Simple Chinese : Easy sentences for Beginners

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大家好!我是一个学生学习中文!Hello everyone! I'm a student studying Chinese!
Pronunciation: Dàjiā hǎo! Wǒ shì yīgè xuéshēng xuéxí zhōngwén!

Question:
我会说一点儿汉语,你呢?I can speak a little Chinese, what about you?
Pronunciation: Wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn er hànyǔ, nǐ ne?

Possible answers:
我会说汉语。I can speak Chinese.
Pronunciation: Wǒ huì shuō hànyǔ.

我会说一点儿汉语。I can speak a little Chinese.
Pronunciation: Wǒ huì shuō yīdiǎn er hànyǔ.

不,我不会说。No, I can't speak Chinese.
Pronunciation: Bù, wǒ bù huì shuō.

Question:
你会写汉字吗?Can you write Chinese characters?
Pronunciation: Nǐ huì xiě hànzì ma?

Possible answers:
我会写。I can write. (As this answer follows the question, the context is clear and you don't need to repeat the 汉字)
Pronunciation: Wǒ huì xiě.

我不会写。I can't write. (Again, the same point as the other possible answer)
Pronunciation: Wǒ bù huì xiě.

Question:
你的汉语名字怎么写?How do you write your Chinese name?
Pronunciation: Nǐ de hànyǔ míngzì zěnme xiě?

Question:
这个句子怎么说?How do you say this sentence?
Pronunciation: Zhège jùzi zěnme shuō?

Question
请问,今天几号?Excuse me, what date is it today?
Pronunciation: Qǐngwèn, jīntiān jǐ hào?

In Chinese when writing or saying the date, the order is:

Year,month,date,weekday (Biggest to smallest)
年,月,日 or 号,星期()
Pronunciation for chinese characters: Nián, yuè, rì or hào, xīngqí ()

星期 (number from 1-6)= Monday to Saturday accordingly
Pronunciation of Chinese characters: xīngqí

星期天 or 星期日 = Sunday
Pronunciation: Xīngqítiān or xīngqírì

Example answer:
今天是二零二一年,二月,十五日,星期一。Today is 2021, Monday 15th of February.
Pronunciation: Jīntiān shì èr líng èryī nián, èr yuè, shíwǔ rì, xīngqí yī.

Note: When answering this question regarding the date, 日 is usually used when writing, whilst 号 when speaking.


That's the end of this post! Just a very simple introduction to Beginners Chinese!

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