how to address people in Chinese(2020)/how to sound more polite in Chinese(don't say nihao)

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  • @gintaresprauniute3612
    @gintaresprauniute3612 4 года назад +14

    Your lessons are always so practical! I'm really glad I found this channel :)

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +2

      it's so nice of you my friend, thank you for telling me that this is helping you, it really motivates me to continue and improve for my great audience like you. I m so happy to have you here. 🥰🥰🥰🥰 have a nice day my friend.

  • @RealTalkChris
    @RealTalkChris 4 года назад +4

    Thanks for the great video! I hope i will make some native Chinese speakers happy using these tips

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      I m sure you will impress them, haha , thanks for watching my video, and letting me know that you liked it, it mans a lot to me ,thank you, 🥰 🥰 🥰 stay tuned and have a nice day .

  • @yiminchinese
    @yiminchinese  4 года назад +2

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  • @naturalsoundsonly
    @naturalsoundsonly 4 года назад +3

    now i realized why chinese people gave us nickname 小尼 beacuse we were from Nepal😊.Thank you for the video

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +2

      YES, 小尼 sounds very sweet, haha.
      you are welcome my friend, it's my pleasure 🥰🥰🥰 stay tuned for more videos, have a nice day 🥰

  • @lindenh2014
    @lindenh2014 4 года назад +4

    Yimin's presentation and teaching style makes us feel like we are flying away with her, to a place of greater knowledge and understanding.

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +2

      awwwwwww, 🥰🥰🥰🥰your comment is so poetic and…… and I m so honored 😊 I will work harder for great audience like you, thank you so much for your support, I appreciate it a lot.

  • @roshanibudhu7666
    @roshanibudhu7666 3 года назад +3

    I recently found your channel...I am so happy I did..I am learning so much..thank you

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  3 года назад +1

      I am so happy to have you here Roshani 💜💖🤗😋

  • @forgottensailor2006
    @forgottensailor2006 4 года назад +4

    So many ways to hi! haha. I usually will say 您好 to the person I'm meeting for the first time but now I know to use more formal ways if the situation calls for it. Good info!

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +4

      yes there are so many alternatives when it comes to real life conversation. but as long as we keep open to learn new stuff, we always get better everyday.
      thanks for your comment, I love to read from you guys, stay tuned and have a nice day 🥰 🥰 🥰

  • @odbhutudashin1654
    @odbhutudashin1654 4 года назад +2

    I watched the whole video but RUclips didn't show me any ads. I can see there is 2 ads and I hate it when I can't pay for the lesson and can't even help the teacherto earn something by watching ads.
    Thanks for your content Laoshi.

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      thanks Odbhut, that's so nice of you, you watching and liking my videos is already a big support for me, I m very grateful for that💕😊💕🤗🤗🐾🐾🐾

  • @applepieclub5012
    @applepieclub5012 4 года назад +4

    I love these videos! I've been teaching myself mandarin for the past week. I can't wait to try what I learned on my barber and my massage therapist! If I get kicked out of their respective shops, I will know who to blame haha (just kidding). Xie Xie!

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +3

      hhahaha, you made me laugh, you have good sense of humor, did you already try it? how was it ? haha, tell me about it, and sorry for the late reply, I was very busy in the past 3 days, thanks for watching my videos, and take care💙😋

  • @hanzenok
    @hanzenok 4 года назад +3

    Thank you

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад

      it's my pleasure my friend, thank you for watching my video and commenting here, I m very happy to read from you.
      stay tuned and have a nice day 🥰🥰🥰

  • @anasmirza346
    @anasmirza346 2 года назад +2

    你的每一个视频都有很多宝贵的教训。非常感谢你的努力

  • @danielperedabetanzos2884
    @danielperedabetanzos2884 4 года назад +5

    I really enjoyed it, actually I m replaying it, you made it so interesting, this kind of videos are so so useful ,thank you so much 王老师,for your hard work

  • @user-do7ms6ph3m
    @user-do7ms6ph3m 4 года назад +3

    Laoshi hao...
    I wanna ask...
    How about a greeting to the stranger that are not as same level as parents or grandparents?

  • @mariannalily4888
    @mariannalily4888 2 года назад +1

    谢谢老师的解释!因为刚开始了为一家中国公司工作,这些称呼方式对我而言真好用~

  • @blk8insider
    @blk8insider 4 года назад +4

    your videos really were top notch Yimin! thank you, been following you since your early uploads! more power friend!

