Casual Greetings in Chinese

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What do native Chinese speakers say when they greet each other? You may be surprised to learn it

isn't the standard "hello" you'll find taught in most textbooks. And that's why we've devoted this podcast

to casual greetings in mandarin. So regardless of whether you're just starting to learn Chinese or have

been working towards fluency for a while, join us in this Chinese podcast as we cover the language native

Chinese speakers actually use when they want to say hello.

Sentences

咳,我听说他....

hai , wǒ tīngshuō tā . . . .

Hey, I heard he....

嘿,怎么样?

hei , zěnmeyàng ?

Hey, what's up?

呃....

e . . . .

Uhhh....

你们在说什么?

nǐmen zài shuō shénme ?

What are you guys saying?

没说什么,没说什么。

méi shuō shénme , méi shuō shénme 。

Nothing, nothing at all.

Vocabulary

你好

nǐhǎo

hello

phrase

你好吗

nǐhǎoma

how do you do

phrase

怎么样

zěnmeyàng

what is up

phrase

最近怎么样

zuìjìn zěnmeyàng

how are things lately

phrase

还好吗

hái hǎo ma

how are things

phrase

还行

hái xíng

okay

phrase

挺好的

tǐng hǎo de

pretty good

phrase

嘿

hei

hey exclamation 嗨 hai hi exclamation 哎 ai eh exclamation 听 tīng to hear

verb

说

shuō

to say

verb

在

zài

currently

adverb