4 Unique (but Common) Chinese Greetings

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@terrynicholls191 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I think it really emphasized why we need to understand culture and not just words and phrases. Here in Canada, when someone asks "Have you eaten?", it's usually an invitation. And when someone calls your name, it usually means they want to get your attention to say something. But now I understand that in Chinese these are simply different greetings. I also love the obvious "Reading, huh?". Being rather sarcastic, with friends I might respond, "No, I'm dancing" lol.

@josephmak0865 11 ай бұрын

Chinese learner 美英's expression is priceless at 5:20. I asked elderly folks why people like to ask have you eaten... The answer I got was.. generations ago times were difficult. Sometimes they barely have anything to eat. Having eaten indicates you are doing well.

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

Haha I'm glad you like my acting! 😎 And thank you for your insightful addition!

@josephmak0865 11 ай бұрын

@@GraceMandarinChinese I look forward for a hollywood All-About-Grace movie. Starring Grace the teacher, 美英, Emily and other guys (who all love to wear caps). They have different levels of Chinese, and different accents.. that would be an awesome movie!

@thedustwhispered 8 ай бұрын

this makes a lot of sense! thank you for sharing.

@algmail2211 10 ай бұрын

Haha this is so true. My Taiwanese friends always ask question about what I'm doing even though its obvious. Although the way they say it feels very caring and concerned not tedious at all. Thank you Grace for once again breaking down a really important topic that I haven't seen someone else cover before.

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

Have you ever encountered any of these greetings and found them confusing? Feel free to share your story here! :)

@carmenmariajacajpa9814 11 ай бұрын

Thank you...This was very helpful 😊

@Abeturk 11 ай бұрын

Yeğ / Yüğ = upper, superior Yeğ-mek > Yemek (to eat)= to add on oneself, to take it in one's essence Yeğ-im> Yem= provender, fodder > Yemiş= fruit Yüğ-le-mek > yeğlemek = to keep it on top of others, make it relatively superior, ~to prefer Yüğ-ka-yer-u > yukarı =(which side is on top) = Up Yüğ-ce > yüce = superior in level /sublime Yüğ-ce-al-mek > yücelmek = to achieve superiority in level Yüğ-sü-ek > yüksek = high Yüğ-sel > yüksel = exponential , superlative Yüğ-sü-al-mek> yükselmek = to rise to a high level, to ascend Yüğ-sük > yüzük =(ring)= jewelry worn on the finger top Yüğ-sü-en-mek > yüksünmek= to feel slighted / take offended Yüğ-ük > yük =(load)> carried on top, undertaken Yüğ-ün > yün =(wool)> the feathers that on sheep Yüğ-üt > yiğit =(valiant)> superior in character Yüğ-en > yüğen /yeğen =(nephew)> which is kept superior, held in high esteem, valued, precious (yüen > yen 元) Yüğ-en-cük > yüğençiğ > yinçi / inci =(precious little thing)> pearl , 珍珠 Yüğengi >yengi> yeni =(new)> what's that coming on top , what's coming after Yüğenge > yenge =(brother's wife)> who's coming after, added to the family later (new bride) Yüğ-üne /Yeğ-ine > yine/ gene =again /over and over > yeniden = anew /once more Yüğ-en-mek> yenmek = to overcome, to cope with, to subdue Yüğ-en-el-mek > yenilmek= to be overcame, to be subdued, to show weakness Yüğengil > yengil =remains on top of, light, weak Şan= Glory, splendor 單于 > Şan-Yüğ =Exalted glorious Yormak=to tire= to arrive over someone (too many). (too much) to go onto (Yörmek)> Örmek=(to operate on something), to weave on top , to wrap onto (Yör-et-mek)> Örtmek= to cover (Yörümek)> Yürümek= to go over something, to wander around (yöre=precincts) (yörük=nomad) Yürümek= to walk (yürü=go on) Yülümek=to go by slipping over something Yalamak= to lick >~to take swiping/ by scraping on something off Yolmak= to pluck=to pull by snatching off, tear off (~flatten the top) Yılmak=to throw down from the one's own top (~get bored), to hit the ground from above (yıldırım=lightning…yıldız=star) Yurmak= to pull onto, cover over (yur-ut>yurt=tabernacle) (yur-gan>yorgan=quilt) Yırmak=to bring it on top of, to take it off (yırışmak>yarışmak= to race> to overcome each other) (Yır-et-mak)>Yırtmak= to tear= to get it inside-out or bottom to top (by pulling from both sides) (~tide over, get rid of it) Yarmak= to split, to tear apart= go vertically from top to bottom, separate by cutting off Yermek=to pull down ,pull to the ground Germek=to tense= to pull it in all directions > Sermek= to spread it in all directions Yıkmak= to overthrow , take down from top to bottom, turn upside down Yığmak= to stack= put on top of each other, dump on top of each other (yığlamak=shed tears over and over, cry over) Yağmak=get rained on, get spilled on / to pour down from above Yakmak= to burn out=to purify matter by heating and removing mass , reduce its volume Yoğmak=make condensed=to tighten and purify, narrow by turning, get rid of own volume (~get dead) Yoğurmak= to knead=tighten and thicken , reduce volume, bring to consistency (Yogurt=thickened milk product) Yuğmak=to purify squeezing to clean (Yuğamak>yıkamak= to wash) Yiv = sharp, pointed (yivlemek= sharpen the tip) Yuvmak=to squeezing thin out, narrow (yuvka>yufka= thin dough) (yuvka>yuka=thin, shallow) (yuvuz>yavuz=thin, weak, delicate) Yuvarlamak=to round off=narrow by turning (yuva (smallest shelter)= nest) (yavru (smallest)= cub ) Yummak=to shut by squeezing, close tightly (Yumurmak=make it closes inward) (yumruk=fist) (yumurta= egg)

