10 Words to Speak Chinese like a Beijinger

1. 自个儿 Oneself

他自个儿去吃的饭。谁也没叫。

He ate his meal by himself. He didn’t ask anyone else to eat with him.

自个儿, It has the same meaning as 自己.

2. 哥们儿 Good Male Friend

大明是我哥们儿。

Daming is my very good friend.

You can say 姐们儿 for a female friend.

3. 今儿 Today

今儿天儿不错。

Today is pretty good.

他今儿在家呢，你今儿过去准没错儿。

He’s at home today. You’ll definitely find him if you go today.

Besides 今儿, you can also say 明儿, 昨儿, 后儿。By the way, at the end of the sentence, 错儿 is also Beijinghua.

4. 头儿 Boss

我们头儿说了，今天晚上都得加班。

My boss said we all have to work overtime tonight.

5. 有面儿 Have face, Feel Honored or Pride

我男朋友开宝马来接我，我觉得特别有面儿。

My boyfriend drives a BMW. I think this really gives me face.

6. 想法儿 Think about a Method

我得想法儿找到这个人。

I need to think of a method to find this person.

法 in 想法儿 is fá ，not fǎ.

7. 劲儿 Strong, Strength

吃肉多的人就有劲儿，你看那哥们儿，天天吃牛肉，劲儿就是大。

People who eat meat are very strong. Look at my good friend. He eats meat every day and he is very strong.

8. 关门儿 Close or Shut

你们饭店几点关门儿？

What time does your restaurant close?

9. 门脸儿 Front Gate)

我们店的门脸儿朝东，有个大红牌子，你转过路口儿就看见了。

My shop’s store front is facing east and has a big red sign. You will see it around the corner.

10. 没事儿 It’s Nothing

还有事儿吗，头儿？

Do we still have things to do boss?

没事儿我们早点儿关门儿吧？

If no, maybe we can close early today?