| A | B |
| Too expensive, can it be cheaper? | tai gui le, keyi pianyi dian ma? |
| Excuse me, how much is this pair of pants? | qing wen, zhe tiao kuzi duoshao qian? |
| Do you want it? | yao bu yao? |
| Excuse me, where is the bathroom? | qing wen, cesuo zai nar? |
| Excuse me, do you speak English? | qing wen, ni hui shuo yingyu(wen) ma? |
| I speak a little bit of Chinese. | wo hui shuo yi dian'r huayu/zhongwen. |
| I only have 5 dollars. | wo zhi you wu yuan |
| What would you like to eat? | ni xiang chi shenme ? |
| It's too hot! | tai re le! |
| Excuse me, am I at Chang'an Street? | qingwen, wo zai chang'an jie ma? |
| Where is my backpack? | wo de shubao zai nar? |
| Excuse, do you have any ice water? | qingwen, ni you bing zhui ma? |
| Excuse me, what time is it now? | qingwen, xianzai jidian le ? |
| I'm sorry, I don't eat pork. | duibuqi, wo buchi zhurou. |
| I'm a vegetarian. | wo chi su |
| I would like tea. | wo xiang gao cha |
| Too expensive, can it be 10 dollars? | tai gui le, shi kuai qian/shi yuan ke yi ma? |
| Is it going to rain this afternoon? | xia wu hui xia yu ma? |
| is it going to be windy this evening? | wan shang hui guo feng ma? |