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🤗 Yue Chinese Greetings for Everyday Life

Hi Yue Chinese learners! 😃

Do you want to learn how to say “Hello” in Yue Chinese?

Greetings are an important part of any language because they allow you to connect and communicate with others.

If you’re planning a trip to the country or are trying to learn Yue Chinese, keep reading to discover some of the most important greetings.

Let’s get started! 🤗

Greetings[edit | edit source]

English	Yue Chinese
léih hóu: general greeting (also pronounced néih hóu)	你好
wei: general greeting	喂
hàaló: general greeting (loanword from English)	哈佬
jou san: morning greeting	早晨
ńgh ón: afternoon greeting	午安
máahn ón: evening greeting	晚安
máahn seuhng hóu: evening greeting	晚上好
jóutáu: nighttime greeting	早抖
léih hóu ma: how are you? (also pronounced néih hóu ma)	你好嗎?
dím a: how are you?	點呀?
ngóh hóu: reply to 你好嗎 and 點呀	我好
ngóh géi hóu: reply to 你好嗎 and 點呀	我幾好
hóu hóu: reply to 你好嗎 and 點呀	好好
gei hóu: reply to 你好嗎 and 點呀	幾好
wei, sik jor fan mei a: greeting used around lunch and dinnertime: "did you have your meals?"	喂, 食咗飯未呀?
fun ying: welcome greeting	歡迎
fun ying guang lam: welcome greeting	歡迎光臨
nā ha: general greeting in the Toishan dialect [yue-toi]	你好
dau sĕn: morning greeting in the Toishan dialect [yue-toi]	早晨
nā hau mŏ: how are you? in the Toishan dialect [yue-toi]	你好嗎?
ngoi hau: reply to 你好嗎 in the Toishan dialect [yue-toi]	我好
lu ha: general greeting in the Danjia dialect	你好

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Polyglot Club thanks Jennifer Runner for her outstanding work in collecting some of the phrases for this Yue Chinese lesson. 👍

Her objective is, like the Polyglot Club, to promote intercultural communication and understanding and to raise awareness of linguistic diversity in the world. ✨