| A | B |
| 先生 Mr.; husband; teacher | xiān sheng |
| 你好 How do you do? Hello! | nǐ hǎo |
| 你 you | nǐ |
| 好 fine; good;nice;O.K. | hǎo |
| 小姐 Miss;young lady | xiǎo jiě |
| 请问 May I ask... | qǐng wèn |
| 请 please (a polite form of request) | qǐng |
| 问 to ask (a question) | wèn |
| 您 you(singular; polite) | nín |
| 贵姓 What is your honorable surname? | guì xìng |
| 贵 honorable | guì |
| 姓 (one's)surname is... | xìng |
| 我 I; me | wǒ |
| 呢 | ne |
| 叫 to be called; to call | jiào |
| 什么 what | shén me |
| 名字 name | míng zi |
| 是 to be | shì |
| 老师 teacher | lǎo shī |
| 吗 | ma |
| 不 not; no | bù |
| 学生 student | xué sheng |
| 也 too; also | yě |
| 中国人 Chinese people/person | zhōng guó rén |
| 中国 China | zhōng guó |
| 人 people; person | rén |
| 美国人 American people/person | měi guó rén |
| 美国 America | měi guó |
| 朋友 friend | péng you |
| 太太 wife; Mrs. | tài tai |
| 英国 Britain; England | yīng guó |
| 法国 France | fǎ guó |
| 日本 Japan | rì běn |
| 德国 Germany | dé guó |
| 英国人 British people/person | yīng guó rén |
| 法国人 French people/person | fǎ guó rén |
| 日本人 Japanese people/person | rì běn rén |
| 韩国人 Korean people/person | hán guó rén |
| 越南人 Vietnamese people/person | yuè nán rén |