Gan Chinese Phrasebook: Greetings & Essential Phrases
The most useful Gan Chinese words and phrases for travelers — greetings, polite basics, numbers, directions and more — each with a simple pronunciation guide. This is a preview of the full phrasebook content.
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Greetings & Introductions 10 phrases
Welcome.欢迎。fuen ying
Hello.你好。ng how
Good morning.早上好。dzaao saang how
Good night.晚安。wan ngan
Good bye.再见。tsay jeyn
How are you?你好吗？ng how maa?
I’m fine, thanks, and you?我很好。谢谢。你呢？ngo hen how, Shyaa Shyaa, ng neh?
I’m pleased to meet you.很高兴认识你。hen gaaoSheen neen se nen
Thank you for your help.谢谢你的帮助。Shyaa Shyaa ngn gaa baang dzoo
My name is ___.我叫 ___。ngo jeeyo ___
Common Words & Questions 30 phrases
Please.请。Cheeyang
Thank you.谢谢Shyaa Shyaa
Can someone assist us?有人能帮我们吗？yoo neen leng baang ngo min maa?
OK好的。how de
Excuse me. / I’m sorry.对不起。do-ee bo Chee
Yes是szi
No不是bo szi
Maybe也许yaa Shu
Right对do-ee
Wrong不对bo do-ee
Here这里goh ree
There那里he ree
I want我要ngo eeyo
I do not want我不要ngo bo eeyo
Danger危险oo-ee Sheeyen
OK, no problem.好，没问题。how, meyoo wentee
Who?谁？soyee?
What?什么？sen maa?
When?什么时候？sen maa szi hou?
Where?哪里？la dee?
Why?为什么？wee sen maa?
How?怎么样？dzen maa yong?
What happened?发生了什么事？fa sen le-ao sen maa szi?
Do you have___?你有没有 ___？nen yo me yo ___?
Do you need help?你需要帮助吗？nen Shee yo baang dzoo maa?
I am我是ngo szi
You are你是nen szi
He / She is他是 / 她是jeeye szi / jeeye szi
We are我们是ngo min szi
They are他们是jeeye min szi
Numbers 41 phrases
0 Zero零deen
1 One一yi
2 Two二ur
3 Three三san
4 Four四szw
5 Five五umm
6 Six六deeyo
7 Seven七Chee
8 Eight八baa
9 Nine九jeeyoo
10 Ten十se
11 Eleven十一se yi
12 Twelve十二se ur
13 Thirteen十三se san
14 Fourteen十四se szw
15 Fifteen十五se umm
16 Sixteen十六se deeyo
17 Seventeen十七se Chee
18 Eighteen十八se baa
19 Nineteen十九se jeeyoo
20 Twenty二十ur se
30 Thirty三十san se
40 Forty四十szw se
50 Fifty五十umm se
60 Sixty六十deeyo se
70 Seventy七十Chee se
80 Eighty八十baa se
90 Ninety九十jeeyoo se
100 One Hundred一百yi baa
1,000 One Thousand一千yi Cheeyen
10,000 Ten Thousand一万yi waan
100,000 Hundred Thousand十万se waan
1,000,000 Million百万baa waan
Plus加gaa
Minus减gahan
More (than)多于doh ee
Less (than)少于sow ee
Approximately大约tay yo
First第一tee yi
Second第二tee ur
Third第三tee san
Days & Time 25 phrases
Sunday星期天Sheen Chee teeyen
Monday星期一SheengChee yi
Tuesday星期二SheengChee ur
Wednesday星期三SheengChee san
Thursday星期四SheengChee szw
Friday星期五SheengChee umm
Saturday星期六SheengChee deeyo
Yesterday昨天Chaa neye
Today今天Cheen nyaa
Tomorrow明天meeyaang nee
Day白天paa teeyen
Night晚上wan saang
Week星期Sheeng Chee
Month月neeye
Year年neeyen
Second秒meeyo
