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Ni Hao, Li Huan Ying download2/23/2024 So you’ve greeted your guests and won their hearts. When to use: every time you meet your guestsīody language: big smile, welcoming gestureĮxpected response: ‘nihao’s back and giggles Immediately you’ve become their favourite Aussie. For example, ‘ni hao, wo jiao David’, with a big smile on your face. If you want to go a step further, which is always appreciated, introduce yourself by saying ‘wo jiao’ ( war jow) which means ‘my name is’. If you are welcoming a group of visitors, say ‘ni men hao’ ( nee men how) which is hello to multiple people. It means “hello” (literally “you good”) so you know when / where to use it! Make sure you say it with a smile and you will most often get a smile back from your Chinese guest. You say it as ‘ nee hao’ and you often see it spelt ‘nihao’. In italics and/or brackets, we’ve included some pronunciation helpers. Here are 5 of the most useful phrases for you to know. If you work for a hotel or in tourism in Australia, learning a few phrases of Mandarin Chinese will not only help you serve your guests better, it will also ensure you stand out amongst your colleagues. ![]() These days they might even have Japanese and Korean language services. Major Chinese and Taiwanese hotels almost always have English-speaking staff to assist travellers from Western countries. This is more than double the amount from five years ago. ![]() Australian Bureau of Statistics figures show that the number of Chinese visitors to Australia rose 20.1% to 1.18 million in the 12 months ending October 31. Lucy kindly accepted my offer to write a post to help tourism operators learn some basic Mandarin – I hope you find it useful!Ĭhina is no doubt Australia’s key tourism income source. Note from Justin: In this post I’m very excited to introduce Lucy Lu, a Melbourne-based Chinese teacher.
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