instructional expressions

Try to have these classroom expressions appear in writing by speaking them on Google Translate; set “Chinese” for both the left (voice input) and right (written output) sides; speak slowly after you click the microphone icon on the left panel and, if your pronunciation is good, you will see Chinese characters pop up on the right panel. Most cell phones also have voice input and translation capabilities to transcribe human speech into character texts or translate Chinese texts into English.
pinyin romanization
character
English
lǎo shī hǎo
老师好
How do you do, teacher
tóng xué mén hǎo
同学们好
Greetings, students
duì le / bú duì
对了 / 不对
Correct / Not correct
qǐng zuò
请坐
Please be seated.
xiàn zài shàng kè le
现在上课了
Now, let’s begin class.
qǐng dàjiā gēn wǒ shuō
请大家跟我说
Everyone speak after me please
qǐng ni tīng wǒ shuō
请你听我说
(you) listen to me speak please
qǐng nǐ zài shuō
请你再说
you say it again please.
. . zhōngwén zěnme shuō
x x x 中文怎么说
How to say . . in Chinese
. . . yīngwén zěnme shuō
x x x 英文怎么说
How to say . . in English
qǐng nǐ wèn wèntí
请你问问题
Please ask questions
qǐng nǐ huídá
请你回答
You answer please.
ní dǒngle mā
你懂了吗?
Do you understand?
bù zhī dào
不知道
Do not understand
xiàn zài xià kè le
现在下课了
Class is over now
xiè xiè 谢谢! To accept w/ gratitude
zài jiàn 再见! See you again / goodbye
zuò / jiāo zuòyè 做/交作业 do / turn in homework
chāo xiě kèwén 抄写课文 To copy text
jiè shào kèwén 介绍课文 To introduce text
tīng xiě shēng cí 听写生词 (vocab) dictation
cè yàn 测验 quiz
fān yì 翻译 translate