Survival phrases in Chinese: conversation questions
A language island is a set of answers you prepare in advance to the questions people really ask you, then repeat until they come out automatically. Here are 8 everyday questions about survival phrases in Mandarin Chinese. Write your answers in English, get a natural Chinese translation from an AI chat, and practise them with audio.
- 你会说一点儿中文吗？Do you speak a little Chinese?
- 你听不懂的时候怎么办？What do you do when you don't understand?
- 你常常请别人说慢一点儿吗？Do you often ask people to speak more slowly?
- 你最近学了哪个中文词？是什么意思？What Chinese word did you learn recently? What does it mean?
- 你的名字中文怎么写？How do you write your name in Chinese?
- 你在国外迷过路吗？Have you ever got lost abroad?
- 你最想学会哪句中文？Which Chinese phrase do you most want to learn?
- 在中国旅行，你觉得哪句话最有用？为什么？Which phrase do you think is most useful for travelling in China? Why?
Learn the words first
The Survival phrases word list has the 15 words you'll need for these answers, with pinyin and audio.