| A | 你好吗？ |
| nǐ hǎo ma? | |
| How are you? | |
| B | 很好，谢谢。 |
| hěn hǎo, xièxie. | |
| I'm very well, thank you. | |
| A | 你是中国人吗？ |
| nǐ shì zhōngguórén ma? | |
| Are you Chinese? | |
| B | 不是，我是美国人。 |
| bù shì, wǒ shì měiguórén. | |
| No, I’m American. | |
| 你好吗 | nǐ hǎo ma | how are you |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 很 | hěn | very |
| 好 | hǎo | good |
| 谢谢 | xièxie | thank you |
| 你 | nǐ | you |
| 是 | shì | to be |
| 中国人 | zhōngguórén | Chinese person |
| 不 | bù | not |
| 美国人 | měiguórén | American person |
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | sorry |
| 没关系 | méiguānxi | it does not matter |
| 不错 | bù cuò | not bad |
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | excuse me |
| 不用谢 | bù yòng xiè | no need to thank |
| 不太 | bù tài | not too |