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Greetings in Putonghua
(Click the links to listen. All tone marks here show the actual tones.)
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What do people usually say in Putonghua when they meet? Here are some commonly used greetings in Putonghua.
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How do you do?
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你好！ |
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Ní hǎo！ |
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May I know your name (honorable surname)?
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您贵姓？ |
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Nín guìxìng？ |
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My surname is Chen.
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我姓陳。 |
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Wǒ xìng Chén. |
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Good morning.
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(你) 早。 |
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(Ní)Zǎo. |
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Good afternoon.
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午安。 |
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Wǔ'ān. |
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Good-bye.
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再见。 |
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Zàijiàn. |
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How are you?
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你好吗？ |
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Ní hǎo mɑ？ |
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I am fine, thank you. And you? |
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我很好，谢谢。你呢？ |
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Wó hén hǎo，xièxie. Nǐ ne？ |
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Have you eaten？ |
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吃了吗？ |
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Chīle mɑ？ |
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Yes, I have, thank you. / No, I haven’t. And you? |
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吃了，谢谢。／還没，你呢？ |
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Chīle，xièxie.／Hái méi，nǐ ne？ |
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Are you busy? |
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你忙吗？／你最近忙吗？ |
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Nǐ máng mɑ？／Nǐ zuìjìn máng mɑ？ |
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No. / Yes, very busy. |
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不忙。／很忙！ |
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Bù máng.／Hěn máng！ |
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How have you been recently? |
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你最近好吗？ |
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Nǐ zuìjìn hǎo mɑ？ |
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Not bad, and you? / So-so, and you? |
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不错，你呢？／马马虎虎，你呢？ |
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Búcuò，nǐ ne？／Mámɑhūhū，nǐ ne？ |
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You look great! |
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你气色不错！ |
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Nǐ qìsè búcuò！ |
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You can find more situational conversations from the following library materials:
Elementary spoken Chinese PL1125.E6 C6 1997
Short-term spoken Chinese : Threshold PL1074.8 .H34 2005
Basic Chinese course 25 lessons PL1111.C47
Questions and answers : a course of speed-up oral Chinese PL1074.8 C434 1998
Easy Chinese speak out PL1121.C5 Y52 2004
Intermediate spoken Chinese PL1125.E6 L58 1996
The standard Chinese course PL1128 .P5 1998
Elementary Chinese PL1128 .R85 2006
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