FOREIGN LANGUAGE REVIEWER

GREETINGS:

Ni hao- Hello
Ni hao ma? – How are you
Wo hen hao? – I’m fine
Bu tai hao? Not too good
Zao an- good morning
Wu an- good afternoon
Wanshang hao- good evening
Wan an- good night
Zaijian- goodbye

Fine- Hao
Still fine, so so- Hai hao
Not bad- Bucuo
Not so good- Bu tai hao
Very good- Feichang hao
Great- Hen hao
Long time- Hao jiu
No see- Bujian
MISTER- Xiansheng
MISS- Xiaojie
MRS- Taitai
LADY- Nushi
MAAM- Furen
ALSO, TOO- Ye
 A. Hello, Mr. Li. - Li xiansheng nin hao
B. Hello Miss Chen. Chen xiaojie, ni hao

A. Long time no see. - Hao jiu bujian

B. Yes, long time no see. Shi de, hao jiu bujian
-Right, long time no see. Dui, haojiu buijian.

A. How are you? – Ni hao ma?

B. I’m great – Wo hen hao

C. How is Mrs. Li? – Li taitai hao ma?

A. She is also great. – Ta ye hen hao
- She is good/fine – Ta hao.

A. How have you been recently? – Ni zuijin zenme yang?

B. Not bad – Bucuo
- We are all fine- Women dou hen hao

APOLOGIES TO ACCEPT APOLOGIES

Sorry – Duibuqi It’s okay- Meiguanxi
Excuse me, - Bu hao yisi It doesn’t matter - Meiguanxi
Please forgive me- Qing yuangling wo Don’t worry about it – Buyong danxin
Don’t be upset – Buyao shengqi It’s nothing- meishenme
I’m very sorry – Wo hen baoqian

TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION TO ACCEPT GRATITUDE

Thank you- Xiexie ni You’re welcome- Bu keqi
Thank you very much- Feichang ganxie ni Don’t mention it- Bu yong xie
Thank you (ibang term) Duo xie/ gan xie/ Xie xie
TO MAKE COMPLIMENT TO REPLY TO COMPLIMENTS
Great/Fabulous – Hen bang Thank you for your complimentary-
Xie xie ni de kuajiang
Very interesting – Hen you yisi Not at all – Nali nali

TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO AGREE WITH OTHERS

Good Bye – Zaijian Okay - Hao
See you later- Huitou jian No problem- Mei wenti
See you in Manila – Zai manila jian I completely agree- Wo wanquan tongyi
I am leaving – Wo zoule
Take care – Xiaoxin bao Zhong

NEW YEAR GREETINGS

Guo nian hao- New years eve
Happy new year
1. Xin nian hao
2. Kong xie fatai
3. Xin nian kuaile
Xin nian kuai le, wan shi ru yi He jia ping an
-Happy new year may all go well with you -Wish you a peaceful family
Xin nian kuai le, he jia xing fu Shen ti jian kang
-Happy new year and wish you a happy family -May you have good health
Go xi fa cai Bu bu gao sheng
-Wish you happiness and prosperity! -May you have life improvement
Hong bao Huang jin wan liang
-Red envelope May you have more money
Sheng yi xing long – May your business prospher