How to Greet People in Chinese Mandarin HELLO HOW ARE YOU in Chinese Learn Chinese Greetings

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En español es ñi o ni a mí me suena como ni ojo se más de un idioma. con el chino es como el 5 idioma que aprendo viendo dramas ufff

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Hello,i'm a chinese student, can you teach me english and then i can teach chinese to you

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@@小橘子-j8d bro it doesnt work like that cuz you'd need a language to communicate in

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My landlord is an older Asian man, and he speaks broken English, and I want to show respect by learning his language.

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That is so sweet and considerate.

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[@Sapphireia]

I'm not a native speaker but I lived in China for a few years and in my experience, most people don't use nihao very often. Only when trying to get someone's attention, like when calling a waiter. When greeting someone (at least in a more informal setting) most people that I met simply said 哈喽 (ha1lou2) i.e. hello. Also, baibai is more common than zaijian 😂

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Yes, it is generally used to communicate with strangers in written language on the Internet.

[@wudao2001]

Hello is used between friends. Nihao is used in more formal settings, eg speaking to a bank teller.

[@j.joseph5353]

The 哈喽 thing is mainly used by younger people, people wishing they were younger than they are, friends, or people using it for your benefit.

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i am a Singaporean Chinese who lived in Shanghai for a while, ni hao is used quite often in my experience

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[@guojiarui2013]

Thank you for your sharing! It is great! And there is a suggestion: the reason why Chinese say "Have u eaten" to great others is that food is of vital importance to the Chinese lifestyle. It links to the social activities, politics, philosophy and so on. If you are interested, here is a book called Food in China: A cultural and Historical Inquiry. There is a further explanation.

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In our Filipino culture, we always ask if you have had your meal yet, if someone had just arrived in your place. But usually if it's a visitor we always give snacks and kindly force them to eat 😁

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My partner is Chinese (mainland, Mandarin speaker), and I am German. Some of the similarities in phraseology are most interesting. "Have you eaten yet?" is a greeting used in both countries. In Germany, we have countless greetings, depending on familiarity, the occasion and the region; for example, coming from Niedersachsen, I usually greet friends with "Moin". Also, unless someone is close or related, one would never say "How are you?", because if this question is posed to someone who is not particularly close, it would be dismissed as insincere. Vielen dank for a very interesting video!

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I finally understand what my neighbors are asking me :D

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This is really helpful.. Easy to understand, though pronunciation is still hard for a beginner like me😊 I have to rewatch and pause then play multiple times. Thank you!

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[@carseatfries4369]

I’m a native speaker and at least from my experience and where I’m from we do say 你好吗 to each other and typically is answered with 好 or 还可以。 In informal settings we use 好不好. We use some of the other ones as well but it’s not uncommon to get hit by a 你好吗 after a good morning.

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I'm trying to teach chinese to some people (from what I've learnt myself) and this explanations also help me with my clases ☺️ now I can explain better the different ways of greeting people

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As a native mandarin speaker, I never realized these unspoken rules. It’s interesting to see this being explained! This is a great video :)

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Thank you for the additional information. I was trying to learn how to greet an older neighbor I see almost every morning and now I do! 😃 And I know that I can say good morning as I only see him around 9 AM. 😊

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5:01 ‘have you eaten?’ Or ‘kumain ka na ba?’ Can be used as a greeting to someone close or dear to you. When a spouse meets his/her other half after a few hours of not seeing each other, instead of saying ‘how are you’, they can say ‘Kumain ka na ba?’ as a gesture of love and caring for each other. This is a Filipino trait. 🇵🇭

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[@pooinganlee5886]

Thank you, Andy. Another interesting video. Never imagined ni hao ma isn't right! Eye opener. I guess Chinese all over the world greets each other by asking about meals. Having a full stomach IS important! 😁 more important than a Person's well being!! Have a pleasant day

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I'm a 1.5 generation Chinese-American and am fluent in Chinese, but I find it interesting to hear it explained, because when you've only learned through exposure, you aren't actually aware of the details of the language. You just know how to use it. Personally, when I greet someone I know in an informal setting, I usually just nod at them and say "eh" in a deliberate tone, and then if I want a longer conversation, I will follow up the "eh" with one of the other greetings mentioned. In my experience, confirming what you think the other person is going to do, and asking how they've been lately, are probably the more common ones. I'm not sure I qualify asking if someone has eaten as a "greeting." To me, asking whether you've eaten is more of a way of asking if I'm inconveniencing you. Like, if they haven't eaten, that's my sign to either keep the conversation short (so they can go eat) or to invite them to join us to eat (if it's convenient for everyone).