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      aww my friend, that's so nice of you, I m really honored, thanks for your recognition, it really means a lot a lot to me, yes I can see that you have been my subscriber since 5 months ago, thank you so much for your support, all my subscribers, especially my early subscribers, you are my treasure and the reason I m here on this platform and being a Chinese teacher. thank you so much, I will keep improving and making more valuable videos for you !🥰🥰🥰

  • @samanta668
    @samanta668 4 года назад +3

    Graciass!! Me encantan tus videos!

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад

      siiiiiiiii ! me da mucho gusto que te gusten, y gracias por decirmelo, me motiva mucho a seguir, bonito día🥰🥰🥰

  • @birtsmomtoo
    @birtsmomtoo 11 месяцев назад

    This is soooo helpful!!! The lessons are clear and easy to understand. Thank you very much.

  • @bontlemalapile6064
    @bontlemalapile6064 Год назад

    His makes learning so enjoyable,easy and fun thank you for the good content

  • @hawk5183
    @hawk5183 2 года назад +1

    I visited China in 2014 and went to the Forbidden City. Very crowded. Saw a Chinese woman looking at me. She just kept looking at me. So I said Ni Hao. I could tell she was surprised that I knew any Chinese words at all. She smiled and said Ni Hao back. Because she was a total stranger I guess I got it right.

  • @MYTHOMINHTRAN
    @MYTHOMINHTRAN 2 года назад +1

    非常感谢王老师! I'll keep learning this chapter for a couple of times until I knew by heart!

  • @youtubeoffname
    @youtubeoffname Год назад

    Go, Yimin! Your passion for teaching shows. And it creates the confidence in us that says 'if she believes it's possible, then I can of course speak like she says'. Every teachable moment should aim to copy your generous spirit. Yes, may our world learn about each other, not only fear the unknown through laziness. Best wishes...

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  Год назад

      thank you so much for your comment, what you said is really nice and motives me too. 🥰

  • @juliolopes6526
    @juliolopes6526 3 года назад +1

    thank you my beautifull teacher for your bideos I like so much

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  3 года назад

      DE NADA Julio, it's my pleasure ! 🤗🍭🌺

  • @gustavoregueras215
    @gustavoregueras215 4 года назад +2

    你怎么样? Very useful video about adresseing ppl. 非常感谢!!

  • @sandeepgoyal6592
    @sandeepgoyal6592 4 года назад +5

    Hi! I love your videos. It's always some practical knowledge.
    I have a request. It would be a great help if you could consider it.
    Please make a video about How to write chinese characters like a native and the rules of stroke order.
    It would be even more helpful if you could make it like for HSK 1,2,3...
    By the way, I think you are very cute😊. Though it hasn't been much time since I started watching your videos, I still love this channel.

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      awww, thank you my friend, for watching and liking my videos, that's the best for a teacher to hear.
      and about your request, I think it's a very good idea, actually I m planning a playlist about Chinese characters. so stay tuned and wait for it, thank you so much for your support and engagement. and I bet you are cute too. haha, and so nice . 🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @mynahhill5855
    @mynahhill5855 Год назад

    Thank you, teacher. Very helpful.

  • @brianwalley2131
    @brianwalley2131 Год назад

    I have been studying Mandarin at home for a couple of years now, and I am very interested to learn how to use colloquial everyday language that sounds more natural

  • @videohon
    @videohon 4 года назад +3

    Excelente información, ¡Muchas gracias!

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +2

      de nadaaaa🥰🥰🥰 me da mucho gusto que te ayude ,y voy hacer mas videos asi para ustedes. 😋😋

  • @thupgyur
    @thupgyur 2 года назад +1

    王老師,謝謝

  • @ballkas0942
    @ballkas0942 4 года назад +5

    I have a question. Last year i worked in aeroport and i notice that many chinese speak spanish. Can i have the explicatation.
    I said that cause usually people around the world rather lean english before.
    And Great video like always !

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      really? that's odd, maybe the employees there are required to speak Spanish for the work, because like you said, English is more commonly spoken there than Spanish, so I think it's just the place you were working is like that.
      anyway, it's very interesting, thanks for sharing with us. I always love to read from you guys. have a nice day 🥰 🥰 🥰

  • @sammygomes1452
    @sammygomes1452 2 года назад +1

    Thank you so much Miss Yimin….Sooner or later I will get better

  • @adolfovazquez1085
    @adolfovazquez1085 3 года назад +2

    J'aime beaucoup!

