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ID: 0816 Newbie
When faced with the 'Do Chinese people really say ni hao ma or are they just succumbing to Englese' quandary, here is a lesson you can use to circumvent these deep unanswerable how-are-you-dilemmas. An alternative greeting option in Mandarin. In this podcast, learn how to ask after a peep in all new exciting ways. And special bonus--two ambiguous answers in one dialogue. Do the Chinese know how to evade, or what?
Mon Mar 10 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
最近 zuìjìn recently
还好 hái hǎo fine; passable; okay
还可以 hái kěyǐ all right; not bad
很 hěn very
你好！
nǐhǎo ！
Hello!
你好，最近还好吗？
nǐhǎo ，zuìjìn hái hǎo ma ？
Hello! Have you been all right lately?
还可以。你呢？
hái kěyǐ 。nǐ ne ？
I'm OK. How about you?
我最近很忙。
wǒ zuìjìn hěn máng 。
I've been very busy lately.
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