Nihao says here 10 phrases you should
know before traveling to China
Nihao how are you she's here thank you
now those are very very important
phrases you should know before traveling
to China but there are the phrases that
are also just as important today I'm
gonna share ten with you now big what's
the very first one
well the most common one is when you're
walking around maybe you're checking out
places you need to go to the washroom
that's very very important
where is the washroom so in Chinese what
do you need to say where's the washer
Lucy you'll get it when you say it up
Lucy which means water fall SEC trying
school in r-spec those bones don't say
toilet don't say washroom they don't
understand
but WC they do understand so search for
means washroom and where's the washroom
means ticket I'm sure swore say nah
that's good it's a very important to
know when you're walking down in the
mall when you're walking down the street
good to know
yeah especially the science not really
obviously in China so you've been you
may need a scent it's a lot second
phrase second one you're tired of
walking you need a cab or taxi or a car
share good to know so how do we find a
car yeah where's the cap right we're
gonna get a taxi so the same is time now
me switch where so this time we use dine
are get a cab back sure so told us Diane
are true so before is washroom China so
it's like washroom where but this is you
reverse it where is the taxi right so
one more time
sure sigh doctor okay do you do any sign
like these what they know for they
understand this oh yeah if I don't want
to wash them like I like this you can
try
so that's the second phase third phrase
direct phrases let's say you need
directions you want to ask I want to go
to whatever speak through the blank
right I want to go to the museum I want
to go to the whatever park right or what
if attraction so it's whoa yeah true
we're we're we're so what is me I'm
going to war yeah sure I want to go to
right war yeah sure mmm-hmm that's good
that's a third phrase fourth phrase hmm
okay so you're walking around you've got
in a cab you've gone to where you want
to go now your stomach is grumbling
where can we go to find food or to get a
meal where where can we find find you
where to eat where to eat yes so similar
to dine our nacho which is time ah sure
okay
so true bunnies eat dining dining so
sign ah sure it's a way to eat yeah
he almost flows you have to go to the
bathroom try to find a cab go to the
bathroom I like that so phrase number
five all right so you've eaten what do
we have to do after we eat before we
leave we've got to pay yeah you got to
pay we flag down the waiter or the
waitress and you want to ask for the
bill mm-hmm so can I have the bill
obturator
yeah ja it's two words very simple one
more time you wave to him ja okay very
good
and after we pay just say before we
paint we ordering food ah we're a
vegetarian mmm okay so we can't eat meat
you can't eat anything funky actually
we're in a new country under a lot of
funky chicken feed like all kinds of
we're exotic animals you want to make
sure so you want to tell the the way
Triss a waiter about like I'm a
vegetarian right so that's good so I
mean I'm a vegetarian it's in Chinese
it's war war war means I remember so
fine it means eat simmons eat su it's
vegetarian vegetable basically
vegetarian yeah means to eat vegetables
only yeah so what's is sue yeah if
you're vegetarian very very important to
know if you especially if you are going
meet some Chinese friends they're
probably ordered some funky stuff for
yourself we do that we tend to do that
yes okay so let's say you eat everything
you're not gonna be restrictive not
vegetarian anything's anything good
anything what's good to eat
ah I would love want to know that one
what's good to eat so what's good to eat
okay okay so show mummies what what yep
see how she means most delicious not
just good I want what is the most
delicious
okay sure very good some three houses
yeah
what's his sous yes why done good okay
mmm-hmm so now we're under the
restaurant we're back out shopping and
running around looking at stuff and we
see something be like ah shopping we
want to find out how much it is how much
it is yeah that's very important it's
usually a lot of times they don't have
to the price tag there so how much it is
how much is it how much is four shops
here dois means how much yeah my sure
means money
so for shops here doors ouch in towards
audience so how much now also when you
are buying when you do ask so what how
much towards our chain and they would
give you a price in China is very very
common you just negotiate back and for
liver hackling the price right and
like to do that and if they see you as a
foreigner they always give you a higher
price so the thing is $100 the Italia is
like $300 when they see a tourist they
usually do that so when that happens
what do we say
so you're thinking they're over pricing
whatever it is interested in choices are
they always over pricing right so now
you want to say something along the
lines of you know can can it be a bit
cheaper can they be cheaper so don't be
afraid guys I know that you know America
we don't do that as much don't be afraid
to ask in China can you can be a little
bit cheaper right so what do you say
what is that you can say PDA Oh Shane
you know the the amah is it's like a
question right you're asking a question
you can stay a little cuter way says pa
pa ba please please please and then
Kenny Idi Amin's just be a little bit
cheaper yeah Chen Yi means cheap and
also tell you a little bit is do with
the weight can be a ma yeah they'd like
to see that you see occupation right
okay ba like and then you can also do it
multiple times so this is $300 so okay
either ba all right yes okay okay 280
yes again can you dear MA
okay 250 you keep asking asking and
using something like I play this game or
they say no no no don't worry it's the
cheapest but that's it 200 that's it
and then you play the next game you
pretend to walk away your printer walk
okay come back come back you know 150 so
it's usually that's how it works oh it's
a kind of fun thing it's a good
interesting shopping experience yeah and
that's total 10 faces so we've got one
more
oh one more say they've given you a
really good price ah very good price I'm
happy so you want to tell them you are
such a nice person
ah yes that's nice you are such a nice
person so was in Chinese if the engine
how near and if your body want to say
that in its smiling and kind of boys me
means you yes yeah
somehow means very nice person nice do
you
how do thumbs up with the same in China
that means it's good right give the
thumbs up and this has actually similar
meaning to thank you so if you say yes
yeah you don't know how so thank you
you're such a nice person very powerful
now also you can play around with
you can ask unions on how can you do by
very nice come on gonna be cheaper and
you're very nice right and after what
you can ask them says what I not where's
the bathroom so those are the 10 phrases
you should know before going to China
practice them watch this multiple times
because you might want to listen to it
and just practice the phrases it's
pretty easy and you can even put it on
your cell phone and just rehearse it a
few times they're very practical and you
know in Chinese even though they know
that you don't you're not fluent Chinese
but just learning some simple phrases it
shows that you're appreciated culture
and you'd be surprised
you get cheaper deal you'll be able to
find a washroom you might get better
service you'll eat a better restaurant
so there are a lot a lot of benefits if
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