English Text

Saying Hello

John:	Hello, Mary
Mary:	Hello, John

Greetings

John:	How are you, Mary?
Mary:	I’m fine, and you?
John:	I’m fine too. Thank you.

Chinese Text with PinYin

打招呼 dǎ zhāo hu

约翰:	你好，玛丽。	yuē hàn:	nǐ hǎo，mǎ lì
玛丽:	你好，约翰	mǎ lì:	nǐ hǎo，yuē hàn

问候 wèn hòu

约翰:	玛丽，你好吗？	yuē hàn:	mǎ lì，nǐ hǎo mǎ
玛丽:	我很好，你呢？	mǎ lì:	wǒ hěn hǎo，nǐ ne
约翰:	也很好。谢谢。	yuē hàn:	yě hěn hǎo。xiè xie

生词 shēng cí New words

1.         你                    nǐ you

Sample Sentence (例句 lì jù):

你在做什么？ nǐ   zài  zuò  shén  me

What are you doing?

2.         好                    hǎo good; well; fine; ok

这个蛋糕真好吃。 zhè  gè  dàn  gāo zhēn  hǎo  chī

This cake is very delicious.

3.         吗                    mǎ interrogative particle for question

你现在在家吗？ nǐ   xiàn  zài  zài  jiā mǎ

Are you at home now?

4.         我                    wǒ I; me

我今天很忙。 wǒ  jīn  tiān  hěn  máng

I am very busy today.

5.         很                    hěn very

我很喜欢这个人。 wǒ  hěn  xǐ  huan  zhè  gè  rén

I like this person very much.

6.         呢                    ne a model particle used for elliptical questions

你要去哪里呢？ nǐ  yāo  qù  nǎ  li  ne

Where are you going?

7.         也                    yě too; also

我也要吃饭。 wǒ  yě  yāo  chī  fàn

I want to eat rice too.

8.         打                    dǎ beat; strike

约翰在打电话。 yuē  hàn  zài  dǎ  diàn  huà

John is making a call.

9.         招呼                zhāo hu take care of somebody; call out to somebody

玛丽在忙着招呼客人。 mǎ lì zài máng zhù zhāo hu kè ren.

Mary is busy taking care of the guest.

10.       问                    wèn ask; question

你想问我什么？ nǐ   xiǎng  wèn  wǒ  shén  me  ?

What do you want to ask me?

11.       候                    hòu wait; time

你什么时候回来？ nǐ   shén  me  shí  hòu  huí  lai?

What time are you coming back?

12.       生                    shēng raw; grow; life

你喜欢吃生鱼片吗？ nǐ  xǐ  huan  chī  shēng  yú  piàn  mǎ

Do you like to eat Sashimi/raw fish?

13.       词                    cí word

我喜欢这首歌的歌词。 Wǒ  hěn xǐ huan zhè shǒu gē  de gē cí

I like the lyrics of this song.