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63 words/phrases to learn
lǚ-yóu
to travel
jià-qī
holiday
hù-zhào
a passport
yí-ge-rén
one person; alone
bié-rén
someone else
nǐ yí-gè rén lái de ma?
did you come here on your own?
jiàn-miàn
to meet
wǒ-men zài nǎ'r jiàn?
where shall we meet?
zài
at; in
zài dì-tiě zhàn jiàn ba
let's meet at the tube station
早
morning; early; long ago
晚
night; later
到
to arrive; until
nǐ zuì-hǎo
it's best if you ...
nǐ zuì-hǎo záo-diǎn'r dào
it's best if you arrive early
yuè zǎo yuè hǎo
the earlier the better
nǐ zài nǎ'r ne?
where are you?
nǐ dào nǎ'r le?
where are you now? (when waiting for someone)
dìng-piào
to book a ticket
děi
need to
wǒ-men děi dìng-piào
we need to book tickets
帮
help; group
xū-yào
to need
xū-yào bāng-máng ma?
do you need help?
nǐ néng bāng wǒ yí-xià ma?
can you give me a hand?
看
to watch; to look
dōng-xi
a thing; stuff
xíng-lǐ
luggage
包
to wrap; wrapper
nǐ néng bāng wǒ kàn yí-xià xíng-lǐ ma?
can you look after my luggage?
wàng-le
forgot to
bié wàng le mǎi-piào
don't forget to buy tickets
wàng ... le
left something somewhere
chē shang
on the bus
wǒ bāo wàng chē shang le
I left my bag on the bus
bié huāng
don't panic
dǎ diàn-huà
to call
问
to ask; question
dǎ diàn-huà wèn-wen
call them and ask
pái-duì
to queue
nǐ zài pái-duì ma?
are you queueing?
nǐ xiān
you first
ní yǐ-qián lái guò ma?
have you been here before?
wǒ dì-yī cì lái
it's my first time here
hǎo duō rén!
so many people!
wó děng de huā‘r dōu xiè le
I waited for ages
suàn le
forget about it
lái dōu lái le
since we're here
wú-yǔ le
I'm speechless
lèi sǐ le
I'm knackered
fán sǐ le
so annoying
rè sǐ le
it's so hot
dòng sǐ le
it's freezing
tiān-qì
weather
jīn-tiān tiān-qì zhēn hǎo
the weather's lovely today
pāi-zhào
to take pictures
zì-pāi
selfie
nǐ néng bāng wǒ pāi-zhāng-zhào ma?
can you take a picture for me?
yī èr sān, qié-zi!
one two three, cheese!
ràng wǒ fā yí-xià
let me post it
diǎn-zàn
to like (social media)
bié wàng le diǎn-zàn
don't forget to 'like' it!
我不想走了
I don't want to leave
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