How to say good morning in Chinese. Basic forms of greeting (translation by Nihao). How to introduce yourself in Chinese

The Olympic Games are known to us since the days of ancient Greece, whence came the expression - "in a healthy body - a healthy mind". The Greeks paid special attention to sports and loaded themselves with physical exercise in order to always be in good physical shape in case of military actions. Sports competitions, gladiator fights, chariot competitions began to take place in the Mount Olympus. Each participant demonstrated his dexterity, courage, strength, speed.

Later, with the advent of the Romans on the territory of Greece, the Olympic Games began to be held less and less, and at the beginning of the eighth century, the authorities declared them a pagan rite and banned.

In 1894, the International Congress of Sports decided new rules for the games and, in 1896, the Olympic Games began to be held again every four years. Later the International Olympic Committee was created which selected the city for each regular game. The goal of the Olympic Games was to give every athlete the opportunity to play for his country in fair competition.

The most famous symbol of the Olympic Games is the image of five interconnected rings. Rings represent the union of five continents.

In 1928, Amsterdam first lit the Olympic flame, as a symbol of the will to win. Since then, the fire is lit before the start of each game, and it burns to the very end.

The Olympic Games have been known to us since the time Ancient Greece, where the expression came from - "in healthy body- healthy mind." The Greeks paid Special attention sports and loaded themselves with physical activity so that in case of hostilities they would always be in good physical shape. Sports competitions, gladiator fights, and chariot competitions began to be organized on Mount Olympus. Each participant demonstrated their agility, courage, strength, and speed.

Later, with the advent of the Romans in Greece, the Olympic Games began to be held less and less often, and at the beginning of the eighth century the authorities declared them a pagan rite and banned them.

In 1894, the International Sports Congress established new rules for the games and from 1896 the Olympic Games began to be held again every four years. Later, the International Olympic Committee was created, which chose the city to host each successive games. The purpose of the Olympic Games was to give every athlete the opportunity to compete for their country in fair competition.

The most famous symbol of the Olympic Games is the image of five rings connected to each other. The rings represent the union of the five continents.

In 1928, the Olympic flame was lit for the first time in Amsterdam as a symbol of the will to win. Since then, the fire has been lit before the start of each game, and it burns until the very end.

The Olympic Games topic talks about the largest international sports competitions, which are held every four years under the auspices of the International Olympic Committee. The tradition of holding the Olympic Games originated in Ancient Greece as part of a religious cult. Games have been held since 777 BC. e. to 394 n. e. and a total of 293 Olympiads were held in Olympia, which was considered a sacred place by the Greeks. The name of the Games comes from Olympia. The modern Olympic Games were revived in the late 19th century by the Frenchman Pierre de Coubertin. The Summer Olympics have been held every four years since 1896, with the exception of years following the World Wars. In 1924, the Winter Olympic Games were established.

The Olympic Games have a very long history. They began in 777 BC in Greece and took place every four years for nearly twelve centuries at Olimpia. They included many different kinds of sports: running, boxing, wrestling, etc. All the cities in Greece sent their best athletes to Olimpia to compete in the Games. For the period of the Games all the wars stopped. So the Olympic Games became the symbol of peace and friendship.

In 394 AD the Games were abolished and were not renewed until many centuries later.

In 1894, a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, addressed all the sports governing bodies and pointed out the significance of sports and its educational value.

Two years later the first modern Olympic Games took place. Of course, the competitions were held in Greece to symbolize the continuation of the centuries-old tradition.

In 1896 the International Olympic Committee was set up. It is the central policy-making body of the Olympic movement. It is formed by the representatives of all countries which take part in the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee decides upon the program of the games, the number of the participants and the city-host for the Games. Over one hundred and fifty countries are represented in the International Olympic Committee now. Besides, each country has its National Olympic Committee.

Summer and Winter Games are held separately. There are always several cities wishing to host the Games. The most suitable is selected by the International Committee. After that the city of the Games starts preparations for the competitions, constructs new sports facilities, stadiums, hotels, press centres. Thousands of athletes, journalists and guests come to the Games, and it takes great efforts to arrange everything. There is always an interesting cultural program of concerts, exhibitions, festivals, etc., for each Games.

