Chinese for English speakers House · Lesson 8
Routine greeting
Casual Chinese greeting — 蜜拉, 欢迎你! 请进 (Meera, welcome! Come in) — for welcoming guests.
Conversation
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Rocky
蜜拉，欢迎你！
Mìlā, huān yíng nǐ!
Meera, welcome.
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Rocky
请进，请进。
qǐng jìn qǐng jìn.
Come in, come in.
Tip: 进<jìn> = enter, go in, come in
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Meera
打扰了。
dǎ rǎo le.
[Greeting used when entering other peoples homes]
Tip: 打扰了 <dǎrǎole> = greeting guests say when they enter host's house.
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Meera
要不要脱鞋子？
yào bú yào tuō xiézi?
Do I have to take off my shoes?
Tip: 脱 <tuō> = take off, get undressed 鞋子<xiézi> = shoes