Learn basic Chinese greetings, self-introductions, and polite expressions. Master essential phrases for everyday conversations.
Test your knowledge of the 18 new words from this lesson with interactive flashcards and matching exercises.
Start Quiz →Practice the three dialogues by role-playing with audio prompts. Improve your pronunciation and fluency.
Start Practice →Complete fill-in-the-blank exercises to master the difference between 你好/您好 and 我叫/我是.
Start Exercises →Listen to audio clips and answer questions to test your understanding of spoken Chinese.
Start Listening →In Chinese culture, greetings are very important. When greeting someone older or in a position of authority, it's polite to use "您好" (nín hǎo) instead of "你好" (nǐ hǎo). Also, Chinese people often ask "Have you eaten?" (你吃了吗？) as a friendly greeting, similar to "How are you?" in English.
When introducing yourself, it's common to state your full name. In Chinese, the family name comes first, followed by the given name. For example, in "李明" (Lǐ Míng), "李" (Lǐ) is the family name and "明" (Míng) is the given name.