Greetings!

Question 1

Hello

Answer 1

你好

Question 2

Hello? (for answering the phone)

Answer 2

喂 (wei2)

Question 3

Hey (casual greeting)

Answer 3

诶 (ei1)

Question 4

Good morning

Answer 4

早上好 (zao3 shang4 hao3)

Question 5

Good afternoon

Answer 5

下午好 (xia4 wu3 hao3)

Question 6

Good evening

Answer 6

晚上好 (wan3 shang4 hao3)

Question 7

What is your name?

Answer 7

你叫什么名字 ?(ni3 jiao4 shen2 me ming2 zi4)

Question 8

My name is…

Answer 8

我叫。。。

Question 9

How may I address you? (formal way of saying “what is your name”, especially for an older person.)

Answer 9

您怎么称呼 ?(nin2 zen3 me cheng1 hu1)

Question 10

May I ask (for) your surname? (polite form of asking for a name.)

Note: it is more culturally more normal to ask someone’s last name in China, FYI.

Answer 10

请问您贵姓？(qing3 wen4 nin2 gui4 xing4)

Question 11

Formal way to say, “Nice to meet you”.

Answer 11

幸会 (xing4 hui4)
(formal)

Question 12

Nice to meet you
(only for strangers)

Answer 12

很高兴认识你 (hen3 gao1 xing4 ren4 shi ni3)

Question 13

Nice to meet (or see) you

Note: You can use this when you’ve already met someone or are aquaintences, and you want to express hapiness about the friendship/aquaintence.

Answer 13

认识你很高兴