  • @odbhutudashin1654
    @odbhutudashin1654 4 года назад +2

    Great lesson Min Laoshi!

  • @milena6402
    @milena6402 4 года назад +2

    Me ha encantado el vídeo, muchísimas gracias! Me suscribo a su canal 😉

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +2

      Hola Milena, me da mucho gusto tenerte aqui. bienvenidos.💙🤗💙

  • @adolfovazquez1085
    @adolfovazquez1085 3 года назад +1

    I like very much!

  • @Tradinghonest
    @Tradinghonest 4 года назад +1

    haha my chinese is good enough to be funny but bad enough to not be close to right. when you said your "hello teacher" it sounded like "yellow happy old man" to me haha.

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha, I m fighting for my breath. 😆

  • @carlwh123
    @carlwh123 4 года назад +2

    Another great video Yimin. When I used to live in Changsha, I would go to some restaurants regularly and I would say nihao. What should I have said to nice restaurant owners or their family members? Maybe 老板好 ?

    • @huangzhen
      @huangzhen 4 года назад +1

      hi,哥们儿

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад

      thanks you Carl , happy to read from you again, and about your question, I think it depends on your relationship with them and also your personality, if you are enthusiastic and you are already like friends with the owner, you definitely can sue the formulas in my video, with 哥 ,姐,but if you are not that close yet, or you are more conservative or introvert, you can just say 老板好。 for example ,in my case, it really takes me a long long time to use 哥and 姐with another person, we got to be really close. haha .hope it helped , don't hesitate to ask if you have further doubt.🥰🥰🥰

    • @mountaintag
      @mountaintag 4 года назад

      In my experience, 老板好 works well with restaurant owners and their family members.

    • @carlwh123
      @carlwh123 4 года назад

      @@yiminchinese Thanks Yimin, this will be helpful when I can go back to China again...hopefully soon!

  • @juliolopes6526
    @juliolopes6526 2 года назад +1

    Thank you jimin for your bideos a like very much

  • @tasty_hotpot
    @tasty_hotpot 4 года назад +4

    How would I address a waiter/ waitress or the manager at a restaurant?

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      for the waiter and waitress, you just call them 服务员!🥰🥰🥰 for the manager? to be honest, normally we don't get to deal with the manager when we go to a restaurant. but anyway, you can address him or her by surname+经理 if you know the surname, if not, just 经理。hope it helped , don't hesitate to ask if you have further doubt.

    • @mountaintag
      @mountaintag 4 года назад +1

      The manager could be 老板. The waiter or waitress could be 服务员. The waitress could also be 小姐. And the waiter could sometimes be 帅哥. This means "handsome guy". So its usage would depend on the circumstances.

    • @tasty_hotpot
      @tasty_hotpot 4 года назад

      mountaintag right! I have heard 帅哥 美女 used in this setting before!

    • @tasty_hotpot
      @tasty_hotpot 4 года назад +1

      Chinese with Yimin thank you! I have also heard 帅哥 or 美女used to address the younger age waiters/waitresses, is this ok to use for addressing them if they are similar age to me or even if they are slightly older than me?

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад

      yes my friend you can use it, but a little tips, the word 美女 is kind of already abused, and now a lot girls already don't like to be called 美女. so you need to be careful when you use it. 🥰🥰

  • @juliolopes6526
    @juliolopes6526 2 года назад

    thank you jimin this beautiful bideo

  • @aabajolatareaa
    @aabajolatareaa 4 года назад +5

    What about if I talking with a younger lady friend, Could I say "Zhang (her surname) mei hao"? "长妹好“. Meimei for sister. Excelent video! Lo voy a compratir! Saludos.

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +2

      hola amigo, thank you for watching , liking , and sharing my video, it means a lot to me , I really appreciate it .🥰 🥰 🥰 and about your question, if she is already a friend, you can call her by given name rather than surname. normally we double the given name, or put a 小xiao (little) to make it nicer for younger friend. for example, you know my given name is yimin, so my close friend call me "minmin"(double it) or "xiao min" , hope it helped , don't hesitate to ask if you have further doubt, if you are not sure, you can tell me the given name of your friend, I can tell you the answer more specifically and accurately .🥰

    • @mountaintag
      @mountaintag 4 года назад +1

      I don't know if 长妹好 is a good way to greet a younger lady. Because 妹妹 means "younger sister" or "kid sister", so it's not very respectful (even if she is young). I think that 小姐 is probably better, because it means "little older sister".
      So I would say 张小姐, 你好. (I think it's more complete to include 你, even though the name is there.)

