Asking cute stranger for their number: Asking for their number or social media
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Key Phrases
可以加个微信吗？
kě yǐ jiā gè wēi xìn ma
Can I add you on WeChat?
你是外国人吧？
nǐ shì wài guó rén ba
You're a foreigner, right?
我得走了，微信聊吧。
wǒ dé zǒu le wēi xìn liáo ba
I have to go, let's chat on WeChat.
Skills You'll Learn
How to politely strike up a conversation and ask to exchange contact info
如何礼貌地搭讪并请求添加联系方式
rú hé lǐ mào dì dā shàn bìng qǐng qiú tiān jiā lián xì fāng shì
How to describe your nationality and purpose for being somewhere
如何描述自己的国籍和在当地的目的
rú hé miáo shù zì jǐ de guó jí hé zài dāng dì de mù dì
How to politely end a conversation and arrange to stay in touch
如何礼貌地结束对话并约定继续联系
rú hé lǐ mào dì jié shù duì huà bìng yuē dìng jì xù lián xì
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you're out in a city in China and notice someone you find cute. You want to say hi and ask to add them on WeChat.
你好，不好意思，打扰一下。
nǐ hǎo bù hǎo yì sī dǎ rǎo yī xià
Hi, sorry to bother you.
你好，有什么事吗？
nǐ hǎo yǒu shén me shì ma
Hi, what is it?
我觉得你很可爱。可以加个微信吗？
wǒ jué de nǐ hěn kě ài kě yǐ jiā gè wēi xìn ma
I think you're really cute. Could I add you on WeChat?
啊？你是外国人吧？
a nǐ shì wài guó rén ba
Huh? You're a foreigner, right?
对，我是美国人，在这儿学中文。
duì wǒ shì měi guó rén zài zhè ér xué zhōng wén
Yes, I'm American. I'm studying Chinese here.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
不好意思
bù hǎo yì sī
Sorry
🇨🇳 This is the go-to soft opener for approaching a stranger: more "excuse me" than a real apology, and it signals you're polite before you ask anything.
See breakdown →打扰一下。
dǎ rǎo yī xià
Sorry to bother you.
💬 一下 (yí xià) after a verb softens it to "just a moment": 等一下 "wait a sec", 看一下 "take a quick look". Note 一 is read (yí) here because the next syllable has a falling tone.
See breakdown →有什么事吗？
yǒu shén me shì ma
Is something the matter?
🇨🇳 This is the natural reply when a stranger stops you, and it's neutral rather than suspicious, so don't read it as unfriendly.
See breakdown →你很可爱
nǐ hěn kě ài
You're very cute
💬 很 here mostly just completes the sentence and doesn't really add 'very'. 你可爱 on its own sounds unfinished. To actually stress it, say 你非常可爱 "you're extremely cute".
See breakdown →我觉得你很可爱。
wǒ jué de nǐ hěn kě ài
I think you're really cute.
🇨🇳 可爱 is a warm, light compliment. Locals use it freely, so it comes across as friendly rather than too forward. Starting with 我觉得 "I think" softens it further.
See breakdown →加个微信
jiā gè wēi xìn
Add each other on WeChat
💬 Dropping the 一 from 一个 makes a request sound casual and small: 喝个咖啡 "grab a coffee".
See breakdown →可以加个微信吗？
kě yǐ jiā gè wēi xìn ma
Can I add you on WeChat?
🇨🇳 In China you ask for someone's WeChat instead of their phone number, and it's the normal, low-key way to keep in touch after chatting with someone.
See breakdown →微信
wēi xìn
🇨🇳 In China people swap WeChat contacts, not phone numbers. Asking for someone's WeChat is the normal way to ask for their number.
See breakdown →外国人
wài guó rén
Foreigner
💬 人 after a country or place makes "a person from there": 中国人 "Chinese person", 美国人 "American".
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