How do you say "" in Mandarin Chinese? (With video II)

1. How do you say "Sit down, please" in Mandarin Chinese?

We say "Qǐng zuò", "Qǐng" means "please". In the chinese conversation, "Qǐng" is a very important word, if you omit this word in the sentence, sometimes that could show a lack of courtesy and respect. 

2. How do you say "now" in Mandarin Chinese?

The pronunciation is "Xiànzài", but when you raise your voice to say this sentence, that could mean "Right now" in English. For example, when a mother wants her son to go to sleep. "Now!"

3. How do you say "right now" in Mandarin Chinese?

You only should say "Mǎshàng", and people can understand that means "right now".  There is no need to raise your voice...but of course, if you raise your voice to say it, the meaning will be very stronger.

4. How do you say "sometimes" in Mandarin Chinese?

We use "Yǒu shíhou" to say "sometines".

5. How do you say "in the morning" in Mandarin Chinese?

The literal translation is "Zài zǎoshang", "Zài" in this case, it means "in", but in the most cases, we omit "Zài" in the conversation, for example:

A: OMG! My dear friend, when did you come back!?

B: Haha! Today in the morning! (Jīntiān zǎoshang) Jīntiān means "today".

6. How do you say "in the afternoon" in Mandarin Chinese?

We say "Xiàwǔ". Please also read the explanation above (the fifth point).

7. How do you say "at night" or "in the evening" in Mandarin Chinese?

We use "Wǎnshàng" to say "at night" or "in the evening". Please also read the explanation of fifth point.

8. How do you say "today" in Mandarin Chinese?

The pronunciation in Mandarin Chinese is "Jīntiān".

9. How do you say "Yesterday" in Mandarin Chinese?

We say "Zuótiān".

10. How do you say "tomorrow" in Mandarin Chinese?

We say "Míngtiān"

Now, let´s watch the video to learn the pronunciation of every sentence.