Lesson 5
Hello
Dialogue 1
Used with friends or as a less formal greeting (using Nǐ ):
| Nǐ hǎo |
| “Hello, how are you?” |
| 你好 |
| |
| Nǐ hǎo |
| “Hello, how are you?” (response) |
| 你好 |
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Dialogue 2
The more correct greeting when respect or politness is required (Using Nín):
| Nín hǎo wáng xiǎo jiě. |
| “Hello (formal you), Ms.Wang”. |
| 您好，王小姐 |
| |
| Nín hǎo, lǐ xiān sheng. |
| “Hello (formal you), Mr. Li”. |
| 您好，李先生 |
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Vocabulary
| nǐ |
you (informal) |
你 |
| nín |
you (formal, polite) |
您 |
| hǎo |
good, nice, fine, well |
好 |
| wáng |
a surname |
王 |
| lǐ |
a surname |
李 |
| xiǎo jiě |
Miss or Ms, young unmarried woman |
小姐 |
| xiān sheng |
(preceded by a surname ) Mr. |
先生 |
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