Minute分钟fen dzong
Hour小时Sheeyo szw
Morning早上dzaao saang
Evening晚上waan saang
Noon中午jong woo
Afternoon下午haa woo
Midnight半夜bon yaa
Now现在Sheeyen tsay
Later以后ee ho
Directions 26 phrases
Above / Over之上dzi saang
After / Past之后dzi hou
Back / Behind背后bee hou
Before / In front of / Forward之前dzi Cheeyen
Between中间jong gan
Coordinates方位fang wee
Degrees角度goh too
Down下haa
East东方doong fong
Far远eeyen
Longitude经度Cheeng too
Left左dzoowaa
Latitude纬度oo-ee tu
My position is ___.我的位置是 ___。ngo gaa oo-ee dzi szi___
Near靠近kaao jeen
North北bei
Northeast东北dongbei
Northwest西北Shee bei
Right右eeyoo
South南nan
Southeast东南dong nan
Southwest西南Shee nan
Straight ahead正前方dzen Cheeyen faang
Under下面haa meeyan
Up上面song meeyan
West西Shee
Locations 25 phrases
Beach海滩hay tan
Border边界beeyen gaay
Bridge桥Chee-o
Camp军营juen yin
Dirt road土路too loo
Forest森林sen deen
Harbor gaang港口ke-o
Hill山坡san bo
House房子faang dzi
Lake湖foo
Meadow草地Chaaw tee
Mountain山san
Ocean海洋hay yong
Path路径loo jeeng
Paved road柏油路baa you loo
Place地方tee faang
Position位置wee dzi
River河流ho leeyoo
Road路loo
Sea海hay
Square广场goo-aang jzaang
Tree树soo
Valley山谷san goo
Village村庄too-en dzaang
Where?哪里la dee
Food 45 phrases
Food食物si woo
Can罐头guan te-o
Cup杯子bee dzi
Fork叉子Chaa dzi
Knife刀子daao dzi
Plate盘子po-en dzi
Spoon勺子saaw dzi
Beans豆子tou dzi
Beer啤酒pee jeeyo
Bread面包meeyen baao
Butter黄油waang you
Cheese奶酪laay loh
Coffee咖啡ka fee
Fish鱼neeye
Flour面粉meeyen fen
Fruit水果soo-ee guo
Meat肉neew
Milk牛奶neeu laay
Oil油you
Potatoes土豆too tou
Rice米饭mee fan
Salt盐yen
Soup汤taang
Sugar糖taang
Tea茶Chaa
Vegetables蔬菜soo Chaay
Water水so-ee
Wine葡萄酒pu taao jeeyo
Drink喝haa
Eat吃Cha
Don’t push! We have plenty of food.不要挤! 我们有很多食物。bo yo jee! ngo min yo hen doh si woo
Give me your bowl.碗给我。waan gey ngo
Is the water safe to drink?这水能生喝吗？key goh so-ee leng san haa maa?
Boil the water.把水煮开。baa so-ee dzu kaay
Wash your hands.洗手。Shee Sheeyo
Wash yourself here.在这里洗一洗。tsay key ree Shee yi Shee
We need ___ liters of potable water.我们需要 ___ 公升饮用水。ngo min Shee yo ___ gongsen yinyong so-ee
Where is the latrine?便池在哪里？peeyen tzi tsay la dee?
The latrine is to the ___.便池在 ___。peeyen tzi tsay ___
to the left.左边。dzuo beeyem
to the right.右边。yo beeyem
straight ahead.正前方。dzen Cheeyen faang
Is the food fresh?食物新鲜吗？si woo Sheen Sheeyen maa?
Is the food spoiled?食物坏了吗？si woo fay le eyou maa?
Burn this ___.烧这个 ___ 。sao key dza ___
Lodging 9 phrases
We must spend the night here.我们需要在这里过夜。ngo min Shee yo tsay key ree goh yaa
Is there a dining facility here?这里有可以晚餐的地方吗?goh ree yo koh ee waan tsan di tee fong maa?
How many kilometers to the nearest town?最近的城镇离这里有几公里?dzui jeen gaa Chen dzen dee goh ree yo jee gong lee?