    • @aabajolatareaa
      @aabajolatareaa 4 года назад +2

      @@yiminchinese I got it. And what about the names that have two syllabes, for example my friend, 聪明 or even the famous 小龙,what syllabe should I double? Thank you Xiaomin because you always answer my questions. Si necesitas alguna ayuda en español puedo ayudarte, gracias.

    • @aabajolatareaa
      @aabajolatareaa 4 года назад +2

      @@mountaintag Yes, but have you heard that 小姐 means prxstitx? So if you miss the surname at the beginning, the lady will get angry. And if you saw series like 流星花园 or even 微微一笑, people never say "张小姐, 你好", they say "张小姐, 好" or " 张小姐, 早" even Yimin said that The "nihao" got old.

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      gracias amigo, muy amable🥰
      about your question, most of the time, we double the last character of the given name, like in my case, xiaomin, minmin, but there are exceptions, sometimes they double the first character of the given name, but very few cases.
      don't worry, you always can ask me , I answer it as soon as possible🥰

  • @joselandazuri1930
    @joselandazuri1930 2 года назад +1

    Muy agradecido por esta clarísima explicación.

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  2 года назад

      me da mucho gusto leerlo Jose, muchas gracias😊谢谢你

  • @kerriely3334
    @kerriely3334 3 года назад +2

    Wang Lao Shi, what about when you are working in a shop and you want to address a customer? Is that when you use Xian Shen?

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  3 года назад +1

      yes formally, xian sheng for man, and nv shi for woman .😊💙🍡

  • @jamesbladerunner2735
    @jamesbladerunner2735 2 года назад +1

    Yimin 老师好。

  • @krauserthethird
    @krauserthethird 4 года назад +4

    This is so useful! I have a question, is 大家好 appropriate when greeting multiple people?
    I've definitely heard people using someone’s surname + 哥 or 姐. Does it have the same meaning when they use their surname and repeat it? I've heard for instance, chinese actress Tiffany Tang, got called Tang Tang by another friend actress. What does this mean? 谢谢王老师 😊

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +3

      hi my friend, so happy to see you again . to answer your question. 大家好 is appropriate, no worries.
      and the thing you mentioned "double the surname" is not the same case like "surname+ 哥 or 姐", "double the surname" counts like a nickname, so it's for close friends, and there are many ways to give a nickname,some times "double the surname", sometimes" double the given name"( this one is more common), for example, my best friends call me "minmin", they double one character of my given name,
      I hope it helped ,don't hesitate to ask if you have further doubt ,or more things to share with us. always welcomed.
      thanks for watching and liking my videos🥰 🥰 🥰 have a nice day

    • @mountaintag
      @mountaintag 4 года назад +1

      I think that 大家好 is good if you are greeting an audience. If you are just greeting a few people, then I think 你们好 might work better.
      Using 哥 or 姐 with surnames seems unusual to me. These words are meant to be used with family members. Outside of that, I think it would depend on the circumstances and mutual relationships.

  • @patrickfain9318
    @patrickfain9318 4 года назад +2

    Great video! What movie were the clips from? Thanks!

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +2

      thank you so much Patrick, it's so nice to hear from you, I really appreciate your support, the clip is from drama of 都挺好, and 完美关系。 😋😋😋

  • @kungpaochinese-supereasy3006
    @kungpaochinese-supereasy3006 4 года назад +1

    nice video!

  • @hmkwong5833
    @hmkwong5833 Год назад +1

    Thank-you for a very informative video.. May I know how to address my son-in-law's parents? Related through marriage, we only meet during Chinese New Year.

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  Год назад

      you call them 亲家 , but the pronunciation is qìng jia

  • @adolfovazquez1085
    @adolfovazquez1085 3 года назад +1

    Me gusta mucho!

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  3 года назад

      siiiii, me da mucho gusto escucharlo 🙆🍡♥🙆😋

  • @languedocperu
    @languedocperu 4 года назад +5

    Hola, Yimin. ¿Puedo usar 嗨 como equivalente a "hola" en español o a "Hi" en inglés?

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +3

      HOLA Oscar, si pudes, mucha gente en China ya aceptan muy bien esa forma de saludar. 🥰🥰🥰

    • @languedocperu
      @languedocperu 4 года назад +1

      @@yiminchinese ¡Gracias, Yimin! Que tengas un lindo fin de semana.

