Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Useful Chinese phrases: Pick-up lines

Today's Chinese phrases will be all about pick-up lines: How do I start conversations with a lovely Chinese woman? I know that this should belong to the beginning of the series, but OK, better late than never. I must say, that these phrases are pretty advanced and complicated, so you need some advance knowledge of Mandarin, before you want to use this in real. I started with the basic ones, which I made up myself, the more complicated ones at the end were found online and translated into English by the best Chinese teacher in the world: my wife. Really really thanks this time for translating these quite complicated phrases.

7.0 Chinese pick-up lines

01 哈啰!妳叫什麼名字呢? 妳經常來嗎?
哈啰!你叫什么名字呢? 你经常来吗?
Hāluō! Nĭ jiào shénme míngzi ne? Nĭ jīng cháng lái mă?
Hello. What's your name? Do you come here often?

02 我很喜歡妳的笑容,妳很可愛。
我很喜欢你的笑容,你很可爱。
Wŏ hĕn xĭhuan nĭde xiàoróng. Nĭ hĕn kĕài.
I really like your smile. You are cute.

03 我發現妳在看我。我可以請妳喝杯飲料嗎?
我发现你在看我。我可以请你喝杯饮料吗?
Wŏ fāxiàn nĭ zài kān wŏ. Wŏ kĕyĭ qĭng nĭ hē bēi ĭnliào mă?
I've noticed you were looking at me. Can I buy you a drink?

04 我剛來到這裡而且期待認識新朋友。
我刚来到这里而且期待认识新朋友。
Wŏ gāng láidào zhèlĭ érqiĕ qīdài rènshi xīn péngyou.
I'm new in town and looking to meet some new people.

05 我認為妳有雙我所見過的最美麗的眼睛。
我认为你有双我所见过的最美丽的眼睛。
Wŏ rènwéi nĭ yŏu shuāng wŏ suŏ jiàn guò de zuì mĕilìde yănjing.
I think you have the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen.

06 妳對於西方人學習說中文的看法如何?
你对于西方人学习说中文的看法如何?
Nĭ dueìyú xīfāngrén xuéxí shuō Zhōngwén de kàn fă rú hé?
What do you think about Western guys speaking Chinese?

07 我正在學中文而且我需要練習。妳認為如何呢?
我正在学中文而且我需要练习。你认为如何呢?
Wŏ zhèng zài xué Zhōng wén ér qiĕ wŏ xū yào liàn xí. Nĭ rèn wéi rú hé ne?
I'm studying Chinese and I need to practice. How do you like it?

08 我從未如此過,但妳實在太令人驚艷了,我必須要跟妳說話。
我从未如此过,但你实在太令人惊艳了,我必须要跟你说话。
Wŏ cóng wèi rú cĭ guò, dàn nĭ shí zài tài lìng rén jīng yàn le, wŏ bì xū yāo gēn nĭ shuō huà.
I never did this before, but you are so amazing, I had to talk to you.

09 妳是蔡依林嗎?我能向妳要簽名嗎?
你是蔡依林吗?我能向你要签名吗?
Nĭ shì Cài Yī Lín mă? Wŏ néng xiàng nĭ yāo qiān míng mă?
Are you Jolin Tsai? Can I get an autograph?

10 妳是模特兒嗎?因為妳看起來就像真的模特兒。
你是模特儿吗?因为你看起来就像真的模特儿。
Nĭ shì mó tèr mă yīn wèi nĭ kān qĭ lai jiù xiàng zhēn de mó tèr?
Are you a model? Because you really look like one.

11 哇,我從來沒有看過像妳這麼美的女孩。
哇,我从来没有看过像你这么美的女孩。
Wā. Wŏ cóng lái méi yŏu kān guò xiàng nĭ zhè me mĕi de nǚ hái.
Wow. I've never seen a girl as beautiful as you.

12 妳看起來很面熟,我們以前見過嗎?
你看起来很面熟,我们以前见过吗?
Nĭ kān qĭ lai hĕn miàn shú. Wŏ men yĭ qián jiàn guò mă?
You look familiar. Have we met before?

13 我曾經見過妳嗎?或許在我夢裡見過?
我曾经见过你吗?或许在我梦里见过?
Wŏ céng jīng jiàn guò nĭ mă? Huò xŭ zài wŏ mèng lĭ jiàn guò?
Haven't I seen you before? Maybe in my dreams?

14 妳看起來像個仙女,歡迎來到凡間。
你看起来像个仙女,欢迎来到凡间。
Nĭ kān qĭ lai xiàng gè xiān nǚ, huān yíng lái dào fán jiān.
You look like an angel. Welcome to Earth.

15 我喜歡妳的樣子。有很多女孩都長得很美,但妳看起來很有特色。
我喜欢你的样子。有很多女孩都长得很美,但你看起来很有特色。
Wŏ xĭ huan nĭ de yàng zi. Yŏu hĕn duō nǚ hái dōu cháng de hĕn mĕi, dàn nĭ kān qĭ lai hĕn yŏu tè sè.
I like your look. A lot of girls have beauty, but you seem like you have character.

Check the famous teacher Peggy from Taiwan and her video about "how to pick up girls in Chinese". It's awesome!

If you have some good pick-up lines to share, please add them in the comment section. After the MKL Chinese Language Commission evaluates your suggestions, they may end up amid the phrases above with the credit given to you.

✰ Read also my 15 most romantic Chinese phrases>>

13 KAFKAESQUE COMMENTS:

The Demigoddess said...

"Haven't I seen you before? Maybe in my dreams?"

Classic. Even better than "Can you turn around so I can see your back? I wanna know how angels hide their wings.

September 30, 2009 10:58 PM  

MKL said...

@The Demigoddess: Wow, this one is good. But I feel a Chinese beginner will break his tongue while saying that, hehe..

October 1, 2009 12:01 AM  

~ ♥ J E SS I C A . T said...

omg. for a second there i stared at d screen for a long long time.trying to read all that nin! hohoho

October 1, 2009 1:19 AM  

MKL said...

@J E SS I C A . T: Hahaha.. you can read Chinese? Great :)

October 1, 2009 2:57 AM  

Manju said...

You look like an angel. Welcome to Earth. - Lol cheesyyyyyyy, but it's still a classic ^^
i like the chinese language feature of your blog btw. i've been wanting to take a mandarin class for a while now, but something always keeps getting in the way

October 1, 2009 6:49 PM  

MKL said...

@Manju: Thank you, Manju. But my lessons are just phrases that acquire some basic knowledge of Chinese. Wish you good luck in learning :-)

October 1, 2009 6:56 PM  

Stefanie said...

the phrase of Are you Jolin Tsai is funny. you can just try to ask for phone number by saying her name. Maybe for some of them don't even know who is she. LOL. It must be kinda ridiculous.

November 3, 2009 2:23 PM  

MKL said...

@Stefanie: These pick-up lines weren't meant very seriously, but who knows, someone might use one of them, hehe. It's a crazy world :)

November 3, 2009 6:09 PM  

Carl Gene Fordham said...

You might wanna double-check your pinyin, there's a few mistakes there.

July 19, 2010 5:16 PM  

MKL said...

@Carl Gene Fordham: Oh, I wish I could double-check it, but I have no time for this now. Maybe you can tell me where the mistakes are. I might look into this in the future. Thanks for the comment, tho.

July 19, 2010 5:24 PM  

MKL said...

@Picku up lines: Thanks. Yours is not bad either ;)

September 8, 2010 8:08 PM  

MKL said...

Updated my post today and found only one small mistake with the pinyin and fixed it. Enjoy.

January 16, 2011 11:08 PM  


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