Greetings in Chinese

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• Overview
• Greetings
• Directions
• Shopping
• Numbers
• Basic Phrases
• Dining Out

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Greetings

• Hello! Nǐ hǎo!
• Good morning! Zǎo’ān!
• Good day! Nǐ hǎo!
• Good evening! Wǎnshang hǎo!
• How are you? Nǐ hǎo ma?
• Fine, thanks. Hǎo, xièxie.
• I'm very well, thanks. Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie.
• So-so. Hái kěyǐ.
• What's your name? Qǐngwèn nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
• My name is… Wǒ jiào…
• It's nice to meet you. Wǒ hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.
• Goodbye. Zàijiàn.
• See you soon. Zài huì.
• Goodnight. Wǎn’ān.
• Where do you live? Nǐ zhù zài nǎ er?
• I live in Beijing. Wǒ zhù zài Běijīng.
• This is my friend. Zhè shì wǒde péngyou.
• This is my boyfriend. Zhè shì wǒde nánpéngyou.
• This is my girlfriend. Zhè shì wǒde nǚpéngyou.
• This is my husband. Zhè shì wǒde zhàngfu.
• This is my wife. Zhè shì wǒde tàitai.
• Please visit me (here). Qǐng dào wǒ zhèlǐ lái kàn kan.
• I really had a wonderful time. Wǒ zhēn shì tài gāoxìng le.