你好
nǐ hǎoTaiwan, neutral
In Taiwanese Mandarin hello is 你好 (nǐ hǎo). Friends also say 哈囉 (hāluó), a casual word borrowed from English "hello".
Meaning: greeting (phrase)
Ways to say it
| Mandarin | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 你好 | nǐ hǎo | Taiwan, neutral |
| 哈囉 | hāluó | casual, borrowed from English |
你好 (nǐ hǎo) is safe with anyone. 哈囉 (hāluó) suits young people and friends.
Is it said differently in some regions?
Taiwan writes Chinese with traditional characters. The greeting 你好 looks the same in traditional and simplified writing, so only other words change.
Did you know?
- Taiwan also uses a phonetic system called Zhuyin, in which 你好 is written ㄋㄧˇ ㄏㄠˇ.
Examples in context
- 你好，很高興認識你。nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.Hello, nice to meet you.
- 哈囉，你好嗎？hāluó, nǐ hǎo ma?Hello, how are you?
Example conversation
Yu-ting meets her new classmate Chia-hao at a school in Taipei.
- Yu-ting你好，我是雨婷。nǐ hǎo, wǒ shì Yǔtíng.Hello, I am Yuting.
- Chia-hao哈囉，我是嘉豪。hāluó, wǒ shì Jiāháo.Hello, I am Chiahao.
- Yu-ting很高興認識你。hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.Nice to meet you.
