3. GREETINGS
亳于亠于亳
How do you do?
Hello. Nice to meet you.
4. GREETINGS
亳于亠于亳
How do you do?
亟舒于于亶亠.
Hello. Nice to meet you.
亟舒于于亶亠. 亳仆仂 于亠亳
5. The reply can also be:
于亠 舒从 亢亠 仄仂亢亠 弍
How do you do?
亟舒于于亶亠
Pleased to meet you.
舒亟 仆舒亠亶 于亠亳
Nice to meet you.
亳仆仂 于亠亳 于舒
6. The reply can also be:
于亠 舒从 亢亠 仄仂亢亠 弍
How do you do?
亟舒于于亶亠
Pleased to meet you.
舒亟 仆舒亠亶 于亠亳
Nice to meet you.
亳仆仂 于亠亳 于舒
7. A common greeting when you meet
someone you already know.
弍亳亠 仗亳于亠于亳亠, 从仂亞亟舒 于 于亠舒亠亠 从仂亞仂-
仂 于 亢亠 亰仆舒亠亠
Hi. How are you?
亳于亠. 舒从 仗仂亢亳于舒亠?
Hello. How are you?
亳于亠. 舒从 仗仂亢亳于舒亠?
8. A common greeting when you meet
someone you already know.
弍亳亠 仗亳于亠于亳亠, 从仂亞亟舒 于 于亠舒亠亠 从仂亞仂-
仂 于 亢亠 亰仆舒亠亠
Hi. How are you?
亳于亠. 舒从 仗仂亢亳于舒亠?
Hello. How are you?
亳于亠. 舒从 仗仂亢亳于舒亠?
9. The usual reply is:
弍仆亶 仂于亠 舒从仂于
Fine, thanks. And you?
丱仂仂仂, 仗舒亳弍仂. ?
Not bad. How about you?
亠仗仍仂仂. 舒从 仆舒亠 于舒?
10. The usual reply is:
弍仆亶 仂于亠 舒从仂于
Fine, thanks. And you?
丱仂仂仂, 仗舒亳弍仂. ?
Not bad. How about you?
亠仗仍仂仂. 舒从 仆舒亠 于舒?
11. These expressions are used at different
times of the day.
亅亳 于舒亢亠仆亳 亳仗仂仍亰ム 于 舒亰仆仂亠 于亠仄 亟仆.
Good morning 仂弍仂亠 仂
Good afternoon 仂弍亶 亟亠仆
Good evening 仂弍亶 于亠亠
12. These expressions are used at different
times of the day.
亅亳 于舒亢亠仆亳 亳仗仂仍亰ム 于 舒亰仆仂亠 于亠仄 亟仆.
Good morning 仂弍仂亠 仂
Good afternoon 仂弍亶 亟亠仆
Good evening 仂弍亶 于亠亠
13. British people do not usually say Good day, but
Australians do. 亳舒仆从亳亶 仆舒仂亟 仂弍仆仂 仆亠 亞仂于仂亳
仂弍亶 亟亠仆, 仆仂 舒于舒仍亳亶 舒从 亟亠仍舒ム.
14. Farewells: goodbye
仂舒仆亳亠: 束亟仂 于亳亟舒仆亳晛
Nice to meet you. Or Nice to have met you. 亠仆
仗亳仆仂. 仍亳 亠仆 仂仂仂, 仂 于亠亳仍 亠弍
See you later/tomorrow. 弌于亳亟舒仆亳 / 亰舒于舒.
Bye. See you soon. 仂从舒. 弌从仂仂 于亳亟亳仄.
Goodnight. 弌仗仂从仂亶仆仂亶 仆仂亳.
15. A: Have a nice weekend. B: Yes. Same to you.
: 亳仆仂亞仂 亳从-仆亟舒. B: 舒. 舒仄 仂亞仂 亢亠.
when you say goodbye to a colleague/friend on Friday
afternoon. 从仂亞亟舒 于 仗仂舒亠亠 从仂仍仍亠亞仂亶 / 亟亞仂仄 于
仗仆亳 亟仆亠仄.
16. Happy occasions and celebrations
弌舒仍亳于亠 仍舒亳 亳 仗舒亰亟仆亳从亳
Happy Birthday 弌 仆亠仄 仂亢亟亠仆亳
Many happy returns. 仆仂亞仂 舒仍亳于
于仂亰于舒亠仆亳亶.
Happy/Merry Christmas 仂亢亟亠于仂仄
Happy New Year 弌 仂于仄 亞仂亟仂仄
17. Congratulations 仂亰亟舒于仍 to someone who has
just achieved something, e.g. passed an exam, got a
job, etc. 亟仍 亠, 从仂 仂仍从仂 仂 亟仂亳亞仍 亠亞仂-
仂,仆舒仗亳仄亠, 亟舒仍 从亰舒仄亠仆, 仗仂仍亳仍 舒弍仂 亳 .亟.
18. Expressions for special situations
舒亢亠仆亳 亟仍 仂仂弍 亳舒亳亶
Excuse me: 亰于亳仆亳亠
Sorry: 亳亰于亳仆亳亠
Cheers:
Good luck: 丕亟舒亳
Bless you: 亟亠 亰亟仂仂于