How to Say ‘Hello’ in Simplified Chinese
你好
nǐ hǎo
[nee haow]
🇨🇳 In China: [你好] is standard and polite, but in many real coffee shops people often skip greetings and go straight to the order. Staff may say it to customers more than customers say it first.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[nee]
you
A common way to say 'you' when speaking to one person.
你好，请问你想要什么大小的咖啡？
Hello, may I ask what size coffee you would like?
好
hǎo
[haow]
good; okay
Used to describe something as good, or in greetings like 你好.
你好，欢迎点咖啡。
Hello, welcome to order coffee.
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