Chinese for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 3

Help?

Chinese 帮 for helping — 请问有什么可以帮您的吗? (How can I help you?) — store assistant greeting.

Conversation

  1. Rose Rose

    欢迎光临！

    huān yíng guāng lín!

    Welcome to our store!

    Tip: 欢迎光临 <huānyíngguānglín> = greetings shop clerk say when customers walk in

  2. Rose Rose

    请问有什么可以帮您的吗？

    qǐng wèn yǒu shén me kě yǐ bāng nín de ma?

    Is there anything I can do for you?

    Tip: 帮 <bāng> = to help

  3. Rocky Rocky

    你们家有帽子吗？

    nǐ men jiā yǒu mào zi ma?

    Do you have hats?

    Tip: 帽子<màozi> = hat

  4. Rose Rose

    有的，在那里。

    yǒu de, zài nà lǐ.

    We do, they are over there!

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

What does 帮 mean?

'Help' (verb). 我帮你 = 'I help you'. Also used to mean 'do something for you'.

What does 欢迎光临 mean?

'Welcome (to our store)'. Standard shop greeting in China. 光临 = 'honor with your presence'.

How do you politely ask in Chinese?

请问 (qǐng wèn) = 'may I ask / excuse me'. Adds politeness before any question.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Chinese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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