Pattern Practice: ___好 and 请 + Verb
Two patterns, many words: greet anyone with a title + 好, and ask politely with 请 + a verb.
Two patterns
Greeting: anyone or any group + 好. 你好 (nǐ hǎo), 您好 (nín hǎo), 你们好 (nǐmen hǎo) (hello, all of you), 老师好 (lǎoshī hǎo).
Polite request: 请 + verb. 请进 (qǐng jìn) (come in), 请坐 (qǐng zuò) (sit), 请喝茶 (qǐng hē chá) (have some tea).
Quick check
1. Which is a polite request?
Try it yourself
Write a sentence or two using what this lesson covered. Not graded -- just for you, saved so you can come back to it.
Pick with a tap, a number key or Space. A Chinese keyboard on your device works in the box below too.
Final review
0/11 answered across this lesson
1. Which greets a whole class?
2. Match the request to its meaning.
3. Complete (characters or pinyin).
4. Complete (characters or pinyin).
5. Complete (characters or pinyin).
6. Complete (characters or pinyin).
7. Say it in Chinese (characters or pinyin).
8. Say it in Chinese (characters or pinyin).
9. Say it in Chinese (characters or pinyin).
10. Invite a guest to sit down.
Say your answer out loud and record it, then compare it with the model.
Tip: Third tone, then a sharp fourth.