How to Say ‘Morning!’ in Simplified Chinese
早啊！
zǎo a
[zǎo ah]
🇨🇳 In China: 早啊 is the relaxed way coworkers greet each other when arriving at the office. It's warmer and more natural between colleagues than the textbook 早上好 "good morning".
Phrase Breakdown
早
zǎo
[zǎo]
good morning
Short greeting used in the morning.
老师，早！
Morning, teacher!
啊
a
[ah]
ah; sentence particle
Adds emotion such as surprise, curiosity, or friendliness to a question.
真的啊？我很想了解更多。
Really? I’d really like to learn more.
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