Learn how to greet ( hello )

Conversation 1
大 卫 ： 玛 丽 ， 你 好 ！
dà wèi ： mǎ lì ， nǐ hǎo ！
David : Hello, Mary!
 
玛 丽 ： 你 好 ， 大 卫 ！
mǎ lì ： nǐ hǎo ， dà wèi ！
Mary : Hi, David!
 


 

Conversation 2
大 卫 ： 你 们 好 吗 ？
dà wèi ： nǐ men hǎo ma ？
David : How are you? (Mary and her friends)
 
玛 丽 ： 我 们 都 很 好 。 你 好 吗 ?
mǎ lì ： wǒ men dōu hěn hǎo 。 nǐ hǎo ma ？
Mary : We are fine. How are you?
 
大 卫 ： 我 也 很 好 。
dà wèi ： wǒ yě hěn hǎo
David : I am fine, too.
 

Notes

1. We have learned “你好!”, which means “hello!” or “hi!”. It is an everyday greeting and can be used at any time, on any occasion and by a person of any social status. The reply should also be “你好”
2. “你好吗？” means “How are you?”. It is an everyday greeting which is used between acquaintances.
3.  A polite expression such as “我很好” can be used as a reply.
4. 们: used after a personal pronoun or a noun referring to a person to form a plural

Greeting is important in daily activity. Learn more than one language in greeting will be benefit