As Chinese can be difficult to pronounce, we’ve put a phonetic pronunciation guide in brackets.
Hello — ni hao (nee how)
My name is... — wo jiao... (wuh gee-ow...)
Thank you — xie xie (shee-air, shee-air)
I am British — Wo shi Yingguoren (wuh sh-r Ying-guo-ren)
Goodbye — zai jian (zai gee-en, like the zai in Zaire)
No thanks — bu xie (bu shee-air)
I need to go to... — Wo yao qu... (wuh yao chu ...)
Delicious — hao chi (how ch-r)
How much does this cost? — Duoshao qian? (door-sh-ow chee-en?)
I don’t want it — Wo bu yao (wuh boo yao)
Where is the bathroom? — Xishou jian zai nar?
(shee-show gee-en zai na-r?)