@andypierce6593 11 ай бұрын

I learned these early on, but was caught off guard by “Ja Ba Bue” even sometimes from people who normally speak Mandarin. I was very confused.

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

@@carmenmariajacajpa9814 You're very welcome! 😉

@kalhjns 11 ай бұрын

@@GraceMandarinChineseI've experienced the 3rd one(calling someone by their name) multiple times. Whenever I go to school and came across my teachers they call my name from afar I went to them thinking they were telling me to come over and I just stand in front of them not knowing what to do 我好尴尬😂 thanks to you now I know they were just greeting me😊

@PeterViet 11 ай бұрын

Looks like it’s exactly the same with Vietnamese… ăn cơm chưa?(have you eaten yet?) instead of “hi. How are you?” I was so confused at the beginning… in my country(Poland) you just say “hi” and if someone would ask you “how are you?” you would get 10min long speech about their day and staff cause when we ask this question we mean it 😆

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

Haha cool! It's really interesting to see how people from different cultures respond in different ways to certain questions!

@genace 11 ай бұрын

Ohhhhh…yeah I’ve encountered 你來啦 and always found it a little bit confusing🤣 It makes sense now thinking of it as a simple greeting haha. Thanks!

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

Haha I'm glad it helps clear up your confusion!

@KaMi-gz1il 11 ай бұрын

This is so helpful! in classes we always go too much by the book but when real interactions come up we really cannot stick to those things

@zoolity 11 ай бұрын

Finally new video! Great as usual!

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥳

@rohitrai3717 11 ай бұрын

Exactly the video I needed. Thanks for producing. The only time I actually heard 你好嗎 being used in Taiwan was when a friend's relative had died.

@akhaminpuinaga 10 ай бұрын

I'm indonesian and i study wing chun in fuxing city i really like chinese culture 😀😀😀🇨🇳🤝🇮🇩

@macer1771 10 ай бұрын

Very helpful, thank you for these videos Grace!

@gabrielalima5400 11 ай бұрын

非常有用! 感謝，Grace老師!

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

不客氣！💛

@BunthoeunMeas-n6i 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your teaching 🙏👍

@ck9700321 10 ай бұрын

Hi Grace, Your spoken english is so fluently. How do you learn it so well?

@天空寺タケル-m5e 10 ай бұрын

Thank you from Japan

@COLD17 8 ай бұрын

Your videos are just amazing, you put so much passion them it is really a joy to watch. First time I had fun learning!

@MainYotubeacct 10 ай бұрын

This is actually good lesson you have in-depth teaching knowledge

@xuanxuan-ir7dv 9 ай бұрын

very helpful. thank you so much

@williamsimpson2777 11 ай бұрын

Very helpful video 😊 thank you for the good content. Learning Chinese from books is so different to speaking in real life!

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

I'm glad you like it! ✨

@PotatoBTD6 11 ай бұрын

Here in Spain, the "obvious questions" greetings are common too.

@nang88 11 ай бұрын

谢谢～

@msh-l33t 11 ай бұрын

This is basically exactly how we do it in Pakistan, even translated word to word it's the same in our language. I've noticed a lot of similar things in Mandarin that translate over perfectly to Urdu, that's very interesting.

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

That's so cool! Thanks for sharing! ✨

@QueenXKnit 10 ай бұрын

That was very helpful! Thnak u!

