Lesson 5
Hello
Dialogue 1
Used with friends or 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) | 您 |
| hǎo | good, nice | 好 |
| wáng | a surname | 王 |
| lǐ | a surname | 李 |
| xiǎo jiě | Miss or Ms | 小姐 |
| xiān sheng | Mr. | 先生 |
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