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| English: | Hello | |
| Pinyin: | n菒 h菐o | |
| Literally: | you good |
| Hello is a combination of two words - the word for you and the word for good. |
| English: | You | |
| Pinyin: | n菒 |
| English: | Good | |
| Pinyin: | h菐o |
| So to say hello in Mandarin, you literally say you good: |
| English: | Hello | |
| Pinyin: | n菒 h菐o | |
| Literally: | you good |
| To convert that into the question How are you?, or literallyYou good?, all you have to do is add the following syllable at the end: |
| English: | (Add this word to make a statement into a question) | |
| Pinyin: | mah / muh |
| English: | How are you? | |
| Pinyin: | n菒 h菐o ma | |
| Literally: | you good +? |
| In China, you'd only ask this in formal situations. Chinese don't use this phrase as casually as Americans do. Here are some simple responses: |
| English: | Good (a positive answer) | |
| Pinyin: | h菐o |
| English: | Very | |
| Pinyin: | h臎n |
| English: | Very good | |
| Pinyin: | h臎n h菐o | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | I | |
| Pinyin: | w菕 |
| English: | I'm very good | |
| Pinyin: | w菕 h臎n h菐o | |
| Literally: | I very good |
| English: | Not | |
| Pinyin: | b霉 |
| English: | Not good | |
| Pinyin: | b霉 h菐o | |
| Literally: | (same) |
| English: | Again | |
| Pinyin: | z脿i |
| English: | To see | |
| Pinyin: | ji脿n |
| English: | Goodbye | |
| Pinyin: | z脿i ji脿n | |
| Literally: | again see |
| Again, if you're new to Mandarin, don't be worried if you are unable to pronounce these words perfectly. You'll find that with repeated exposure/listening, your ability to recognize and reproduce Chinese tones will become easier. |
- combination [,kɔmbi´neiʃən]
n.结合；联合；团体 (初中英语单词) - convert [kən´və:t, ´kɔnvə:t] v.转变 n.改变信仰者 (初中英语单词)
- formal [´fɔ:məl] a.正式的；外表的 (初中英语单词)
- phrase [freiz] n.短语；词组；措词 (初中英语单词)
- unable [ʌn´eibəl] a.不能的；无能为力的 (初中英语单词)
- ability [ə´biliti] n.(办事)能力；才干 (初中英语单词)
- literally [´litərəli] ad.逐字地；实际上 (高中英语单词)
- syllable [´siləbəl] n.音节；只言片语 (高中英语单词)
- positive [´pɔzətiv] a.确定的 (高中英语单词)
- perfectly [´pə:fiktli] ad.理想地；完美地 (高中英语单词)
- repeated [ri´pi:tid] a.反复的；重复的 (高中英语单词)
- reproduce [,ri:prə´dju:s] v.繁殖；复制；翻版 (高中英语单词)
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