    • @johnfrusci8316
      @johnfrusci8316 4 года назад +3

      También puedes usar 哈喽, es una forma de decir hola.

    • @languedocperu
      @languedocperu 4 года назад +1

      @@johnfrusci8316 ¡Gracias por la información!

  • @angelagilbert
    @angelagilbert 4 года назад +2

    Okay what about addressing a shopkeeper or an employee there?

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад

      yes ,it works on them too 🥰 🥰 🥰 thanks for watching my video, stay tuned and have a nice day

    • @mountaintag
      @mountaintag 4 года назад

      I think that for a shopkeeper 老板 works well. This word means "boss", but I sometimes use it for the employees as well ( to give them a little "promotion" :-). For employees 服务员 might be more appropriate.

  • @jiaxunchat
    @jiaxunchat 3 года назад +1

    一直在欣赏...

  • @AditiSingh-jq6rw
    @AditiSingh-jq6rw 3 года назад +1

    As you said not all women are willing to be called as jie. If small kids use it for them will they get offended ?

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  3 года назад

      Of course no ,they would feel very happy, haha 💖🍡😊💙

  • @user-et6pj4db9s
    @user-et6pj4db9s 8 месяцев назад

    Okay as someone learning Chinese I'm getting alot of mixed messages from the Chinese about Ni Hao, some say it's not used, some say it is, but what I'd like to know is, I am Australian, we have a large Chinese community here, the owner of my local supermarket is Chinese and sometimes we say hello (in English) so how am I supposed to address him respectfully in Chinese if you're telling me Ni Hao is wrong? I hope you reply because I've been learning Chinese for three years now and I'm still no clearer on whether Ni Hao is okay or not.

  • @anayalova3992
    @anayalova3992 2 года назад +1

    Wow

  • @umfilhodedeustotalmenteama5522
    @umfilhodedeustotalmenteama5522 Год назад +1

    Ni hao, tong zhi!

  • @brianwalley2131
    @brianwalley2131 Год назад

    I want to know how to address a couple of slightly older women who are very close to my wife, like relatives, but I don't think they are really related by blood.
    Should I refer to them as 阿姨 or 姐姐, or is there some other term I should use?

  • @marionplaza4240
    @marionplaza4240 4 года назад +4

    喂。我看过那个节目。我觉得叫“perfect partner”。

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      对对对,就叫perfect partner. 完美关系! 🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @elmehdisalahedinmobarki5925
    @elmehdisalahedinmobarki5925 4 года назад

    Thank you very much you are helping me

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад

      You are most welcome my friend, I m so happy to see you guys learning Chinese and it's my honor to have you here, stay tuned for more videos, 🥰🥰have a nice day amigo

  • @clifford2222
    @clifford2222 3 года назад +1

    太棒了 😎😎

  • @savitarajesh2834
    @savitarajesh2834 Год назад

    Hello teacher, I'm 42 yrs ,I'm curious to know will I get a job after learning this language?

  • @circle9086
    @circle9086 4 года назад +3

    anotaeso.jpg , muy bueno, grax, de veras

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад

      gracias amigo, me da gusto ver tu comentario🥰 🥰 🥰

  • @savitarajesh2834
    @savitarajesh2834 Год назад

    Ur vdos r very useful,xie xie

  • @csylo8481
    @csylo8481 2 года назад

    Como saludo a las personas que trabajan en la tienda que voy a comprar?
    Saludo diciendo 亲好
    Esta bien dicho?
    Saludos desde Sudamérica

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  2 года назад

      normalment, solo dices 你好,a las personas que trabajan en la tienda. Saludos ! desde Mexico . 😋

  • @laceras1611
    @laceras1611 2 года назад +1

    I love the idea of calling everyone 同志 because it's gender neutral and age doesn't matter 😆 but I know it would be silly.

  • @jeffreysommer3292
    @jeffreysommer3292 4 года назад +1

    So, from now on, I should address you as Wang Lao Shi. Dui bu dui?

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  4 года назад +1

      haha,yes 😋😋😋no,I m joking, you can just call me Yimin 😊🤗

  • @robertasdraksas8318
    @robertasdraksas8318 3 года назад +1

    Wo xi huan hui shuo 😀 xiao tong zhi

    • @yiminchinese
      @yiminchinese  3 года назад

      haha ,good choice 💜💖🤗😋

  • @GordonLonghouse
    @GordonLonghouse 3 года назад +1

    What’s the Chinese word for “immigrant”? 🤔