Are there any hotels near here?附近有旅馆吗?foo jeen yoo lee guan maa?
Are there any restaurants near here?附近有餐馆吗?foo jeen yoo tsan guan maa?
We want to go to ___.我们要去 ___。ngo min yo Cheeye ___
Are there rental cars available?有出租车吗?yo tsu dzu tsaa maa?
Is there a telephone available?有电话吗?yo teeyen waa maa?
We need ___ gallons of potable water.我们要 ___ 加仑的 饮用水。ngo min yo ___ gaa len de yin yong so-ee
Medical 33 phrases
Antibiotics抗生素kaang sen soo
Bandage绷带bong daay
Blood血Shue
Burn烧sou
Clean清洗Cheeng Shee
Dead死szizo
Doctor医生ee sen
Fever发烧fa seo
Hospital医院ee yooan
Infection感染gaan len
Injured受伤seoo saang
Malnutrition营养不良yong yang bo leeyaang
Medic医疗人员ee deeyao len yooan
Medicine药物yo woo
Nurse护士foo se
Poison毒药to yaa
Sick生病saang beeyang
Vitamins维生素wee san soo
Wound伤口saang ke-o
I am a doctor.我是医生。ngo szi ee sen
I am not a doctor.我不是医生。ngo bo szi ee sen
I am going to help.我来帮你。ngo laay baang nen
Can you walk?你能走吗？nen leng dze-o maa?
Can you sit?你能坐吗？nen leng tsoh maa?
Can you stand?你能站起来吗？nen leng dzan Chee laay maa?
Are you in pain?你痛吗？nen tong maa?
You will get a shot. (injection)要给你打针。yo gey nen daa dzen
I will take you to the hospital.我送你去医院。ngo song nen Che ee yooan
What is wrong?怎麽了?dzen mo le?
Are you injured?你受伤了吗?nen seoo saang le maa?
Can you feed yourself?你能自己进食吗?nen leng dzi gan jeen se maa?
Open your mouth.嘴巴张开。dzui baa dzang kaay
Are you pregnant?你怀孕了吗?nen whoway yon le maa?
Body Parts 36 phrases
Abdomen腹部foo poo
Ankle脚踝jeeoh fay
Arm手臂Sheeyo bee
Bone骨头gu te-o
Brain大脑tay naao
Chest胸部Sheeyong pu
Ear耳朵er doh
Elbow手肘Sheeyo dzuo
Eyes眼睛nan jeeyaang
Face脸deeyen
Finger手指Sheeyo tzi
Foot脚jeeoh
Hair头发te-o fa
Hand手Sheeyo
Head头te-o
Heart心脏Sheen Chang
Kidney肾脏sen dzang
Knee膝盖Shee gaay
Leg腿to-ee
Lips嘴唇dzui Chuen
Liver肝gaan
Lungs肺fee
Mouth嘴巴dzui baa
Neck脖子baa dzi
Nose鼻子pee dzi
Pelvis / Groin骨盆gu pen
Ribs肋骨le gu
Shoulder肩膀jeeyen bong
Skull颅骨loo gu
Spine脊椎jee dzui
Stomach (area)腹部foo poo
Stomach (organ)胃wee
Teeth牙齿nyaa tzi
Toe脚趾jeeoh dzi
Tongue舌头se te-o
Wrist手腕Sheeyo wa an
Emergencies 5 phrases
Emergency!紧急！jeeng je!
We need a doctor!我们需要医生！ngo min Shee yo ee sen!
Distress signal求救信号Cheeyou jeeyoo Sheen how
Help!救命!jeeyoo myaang!
Evacuate the area!撤离本区!tse lee ben Chu!
