Before we take a deep dive into Chinese conversations, let’s get some basics down. This lesson will teach you how to say hello, goodbye, see you tomorrow and other useful phrases in Chinese.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Chinese (Mandarin)“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Saying Hello and Goodbye

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Greeting

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
Hello!你好！nǐ hǎo!zh-sing_hellobye
Good morning! / Good Day!早上好
日安！		zǎo shàng hǎo
rì ān!		zh-sing_good-morninggood-day
zh-sing_good-morninggood-day-2
Good evening!晚上好！wǎn shàng hǎo!zh-sing_good-evening
Good night!晚安！wǎn ān!zh-sing_good-night
Welcome!欢迎您！huān yíng nín!zh-sing_welcome-informal
Welcome!欢迎您！huān yíng nín!zh-sing_welcome-formal
Welcome back!欢迎回来！huān yíng huí lái!zh-sing_welcome-back

Farewell

EnglishChineseChinese
(Romanization)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
Bye!再见！zài jiàn!zh-sing_hellobye-2
Goodbye!再见了！zài jiàn le!zh-sing_goodbye
Sleep well!睡好！shuì hǎo!zh-sing_sleep-well
So long!再见！zài jiàn!zh-sing_so-long
See you tomorrow!明天见！míng tiān jiàn!zh-sing_see-you-tomorrow
Farewell!再见！zài jiàn!zh-sing_farewell
Get out of here!走开！zǒu kāi!zh-sing_get-out-of-here

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