Small Talk in Chinese
Small talk in Chinese: 最近怎么样 (zuìjìn zěnmeyàng, How's it going?), 你今天怎么样 (nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng, How's your day?), 祝你今天愉快 (Zhù nǐ jīntiān yúkuài, Have a nice day), 保重 (bǎozhòng, Take care), 祝你好运 (zhù nǐ hǎoyùn, Good luck!), 恭喜 (gōngxǐ, Congratulations!). Below are all 36 small-talk phrases from lessons 10, 114 and 115 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 10 · Quick Socials 12 words
- 最近怎么样 zuìjìn zěnmeyàng How's it going?
最近怎么样?
Zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?
How's it going?
- 好久不见 hǎojiǔ bù jiàn Long time no see.
好久不见!
Hǎojiǔ bù jiàn!
Long time no see.
- 你喜欢什么? Nǐ xǐhuan shénme? What do you enjoy?
你喜欢什么?
Nǐ xǐhuan shénme?
What do you enjoy?
- 你在做什么 nǐ zài zuò shénme What are you up to?
现在你在做什么?
Xiànzài nǐ zài zuò shénme?
What are you up to now?
- 祝你今天愉快 Zhù nǐ jīntiān yúkuài Have a nice day.
祝你今天愉快,约翰!
Zhù nǐ jīntiān yúkuài, Yuēhàn!
Have a nice day, John!
- 保重 bǎozhòng Take care.
保重。明天见。
Bǎozhòng. Míngtiān jiàn.
Take care. See you tomorrow.
- 祝你好运 zhù nǐ hǎoyùn Good luck!
祝你好运!我相信你!
Zhù nǐ hǎoyùn! Wǒ xiāngxìn nǐ!
Good luck! I believe in you!
- 恭喜 gōngxǐ Congratulations!
恭喜!你完成了辛苦的工作。
Gōngxǐ! Nǐ wánchéng le xīnkǔ de gōngzuò。
Congratulations! You finished the hard work.
- 干杯 gānbēi Cheers!
干杯!
Gānbēi!
Cheers!
- 没问题 méi wèntí No problem.
没问题,我可以帮你。
Méi wèntí,wǒ kěyǐ bāng nǐ。
No problem, I can help you.
- 别担心 bié dānxīn Don't worry.
别担心,会没事的。
Bié dānxīn,huì méishì de。
Don't worry, it will be okay.
- 听起来不错 tīng qǐlái bùcuò Sounds good.
听起来不错,谢谢!
Tīng qǐlái bùcuò,xièxie!
Sounds good to me, thanks!
Lesson 114 · Small-Talk Starters 12 words
- 你今天怎么样 nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng How's your day?
你今天怎么样?
Nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng?
How's your day?
- 你周末过得怎么样? Nǐ zhōumò guò de zěnmeyàng? How was your weekend?
你周末过得怎么样?
Nǐ zhōumò guò de zěnmeyàng?
How was your weekend?
- 你今天有什么打算 Nǐ jīntiān yǒu shénme dǎsuan What are your plans for today?
你今天有什么打算?
Nǐ jīntiān yǒu shénme dǎsuan?
What are your plans for today?
- 天气怎么样 tiānqì zěnmeyàng How's the weather?
天气怎么样?
Tiānqì zěnmeyàng?
How's the weather?
- 你看了 nǐ kàn le Did you watch ...?
你看了比赛吗?
Nǐ kàn le bǐsài ma?
Did you watch the game?
- 怎么样 zěnmeyàng How was it?
怎么样?你喜欢吗?
Zěnmeyàng? Nǐ xǐhuan ma?
How was it? Did you enjoy it?
- 跟我说说 gēn wǒ shuōshuo Tell me about
跟我说说你的一天。
Gēn wǒ shuōshuo nǐ de yī tiān。
Tell me about your day.
- 那很酷 Nà hěn kù That's cool.
那很酷,我同意。
Nà hěn kù, wǒ tóngyì.
That's cool, I agree.
- 真的吗 zhēn de ma Really?
真的吗?那是真的吗?
Zhēn de ma? Nà shì zhēn de ma?
Really? Is that true?
- 不可能 bù kěnéng No way!
不可能!我从来没见过那个!
Bù kěnéng! Wǒ cónglái méi jiàn guo nà ge!
No way! I have never seen that!
- 我明白了 Wǒ míngbai le I see.
我明白了。我现在懂了。
Wǒ míngbai le。 Wǒ xiànzài dǒng le。
I see. I understand now.
- 有意思 yǒuyìsi Interesting.
有意思。我从来没那样想过。
Yǒuyìsi. Wǒ cónglái méi nàyàng xiǎng guo.
Interesting. I never saw it that way.
Lesson 115 · Small-Talk Boosters 12 words
- 顺便说一下 shùnbiàn shuō yīxià by the way
顺便说一下,很高兴认识你。
Shùnbiàn shuō yīxià,hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ。
By the way, nice to meet you.
- 反正 fǎnzhèng anyway
我们反正应该去。
Wǒmen fǎnzhèng yīnggāi qù。
We should go anyway.
- 其实 qíshí actually
其实,那部电影非常好。
Qíshí, nà bù diànyǐng fēicháng hǎo.
Actually, the movie was very nice.
- 说实话 shuōshíhuà to be honest
说实话,我很累。
Shuōshíhuà,wǒ hěn lèi。
To be honest, I am tired.
- 没关系 méiguānxi no worries
没关系,会好的。
Méiguānxi,huì hǎo de。
No worries, it will be okay.
- 你知道 nǐ zhīdào you know
你知道,我觉得我们以前见过。
Nǐ zhīdào, wǒ juéde wǒmen yǐqián jiàn guo.
You know, I think we met before.
- 我是说 wǒ shì shuō I mean
我是说,天气真的很不错。
Wǒ shì shuō,tiānqì zhēn de hěn bùcuò。
I mean, the weather does look nice.
- 嗯 èn well
嗯,这要看你怎么看了。
Èn,zhè yào kàn nǐ zěnme kàn le。
Well, it depends how you see it.
- 对了 duì le that reminds me
对了,我有一个预约。
Duì le,wǒ yǒu yī ge yùyuē。
That reminds me, I have an appointment.
- 长话短说 chánghuàduǎnshuō long story short
长话短说,我赢了。
Chánghuàduǎnshuō,wǒ yíng le。
Long story short, I won.
- 就像我刚才说的 Jiù xiàng wǒ gāngcái shuō de as I was saying
就像我刚才说的,没关系。
Jiù xiàng wǒ gāngcái shuō de, méiguānxi.
As I was saying, it's fine.
- 据我所知 jù wǒ suǒ zhī as far as I know
据我所知,车站在那里。
Jù wǒ suǒ zhī, chēzhàn zài nàlǐ.
As far as I know, the station is there.
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