Weather 20 phrases
Cold冷的lang gaa
Dry干的go-en gaa
Earthquake地震tee dzen
Fog雾woo
High winds疾风jee fong
Hot热的le gaa
Humidity湿度szi tu
Ice冰been
Lightning闪电sen teeyen
Rain雨yu
Sandstorm沙暴sa paao
Severe严重的neeyen tsong gaa
Snow雪Shue
Storm暴风雨paao fong yu
Temperature温度wen doo
Thunder雷loo-ee
Weather天气teeyen Chee
Wet湿的szi gaa
Typhoon台风taay fong
Tornado龙卷风long juan fong
Descriptions 69 phrases
Black黑色he se
Blue兰色lan se
Brown棕色dzong se
Gray灰色fee se
Green绿色deeyou se
Orange橘色ju se
Purple紫色dzi se
Red红色fong se
White白色paa se
Yellow黄色wong se
Big大taay
Deep深sen
Long长tsaang
Narrow窄dza
Short (in height)矮ngaa-ee
Short (in length)短doowan
Small, little小Sheeyao
Tall高gaao
Thick厚ho
Thin薄paa
Wide宽koo-en
Round圆yoo-en
Straight直szi
Square方faang
Triangular三角形san goh Sheen
Bitter苦koo
Fresh新鲜Sheen Sheeyan
Salty咸han
Sour酸suan
Spicy辣la
Sweet甜teeyen
Bad坏了fay le
Clean干净的ngaan Cheen gaa
Dark深色的sen se gaa
Difficult困难的kun nan gaa
Dirty脏的dzang gaa
Dry干的guan gaa
Easy容易的long yi gaa
Empty空的koong gaa
Expensive贵的guee gaa
Fast快的kuaay gaa
Foreign外国的waay gwoh gaa
Full满的muan gaa
Good好的how gaa
Hard (firm)硬的ngang gaa
Heavy重的tsong gaa
Inexpensive便宜的peeyen ee gaa
Light (illumination)光线guang Sheeyen
Light (weight)轻的Cheeyang gaa
Local本地的ben tee gaa
New新的Sheen gaa
Noisy嘈杂的Chaao dza gaa
Old (about things)旧的Cheeyoo gaa
Old (about people)老的laaw gaa
Powerful有力的yo deey gaa
Quiet (person)安静的ngna Cheen gaa
Right / Correct对的doo-ee gaa
Slow慢的man gaa
Soft软的nyuen gaa
Very非常fee jzaang
Weak弱的neeyaa gaa
Wet湿的szi gaa
Wrong / Incorrect错的Cho gaa
Young年轻的neeyen Chaang gaa
Few / Little少的seo gaa
Many / Much多的doh gaa
Part部分boo fen
Some / A few一些yi Sheeyeh
Whole整个dzeng goh
Family 21 phrases
Aunt (paternal / maternal)姑姑 / 阿姨googoo / aa-ee
Brother兄弟Sheeyong tee
Child孩子hay dzi
Children孩子们hay dzi min
Cousin (paternal / maternal)表兄弟beeyo Sheeong dee
Daughter女儿nee yer
Family家庭gaa teeng
Father父亲foo Cheeng
Grandfather祖父tsoo foo
Grandmother祖母tsoo moo
Husband丈夫Chaang foo
Man男人nan len
Men男人们nan len min
Mother母亲moo Cheen
Relatives亲戚Cheen Chee
Sister姐妹jeeya mee
Son儿子er dzi
Uncle (paternal / maternal)叔叔 / 舅舅so so / Cheeyou Cheeyou
Wife妻子Chee dzi
Woman女人nu len
Women女人们nu len min
Occupations 25 phrases
Air Force空军kong juen
Army陆军low juen
Marines海军陆战队hay juen lu dzen dooy
Navy海军hay juen
Air Defense空中防卫kong jong fong wee
Commander指挥官tzi fee guan
Dentist牙医nga ee
Doctor医生ee sen
Driver司机szi jee
Farmer农夫long foo
Fisherman渔夫eey foo
Government employee公务员gong woo yooan
Guard卫兵wee been
Housewife家庭主妇gaa teeng tsoo foo
Laborer劳力lao deey
Mechanic机械工jee gaay gong
Messenger传令员Chuan deen yooan
Pilot飞行员fee Sheen yooan
Policeman警察jeen tsaa
Sailor水手so-ee Sheeyo
Businessman商人saang yin
Shopkeeper店主deeyen tsoo
Soldier士兵szi been
Student学生hoh sen
Teacher老师naaw szi
Customs 67 phrases
Where is my customs declaration?我的海关申报表在哪?ngo gaa hay gwan sen baao beeyo tsay la lee?
