It¡¯s important to know how to greet people and respond in Mandarin.
The Mandarin greetings song
You can practise greetings in Mandarin with this fun song:
It is important to remember that singing in Mandarin changes the tones.
Download the lyrics sheet here.
'Hello' in Mandarin
A common way to say ¡®hello¡¯ in Mandarin is Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. n? h?o.
In China, people often greet each other with:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. N¨« ch¨© le ma? - Have you eaten yet?
Your greeting might also change depending on the time of day:
Mandarin | Pinyin | English |
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Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | z¨£o ¨¡n | good morning |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | w¨³ ¨¡n | good afternoon |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | w¨£n ¨¡n | good night |
'How are you?' in Mandarin
To ask a person how they are feeling in Mandarin, you can use:
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. N? h?o ma? - How are you? or You good?
Here are some answers in Mandarin that you could try:
Mandarin | Pinyin | English |
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Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | f¨¥i ch¨¢ng ³ó¨£´Ç | great |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | h¨§n ³ó¨£´Ç | very good |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | ³ó¨£´Ç | good |
Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. | b¨´ t¨¤i ³ó¨£´Ç | not so good |
To be polite, you can thank them for asking with Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. xi¨¨ xie (thank you).
You can then return the question with Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. N¨« ne? (And you?)
'Goodbye' in Mandarin
You can finish any conversation in Mandarin with a simple Check your connection, refresh the page and try again. z¨¤i ji¨¤n (goodbye).
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