Silicon Valley Mandarin Learner 2

** https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22hui,%22_%22neng,%22_%22keyi%22 Comparing "hui," "neng," "keyi" Level   B1 Similar to Expressing ability or possibility with "neng"  (A1) Expressing permission with "keyi" (A1) The use of Taiwanese Mandarin "hui"  (B2) Used for Describing actions ,  Expressing ability ,  Expressing possibility , Expressing permission with "keyi" ,  Requesting Keywords 会 ,  能 ,  可以 Translations can ,  able The three  modal verbs   会 (huì) , 能 (néng) , and 可以 (kěyǐ) are all often translated as " can " in English. Sometimes they are explained as: 会 means "know how to," 能 means "to be able to," and 可以 means "to have permission to." In reality, their usage does overlap somewhat. Contents  [ hide ]  1   Basic Meanings 2   Expressing Ability 2.1   Structure 2.2  ...

** https://www.writtenchinese.com/20-essential-chinese-phrases-for-newbies-and-travellers-2/ 1. Thank you! (xiè xie)  谢谢 ！ A simple way to say thank you 2. You’re welcome. (bú yòng xiè)  不用谢 。 Literally translated as ‘ no need for thanks ’, this a common response to 谢谢 (thanks). 3. Hello (nǐ hǎo)  你好 。 Hello in Chinese combines the words ‘you’ and ‘good’. To ask someone ‘How are you?’, just add the character ‘吗‘. This character is used when asking a question: How are you? (nǐ hǎo ma)  你好吗? 4. OK/Good (hǎo)  好  / (hǎo de)  好的 5. Not OK/ Not Good (bù hǎo)  不好 6. May I ask… (qǐng wèn)  请问 … 7. I’m sorry (duì bu qǐ)  对不起 The first character in this phrase,  对  (duì) also means ‘right’ and is often used in the same way we would use ‘yeah’ in English. It is common in Chinese for short words such as 对 (right) and 好 (OK) are often repeated 3 times for emphasis. Chinese Phrases for Travelling 8. Do you s...