Looking for practical Latin to Chinese (Simplified) (中文) phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Latin phrase first, then the Chinese (Simplified) translation (中文) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Chinese (Simplified).
Tip: read the Chinese (Simplified) line out loud three times, then cover the Latin side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Salve
你好(nǐ hǎo)
Gratias tibi
谢谢(xièxiè)
Bonum mane
早上好(zǎoshang hǎo)
Bonum postmeridianum
下午好(xiàwǔ hǎo)
Bonum vesperum
晚上好(wǎnshang hǎo)
Bona nox
晚安(wǎn'ān)
Vide te postea
再见(zàijiàn)
Vale
再见(zàijiàn)
Quod est nomen tuum?
你叫什么名字？(nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?)
Nomen meum est Iohannes
我叫约翰(wǒ jiào yuēhàn)
Quomodo es?
你好吗？(nǐ hǎo ma?)
Te convenire mihi iucundum est
很高兴认识你(hěn gāoxìng rènshì nǐ)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Loquerisne Anglice?
你会说英语吗？(nǐ huì shuō yīngyǔ ma?)
Non bene loquor Hindi.
我说印地语说得不好。(wǒ shuō yìndìyǔ shuō dé bù hǎo.)
Non intellego.
我不明白。(wǒ bù míngbái.)
Quaeso, lente loquere.
请慢点说。(qǐng màn diǎn shuō.)
Potesne id iterum dicere?
你能再说一遍吗？(nǐ néng zài shuō yī biàn ma?)
Ubi est latrina?
洗手间在哪里？(xǐshǒujiān zài nǎlǐ?)
Quomodo ad centrum urbis pervenio?
我怎么去市中心？(wǒ zěnme qù shì zhōngxīn?)
Dextra verte.
左转。(zuǒ zhuǎn.)
Sinistra verte.
右转。(yòu zhuǎn.)
I ad rectum.
直走。(zhí zǒu.)
Quot est merces?
票价是多少？(piào jià shì duōshǎo?)
Unum tessera, quaeso.
请给我一张票。(qǐng gěi wǒ yī zhāng piào.)
Estne longum a hic?
离这里远吗？(lí zhèlǐ yuǎn ma?)
Ego sum perditus.
我迷路了。(wǒ mílù le.)
Ubi possum emere SIM card?
我在哪里可以买SIM卡？(wǒ zài nǎlǐ kěyǐ mǎi SIM kǎ?)
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Ita
是的(shì de)
Non
不是(bù shì)
Fortasse
也许(yě xǔ)
Consentio
我同意(wǒ tóng yì)
Non consentio
我不同意(wǒ bù tóng yì)
Bene sonat
听起来不错(tīng qǐ lái bù cuò)
Quid censes?
你觉得怎么样？(nǐ jué de zěn me yàng)
Potesne me adiuvare?
你能帮我吗？(nǐ néng bāng wǒ ma)
Auxilium mihi opus est
我需要帮助(wǒ xū yào bāng zhù)
Exspecta paulisper
等一下(děng yī xià)
Me paenitet
对不起(duì bù qǐ)
Nullum problema
没问题(méi wèn tí)
Felicitaciones
恭喜(gōng xǐ)
Felix natalis dies
生日快乐(shēng rì kuài lè)
Felix iter habeas
一路平安(yī lù píng ān)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.