Chinese is the most spoken language in the world with almost a billion speakers. Contrary to the belief that Chinese is a difficult language to learn, it is actually easy to learn because it doesn’t have tenses, cases and genders. The grammar is just simple.
So why learn Chinese?
It could be an academic pursuit or learning a new skill. And since it is the most spoken language in the world, then you’ll surely be able to communicate to more people. There’s also a huge demand for Chinese speakers or interpreters which means better job opportunity. Obviously, the more languages you know, the more chances of connecting with people and more horizons to explore.
Here are some basic Mandarin Chinese words and phrases to start with:
Hello: nín hǎo
Good morning: nín zǎo
How are you?: nín hǎo må
I am very well.: wǒ hěn hǎo
very good: hěn hǎo
Thank you: siè sie
Are you busy?: nǐ máng må
I’m very busy.: wǒ hěn máng
I’m not very busy.: wǒ bú tài máng
I’m sorry : duì bù qǐ
Want to learn more?
The App industry is making it easier to learn Chinese. In fact, Overpass Apps alone has released many exciting language learning apps and games. Here are the Chinese language learning apps that you can choose from:
Cantonese Spy: Hong Kong Ops
Chinese Mandarin Flash Quiz
Chinese Mandarin Alpha Team
Chinese Spy: Beijing Ops
Learn Cantonese Bubble Bath
Mandarin Chinese Bubble Bath
Secret Agent: Cantonese Lite
Secret Agent: Mandarin
Download them all for free and pick up as much Chinese words and phrases you can get! Whether it’s Cantonese or Mandarin with a twist of bubble bath or spy games, Overpass got it all for you. Please don’t forget to leave a review!
Good luck!
祝你好运
Zhù nǐ hǎo yùn
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