How to Say ‘Hello’ in Simplified Chinese
你好
nǐ hǎo
[ni hao]
🇨🇳 In China: 你好 is fine and polite, but in many real coffee-shop interactions people may skip it and go straight to the order. Staff might greet you first with 你好 or 欢迎光临.
Phrase Breakdown
你
nǐ
[ni]
you
A pronoun used as a form of address.
你好，请问要喝什么？
Hello, what would you like to drink?
好
hǎo
[hao]
good
A common word also used in greetings.
你好，请问要喝什么？
Hello, what would you like to drink?
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