Russia joined the Olympic movement in 1952. Since then it has won a lot of gold, silver, and bronze medals. In 1980 Moscow hosted the Twenty-Second Olympic Games.

The latest Olympic Games were held in Barcelona. Russian sportsmen got medals for their records in many sports events.

Hello my students! In this lesson, I will tell you how to say hello in Chinese and ask the other person's name. You will also learn a few basic rules.

Dialogue:

-你好！你叫什么名字？

-我叫伊万，你呢？

-我叫玛丽。

-认识你很高兴!玛丽你好吗？

-我很好。你呢？

-我也很好。

Nǐ hǎo! Nǐ jiào shénme míngzì?

Wǒ jiào yī wàn, nǐ ne?

Wǒ jiào mǎlì.

Rènshí nǐ hěn gāoxìng! Mǎlì nǐ hǎo ma?

Wǒ hěn hǎo. Nǐne?

Wǒ yě hěn hǎo.

Translation:

Hello! What is your name?

My name is Ivan. And you?

My name is Maria.

It's very nice to meet you. How are you doing, Maria?

I'm doing very well. And you?

I'm doing very well too.

New words:

好 hǎo – good

你好 nǐhǎo – hello (long: you are good)

吗 ma – phrasal particle expressing a question

很 hěn – very

也 yě – also, also

呢 ne is a phrasal particle expressing a question?

你呢 nǐne - And you? And you?

叫 jiào – to call, to name

什么 shénme – which, which, which, what

名字 míngzi – name

伊万 yīwàn – Ivan (transliteration)

玛丽 mǎlì – Maria (transliteration)

认识 rènshi – to know, to be familiar, to get acquainted, to get acquainted

高兴 gāoxìng – rejoice, joyful

认识你很高兴 rènshi nǐhěn gāoxìng - It’s very nice to meet you.

In Chinese there are 3 ways to form a question.

1. Using the phrasal particle 吗 ma.
2. Using the question word 什么 shénme (and others we will study later).
3. Using the construction of verb repetition (we'll look at it in more detail later).

So let's look at examples.

Question 你好吗？nǐhǎo ma? Literally translated as “Are you good?”, means “How are you doing?” .你认识玛丽吗? nǐ renshi mǎlì ma? -Do you know Maria?

In the question 你叫什么名字？nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? -"What is your name?" there is no phrasal particle 吗 ma, but there is an interrogative word 什么 shénme, which is the formator of the question. Verb. “What name are you called?”

I think the phrase 认识你很高兴 rènshi nǐhěn gāoxìng probably also scares you, because... it is very long and not clear. Well, let's take a look.

认识你 rènshi nǐ means to get to know you, to get to know you

很高兴 hěn gāoxìng - very glad, very pleased

These phrases can be interchanged and the meaning will be the same. You can say 我很高兴认识你 wǒ hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ and it will be translated as “I am very glad to meet you”

Hieroglyph	Writing order
你
玛
吗
我
好
认
丽
伊
万
名
字
很
叫
高
识
兴
什
也
好

Next, I have prepared for you interesting stories with pictures about the formation of hieroglyphs, after reading and watching which, it will be much easier and clearer for you. The hieroglyph 好 hǎo consists of two parts 女 nǚ – woman

and 子 zǐ – child.

Woman with child means “good, right, excellent”

The older form of the character 我 wǒ consisted of two harpoons opposing each other, perhaps representing the opposition of two rights. Namely, my right means me. Subsequently, its form was transformed into a hieroglyph consisting of a pictogram of a hand holding a sword or a spear, thereby denoting that when a man holds a spear in his hand, his EGO becomes stronger, forming the word “I”.

The classical hieroglyph 你 nǐ was denoted by a pictogram of balance or scales; by adding the grapheme “person” to the left, a word was formed that described a person of the same weight, i.e. YOU.

The character 叫 jiào is formed from two parts. The left side means "mouth", and the right used to have a different spelling and meant hand scales used by street vendors. They lured customers with low prices for sweet watermelons.

