xpsal

very interesting lesson, it would be super nice if you include the way to say the greetings, I still can't read Chinese characters, so if you can write them in latin alphabet like:
恭喜 gōng xi Congratulations

thank you!

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pluiepoco

I tried to include the cantonese in the (bracket) for comparison. Hope u like it too.

Yes= 是Shi4/對 Dui4(係Xi4)
No= 不Bu4 (唔Wu4係Xi4)
Good morning= 早上好 Zao3Shang4 Hao3(早晨Zao3 Chen2)
Good Afternoon= 下午好Xia4Wu3 Hao3 (午安Wu3 An1 *Cantonese tends to say "你好Ni3 Hao3" [you good])
Good Evening / good night=晚上好 Wan3Shang4 Hao3(晚安Wan3 An1/ 早抖Zao3 Dou3
Thank you= 谢谢 Xie4Xie4(多謝Duo1Xie4/ 唔該Wu4 Gai1)
Goodbye =再见Zai4 Jian4 (拜拜Bai1Bai1[bye-bye])
I= 我 (我)Wo3
We =我们Wo3 Men (我地Wo3 Di4)
You(Singular)= 您Nin3、你Ni2 (你)
Mr.=(m)先生Xian1Sheng4, Mrs=(f)女士Nü3 Shi4 , Miss.=小姐Xiao3 Jie3
You(Plural)= 你们Ni3 Men (你地Ni3 Di4)
They= 他们Ta3 Men(m),她们Ta3 Men= (f) (佢地)
How are you? =你好Ni3 Hao3!/最近怎么样Zui4Jin4 Zen3Me Yang4?/还好吗Hai2 Hao3 Ma4? (你最近點呀Ni3 Zui4Jin4 Dian3Ya3?)
I don't understand =我不懂 Wo3 Bu4Dong3(我唔識Wo3 Wu4Dong3)

Do you have ... ? =你有Ni3 You3 ....吗Ma? (你有冇Ni3 You3Mou...呀Ya1?)
Could / would you bring me...=请你给我拿个Qing3 Ni3 Gei3Wo3 Na2Ge....好吗Hao3ma? (你可唔可以拎Ni3 Ke3Wu4 Ke3Yi Lin1... 畀我?)
water = 水 Shui3(水)
(some) sugar= 一些糖 Yi1Xie1 Tang2(一o的糖)
a city map=一张城市地图Yi1 Zhang1 Cheng2Shi4 Di4Tu2 (same)
a razor= 一个剃刀、刀片 Yi1Ge4 Ti4Dao1, Dao1Pian4(一塊剃刀Yi1Kuai4 Ti4Dao1)
a glass=一只玻璃杯 Yi1Zhi1 Bo1Li2 Bei1(same)
a piece of paper= 一张纸Yi1Zhang1 Zhi3 (same)
a pen/ a pencil= 一支（钢）笔 Yi1Zhi1 (Gang1)Bi3(same)

Does anyone speak ....here?有人说You3Ren2 Shuo1...语吗Yu3Ma？ (有冇人識講You3mou1 Ren2 Shi2Jiang3... 語嗎Yu3 Ma?)
英语Ying1Yu3 Inglês (英語Ying1Yu3/英文Ying1Wen2)
French= 法语Fa3Yu3 (法語Fa3Yu3/ 法文Fa3Wen2)
German= 德语De1Yu3 (德語De1Yu3/ 德文De1Wen2)
Spanish= 西班牙语 Xi1Ban1Ya2 Yu3(西班牙語Xi1Ban1Ya2 Yu3/ 西班牙文Xi1Ban1Ya2 Wen2)
Chinese= 汉语Han4Yu3 (中文Zhong1Wen2/ 漢語Han4Yu3)

How much does this cost?= 这个Zhe4Ge4...多少钱Duo1Shao3 Qian2? (呢個Ni3Ge4...幾多錢Ji3Duo1 Qian2?)
Do you accept credit cards?= 你Ni3（你们Ni3men）用信用卡吗Yong4 Xin4yong4Ka3 Ma? (你地收用信用卡嗎Ni3 Di4 Shou1Yong4 Xin4yong4 Ka3 Ma)
Have a nice day! =走好Zou3Hao3、不送了Bu4Song4Le! (走喇Zou3La4, 唔送喇Wu4Song4La4!)

Where can I find ....a bus stop? =哪里有巴士站Na3Li2 You3 Ba1Shi4 Zhan4[公共汽车Gong1Gong4 Qi4Che1（公车Gong1Che1）站Zhan4]？(邊度有巴士站Bian1Du4 You3 Ba1Shi4 Zhan4?)
a taxi stand?=的士站Di2Shi4 Zhan4（出租车站Chu1Zu1Che1 Zhan4/计程车站Ji4Cheng2Che1 Zhan4）? (的士站Di2Shi4 Zhan4)


some bold words are cantonese which is unfamiliar to me as Central Chinese

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xpsal

Thank you very much Pluipoco, that was nice of you!!! thanksssss!

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pluiepoco

You are welcome, but I simply didn't know why Nana was banned yesterday?

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xpsal

neither do I!

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pluiepoco

Chinese pinyin pronounces alittle different from latin ones.

like Chinese vowel e in me, ne, re is not like me, ne, re of latin languages,

for example, 什么(Shen4Me), is alittle like Shen Mo in latin spellings, but simply you cannot pronounce the second syllable Me as English "me /mi/" but soft /mo/. But anyway the Chinese 摸(Mo1) is not like 么(Me), in pronoucing the latter, you should not keep the mouth form as long as the former, because the latter is so short that you even don't know whether it's Mo or Me. The "e" in Chinese "Me" can be equivalent to English e in English "translate", which is silent all the way, so when you see Chinese pinyin, ne, me, re, you can almost ignore the "e" in them and singlely pronounce the starting consonants, that's it!

But anyway 热(Re1) is not easy for you as foreigner to follow in pronunciation. But it's alittle like French "Je" plus a prolonged "Je", when pronoucing the 热(Re1), you simply are like prolonging "Jeeeee", so note it!

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Jonne

Hey Salim, how can you type these pinyin signs ? like the line above o in gong1 ?

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