你今天怎么样?
nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng ?
How are you today?
Whether you're working towards a degree or working professionally, odds are you need to pull the occasional all nighter. We feel your pain, as do about half the taxi drivers in Beijing.
In this lesson, we cover a casual way of asking after someone. How are you feeling? And the best thing
about this phrase is that with a slight change it doubles as a useful way of telling others you're not at the
top of your game. This is the kind of authentic Chinese that will help you break the ice with strangers.
We highly recommend it.
nǐ jīntiān zěnmeyàng ?
How are you today?
wǒ bù zěnmeyàng 。
I'm not too good.
wèishénme bù zěnmeyàng ?
Why aren't you feeling so good?
yīnwèi wǒ áoyè le ， hěn lèi 。
Because I was up all night, I'm tired.
nǐ
you
pronounwǒ
I, me
pronounjīntiān
today time,
nounzěnmeyàng
how is it like
phrasebù
not, no
adverbbù zěnmeyàngnot
to be too good
phrasewèishénme
why
questionyīnwèi
because conjunction 熬夜 áoyè to stay up really late
verbhěn
very
adverblèi
physically exhausted
adjective