@Wizamatox 10 ай бұрын

The first time I went to Harbin, I bumped into one of the other teachers at the school I attended while taking my shoes off before going inside. She asked me ”你吃饭了吗？“, and I foolishly told her what I had for breakfast. Now I would simply reply "吃饭了，你呢？“. Here in Australia, the sort of greetings I am used to are things like "Hi, how are you?" for which a "Hi, how are you?" is a sufficient response. When I am saying goodbye to people, I commonly would say something like "I'll talk to you when I talk to you next", "See you next time" or something like that - I work remotely so most of my social interaction is over video calls.

@theculturedkidlanguages 10 ай бұрын

Wow, this is so helpful! It's great to learn typical phrases and words in Chinese this way. Thank you!

@alexb859 11 ай бұрын

Awesome video!!!

@lexxryazanov 11 ай бұрын

The last one is my favorite! =) Thanks for the video. Very interesting.

@Krinzhoboy 11 ай бұрын

Your videos gets better and better

@michelleouzts3664 9 ай бұрын

It's funny listening to realize that there's one group of people I always greet like this: my kids! If I'm excited to see them I'll greet them by their name (add exclamation mark). I've also said things like, "You're doing your homework?" Or "Have you eaten" as greetings.

@Arus_战巡 11 ай бұрын

这4种，就个人感受而言，点评如下： 1、询问明显问题是很常见的不过，“(你)来了”，这种说法虽然常见，但有前提，仅限你预期对方会来或至少可能会来时采用，比如两人事先约定见面如果是意外碰见，不会这样说，而会采用更惊讶的方式，比如：“你怎么来了？”或“怎么是你啊？” 2、常见还要加上一条：询问对方在做什么 3、常见父母教育孩子每次见到认识的人都要“叫人”，估计成了不少人的童年阴影 4、其实不那么常见，或者至少是有地域、年代特色一般常见于老一辈的人，且仅限于临近饭点时，年轻人很少这样打招呼

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

謝謝你的補充！

@simon-white 11 ай бұрын

The "asking obvious questions" greeting just reminds me of the Malaysian concept of Abuden 😄

@namsw4927 11 ай бұрын

It’s like in Korean when you ask 밥 먹었어? Or ask/say 왔어? Helpful video, thank you!

@thinkingmachine7760 11 ай бұрын

In Germany, asking obvious questions abut ones behaviour is also common. BUT it is also common that other germans don't like it or get confused. We don't have an agreement yet :D

@timfrenzel4437 11 ай бұрын

Like the classic "auch hier?" ("here, too?") which can either trigger friendly conversation, a bewildered look or a lengthy rant about why the question doesn't make sense since the answer is obvious

@FrDismasSayreOP 11 ай бұрын

Do NOT tell some grandma's you haven't eaten yet. They might hold you hostage until you eat everything on your loaded plate.

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

😂😂

@PlankBridge 11 ай бұрын

Grace, really great videos. Taiwan 🇹🇼 ❤. Thank you for all your great work and content. One thing to work on in your English, is your prosody. To be specific your stretching out of the final word/syllable in every sentence or compressing your vocal cord before the word is completed. My Chinese is wretched after years of studying and living in Taiwan. You are doing great and keep up the excellent teaching. 😊

@Eriko-nl1sk 11 ай бұрын

In Japanese, "お元気ですか？" (o genki desu ka?) isn't really used often. I recently learned that asking an obvious question is one way to ask the Japanese "how are you?" It's a different way from saying the same expression in English. I asked an obvious question to a Japanese: Me: Is the tantanmen (担担麺) a little spicy? 🌶️😋 Her: I was fine. 😋

@mayblu 11 ай бұрын

omg i remember when i found out 你吃了吗 was a greeting i thought it was so interesting

@ya-- 4 ай бұрын

my laoshi choose this video for the lesson!

@aufilez 4 ай бұрын

omg ye same me too!

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@teresahoyt5750 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video! I don't know if you have this kind of video already, but if you do, here's a suggestion. Can you upload a video on the best ways to start conversations with random Taiwanese people on the street? I know in the US, we can just casually start chatting about stuff like the weather, sports, stuff like that, but culturally, is that kind of thing acceptable in Taiwan? A video about it would be cool to see!