I do not have anything to declare.我没有什么要申报的。ngo maa yoo Shi lee yo sen baao gaa
These goods are personal.这些是私人物品。key She szi si len woo peen
Not for sale.非卖品。fee maay peen
Can you help me fill out the forms?你能帮我填这些表吗?nen leng baang ngo teeyan key She beeyo maa?
Is this correct?这正确吗?key dza dzen koh maa?
Here is my passport.这是我的护照。goh szi ngo gaa foo dzao
Here is my visa.这是我的签证。goh szi ngo gaa Cheeyen dzen
I have no Ren-Min-Bi我没有 (人民币)。ngo maa yoo len-minbee
Ad valorem从价tsong gaa
Ammunition军火juen foo
Baggage行李Sheen dee
Bill of lading提单tee dan
Cargo货物foh woo
Customs海关hay gwan
Customs declaration海关申报hay gwan sen baao
Customs关税tax gwan so-ee
Customs worker海关工人hay gwan gong len
Damaged损坏的suen faay gaa
Delivery运送yun song
Duty税so-ee
Expenditures支出dzi tsu
Export出口tsu ke-o
False假的gah gaa
Foreign currency外币waay bee
Form (document)表格beeyo gaa
Holding持有地tsi yo tee
Import进口jeen ke-o
Insurance保险baao Sheeyan
Chinese中文jwanghuo
Loading装载dzong dzay
Name of goods货物名foh woo meeyang
Narcotics麻醉剂maa dzui jee
National treasure国宝gwoh baao
Nomenclature专业术语tsoen yi soo nee
On-board (ship / airplane / train )在 (船 / 飞机 / 火车)上tsay tsuan saang / tsay feyjee saang / tsay fo tsa saang
Origin起源Chee nuan
Owner持有人tsi yo neen
Packing list装箱单dzong Sheeyang dan
Passport护照foo dzou
Permission许可Shyo koh
Personal use私用si yong
Personnel人员len yooan
Prohibited禁止的jeen dzi de
Property财产Chaay Chan
Rate收费so fee
Rate of exchange兑换率dooy waan de
Receipt收据so jee
Relics遗物yi woo
Restricted受限制的seoo han dzi gaa
Souvenir纪念品jee neeyen peen
Specification规格goo-ee gaa
Storage存储Chen Cho
Tariff关税gwan so-ee
Tax-free免税的meeyan so-ee gaa
To answer回答fee daah
To be responsible for负责foo dze
To export出口tsu ke-o
To fill out填写teeyen Sheeya
To present for customs inspection递交海关检验tee gao hay gwan jeeye nyen
Transportation交通运输gao tong yun soo
Unloading卸货haa foh
Valuables有价物yoo gaa wo
Value价值gaa dzi
Visa签证Cheeyen dzen
Weapons武器woo Chee
X-ray machinex 光机器eks guang jee Chee
Fuel & Vehicle 14 phrases
Gasoline汽油Chee you
Oil石油saa you
Diesel柴油Chaay you
Gas (propane)天然气teeyan len Chee
Liters公升gong sen
Do you have___?你有没有 ___ ?nen yo me yo ___ ?
Hydraulic fluid液压油ee nya you
Hydraulic system液压系统ee nya Shee tong
We need maintenance support.我们需要维修服务。ngo min Shee yo weeSheeyou foo
We need ___.我们需要 ___ 。ngo min Shee yo ___
400-cycle400 循环se baa Shun fan
3-phase3 阶段san gaay tuan
Alternating current交流电gao deeyo teeyen
115-volt115 伏特yi baa yi se umm foo te
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