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| Phrase | Pinyin | Meaning | Example | Example Pinyin | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ～的味道超讚 | ～ de wèidào chāo zàn | The taste is amazing. | 這湯的味道超讚。 | zhè tāng de wèidào chāo zàn. | This soup tastes amazing. |
| ～點在～見吧 | ~ diǎn zài ~ jiàn ba | Let's meet at ~ o'clock at ~ | 三點在咖啡店見吧。 | Sān diǎn zài kāfēidiàn jiàn ba. | Let's meet at the café at three. |
| 一不小心忘了 | yī bù xiǎoxīn wàng le | I accidentally forgot. | 我一不小心忘了。 | wǒ yī bù xiǎoxīn wàng le | I accidentally forgot. |
| 一定會 | yí dìng huì | Will definitely. | 他一定會來。 | tā yí dìng huì lái. | He will definitely come. |
| 一點也沒錯 | yīdiǎn yě méi cuò | Exactly right. | 你說得一點也沒錯。 | nǐ shuō de yīdiǎn yě méi cuò. | You are exactly right. |
| 下次再聊吧 | xiàcì zài liáo ba | Let's talk next time. | 下次再聊吧。 | xiàcì zài liáo ba. | Let's talk next time. |
| 下次我請客 | xià cì wǒ qǐng kè | I'll treat you next time. | 下次我請客。 | xià cì wǒ qǐng kè. | I'll treat you next time. |
| 下次見，拜拜 | xià cì jiàn, bàibài | See you next time, bye-bye | 下次見，拜拜！ | xià cì jiàn, bàibài! | See you next time, bye-bye! |
| 不予置評 | bù yǔ zhì píng | No comment. | 這件事我不予置評。 | zhè jiàn shì wǒ bù yǔ zhì píng | I have no comment on this. |
| 不好意思 | bù hǎoyìsi | Excuse me; sorry. | 不好意思，請讓我過一下。 | bù hǎoyìsi, qǐng ràng wǒ guò yíxià. | Excuse me, please let me through for a moment. |
| 不對！ | bù duì | Wrong! | 你說錯了，不對！ | nǐ shuō cuò le, bù duì! | You got it wrong, that's not right! |
| 不是很清楚 | bù shì hěn qīng chǔ | Not very clear. | 這件事我不是很清楚。 | zhè jiàn shì wǒ bù shì hěn qīng chǔ. | I'm not very clear about this matter. |
| 不是那樣的 | bù shì nà yàng de | That's not how it is. | 不是那樣的。 | bù shì nà yàng de. | That's not how it is. |
| 不知道要怎麼謝謝你才好 | bù zhīdào yào zěnme xièxie nǐ cái hǎo | I don't know how to thank you enough. | 你幫我這麼多，我不知道要怎麼謝謝你才好。 | nǐ bāng wǒ zhème duō, wǒ bù zhīdào yào zěnme xièxie nǐ cái hǎo. | You've helped me so much. I don't know how to thank you enough. |
| 不要再問了 | bùyào zài wèn le | Don't ask again. | 你不要再問了。 | nǐ bùyào zài wèn le | Don't ask again. |
| 不錯啊 | bùcuò a | Not bad! | 這家店不錯啊。 | zhè jiā diàn bùcuò a. | This shop is pretty good. |
| 並不是那樣子 | bìng bù shì nà yàng zi | That's not the case. | 事情並不是那樣子。 | shì qíng bìng bù shì nà yàng zi. | That's not how things are. |
| 也許吧 | yěxǔ ba | Maybe. | 也許吧。 | yěxǔ ba. | Maybe. |
| 也許是那樣，不過～ | yěxǔ shì nàyàng, bùguò ~ | Maybe so, but... | 也許是那樣，不過我不確定。 | yěxǔ shì nàyàng, bùguò wǒ bù quèdìng. | Maybe so, but I'm not sure. |
| 什麼是你不拿手的？ | shénme shì nǐ bù náshǒu de? | What are you not good at? | 什麼是你不拿手的？ | shénme shì nǐ bù náshǒu de? | What are you not good at? |
| 什麼時候 | shénme shíhou | when | 你什麼時候有空？ | Nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu kòng? | When are you free? |
| 什麼時候可以換錢？ | shénme shíhòu kěyǐ huànqián？ | When can I exchange money? | 我什麼時候可以換錢？ | wǒ shénme shíhòu kěyǐ huànqián？ | When can I exchange money? |
| 今天真開心 | jīntiān zhēn kāixīn | I'm really happy today. | 今天真開心，我們一起出去玩。 | jīntiān zhēn kāixīn, wǒmen yìqǐ chūqù wán. | I'm really happy today. Let's go out and have fun together. |
| 今天謝謝您的邀請 | jīntiān xièxie nín de yāoqǐng | Thank you for inviting me today. | 今天謝謝您的邀請。 | jīntiān xièxie nín de yāoqǐng. | Thank you for inviting me today. |
| 他是～的 | tā shì ～ de | He is ~ | 他是台灣人。 | tā shì Táiwān rén. | He is Taiwanese. |
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