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You Need to be Polite

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ID: 2801 Elementary
When greeting people in Chinese, it's important to be polite by using the correct title for that person. Listen to today's show to learn some easy to remember ways to correctly greet and say goodbye to someone.
Tue Nov 24 2015 | Gwilym, Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
阿姨 āyí auntie
打招呼 dǎ zhāohu to greet
礼貌 lǐmào polite
回家 huíjiā to go home
看到阿姨要打招呼。
kàndào āyí yào dǎ zhāohu 。
You should say hello to your auntie when you see her.
哦，阿姨好。
ò ，āyí hǎo 。
Oh, hello auntie.
对，要有礼貌。
duì ，yàoyǒu lǐmào 。
Yes, you should be polite.
那要回家，应该说什么？
nà yào huíjiā ，yīnggāishuō shénme ？
Then when I return home, what should I say?
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