The right side of the character 很 hěn means stubbornness, namely, the top is the eye, and the bottom is turning back. The left side means steps or force that should be used to curb, pacify this stubbornness, because. stubbornness is usually strong, then a LOT of steps are needed, hence the meaning “very”.

Since ancient times, the hieroglyph 也 yě denoted a cone-shaped drinking horn. In addition to the basic things, the person also carried this vessel with him. Until modern times, the hieroglyph has retained its meaning - the pictogram is used to denote the conjunction “also, also, and” in the construction “a man and his horn.”

As in the previous lesson, the homework will be as follows: write down new words, write each hieroglyph in 3-4 lines. Make up a simple dialogue following the lesson example. If you have any questions, write, I will try to answer as soon as possible.

We'll stop here for now, read the continuation in the next lesson.

In the next lesson we will study numbers, learn how to write the date and get acquainted with some new words. And in order not to miss a new lesson, subscribe to the site updates newsletter. See you soon!

“Hello” is perhaps the very first word with which people begin to learn foreign language. And if you decide to start learning Chinese, then it would be logical to start with this word.

Hello in Chinese looks and sounds like this (Russian translation nihao):

你好 nǐhǎo

There is also a polite form of address. Here's how to say hello in Chinese:

您好 nínhǎo

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But, to be honest, I almost never heard it used in communication. Therefore, I prefer to use the first option.

To greet several people or a company at once, you can use this expression:

Hello everyone

What do "good morning", "good afternoon" and "good night" sound like in Chinese?

Also, I think it would be a good idea to find out how to greet a person depending on the time of day:

• Good morning

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• Good afternoon

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• Good evening or Good night

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China is one of the most visited countries in the world by tourists. It attracts mostly with its diversity of landscape, virgin villages with their own traditions and fascinating legends, and huge cities with vibrant nightlife. In China, everyone will find something new and unusual for themselves. China is one of the oldest civilizations, in this republic before today architectural monuments that are tens of thousands of years old have been preserved. Every attraction in China carries a secret and a centuries-old legend.

Traveling through the expanses of this extraordinary state, nothing will prevent you from enjoying its beauty, except perhaps ignorance of the Chinese language, but you can cope with this problem thanks to our Russian-Chinese phrasebook, which you can download or print directly from the site. It contains topics that you may need while traveling.

Appeals

Common phrases

At customs

At the station

In transport

At the hotel

Emergencies

Dates and times

Numerals

In the shop

In a restaurant and cafe

General phrases are words that can be used to start a conversation and maintain it in the future. Here are the phrases that are most often used in the lexicon.

Airport – in order not to get confused at the Chinese airport, find ticket offices, access to terminals, parking, bus stops, etc., this theme is perfect for you.

Transport - by opening this topic you will find translations of words and phrases that can be used to explain to a taxi driver where you need to go, or to find out which bus route is right for you, to clarify the price of travel, to find out how to get to the station. metro, bus stop, etc.

A restaurant is a place that every tourist visits. However, the Chinese language is very different from Russian, as is the cuisine. Therefore, without knowing the translation of certain dishes, as well as their components, you will not be able to order what you want. To solve this problem, just open this topic and find the name of the dish that you like.

Hotel – when checking into a hotel you need to fill out some paperwork, choose a room that suits your taste, etc. In order to explain what you want from a hotel and to clarify the nuances of your stay, just open this section and find the appropriate phrases.

Mall - a list of common phrases that you will undoubtedly need while shopping at the mall.

Grocery supermarket - a list of words and phrases that will help you purchase the products you are interested in.

Pharmacy - if you have health problems, but everything in the pharmacy is written in Chinese, and the pharmacist himself does not understand what you need, use this topic and you will buy the medicine that you need.

Cashier - words and phrases that will help you in conversation with the cashier.

Chinese counting - translation and sound of numbers in Chinese, from zero to million.

Pronouns - pronunciation and translation of pronouns in Chinese.

Question words – frequently asked and important questions for tourists, their pronunciation and spelling.

Name of colors - here you will find translations of many colors and shades, as well as their correct pronunciation.