Mandarin Lesson 07: Learn some basic & useful Chinese phrases with 好(hǎo) | Ask Litao

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One of our KZbin students asked: “What are the authentic translations for the following Chinese phrases please? ‘好了(hao le)!’, ‘好啊(hao a)!’, ‘好的(hao de)!’, ‘好吧(hao ba)!’” In this Chinese lesson, you will learn how to use the four basic and useful Chinese phrases with "好(hǎo)"properly.
To check if you understand the differences between the 4 useful phrases with 好(hǎo) after learning this Chinese lesson, here is a question for you: Is it good to reply with 好吧(hao ba) to a very important client’s appointment? Please leave your answer in comments.
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[@bri8994]

Thank you so much for these really helpful videos! I really appreciate them. I learn better and better with your videos. Also, at the end of the video, I think using 好的 would be better since it is a highly important client and I wouldn't want to unintentionally make them feel bad or feel disrespected.

[@LitaoChinese]

Bú kèqi! And you're right. "好的“ is suitable in this situation.

[@47Ghardaia]

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[@tomsmart2845]

In any business situation, especially when dealing with an important client and you don’t want to upset them or hurt their feelings and risk losing their business, better to not use 好吧。谢谢您郑老师。

[@LitaoChinese]

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[@rsainz1296]

Thank you! Nice to get an explanation of the subtle differences, especially when we wouldn’t want to offend someone.

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[@Khotang34]

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[@truthseeker000000]

This video is very useful in telling the subtle differences in the usage

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[@najisilmi6604]

we can use hao ba to answer that question because it means 'orait' or 'fine'

[@tahashlibek]

No never do that - talking from experience -_-. 好的 should serve this purpose if you are not ready to lose your valuable customer!

[@LitaoChinese]

Shì de.

[@thuykha5]

I think the teacher only wanna stress the meaning of this phrase. And in the real, we should say 好的 😁

[@majorflight02]

God help you if your client relationship is so fragile that you can't even suggest a different meeting time.

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谢谢！We're happy that you find it helpful.

[@343pri]

I was confused about all these 4 words.. now it’s clear.. Thanks @litaochinese for clearing concept. It was good informative video.

[@basicinfo6816]

Laoshi, I am too much confused about 的 (de) vs. 得 (de) vs. 地 (de). I am not able to understand the correct use of them. Please also explain them. Thanks

[@goosebump_3316]

地 is more placed before verbs like 骄傲地说say something proudly；得 is more placed before some adjectives like 干得漂亮do something well；的 is applicable to all situations other than those 2 above, that’s about it.

[@awofadeju1]

Given the context of the situation in the video lesson it’s good to reply with 好吧。

[@LitaoChinese]

Actually 好吧 is not suitable in that situation.

[@EmmaMakaryan]

I think it's better not to use 好吧 because if it's an important client you most probably don't want to leave a negative impression on him/her so maybe it'd be better to use 好的。 Although everything depends on the context, depends what kind of a business you are doing and what is the degree of importance of your client for your business and other factors. Correct me if I am wrong. Thanks for such informative videos!

[@LitaoChinese]

You're right!

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[@LitaoChinese]

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[@ciro223]

Laoshi, the example you chose for 好了 undermines more than two millennia of 孝! :-)

[@seriekekomo]

Very useful, I think I've offended quite a few people for not understanding these differences.

[@anushadixit2690]

好的

[@imammanzar8772]

Sir how to use 的 得 地 Plz discuss about it

[@LitaoChinese]

We have a video for that. Check it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXuXdp2vpMd8iM0

[@borujebessa4338]

Hao ba is convenient Because, hao ba is used for when you are not willing to have, but no other option, you have to do it Hao de is for, when you are willing and going to have a part.

[@majljl417]

thanks

[@yeshuaisthewaythetruthandt515]

Thanku

[@LitaoChinese]

Bú kèqi!

