大家好
dà jiā hǎo
The Chinese phrase for "hello guys" is 大家好 (dà jiā hǎo).
大家好 is a casual greeting used to address a group of people, functioning as both "hello guys" and "hello everyone". While the English "guys" can sometimes imply a group of only males, the Chinese 大家好 is gender-neutral and is the standard way to greet any group of people regardless of gender.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Chinese, the subject 大家 (everyone) typically precedes the adjective 好 (good). This differs from English structures where you might add "guys" or "everyone" at the end of a greeting.
How do you pronounce it?
dà jiā hǎo
Did you know?
- The word 大家 is composed of two characters: 大, meaning 'big', and 家, meaning 'family' or 'home'.
- If you were greeting a group of children or younger people, you might replace 大家 with 小朋友们, which translates to 'little friends'.
- If you are greeting a group of people you consider much more senior than yourself, you would likely avoid 大家好 and instead use a more honorific term like 各位老师 if they are teachers.
Examples in context
- 大家好，很高兴见到你们。Dàjiā hǎo, hěn gāoxìng jiàndào nǐmen.Hello guys, I am very happy to see you.
- 大家好，请坐下。Dàjiā hǎo, qǐng zuò xià.Hello guys, please sit down.
- 大家好，今天天气不错。Dàjiā hǎo, jīntiān tiānqì bùcuò.Hello guys, the weather is nice today.
Example conversation
Junjie enters a small classroom full of students.
- 俊杰 Junjie大家好，我是俊杰。Dàjiā hǎo, wǒ shì Jùnjié.Hello guys, I am Junjie.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen俊杰老师好！Jùnjié lǎoshī hǎo!Hello, Teacher Junjie!
- 俊杰 Junjie晓雯，请帮我拿一下书。Xiǎowén, qǐng bāng wǒ ná yīxià shū.Xiaowen, please help me get the books.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen好的，老师。Hǎo de, lǎoshī.Okay, teacher.
