Day 3: Further Discussion of Chinese Greetings

Track3: 你好吗 （nǐ hǎo mā）？

“你好吗（nǐ hǎo mā）”means “How are you?”. “吗 (mā)”is a question marker, indicating this is a question. To reply, you can say “我好 (wǒ hǎo)”，meaning “I good”. So to answer “你们好吗 (nǐ men hǎo mā)?”, meaning “How are you (plural)?”, you can say “我们好(wǒ men hǎo )”, meaning “we good”. E.g.,

A: 你好吗？（nǐ hǎo mā ）
[How are you?]

B:　我好！　（wǒ hǎo ）
[I’m good!]

A: 你们好吗? (nǐ men hǎo mā )
[How are you (plural)]?

 

B: 我们好！(wǒ men hǎo )
[We are good!]

 
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