[@emilyyao168]

I would you 好的 instead of 好吧 so I don’t offend this important client. 謝謝你！

[@zonivrassalimovna4965]

Thank you for helping us to study.Have you any vidio about hsk 4 vocabulary?

[@impexhubtradingcompany4245]

Sir kindly write down total English sentence below total Chinese sentence.

[@kantnergirl08]

No! Haoba shows reluctance, here you do not want to show your emotions

[@LitaoChinese]

Hěn hǎo!

[@predrag-peterilich900]

How do 好啦 and 好啊 compare? Which one is more enthusiastic, more positive?

[@mochammadsayyidatthohirin5253]

I am waiting foenyour more grammar, especially HSK 4 & 5 grammar

[@khetsichuan8027]

好吧

[@rikowj5760]

i wont answer with hao ba..for bussiness always hao a

[@mubakarua8176]

哪里哪里，谢谢！你过奖了。🙌

[@thuykha5]

I invite my friend a meal outside. That means i offer myself. It's time to go, i say "let's go". So, i say 去吧 , 去了 or which?

[@whoisxin]

The 1st one

[@user-df3gf6wh1x]

好的 would be better choice since I don't want to offend my client.

[@Mevenda1]

Quick question: why is there an 儿 after 玩 in the sentence about not playing on your phone all the time? Great video.

[@breadman5048]

What about 好呀 where does it lie in terms of 好啊，好的，好吧，好了

[@sebthi7890]

If you want to spend your life as a hermit in a crevice on the yellow mountain you answer hao le 🏞️

[@rizwanbutt4625]

Hao a

[@bbc953]

could you put subtitles english please?

[@hervindowillymichael177]

Yang indo harap ajarkan o.o

[@anilawaqar5922]

We will say to customer 好了

[@breadman5048]

What about hao ya

[@eshal7651]

Duo xie Laoshi!

[@tusharsharma5398]

How can we difference between 刚才 and 刚才 in various sentences?

[@travelermarc8471]

好的 is better isn't it? You would not want to show your annoyance with you important client, correct?

[@LitaoChinese]

是的. It's better to use "好的" or "好啊".

[@tal7724]

是的, 你可以用"好吧" 可是 我觉得 如果他是非常重要的客人你该说 "好的" 对不对?

[@LitaoChinese]

对，在那样的情况下用“好的”或者“好啊”是合适的。

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[@happyviewing4385]

Hão ba

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[@precious-fj7ch]

Hao ba correct

[@kemerunluwang4997]

Hao a means very teasty in my language what a same language Hao a means teasty Hao ba but in my language hao bara meaning is it teasty Hao e means in my language ya it is teasy

[@tartar5924]

Keep teach how to write chinses please

[@kemerunluwang4997]

Hao in my language ya when my mon cll me I answere hao

[@adrianromeusantacreu4950]

好吧 would be the correct gramatical expression for this situation, although the client might not be very happy about you using this expression...

[@Vinod-i7i]

好吧！

[@rowwitt6969]

hao ba!

[@riderrahulvlogs887]

Hao ba

[@rohitkandhway2098]

hao ba

[@playtoys8077]

用“好吧” 不适合，不专业的人会说。用“好的”就okey了。是不是？

[@LitaoChinese]

是的。

[@khalidmostafa4701]

If it is a very important meeting it is not good to answer with 好吧

[@LitaoChinese]

Dui.

[@rachidabounaji8644]

👍🌹🇲🇦🧕

[@mattmidtvedt2555]

我覺得好的不好吧好

[@bushibutt9692]

If I said ni qu ba, ni fan ba, here ba means i m not really happy

[@kokolexx]

No, it is different case

[@believeinpeace]

No

[@miguelangelarcos6230]

ñ::

[@danisarteaga6475]

No it is not correct to answer like this because it shows that you are upset. A/ ha'o a= Great 😃👍 Dúo xie'❤️ Lao shi

[@wrestlingfunnymoments8593]

好吧

[@subhamkumar6205]

No

[@russellf4069]

好吧

[@JHDMSDG]

好吧