greetings

Question 1

nǐ qù nǎlǐ?

Answer 1

where are you going?

Question 2

nǐ qù gànmá?

Answer 2

what are you going to do?

Question 3

nǐ chī le ma?

Answer 3

have you eaten yet?

Question 4

màn zǒu

Answer 4

walk slowly, take it easy (used by older generation in rural areas)

Question 5

wǒ zǒu la

Answer 5

i’m heading off

Question 6

nín hǎo ma?

Answer 6

how are you? (formal)

Question 7

nǐ zuìjìn hǎo ma?

Answer 7

how have you been recently?

Question 8

shēntǐ hǎo ma?

Answer 8

how are you? (health wise)

Question 9

wǒ hái hǎo

Answer 9

i’m doing alright

Question 10

búcuò

Answer 10

not bad

Question 11

tǐng hǎo de

Answer 11

i’m doing fine

Question 12

wǒ hěn hǎo

Answer 12

i’m doing very good

Question 13

yīqiè dōu hǎo

Answer 13

everything is good

Question 14

bù tài hǎo

Answer 14

not too good

Question 15

yībān bān

Answer 15

so so

Question 16

bù hǎo bù huài

Answer 16

so so

Question 17

hái kěyǐ ba

Answer 17

i’m doing ok (negative connotation)

Question 18

bù tài shùnlì

Answer 18

things aren’t going too well

Question 19

nǐ ne?

Answer 19

how about you?

Question 20

hái hǎo ba/ma?

Answer 20

are you doing alright? (if they’re going through a tough time)

Question 21

zǎo shàng hǎo/zǎo/zǎo ān

Answer 21

good morning

Question 22

xiàwǔ hǎo/wǔ ān

Answer 22

good afternoon

Question 23

wǎn shàng hǎo/wǎn ān

Answer 23

good evening/goodnight

Question 24

qǐngwèn nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

Answer 24

may i ask what your name is?

Question 25

wǒ jiào ava

Answer 25

my name is ava

Question 26

hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ

Answer 26

nice to meet you