How to Say ‘Say hello to Uncle’ in Simplified Chinese
跟叔叔打个招呼
gēn shū shū dǎ gè zhāo hū
[gen shūshu dah guh zhāohu]
💬 Usage Tip: 跟 marks who you're doing something with or to, and it comes before the action: 跟老师说 "tell the teacher".
Phrase Breakdown
跟叔叔
gēn shū shū
to uncle
跟 (gēn) means "with" or "to". 叔叔 (shūshu) means uncle and is also a polite term for a man of your parents' age. The second syllable of 叔叔 is in the neutral tone.
我跟叔叔聊天。
I'm chatting with uncle.
Words in this phrase
跟
gēn
[gen]
with; to
Often means with, following, or speaking to someone depending on context.
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.
叔叔好！
Hello, uncle!
打个招呼
dǎ gè zhāo hū
say hello
打招呼 (dǎ zhāohu) means to greet someone. 个 is inserted to make the phrase sound casual.
见到老师要打个招呼。
Say hello when you see the teacher.
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.
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.
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.
他跟我打了个招呼。
He said hello to me.
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