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How to Say ‘Let me go say hello to Uncle first.’ in Simplified Chinese

那我先去跟叔叔打个招呼。

nà wǒ xiān qù gēn shū shū dǎ gè zhāo hū

[nà waw shyen chyoo gen shūshu dah guh zhāohu]

🇨🇳 In China: Going to greet the father of the household promptly on arrival is basic etiquette. Lingering without acknowledging him can come across as disrespectful.

Phrase Breakdown

那我先去

nà wǒ xiān qù

then I'll go first

那 (nà) means "then" or "in that case". 先去 (xiān qù) means to go first, before doing anything else.

Example

那我先去洗手。

Then I'll go wash my hands first.

Words in this phrase

那

nà

[nà]

then; in that case

Connects to what was just said.

Example

那我们走吧。

Then let's go.

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.

Example

我也想了解这个公司的文化。

I also want to understand this company’s culture.

先

xiān

[shyen]

first; for now

Used to say you want to do something before anything else.

Example

我先看看特别菜单。

I'll first take a look at the special menu.

去

qù

[chyoo]

to go

A basic verb used for moving to another place.

Example

请先去那边。

Please go over there first.

跟叔叔

gēn shū shū

to uncle

跟 means "to" or "with". 叔叔 means uncle and is said with the second syllable in the neutral tone.

Example

跟叔叔说谢谢。

Say thank you to uncle.

Words in this phrase

跟

gēn

[gen]

with; to

Often means with, following, or speaking to someone depending on context.

Example

你可以跟我来。

You can come with me.

叔叔

shū shū

[shūshu]

uncle

Polite term for a man of one's parents' generation.

Example

叔叔好！

Hello, uncle!

打个招呼。

dǎ gè zhāo hū

say hello

打个招呼 means to greet someone.

Example

我们打个招呼吧。

Let's say hello.

Words in this phrase

打

dǎ

[dah]

to hit; to start; to use

打 has many meanings; in 打表 it means to start using the meter.

Example

师傅，请打表。

Driver, please use the meter.

个

gè

[guh]

measure word

A general classifier used with nouns such as 活动.

Example

说“这个活动”时，要用量词“个”。

When saying “this event,” you need the measure word 个.

招呼

zhāo hū

[zhāohu]

greeting

Used in 打招呼, to say hello to someone.

Example

他跟我打了个招呼。

He said hello to me.

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