Suggestion：Basic Chinese Greeting
Beginners don't need to learn how to write Chinese characters.
Just listen and read aloud repeatedly. (3-5 days, 30 minutes per day.)
Try to memorize the pinyin ,pronunciation, and meaning.
1.Greeting - How are you?
(1) How are you?；
你 好 嗎[吗]?；
you good (question)
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2.Apologizing
(1) Excuse me/Sorry；
＊1. To start a converse with anyone.
2.To ask for help.
3.To apologize (level : slight)
＊ It just like a wildcard for Taiwanese.
(2) Excuse me/Sorry；
(3) It's OK / It doesn't matter；
(4) Don't worries.；
＊To convey apology when starting a conversation which bother someone, like visiting suddenly or interrupt meeting.
(2) Excuse me；
＊To convey apology when leaving a converse to turn to another working or action.
"shī" means "lose something"；"péi" means "accompanying"
(3) similar with "Sorry,I'm late."；
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nǐ hǎo ma?
＊Not for greeting, it's to check if someone get hurt or not.
(2) Fine；
(2) Fine；
還[还] 行；
still fine
hái xíng
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2.Apologizing
(1) Excuse me/Sorry；
不 好意思；
no shame
bù hǎo yì si
＊1. To start a converse with anyone.
2.To ask for help.
3.To apologize (level : slight)
＊ It just like a wildcard for Taiwanese.
Taiwanese are really used to use this word once they have to bother someone.
It doesn't mean they make a mistake and apologize.
(2) Excuse me/Sorry；
抱 歉；
hold apology
bào qiàn
＊ To apologize (level : slight to medium)
(3) It's OK / It doesn't matter；
沒 關係[没关系]；
méi guān xì
(4) Don't worries.；
別 擔[担]心；
don't do worry
bié dān xīn
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3.Good things happens - Congratulation
(1) Happy birthday；
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3.Good things happens - Congratulation
(1) Happy birthday；
生日 快樂[乐]；
birthday happy shēng rì kuài lè
(2) Congratulations；
(2) Congratulations；
恭 喜；
gōng xǐ
(3) Cheer up!// Hang in there/ Keep it up/；
＊To encourage someone to keep it up.
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4.Chinese etiquette
(1) Excuse me；
(3) Cheer up!// Hang in there/ Keep it up/；
加 油；
add petrol
jiā yóu
＊To encourage someone to keep it up.
(4) Cheers；
乾[干] 杯；
dry cup
gān bēi
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4.Chinese etiquette
(1) Excuse me；
打擾[扰] 了；
bother
dǎ rǎo le
＊To convey apology when starting a conversation which bother someone, like visiting suddenly or interrupt meeting.
(2) Excuse me；
失 陪 了；
lose accompanying
shī péi le
＊To convey apology when leaving a converse to turn to another working or action.
"shī" means "lose something"；"péi" means "accompanying"
(3) similar with "Sorry,I'm late."；
久 等 了；
long wait
jiǔ děng le
＊To convey apology for whom is waiting for your arriving or returning.
(4) (Can not translate)；
(4) (Can not translate)；
麻煩[烦] 你 了；
trouble you
má fán nǐ le
＊Use it when people agree to help you.
＊Use in same time with "thank you"
(5) (Can not translate)；
(5) (Can not translate)；
辛苦 (你) 了；
bitterly (you)
xīn kǔ (nǐ) le
＊Use it when people finish helping you.
＊Don't use it to your boss are leader.Audio：Listen and Practice
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