(30-Day Spoken Chinese Beginner Plan)
🗓 This is Day 5 of the 30-Day Spoken Chinese Beginner Plan
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Today you will learn:
20 very useful sentences for daily life
How to greet, ask, answer, thank, and finish a short talk
How to sound polite and confident in simple situations
⏱ Study time: 15–20 minutes
Indian context:
Think of these like your daily English basics: “Hello”, “How are you?”, “Thank you”, “What time is it?”
Once you know these 20 lines, you can survive and start conversations in Chinese.
Read them slowly and clearly:
Nǐ hǎo — Hello
Zǎo shang hǎo — Good morning
Wǎn shang hǎo — Good evening
Nǐ hǎo ma? — How are you?
Wǒ hěn hǎo — I am fine
Xièxie — Thank you
Bú kèqi — You’re welcome
Duìbuqǐ — Sorry
Méi guānxi — It’s okay / No problem
Qǐng — Please
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? — What is your name?
Wǒ jiào … — My name is …
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ — Nice to meet you
Wǒ yě shì — Me too
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn? — What time is it now?
Jīntiān shàngkè — Today (we have) class
Míngtiān jiàn — See you tomorrow
Zàijiàn — Goodbye
Kěyǐ ma? — Is it okay? / Can I?
Bù zhīdào — I don’t know
Simple tip:
You don’t need perfect grammar. Just use these sentences clearly and confidently.
Meeting someone:
Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
(Hello! What is your name?)
Replying:
Wǒ jiào Aruna. Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.
(My name is Aruna. Nice to meet you.)
In class or office:
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
(What time is it now?)
Ending a chat:
Míngtiān jiàn! Zàijiàn!
(See you tomorrow! Goodbye!)
Indian context tip:
Use these like you use “Hello”, “Sorry”, “Thank you”, “See you tomorrow” in daily life.
❌ Don’t sit and cram all 20 in one go.
✅ Do this instead:
Pick 5 sentences
Say them 3 times
Use them in 1 small dialogue
Come back and repeat tomorrow
Small steps = strong speaking confidence.
✅ Your Day 5 Task:
Read all 20 sentences once slowly.
Choose any 5 sentences and:
Say them aloud 3 times
Practice this mini talk:
Nǐ hǎo!
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
Wǒ jiào (your name).
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.
Zàijiàn!
Record your voice and listen:
Are you clear?
Are you rushing? (If yes, slow down.)
Can you say Hello, Thank you, Goodbye in Chinese? ✅
Can you say your name? ✅
Can you ask the time? ✅
If yes → 🎉 You now have real daily Chinese sentences!
✅ You’ve completed Day 5
👉 Next Lesson: Day 6 – Asking Simple Questions in Chinese
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