Hi everyone! Welcome! Today we're learning the most important Chinese word - how to say Hello! In Chinese, Hello is written as 你好, pronounced as nǐ hǎo. This is the first word you'll need when meeting Chinese people!
Let's break down the pronunciation. The first part is "nǐ" with a falling-rising tone. The second part is "hǎo" also with a falling-rising tone. But here's something special - when two third tones come together, the first one changes to a second tone! So "nǐ hǎo" becomes "ní hǎo". Listen carefully: ní hǎo, ní hǎo.
欢迎学习中文！今天我们来学习一个最常用的中文词语"你好"。"你好"的拼音是"nǐ hǎo"，英文意思是"Hello"。这是中文里最基本、最重要的问候语。
"你好"由两个汉字组成。第一个字是"你"，读音是"nǐ"，意思是"You"。第二个字是"好"，读音是"hǎo"，意思是"Good"。把这两个字合在一起，就表示"你很好"或"向你问好"，是一种友善的问候方式。
你可以用"你好"向任何人问候！向你的朋友和同学，向你的老师和长辈，向新认识的人——任何人，任何时候！这是一个礼貌友好的问候语，适用于所有场合。看看两个人是如何互相问候的："你好！""你好！"就是这么简单！
Great! Now it's your turn to practice! Let's say "你好" together. I'll say it three times, and you repeat after me. Ready? First time: 你好! Second time: 你好! Third time: 你好! Excellent! You're doing great! Keep practicing this important greeting.
Excellent work! You just learned how to say Hello in Chinese! You now know that 你好 is pronounced as ní hǎo, and you can use it to greet anyone, anytime. Keep practicing this important word! Before we go, let me teach you one more word: 再见, which means goodbye! It's pronounced zài jiàn. See you next time! 再见！