Basic Chinese Greetings PDF

NORTH EASTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAG E BASIC CHINESE GREETINGS The difference between Ni hao and Ni hao  The meaning of Ni hao It means "Hi!" or "Hello!" It is an everyday greeting and is used at any time, on any occasion...

NORTH EASTERN MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY FOREIGN LANGUAG E BASIC CHINESE GREETINGS The difference between Ni hao and Ni hao  The meaning of Ni hao It means "Hi!" or "Hello!" It is an everyday greeting and is used at any time, on any occasion and by a person of any social status. The reply should also be "Ni hao!"  The meaning of Ni hao ma Because the particle "ma" is added, it already changed into a question. "Ni hao ma" would already mean "How are you?" or "Are you good?" In Chinese, you should ask "Ni hao ma?" only if you really want to ask about the state of health or condition of a friend or a person. chinese BASIC GREETINGS chinese BASIC GREETINGS chinese BASIC GREETINGS chinese BASIC GREETINGS chinese BASIC GREETINGS  CHALLENGE Use these greetings everyday, especially in our class, and familiarize/memorize these basic Chinese terms.  CHALLENGE Ni hao - Hello/Hi Ni hao ma - How are you? Dajiahao - Hi, everyone! - Hello, teacher! Ni hao laoshi - Good morning - Good Zaoshang - afternoon hao Good evening Xiawu hao Wanshang  CHALLENGE Zaijian - Goodbye Xie xie - Thank you Bie keqi - You’re Wan an - welcome Duibuqi - Good night Shi - Sorry Bu shi - Yes No