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Session 5 · Greetings that open doors

你好 is the least of it: 请, 谢谢, 对不起, 没关系, and when each lands.

ROHIT MENON · CATHAY MANDARIN
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Session 5 · Greetings that open doors

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  1. 0:00Session 5 · Greetings that open doors. 你好 is the least of it: 请, 谢谢, 对不起, 没关系, and when each lands.
  2. 0:00Beyond 你好
  3. 12:32谢谢你!Xièxie nǐ!谢谢 — xièxie — thank you. Thank you!
  4. 25:05明天见,再见!Míngtiān jiàn, zàijiàn!再见 — zàijiàn — goodbye. See you tomorrow, bye!
  5. 37:37请坐。Qǐng zuò.请 — qǐng — please. Please sit.
  6. 40:00Politeness, Chinese-style
  7. 50:09对不起,我来晚了。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ lái wǎn le.对不起 — duìbuqǐ — sorry. Sorry, I'm late.
  8. 62:41没关系méi guānxi没关系 — méi guānxi — no problem; it's fine.
  9. 75:14你是老师吗?Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?吗 — ma — question particle. Are you a teacher?
  10. 85:00Questions with 吗
  11. 87:46我不是学生。Wǒ bú shì xuésheng.不 — bù — not. I am not a student.
  12. 108:34Say each one out loud before you close the recording. Then open Practice — the words are already in your queue.

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Words in this lesson

  • 谢谢 xièxie · thank you
  • 再见 zàijiàn · goodbye
  • 请 qǐng · please
  • 对不起 duìbuqǐ · sorry
  • 没关系 méi guānxi · no problem; it's fine
  • 吗 ma · question particle
  • 不 bù · not