Common Chinese Phrases What a shame Zhēn kěxí whatashame whatashame whataShame I can’t believe it Wǒ jiǎnzhí bù gǎn xiāngxìn icannotbelieveit icantbelieveit iCantBelieveIt What time is it? Xiànzài shì shénme shíhou? whattimeisit whattimeisit whatTimeIsIt Can you help me? Ni néng bāngzhù wǒ ma? canyouhelpme canyouhelpme canYouHelpMe I’m running late. Wǒ chídào le. iamrunninglate imrunninglate late How’s your family? Ni de jiārén hǎo ma? howisyourfamily howsyourfamily family Where do you work? Ni zài nǎer gōngzuò? wheredoyouwork wheredoyouwork whereDoYouWork Where are you from? Ni cóng nǎli lái? whereareyoufrom whereareyoufrom house Are you from around here? Ni shì bùshì cóng fùjìn lái de? areyoufromaroundhere areyoufromaroundhere areYouFromAroundHere Where do you live? Ni zhù zài nǎli? wheredoyoulive wheredoyoulive livingRoom How old are you? Ni duōdà le? howoldareyou howoldareyou howOldAreYou Are you on Facebook? Ni yǒu cānjiā Facebook ma? areyouonfacebook areyouonfacebook areYouOnFacebook What’s your phone number? Ni de diànhuà ji hào? whatisyourphonenumber whatsyourphonenumber whatsYourPhoneNumber What do you like to do? Ni xihuan zuò shénme? whatdoyouliketodo whatdoyouliketodo whatDoYouLikeToDo I need to use the restroom. Wǒ xūyào shiyòng xishǒujiān. ineedtousetherestroom ineedtousetherestroom iNeedToUseTheRestroom I’ll be right back. Wǒ mǎshàng jiù huílái. Iwillberightback illberightback illBeRightBack Please repeat Qing chóngfù pleaserepeat pleaserepeat toRepeat I like your shirt Wǒ xihuan ni de chènshān ilikeyourshirt ilikeyourshirt shirts Are you kidding? Ni zài kāiwánxiào ba? areyoukidding areyoukidding areYouKidding Just kidding Zhishì kāiwánxiào justkidding justkidding justKidding Talk to you later Xià cì zài hé ni tán talktoyoulater talktoyoulater niceToMeetYou See you soon Hěn kuài zàijiàn seeyousoon seeyousoon seeYou