Ways to say Hello and Greet in Mandarin
Hello
你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello (Polite & Formal: when speaking to someone older or of more importance)
您好 Nín hǎo
Hello (to a group)
你们好
nǐmen hǎo
Hello (more oftenly used on the phone)
喂
wèi
Hello
你好
nǐ hǎo
Hello (Polite & Formal: when speaking to someone older or of more importance)
您好 Nín hǎo
Hello (to a group)
你们好
nǐmen hǎo
Hello (more oftenly used on the phone)
喂
wèi
Instead of saying 'My name is' (我的名字是 / wǒ de míngzi shì) Chinese people usually say I am..... when introducing themselves.
I am...
我是...
wǒ shì...
How are you?
你好吗
nǐ hǎo ma?
How are you doing?
你怎么样?
Nǐ zěnme yàng?
How are you today?
你今天好吗？
nǐ jīntiān hǎo ma?
Did u sleep well last night?
昨晚睡得睡的好吗?
zúo wǎn shùi de hǎo ma?
I am Good
我很好
wǒ hěn hǎo
And You?
你呢？
nǐ ne?
Good Thank You
好谢谢你.
hǎo xièxie nǐ.
Nice to meet you!
幸会
Xìng huì!
The weather is nice today, isn't it?
今天的天气真好,是不是?
jīntiān de tiānqì zhēn hǎo, shìbùshì?
Saying Hello at Different Times of Day
Good Morning
早上好
zǎoshanghǎo
or
早安
zǎo ān
(literally 'early peace')
- mainly used in Taiwan
Good Afternoon
下午好
xiàwǔhǎo
or
午安
Wǔ ān
- mainly used in Taiwan
Good Night
晚上好
Wǎnshàng hǎo
or
晚安
Wǎn ān
- mainly used in Taiwan
Saying Goodbye in Mandarin
I have to go now.
我必须走了。
wǒ bì xū zǒu le.
Goodbye
再见
zàijiàn
Byebye
拜拜
Bàibài
See You Later
回头见 jiàn
huítóu
or
待会儿见
dài huìr jiàn
I need to go to sleep
我需要睡觉
wǒ xūyào shuìjiào
See you Tomorrow
明天见
míngtiān jiàn
我是...
wǒ shì...
How are you?
你好吗
nǐ hǎo ma?
How are you doing?
你怎么样?
Nǐ zěnme yàng?
How are you today?
你今天好吗？
nǐ jīntiān hǎo ma?
Did u sleep well last night?
昨晚睡得睡的好吗?
zúo wǎn shùi de hǎo ma?
I am Good
我很好
wǒ hěn hǎo
And You?
你呢？
nǐ ne?
Good Thank You
好谢谢你.
hǎo xièxie nǐ.
Nice to meet you!
幸会
Xìng huì!
The weather is nice today, isn't it?
今天的天气真好,是不是?
jīntiān de tiānqì zhēn hǎo, shìbùshì?
Saying Hello at Different Times of Day
Good Morning
早上好
zǎoshanghǎo
or
早安
zǎo ān
(literally 'early peace')
- mainly used in Taiwan
Good Afternoon
下午好
xiàwǔhǎo
or
午安
Wǔ ān
- mainly used in Taiwan
Good Night
晚上好
Wǎnshàng hǎo
or
晚安
Wǎn ān
- mainly used in Taiwan
Saying Goodbye in Mandarin
I have to go now.
我必须走了。
wǒ bì xū zǒu le.
Goodbye
再见
zàijiàn
Byebye
拜拜
Bàibài
See You Later
回头见 jiàn
huítóu
or
待会儿见
dài huìr jiàn
I need to go to sleep
我需要睡觉
wǒ xūyào shuìjiào
See you Tomorrow
明天见
míngtiān jiàn
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Hey, nice! This was just what I was looking for.
I heard zǎo ān in a taiwanese drama and I got a little confused because it wasn't what I had learned was the phrase for good morning, but you cleared it out.
Thanks!
Replying to your comment, the drama was called Black and White. It's a criminaldrama, very entertaining, but I noticed some differences in pronounciation like the word for "What". Haven't learned pinyin yet so bear with me, but chinese mandarin we say it like "Shuma", while in the (taiwanese) show they pronounced it more like cantonese, "Djuma". Maybe it was just that actor, but I thought it was weird.
Have you seen Smiling Pasta? It's more lighthearted comedy and cheesy romance. Good on a rainy day :P
Hi Taggu,
I have to admit as yet I havent seen any dramas at all.
Living in the UK, I haven't known where to start.
I will check it out see if I can get hold of some.
Thanks for dropping by.