How to Say ‘Hello, this is Old Beijing Restaurant.’ in Simplified Chinese
您好，这里是老北京饭馆。
nín hǎo zhè lǐ shì lǎo běi jīng fàn guǎn
[neen hǎo zhèlǐ shì lǎo Běijīng fànguǎn]
💬 Usage Tip: When answering the phone for a business, Chinese says 这里是 (zhè lǐ shì) "here is" plus the name, not 我是 "I am". You'll hear this pattern from hotels, clinics and shops too.
🇨🇳 In China: Staff greet callers with the polite 您 (nín) rather than 你. Answering them with plain 你好 is perfectly fine for a customer.
Phrase Breakdown
您好，
nín hǎo
Hello,
您好 (nín hǎo) is the polite 'hello', common on the phone and in service settings.
您好，请进。
Hello, please come in.
Words in this phrase
您
nín
[neen]
you (polite)
A respectful form of “you,” used when speaking politely to someone, such as a recruiter or company representative.
很高兴认识您，希望向您多学习。
It’s a pleasure to meet you; I hope to learn more from you.
好
hǎo
[hǎo]
good
Something positive or satisfactory.
今天的天气很好。
Today's weather is good.
这里是
zhè lǐ shì
this is
这里 (zhèlǐ) means 'here'. 是 (shì) means 'is'. Use it on the phone to say where you are.
这里是图书馆。
This is the library.
Words in this phrase
这里
zhè lǐ
[zhèlǐ]
here
Refers to this place; on the phone it introduces the place you are calling from.
这里是前台。
This is the front desk.
是
shì
[shì]
is
Used to assert something or someone exists or equals.
他是我的老师。
He is my teacher.
老北京饭馆。
lǎo běi jīng fàn guǎn
Old Beijing Restaurant
老北京 (lǎo Běijīng) means 'old Beijing style'. 饭馆 (fànguǎn) means 'restaurant'.
老北京饭馆很有名。
Old Beijing Restaurant is very famous.
Words in this phrase
老
lǎo
[lǎo]
Old
Refers to something or someone aged or experienced.
老树仍然开花。
The old tree still blossoms.
北京
běi jīng
[Běijīng]
Beijing
The capital city of China.
我住在北京。
I live in Beijing.
饭馆
fàn guǎn
[fànguǎn]
restaurant
A place where you can eat meals; a common everyday word for a restaurant.
这家饭馆很好吃。
This restaurant is very tasty.
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