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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