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| Translation | Pinyin | Characters | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| hello | nĭ hăo | 你好 | |
| How are you? | nĭ hăo ma | 你好嗎 | |
| I am extremely well | wŏ fēi cháng hăo | 我非常好 | |
| I am quite well | wŏ hái hăo | 我還好 | |
| I am not very well | wŏ bù(bú) tài hăo | 我不太好 | bù with a word of the fourth tone is pronounced as bú. Here goes with hăo |
| Goodbye | zài jiàn | 再見 | jiàn is pronounced like "jien" |
| Thank you | xiè xiè | 謝謝 | |
| And | ne | 呢 | 你呢 / nĭ ne / ... and you?) |
| Also | yĕ | 也 | 我也很好 / wŏ yĕ hĕn hăo / I am also very well |
| I am very well | wŏ hĕn hăo | 我很好 | pronounced like "hun" |
| Good morning | zăoshang hăo | 早上好 | |
| Good afternoon | xiàwŭ hăo | 下午好 | |
| Good evening | wănshang hăo | 晚上好 | |
| Good night | wăn ān | 晚安 | Night peace |
| What's your name? | nĭ jiào shénme (míng zì) | 你叫什么 ( 名字 ) | You are named what. shéneme pronounced like "sh-ma" with an a/e sound |
| May I ask... ? | qĭngwèn | 請問 | Polite |
| May I ask your name? | qĭngwèn nĭ jiào shénme (míng zì) | 請問 你叫什么 ( 名字 ) | míng zì literally: name word |
| I am very well, and you? | wŏ hĕn hăo nĭ ne | 我很好你呢 | |
| Pleased to meet you | hĕn gāoxìng rènshi nĭ | 很 高興 認識 你 | literally: Very pleased to know you |