@jssmedialangs 10 ай бұрын

I remember asking a guy once 你吃早饭了吗？ Because it was still early for him and I was trying to make conversation...but right after that he started saying how he wasn't really interested in dating and how most men in China wouldn't consider me their type, but he supposed he was open to it. 🙃🙃🙃 Yeeeeah... It got weird so I just stopped messaging him. 😅 As for me, I'm from the South. I think it's common to hear "Hey yall" although I've noticed the younger generations don't say "yall" as much. 😢 I will say "Hello" in more formal settings, but usually it's a "Hey!" or a "Hey hey!" with friends. 😆

@frappeanchovy2396 10 ай бұрын

職場大老常常用這幾句跟我打招呼，通常是在電梯、茶水間、廁所門口，有時候不小心還會太認真回。

@TravelDiariesHU 11 ай бұрын

chinese is beautiful language and culture

@qq5369 11 ай бұрын

3:23 我會再問「那邊是哪邊？」😂

@KleeKeai 10 ай бұрын

It's same like Indonesian, here we also ask something even already know the answers, anyway thank you 老师

@simonyang-pe3ux 11 ай бұрын

I'm fine 真的fine, thank you . and you?😂🤣 Content picked up from my textbook

@kalhjns 10 ай бұрын

GRACE 老师 do you have some good app recommandations where we can speak Chinese with native speakers? I want to practice my 口语 but 我的身边没有可以一起练习口语的人😪

@416blackmamba 11 ай бұрын

Interesting that most of these greetings are used in Filipino culture especially "Have you eaten?". Maybe because Chinese have been trading and settling in the Philippines long before the Spanish arrived.

@Carbuncle0168 11 ай бұрын

everything in the philiphines prior to Spanish imperialism was influenced by Chinese or Muslims

@yazars 11 ай бұрын

I find the whole "asking obvious questions" category amusing. Given the emphasis people place on weight, how often do people include comments about somebody gaining weight or being skinny in initial greetings? I think the bluntness of discussions about weight in general catches non-native speakers by surprise. In English, oftentimes the emphasis is on asking how somebody is or if there is anything new going on, even if someone is not really interested in the answer (What's up, How's it going, How are you, What's new).

@GraceMandarinChinese 11 ай бұрын

I totally get what you mean! Yeah, it does happen sometimes. Especially with the older generation, they might comment on a child's weight, noting whether they've gotten chubbier or slimmer. And among friends, casually mentioning if someone seems to have lost weight isn’t uncommon either. So, indeed, in Chinese culture, talking about weight right from the start isn’t too rare.

@yazars 11 ай бұрын

@@GraceMandarinChineseI wish that it wasn't such a part of routine conversation, since comments about weight seem like they basically would never result in someone feeling good about themselves.

@alton839 10 ай бұрын

We love you..❤❤❤❤

@GroovesHK 11 ай бұрын

Pretty cute hairstyle

@eio1971 10 ай бұрын

I did not now a few of these.

@heydaralizada5161 11 ай бұрын

我最经常听到的是“啊，你来了。” Grace，下次可以告诉我们如何回答这些问题吗?

@simonyang-pe3ux 11 ай бұрын

哈哈哈，那你就回答：'对，我来了，我带着笑脸赶来啦'！

@邱堯財-i1g 11 ай бұрын

Grace氣質小姐姐❤.記得注意保暖.我是桃園人.我覺得超級冷

@josephmak0865 11 ай бұрын

also 4:51, "Hi嗨" and "Hello哈囉" is English became Chinese... Grandparent generation may not approve this when you try to say hi to them in English

@kennyPAGC 11 ай бұрын

How does it work in day-to-day conversation with strangers? i.e. clerks, front desk workers, etc.

@Mdfamily66 10 ай бұрын

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@josephmao5077 11 ай бұрын

...Not me using some of these in English. Now that I think about it, no one else I know really uses these in English.

@Kevinthegreaty 9 ай бұрын

As a Chinese, usually my friends and I greet each other by hello in Chinese tone, 哈喽👋I think a lot of people do that😂

@OK-otic 10 ай бұрын

These greetings sound and feel so natural compared to greetings here in the U.S. which don't feel natural at all 😔

@matthewheald8964 9 ай бұрын

English speakers: How are you? Chinese people: How is… your stomach?

@christianhagenswold597 8 ай бұрын

These are all more or less something you would hear in the United States as well

@NickvonZ 11 ай бұрын

VIRGO POWER!

@CoralineLiu-ss7kw 6 ай бұрын

Remember in your other fantastic Hanyu lesson, 了 is supposed to be placed right after the verb. When you say 你吃过饭了吗，that is the grammatically correct version， but that grammar rule is confusing. In that sentence 了 is placed after the word fan / 饭. Why do Native speakers do not say 你吃了过饭吗？

@GraceMandarinChinese 6 ай бұрын

Hi! In Chinese, there are two types of "了". The one you mentioned is the verbal suffix 了, but here we are using the sentence final 了. I explained this usage in this video (video link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKqwnoOdf7l-qKs). You can check it out! The reason why we don't say 你吃了过饭吗？is because 过 already indicates that the action has occurred, so you don't need another particle 了 to indicate completion here. I hope it helps clear up your confusion! :)