Some Chinese words in American English to share with you.You may find similar pronunciation between them.Try to say it in English, and i believe Chinese will understand.
Cheong-sam
Confucius
Dingho(Pretty good)
Fengshui
Ginseng
Gung-ho
IChing
Kowtow
Kungfu
Lao-tzu
Mah-jong
Sampan
Silk
Tai-chi (chuan)
Tao
TaoTeChing
Tofu
Tong
Typhoon
YinandYang
In additional, another common sentence which is used often is: Long time no see.Though there's no Chinese in the sentence, but that's where it comes from.
Long time no see