Kids Vocabulary 100 — Day 1 — Greetings & Polite Words

Panpan
Hi friends! Today Panpan will teach you 20 Chinese greeting and polite words — how to say good morning, good afternoon, good evening, thank you, and sorry.

Listen and repeat: 你好 (nǐ hǎo)... 谢谢 (xièxie)... 再见 (zàijiàn)... Great job!

Today's Vocabulary

你好
nǐ hǎo
hello
你好!
Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
您好
nín hǎo
hello (polite)
您好,老师!
Nín hǎo, lǎoshī!
Hello, teacher!
早上好
zǎoshang hǎo
good morning
早上好!
Zǎoshang hǎo!
Good morning!
下午好
xiàwǔ hǎo
good afternoon
下午好!
Xiàwǔ hǎo!
Good afternoon!
晚上好
wǎnshang hǎo
good evening
晚上好!
Wǎnshang hǎo!
Good evening!
再见
zàijiàn
goodbye
再见!
Zàijiàn!
Goodbye!
谢谢
xièxie
thank you
谢谢你。
Xièxie nǐ.
Thank you.
不客气
bú kèqi
you're welcome
谢谢!不客气!
Xièxie! Bú kèqi!
Thank you! You're welcome!
请
qǐng
please
请坐。
Qǐng zuò.
Please sit.
对不起
duìbuqǐ
sorry
对不起。
Duìbuqǐ.
Sorry.
没关系
méi guānxi
it's okay
对不起!没关系!
Duìbuqǐ! Méi guānxi!
Sorry! It's okay!
是
shì
to be / yes
我是学生。
Wǒ shì xuésheng.
I am a student.
不是
bú shì
is not / no
我不是老师。
Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī.
I am not a teacher.
好
hǎo
good
你好!
Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
很好
hěn hǎo
very good
我很好。
Wǒ hěn hǎo.
I am very good.
可以
kěyǐ
can / may
我可以吗?
Wǒ kěyǐ ma?
May I?
请问
qǐngwèn
excuse me / may I ask
请问,老师在吗?
Qǐngwèn, lǎoshī zài ma?
Excuse me, is the teacher here?
欢迎
huānyíng
welcome
欢迎你!
Huānyíng nǐ!
Welcome!
拜拜
báibái
bye-bye
拜拜!
Báibái!
Bye-bye!
老师
lǎoshī
teacher
早上好,老师!
Zǎoshang hǎo, lǎoshī!
Good morning, teacher!

Today's Grammar

Sentence pattern: [greeting] + [time of day / person] — like 你好!and 早上好,老师!— to greet someone at the right time of day and address them politely.

你好!
Nǐ hǎo!
Hello!
早上好,老师!
Zǎoshang hǎo, lǎoshī!
Good morning, teacher!
谢谢你。
Xièxie nǐ.
Thank you.
再见,明天见!
Zàijiàn, míngtiān jiàn!
Goodbye, see you tomorrow!