[@holymackerel6200]

I'm from Singapore where Mandarin and Chinese dialects are commonly spoken everywhere. Mandarin was adopted as one of our official languages only after we became an independent nation in 1965. Before that most people spoke their native dialects depending which part of China their ancestors came from. It was common for the older generations to ask, as a greeting, "吃饱没?" Literally, have you eaten till full? I remember this used as a standard greeting in Hokkien (from Fujian province) and Cantonese (from Guangdong province). The Chinese here mostly came originally or descended from impoverished parts of China, where getting enough to eat was uncertain. Getting a good meal was a blessing. Hence the focus on getting a full meal. The immigrants typically were not well-educated people. Mandarin was taught in schools and promoted later through films and TV dramas. Today, it has changed, both in China and Singapore. And we have gone past the stage of basic survival for most people. So only elderly people who still speak dialects may continue to use this greeting. They are not really asking if you had enough to eat. The greeting just reflects the age-old preoccupation with hunger and poverty that seems to be stamped on to the Chinese psyche. I am the third generation born and bred here. I have never known intense poverty and hunger and I'm very grateful for it. So when I hear greetings like this, I am reminded what a struggle it was for my ancestors.

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Finally found a very comprehensive channel to learn Chinese 😭 Thank you so MUCH!

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No problem, my friend. By the way, you can also SHARE my video or channel with your friends who are learning Chinese. Thank you in advance❗️ And they are going to be grateful to you for helping them learn Chinese FOR FREE😊

[@jozzyspcbg5671]

@@AskAndy will surely do that!

[@340ACP]

One more great lesson and I enjoy your sense of humour 😀

[@AskAndy]

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[@jakobbauz]

Very helpful video, thank you! I have seen this video a year ago without understanding anything and now, after having done a Chinese course for almost two semesters, a know almost all of the signs. :) Feels so good. Cheers from Germany

[@albertorodriguezl5355]

I love it Andy he helps me learn

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check them all out which are all practical but you can't find them in a school.

[@AskAndy]

😊👍

[@StPatea10]

I have been learning chinese and i copied all sentenced in my own dialec to spell/read clearly. Thanks for the lesson

[@heavenhere2083]

Thank you so much for this.. realized that I did all the mistakes you mentioned when communicating with native Chinese.. concerning the How are you question.. now i knew why they gave me no response along with weird looks whenever i asked them that question.. OMG!! I feel embarrassed now 😅

[@AskAndy]

No problem, my friend. They are going to find you have improved a lot. By the way, you can also share my channel or videos with your friends. Thank you in advance. And they are going to be grateful to you :)

[@ingela_injeela]

So this is very helpful - learning how Chinese people *really speak* . I believe this is a phenomenon in all languages. There is correctness and formality - but then there is how people *really* speak.

[@HeloisaFR]

谢谢, Andy. Well, I'll stat writing the characters to remember then as well.

[@AlexCJava]

wow... your explanations are so good!!! Thank you so much!

[@SamA339-B14]

That was explained amazingly, thank you very much Andy, I will try my hardest to remember what I learned from C-dramas already with this old age of mine 😊 💖

[@drdr3496]

Best Chinese language channel on KZbin.

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback, my friend! By the way, you can also SHARE my video or channel with your friends who are learning Chinese. Thank you in advance❗️ And they are going to be grateful to you for helping them learn Chinese FOR FREE😊

[@pangsheril_yn8411]

Andy speaks English wonderfully. I am happy to learn Chinese from him. I am Malaysian Chinese with poor Chinese proficiency, illiterate in the language at most.

[@lewisjones284]

Damn dude, you're so interesting that you've made me commit to learning Mandarin. Thank you for these videos

[@jiachenli6606]

At 04:14 reminds me of that I sometimes use "good afternoon" or "good evening" in formal written email / message trying to indicate that I am sorry if I bother you at non-working hours. Or trying to use the words of time to indicate that this case is important, I want you reply my email immediately after you saw it. But I am not sure whether I am the only one doing this. And I often use "good afternoon" or "good evening" to greet with my professors and bosses if we came across or had video meeting, not often with friends or family members.

