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Greetings and courtesy

The words you will use in the first minute of every conversation.

你好 hǎohello
您好nín hǎohello, politely
再见zàijiàngoodbye
谢谢xièxiethank you
不客气 qiyou're welcome
对不起duìbusorry
不好意思 hǎosiexcuse me
没关系méi guānxiit doesn't matter
qǐngplease
shìto be, yes
不是 shìno, it isn't
hǎogood, OK
duìright, correct
早上好zǎoshang hǎogood morning
晚安wǎn'āngood night
欢迎huānyíngwelcome

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