Please and Thank You in Chinese

Polite phrases in Chinese: 请 (qǐng, Please), 谢谢 (xièxie, Thank you), 不客气 (bùkèqi, You're welcome), 不好意思 (bùhǎoyìsi, Excuse me), 对不起 (duìbuqǐ, Sorry), 我不懂 (Wǒ bù dǒng, I don't understand). Below are all 24 polite phrases from lessons 6 and 8 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.

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All 24 Chinese polite phrases

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Lesson 6 · Polite Requests 12 words

请 qǐng Please.

请开门。

Qǐng kāi mén.

Please open the door.
谢谢 xièxie Thank you.

谢谢你的帮助。

Xièxie nǐ de bāngzhù。

Thank you for your help.
不客气 bùkèqi You're welcome.

不客气。

Bùkèqi。

You're welcome.
不好意思 bùhǎoyìsi Excuse me.

不好意思，我需要帮助。

Bùhǎoyìsi, wǒ xūyào bāngzhù.

Excuse me, I need help.
对不起 duìbuqǐ Sorry.

对不起。

Duìbuqǐ。

I am sorry.
你能帮我吗 Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma Could you help me?

你能帮我吗？

Nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma？

Could you help me?
请再说一遍 Qǐng zài shuō yī biàn Could you please repeat?

请再说一遍好吗？

Qǐng zài shuō yī biàn hǎo ma？

Could you please repeat that?
您能说得慢一点吗 Nín néng shuō de màn yīdiǎn ma Could you speak more slowly?

您能说得慢一点吗？

Nín néng shuō de màn yīdiǎn ma?

Could you speak more slowly?
请给我 qǐng gěi wǒ Could I have ... please?

请给我水。

Qǐng gěi wǒ shuǐ。

Could I have water please?
我想 wǒ xiǎng I'd like

我想再来点茶。

Wǒ xiǎng zài lái diǎn chá。

I'd like some more tea.
我可以 wǒ kěyǐ May I...?

我可以喝点水吗？

Wǒ kěyǐ hē diǎn shuǐ ma？

May I have some water?
可以吗 kěyǐ ma Is it okay if...?

我坐下可以吗？

Wǒ zuòxià kěyǐ ma？

Is it okay if I sit?

Lesson 8 · Understanding & Repair 12 words

我不懂 Wǒ bù dǒng I don't understand.

我不懂。

Wǒ bù dǒng。

I don't understand.
请再说一遍好吗？ Qǐng zài shuō yī biàn hǎo ma？ Could you repeat that please?

请再说一遍好吗？

Qǐng zài shuō yī biàn hǎo ma？

Could you repeat that please?
请慢一点儿 Qǐng màn yīdiǎnr More slowly please.

请慢一点儿。

Qǐng màn yīdiǎnr。

More slowly please.
那是什么意思 nà shì shénme yìsi What does that mean?

那是什么意思？

Nà shì shénme yìsi？

What does that mean?
那个用......怎么说？ Nà ge yòng …… zěnme shuō？ How do you say that in ...?

那个用西班牙语怎么说？

Nà ge yòng Xībānyáyǔ zěnme shuō？

How do you say that in Spanish?
那个怎么拼？ Nà ge zěnme pīn？ How do you spell that?

那个怎么拼？

Nà ge zěnme pīn？

How do you spell that?
你可以把它写下来吗？ Nǐ kěyǐ bǎ tā xiě xiàlái ma？ Can you write it down?

请问，你可以把它写下来吗？

Qǐngwèn，nǐ kěyǐ bǎ tā xiě xiàlái ma？

Can you write it down, please?
你可以给我看吗？ Nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ kàn ma？ Can you show me?

你可以给我看那张照片吗？

Nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ kàn nà zhāng zhàopiàn ma？

Can you show me the photo?
你会说 nǐ huì shuō Do you speak ...?

你会说英语吗？

Nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma？

Do you speak English?
请等一下 qǐng děng yī xià Just a moment please.

请等一下。

Qǐng děng yī xià。

Just a moment please.
我觉得是这样 Wǒ juéde shì zhèyàng I think so.

我也觉得是这样。

Wǒ yě juéde shì zhèyàng。

I think so too.
我不知道 wǒ bù zhīdào I don't know.

我不知道。

Wǒ bù zhīdào。

I don't know.