[@FruityHachi]

ohh, now i understand why my Chinese friend always answered "so-so" to "how are you?" question so-so is an authentic way to answer it in Chinese context but it is not an authentic way to answer it in English context, i'm not a native English speaker so i didn't know about this either

[@AskAndy]

Good to know that you find my videos useful for you.

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback. 😊

[@AskAndy]

Mandarin Chinese is not difficult but different.😊

[@AskAndy]

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[@PolynumialChannel]

Actually, as a native English speaker I think "so-so" is a fine way to reply to "how are you?" But be careful because sometimes people assume anything other than a response like "I'm doing great!" suggests not-so-good, so when someone says 'so-so' the other person often assumes that something is wrong.

[@chenzenzo]

These gracious greetings are wonderful

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback.You can also SHARE my video or channel with your friends who are learning Chinese to help them learn Chinese FOR FREE.

[@Tech_Aura]

He speaks English with tones♥️😅

[@AskAndy]

Technically speaking , intonations :)

[@raphaeldessailly3475]

@@AskAndy don't worry you don't🤦🤦

[@AskAndy]

Thank you, my friend😊

[@loreflores9049]

English itself has strong intonations.

[@user-rt2kv7vp8x]

Why are you making fun and judging him Khan Layba?? You have a fucked up name!! I'm bringing that to your attention !! Next time you judge someone else...LOOK IN THE MIRROR!!

[@shanghainightflow3039]

First time I see this very accurate video about Chinese grama. Thank you so much

[@AskAndy]

With pleasure, my friend!

[@solaire6808]

Thank you a lot for this video!! This helped me so much! Best explaining video on this topic.

[@AskAndy]

No problem, my friend

[@AskAndy]

Good to know you like my video!

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback. 😊

[@AskAndy]

👉Please CLICK the RED BUTTON in my KZbin videos to SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE and HIT the BELL and l will keep sharing my original 🔥TIPS & TRICKS FOR FREE to guide you learn Chinese the ⚡️FAST& EASY way!

[@RaymondHng]

4:57 When asking "Have you eaten?" over the phone, it's a way of asking "Can you talk now?" The other person can imply the negative by saying "I'm eating now" or "I'm cooking now" or whatever phrase they can come up to say they are busy without actually saying "no" which comes across as too brusque.

[@AskAndy]

Good point

[@WangandWeng]

很淺顯易懂 很棒的老師！

[@Smileisgood4yourhealth]

I really like the way you teaching, your pronunciation will follow your teaching . Thank you very much. Blessings!

[@AskAndy]

No problem. Thank you for your good feedback😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check out all the playlists which are all practical but you may not find them in a school. By the way, you can also SHARE my video or channel with your friends who are learning Chinese. And they are going to be grateful to you for helping them learn Chinese FOR FREE!

[@jcrawford5674]

I was inspired by the Asian American community in my area. I rely on their businesses and they are all so kind ✨ and I wanted to learn more about Chinese culture. Thank you so much! P.S. I have started to use little phrases but I get nervous about my pronunciation. 😅 Nobody seems to mind though.

[@AskAndy]

No problem. kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check out all the playlists which are all practical but you can't find them in a school.

[@annavladimirovna8073]

THANK you Andy! You are the best teacher! Everything is clear to me now! Your lessons are very useful

[@AskAndy]

No problem. I may not be the best but I am trying my best to make learning Chinese easier for you guys instead of saying PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT.

[@AskAndy]

By the way, you can also SHARE my video or channel with your friends who are learning Chinese. Thank you in advance❗️ And they are going to be grateful to you for helping them learn Chinese FOR FREE😊

[@afibuffygirl]

So im half Chinese and half polish, my family speaks Chinese around the house (though I look really white lol) and we have always said Ni Hao. I was at China town in LA and was speaking to a lady who works at a store and I was speaking Chinese and a stranger came up to me (a white guy) and said Ni hao Ma and I looked at him like he grew a third head lol. I was super confused and the poor lady that was working at the store looked confused also lol. I could tell he was learning which was great but I corrected him and told him Ni hao was more appropriate lol

[@AskAndy]

Good story! Thank you for your good feedback. 😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check them all out which are all practical but you can't find them in a school.

[@SiriphoneG]

Andy you are an amazing teacher how am I discovering you just now? 😱 You have the most soothing voice too and very clear enunciation it really helps me a lot. Thank you for such a detailed content. Looking forward to watching your other videos.

[@angelrae3584]

After having watched so many dramas and donghau everything he's said seemed obvious.

