11 Crucial Chinese Phrases You Must Know Before You Go to China

Hey guys, we know that a lot of you will be traveling to China maybe at some point in your life And we want to prepare you for the trip with what we consider The 11 most important phrases you need to know before you step into the Middle Kingdom So let's skip all the basic stuff like ni hao, xie xie, zai jian You should already know that and they will not help you in critical situations zhao jing cha Which means call the police you never know and you should be prepared. Let's be frank There's a lot of crime in China. If anything goes wrong then screams zhao jing cha. This might just save your life Tai gui la, it means too expensive. Here's the thing if you go to China, and you're not Chinese People will think you have money and probably try to take advantage of you Some are more blatant like the Chinese Museum and Parks will just post a sign that says hey Westerners you pay more But most people would just try to sell you something for a higher price The phrase that will save you is tai gui la, or too expensive Just keep repeating that regardless of what the vendors say and save yourself some money Wu bu yao, means I don't want. This is something you will be saying a lot Especially when you're not Chinese. In China people will approach you and most of them are trying to sell you something. Use this phrase Repeatedly and keep walking Bu yao jia la jiao, it means no hot pepper. All right, this is Extremely important. Most Western friends of mine cannot handle their spice I'm not talking about the Taco Bell fire sauce that you think because you ate that you can now handle your spice No, you cannot handle your spice because the Taco Bell fire sauce It's like a spin of black pepper compared to the hot oil sauce you find in China. So you say bu yao jia la jiao Lao wai, which means foreigner. Keep this term in mind because this is how Chinese people refer to almost all Westerners Remember this term and you can catch people talking about you You may not understand what they're talking about, but at least you know, they are talking about you Bu yao fang wei jing, it means no MSG, please Okay This has been the thing to avoid in the US these past few years So say bu yao fang wei jing if you want to tell your cook not to put any MSG in your food If you like shopping you're gonna be using this one a lot. Guo shao qian means how much is it? This is important. Nothing is free So when someone offers you anything don't expect it to be free. Ask them how much it is. Guo shao qian for that LV bag Na li na li which literally means wear wear But what this phrase is used for is when someone gives you a compliment. Hey Mike nice hoodie Na li na li say this phrase and watch the people's chin drop all around you and soak in the adoring looks that you're gonna get from everybody This is the cool way to tell someone that they are the man or the woman because more important than learning how to take a Compliment is to give a compliment right back. Chinese people love to be complimented and the men especially love this phrase Say like this when someone does something cool like cook an out-of-the-world dish or ate a whole plate of some Unidentifiable substance that seems to be moving This one saved me a bunch of times. Ce suo zai nar which is where's the bathroom? This is an obvious one right and keep in mind most Chinese public bathrooms Especially in the rural areas. A hole in the ground. So my advice start practicing those squats The most important phrase slash term to remember while you are in China is That means toilet paper and I'll tell you why I just said most public restrooms in China are basically a hole in the ground most of them do not provide any toilet paper where they try to sell it to you very expensively and Tai gui la doesn't work in this case Mike shish in me. Now. I know exactly what to say to get myself out of a pickle or Sun's high when you're in China, we're Paul's high depending on your fear in the north or in the south It's all good, but you are prepared people. Anyways guys, let us know what you think. Definitely share the video Let us know what other phrases that you like to know or what you think is helpful All right, guys, that's all the wisdom we can impart on to you for your trip to China But we'll try to think of other things that might help you in the future Yeah, bro, like how do you say you stole my hoodie from my closet? Yeah, let me borrow your boxers You won't let me borrow your hoodie, bro I thought we told that man thought we had an understanding like that was all cool