Learn how to use parting phrases and expressions
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| Welcome to Can-Do Chinese by ChineseClass101.com. |
| In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use parting expressions in Chinese. |
| For example, "Goodnight" is |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| Anna Xu is talking with her former homestay mother, Xiaoyun Xu . |
| As Anna says goodbye, her children join her in saying goodnight. |
| Before you hear their conversation, let’s preview some of its key components. |
| 再见 (Zàijiàn.) |
| "see you" |
| 再见 |
| 再见 |
| 晚安 (Wǎn’ān.) |
| "goodnight" |
| 晚安 |
| 晚安 |
| Focus on the way each person says goodbye. |
| 再见。 (Zàijiàn.) |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| 晚安。拜拜。(Wǎn’ān. Báibái.) |
| Once more with the English translation. |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
| "See you again." |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| "Good night." |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| "Good night." |
| 晚安。拜拜。(Wǎn’ān. Báibái.) |
| "Good night. Bye-bye." |
| Let's break down each of these expressions. |
| First do you remember how Anna says, |
| "See you again." |
| 再见。 (Zàijiàn.) |
| This starts with 再(zài), meaning, "again." 再 . 再。 |
| Next is 见 (jiàn), "to see." 见 . 见。 |
| Together, 再见 (Zàijiàn) literally means "Again to see," but it translates as "See you again." |
| 再见. |
| 再见 can be used in formal and informal situations. |
| Do you remember how Lisa says, |
| "Good night." |
| 晚安 (Wǎn’ān), "Good night." 晚安 . 晚安。 |
| First is 晚 (wǎn), which means "night" in this context. 晚 . 晚. |
| Next is 安 (ān), "safe" or "peaceful." 安 . 安。 |
| Together 晚安 (wǎn’ān) literally means "night safe or night peaceful," but translates as "good night." |
| 晚安。 |
| 晚安 is used when you don’t plan on seeing someone again that night, most likely before they go to bed. |
| Both Lisa and Jason use this expression to say goodnight to Xiaoyun Xu. |
| Do you remember how Xiaoyun says |
| "Goodnight. Bye-bye." |
| 晚安。拜拜。(Wǎn’ān. Báibái.) |
| The first part is the same expression Lisa and Jason use: 晚安 (Wǎn’ān), "Good night." 晚安。 |
| The second part, 拜拜 (Báibái), “Bye-bye.” 拜拜 |
| This expression comes from the English "Bye-bye." |
| Listen again to the pronunciation. 拜拜 (Báibái) . 拜拜. |
| 拜拜 is often used in informal situations with close friends and with younger people. |
| All together, 晚安。拜拜。"Good night. Bye-bye." |
| 晚安。拜拜。 |
| Let’s look at the parting greetings once more. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speaker. |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
| “See you again.” |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| “Goodnight.” |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| 晚安。拜拜。(Wǎn’ān. Báibái.) |
| “Goodnight. Bye-bye.” |
| 晚安。拜拜。(Wǎn’ān. Báibái.) |
| 拜拜。(Báibái.) |
| “Bye-bye.” |
| 拜拜。(Báibái.) |
| 下次见。(Xiàcì jiàn.) |
| “See you next time.” |
| 下次见。(Xiàcì jiàn.) |
| Did you notice the last parting greeting the native speaker used? |
| 下次见。(Xiàcì jiàn.) |
| "See you next time." 下次见。(Xiàcì jiàn.) |
| First is 下次 (xiàcì), "next time. 下次 (xiàcì) |
| Next is 见 (jiàn), "to see." 见 |
| Together, 下次见 literally, "Next time to see," but it translates as,"See you next time." 下次见。 |
| Let's review. |
| Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. Then repeat after the native speakers, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| Do you remember how to say |
| "See you again." |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
| And how to say |
| "Goodnight." |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| Do you remember how to say |
| "Bye-bye." |
| 拜拜。(Báibái.) |
| 拜拜。(Báibái.) |
| Let's practice. |
| Imagine you’re Xianwen Xu , and you’re talking with Xiaoyun . |
| Respond by saying, "Good night." |
| Ready? |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| 晚安。(Wǎn’ān.) |
| Let’s try another. |
| Imagine you’re Jason Xu , and you’re finishing class. |
| Respond by saying, "Bye-bye." |
| Ready? |
| 拜拜。(Báibái.) |
| 拜拜。(Báibái.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| 拜拜。(Báibái.) |
| 拜拜。(Báibái.) |
| Let’s try one more. |
| Imagine you are Lisa Xu , and you’re finishing coffee with your college friend, Lu. |
| Respond by saying, "See you again." |
| Ready? |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
| Listen again and repeat. |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
| 再见。(Zàijiàn.) |
| In this lesson, you learned how to use basic parting greetings in Chinese. This plays an essential role in the larger skill of using basic greetings. Let’s review. |
| Do you remember how to say “Good morning?” |
| 早上好。(Zǎoshang hǎo.) |
| 早上好。(Zǎoshang hǎo.) |
| And how to say, “Hello”? |
| 你好。(Nǐ hǎo.) |
| 你好。(Nǐ hǎo.) |
| Do you remember how to say, “Good evening?” |
| 晚上好。(Wǎnshang hǎo.) |
| 晚上好。(Wǎnshang hǎo.) |
| Imagine you're Lisa Xu , and you're meeting your friend Lu Liu during the day, after a short small talk you part ways. |
| Do you remember how to say "Hello"? |
| 你好 (Nǐ hǎo.) |
| 你好 (Nǐ hǎo.) |
| Respond to your friend Lu greeting you first. |
| 你好。 (Nǐ hǎo.) |
| 你好。 (Nǐ hǎo.) |
| Listen again, and repeat. |
| 你好。 (Nǐ hǎo.) |
| 你好。 (Nǐ hǎo.) |
| And do you remember how to say "bye-bye?" |
| 拜拜 (Báibái.) |
| 拜拜 (Báibái.) |
| Respond to Lu Liu . |
| 拜拜！(Báibái!) |
| 拜拜！(Báibái!) |
| Listen again, and repeat. |
| 拜拜！(Báibái!) |
| 拜拜！(Báibái!) |
| Well done! This is the end of the lesson and the Can Use Basic Greetings unit of this course. |
| Remember, these Can Do lessons are about learning practical language skills. |
| What's next? |
| Show us what you can do. |
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| You can take it again and again, so try anytime you like. |
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| Keep practicing — and move on to the next lesson! |
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