[@dalmiroiturriago5709]

In simple words: great explaination, beginning to share your teachings with my kids. Greetings from Valledupar Colombia.

[@orange4887]

I'm sorry, this is quite random, but what does "ta bian qian shan wan shui, feng yu wu zu" means? It was written on the handmade muffler my crush gift me. The only thing I know is qian, which means thousand, I think. The translation on the internet was pure nonsense. Did she friendzoned me thousand of time or what? :')

[@AskAndy]

Go through every corner of the world and nothing can stop (me)

[@orange4887]

@@AskAndy Thank you for answering. But, is that a good or a bad thing, the sentence, I meant?

[@jichuismywaifu6248]

@@orange4887 Don't know, man. That's kinda sound worrying. I mean, 'go through every corner of the world and nothing can stop me'? Sounds like yandere shit ngl.

[@orange4887]

@@jichuismywaifu6248 I see this as an absolute win.

[@AskAndy]

It's a good thing and usually used to describe someone's resolution & persistance.

[@bridgestopeace]

I learned chinese so long ago, and mostly very formal phrases. This kind of presentation was really missing. Thank you for this new introduction.

[@ayrahongpo7927]

You speak English fluently and your voice is good with tones,amazing thankyou?

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check them all out which are all practical but you may not find them in a school.

[@andreh202]

You seems to have a very good prnounciation and a very clear voice.

[@lizindrajana2015]

I just started to learn chinese and i found this very practical and useful... excellent Job 😊🙏

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check them all out which are all practical but you may not find them in a school.

[@GG-jr4bw]

OHHHH MANNN! my barber and his colleagues are going to be impressed! Thanks Andy! Lol

[@mariadealmeida1068]

Teacher thanks for you clear explanation about real communication among people. Love from Brazil 🇧🇷 🌏🇧🇷❤

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback, my Brazilian friend😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check them all out which are all practical but you may not find them in a school.

[@tymanung6382]

O Brasil them 1) 3 Institutos Confucius do governor Chinese 2) O vlog? da Sra Liao Sisi. do vlog Pula Muralha e seu curso do Chinese Boa sorte !!!, Zhu, ni, Hao yunqi !!!

[@liueating4029]

I'm not a native Chinese, but when I lived there couple years ago, and when I was walking around the village, the local usually asked me: chi fan le ma? Well, it's like a heartwarming. Thanks for being nice to foreigners that even cannot speak Chinese properly ❤️

[@AgusAlmondo]

Thank you Andy. This is the best video about learning Chinese.

[@Safyar.entertainment]

You’re videos are far more helpful than my little translation app. 🎉 Instead of learning blindly, I actually got a feel for what I was doing. ❤

[@kunxiyoutubechannel7036]

Your English is not hard to understand , you speak very clear. Thanks for this upload 🙂

[@AskAndy]

No problem. Thank you for your good feedback😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check them all out which are all practical but you can't find them in a school.

[@conchitalok7296]

Oh yes thankfully I saw this I can learn a little more Chinese conversation.. so I can talk properly to my Chinese boss😍😍😍

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check them all out which are all practical but you can't find them in a school.

[@katerinaf.z7102]

Greetings from Greece 🇬🇷 Thank you very much .. one month now in the process of learning chinense language...i always wanted to learn it... Very useful videos!! Btw most of us here loved China from Bruce Lee back in the 90's as children watching in video his movies...😅 There is always a different reason for people to get involved with something!!! ❤

[@irelandgreene5746]

Mm, thank you so much for this video! I took three years of Mandarin in my high school, but the teacher didn't go into depth like you do!

[@AskAndy]

No problem, my friend. Thank you for your good feedback😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check them all out which are all practical but you may not find them in a school.

[@ukpaitonia263]

Your teaching is very good and I like it keep it up thanks

[@AskAndy]

No problem. Thank you for your good feedback😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check out all the playlists which are all practical but you may not find them in a school. By the way, you can also SHARE my video or channel with your friends who are learning Chinese. And they are going to be grateful to you for helping them learn Chinese FOR FREE!

[@khelsabado61]

I been working here in hk for decade but I can't speak fluent chinese and thnkyou for this sir big help. And you have a good accent in English...

[@AskAndy]

Thank you for your good feedback, my friend😊 kzbin.info l have created 8 playlists on my channel👆. You can check them all out which are all practical but you may not find them in a school.

[@khelsabado61]

@@AskAndy your welcome sir.. I'm your subscriber now. Your video can learn a lot..