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Chinese phrases for meeting people

Each with pinyin over every word, the English and sound.

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  1. rènshi认识nǐ你hěn很gāoxìng高兴。

    Nice to meet you.

  2. nǐ你shì是nǎge哪个guójiā国家de的？

    Which country are you from?

  3. nǐ你zhù住zài在nǎr哪儿？

    Where do you live?

  4. nǐ你zuò做shénme什么gōngzuò工作？

    What do you do?

  5. wǒ我shì是xuéshēng学生。

    I’m a student.

  6. nǐ你jīnnián今年duōdà多大？

    How old are you?

  7. nǐ你de的àihào爱好shì是shénme什么？

    What are your hobbies?

  8. nǐ你huì会shuō说yīngyǔ英语ma吗？

    Do you speak English?

  9. nǐ你de的zhōngwén中文shuō说de得zhēn真hǎo好！

    Your Chinese is really good!

  10. nǎlǐ-nǎlǐ哪里哪里。

    Oh, not at all. (to a compliment)

  11. nǐ你zhōumò周末yībān一般zuò做shénme什么？

    What do you usually do at the weekend?

  12. yǒukòng有空yīqǐ一起chīfàn吃饭ba吧。

    Let’s have a meal together sometime.

  13. wǒmen我们jiā加gè个wēixìn微信ba吧。

    Let’s add each other on WeChat.

What are useful Chinese phrases for meeting people?

认识你很高兴。 (Nice to meet you.) and 你是哪个国家的？ (Which country are you from?) are two of the 13 on this page, each with pinyin and sound.

How do I say them right?

Press Play and say each phrase with the voice, slow first, then at normal speed. Each word’s pinyin is above it, its tone marked.

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