Last updated July 7, 2009
This page has been designed to be printed on one page - adverts should not appear on printouts!
More Revision Sheets
Help |  Search this Website |  About this Website |  Essays | Forums | CantoDict

Greetings


   
It's nice to meet you 好高興認識你呀 hou2 gou1 heng3 jing6 sik1 nei5 aa3
Long time no see! 好耐冇見! hou2 loi6 mou5 gin3
How are you? 你好嗎? nei5 hou2 maa1
How have you been recently? 你近來點呀 nei5 gan6 noi4 dim2 aa3
Hi! (infomal) wai3
Hi, how are you? (informal) 喂,點呀? wai3,  dim2 aa3

 

Responses
good 好好 hou2 hou2 quite good 幾好 gei2 hou2
so so 麻麻地 maa4 maa4*2 dei6*2 terrible 好慘 hou2 caam2

 

Character Analysis

高興 = happy  耐 = endure   見 = see   近來 = recently  慘 = sad, miserable  
Sponsors: One-on-One Online Chinese Tutoring | Mandarin | Learn Spanish
Studying in China | Learn Chinese in China | Learn Mandarin in China | Chinese School | Cantonese lessons in London