Language used in bars

Drinks:
May I have a bottle/can of... - 请来一瓶/听... qing3 lai2 yi1 ping2/ting1... Pronunciation
Vodka - 伏特加酒 fu2 te4 jia1 jiu3 Pronunciation
Chinese spirit - 白酒 bai2 jiu3 Pronunciation
Beer - 啤酒 pi2 jiu3 Pronunciation
Wine - 葡萄酒 pu2 tao jiu3 Pronunciation

Bar chat:
What is your phone number? - 你的电话号码是多少？ni3 de dian4 hua4 hao4 ma3 shi4 duo1 shao3? Pronunciation
What would you like to drink? - 你要喝什么？ni3 yao4 he1 shen2 me? Pronunciation
May I buy you a drink? - 我可不可以给你买饮料？ wo3 ke3 bu4 ke3 yi3 gei3 ni3 mai3 yin3 liao4? Pronunciation

Clothing

Pants/trousers - 裤子 ku4 zi pronunciation
T-shirt - T恤衫 Ti Xu4 Shan1 pronunciation
Shorts - 短裤 duan3 ku4 pronunciation
Shoes - 鞋 xie2 pronunciation
Hat - 帽子 mao4 zi pronunciation
Socks - 袜子 wa4 zi pronunciation
Sweater - 毛线衫 mao2 xian4 shan1 pronunciation
Jacket - 夹克 jia1 ke4 pronunciation

Tones

In mandarin (the standard Chinese in China) there are four different tones that seperate words that would otherwise sound the same. The tone of each word when pin yin (Chinese words written using English letters) is used on this website is indicated by a number after the letters. Below is a description of the four tones:

First tone (第一声 di4 yi1 sheng1) - The word is prunounced in a flat manner, i.e. the pitch is the same throughout the prunounciation of that word.
Second tone (第二声 di4 er4 sheng1) - The word is prunounced with a rising pitch.
Third tone (第三声 di4 san1 sheng1) - The word is read with a fast descending pitch followed by a rising pitch.
Fourth tone (第四声 di4 si4 sheng1) - The word is prunounced with a fast descending pitch.

The tones become quite important as your level of Chinese increases, however, when your Chinese is still at a beginners level most Chinese speakers can guess what you're saying even if you're not getting the tones right because of the context.

The basics

Hello - 你好 ni3 hao3
Goodbye - 再见 zai4 jian4
Thank you - 谢谢 xie4 xie4

Chinese needed when shopping

How much does it cost? - 多少钱 duo1 shao3 qian2
Too expensive - 太贵了 tai4 gui4 le
Is it good quality? - 是好的质量吗? shi4 hao3 de zhi4 liang4 ma?
Is it a copy or is it real? - 是假的或者真的 shi4 jia3 de huo4 zhe3 zhen1 de
Do you have this in another color? - 有别的颜色吗? you3 bie2 de yan2 se4 ma?
Do you have my size? - 有我穿的吗? you3 wo3 chuan1 de ma?
A little smaller - 小一点 xiao3 yi1 dian3
A little bigger - 大一点 da4 yi1 dian3

Chinese needed in taxis

Please take me to ... - 请带我去... qing3 dai4 wo3 qu4 ...
Go straight - 一直走 yi1 zhi2 zou3
Turn left - 左转 zuo3 zhuan3
Turn right - 右转 you4 zhuan3
U-turn - 掉头 diao4 tou2

Chinese needed in restaurants

Please give me a menu - 请把菜单给我 qing3 ba3 cai4 dan1 gei3 wo3
Check please - 买单 mai3 dan1
A bottle of beer - 一瓶啤酒 yi1 ping2 pi2 jiu3
A can of Coka Cola - 一听可口可乐 yi1 ting1 ke3 kou3 ke3 le
A bottle of water - 一瓶冰水 yi1 ping2 bing1 shui3
Sweet and sour pork - 咕老肉 gu1 lao3 rou4
Chicken with peanuts in chili sauce - 宫保鸡丁 gong1 bao3 ji1 ding1
Black pepper beef - 黑椒牛肉 hei1 jiao1 niu2 rou4
Dumplings - 饺子 jiao3 zi
Rice - 米饭 mi3 fan4