand Discount in Mandarin Chinese? Hello, everyone! Welcome back to our Chinese class! Last time, we have learned how to say “discount” (dǎ zhé).“Dǎ zhé ma” is there any discount? Be able to speak “dǎzhé” is not enough for a “discount” conversation. You need to understand how much discount you could actually...

How to Say Credit Card and Cash in Mandarin Chinese Hi everyone! When we go shopping, the very two common payment methods have to be credit card and cash. In Mandarin , credit card is “xìn yòng kǎ”.  “Xìn yòng” means credit. “Kǎ” means card. Credit card is“xìn yòng kǎ”. Cash is “xiàn jīn”.  “Or”...

How Do You Say Check the Bill in Mandarin Chinese? Hello, everyone! Here is the phrase for today’s Mandarin learning. Mǎi dān 买单， the bill/ check, Please! Click the button below and hear the Chinese pronunciation. Let me know your comments!

How Do You Say I Want to... in Mandarin Chinese? Hello, everyone! In today's Chinese lesson we are learning an important phrase. The way to bring your Mandarin level from a beginner to an intermediate learner is to be able to grasp some of the common verbs used in daily life. Here is the Chinese...

How to Settle the Bill in Mandarin Chinese Hello, Everyone! To learn Mandarin, it is very important to accumulate the words that have similar meanings. The word “mǎi dān”（买单） is more likely to be used at a restaurant, pub or bar.  The Chinese word we are learning today “jié zhàng”（结账） can be used in a...

How to Say Buy&Sell in Mandarin Chinese Hello, everyone, Welcome to the Voice of New Concept Mandarin. Here are the words for Mandarin learning today. 1. mǎi 买  buy 2. mài 卖  sell Pay attention to the tone differenes and you could hear the pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese by clicking the button below.

How to Bargain in Mandarin Chinese Hello, everyone.  It  is very useful to learn some Mandarin phrases about bargaining if you want to survive in China. Here comes today's phrase, tài guì le  ( 太贵了）     too expensive. "tài...le"  is a structure to describe something beyong nomal. For example : "tài hǎo le" means very good. Try...

How to Say How Much Is a Cup of Tea in Mandarin Chinese Hi, everyone! Here are today’s Mandarin phrases. How much is a cup of tea? Yì bēi chá duō shǎo qián? 一杯茶多少钱？ Some other common beverages in Mandarin: Kā fēi         咖啡              Coffee Kě lè         可乐               Coke Pí jiǔ         啤酒               Beer Hóng jiǔ  红酒  ...