How are you?

Learn

Read each one out loud, following the pinyin. Say it a second time before you move on.

1. 你好吗？

   nǐ hǎo ma?

   How are you?

   你好 (hello) plus 吗, which turns it into a question.

2. 我很好

   wǒ hěn hǎo

   I'm well

   很 is needed here even though it means "very". 我好 on its own sounds unfinished, so 我很好 is closer to a plain "I'm fine".

3. 你呢？

   nǐ ne?

   And you?

4. 也

   yě

   also, too

   Goes before the verb or adjective. 我也很好 is "I'm well too".

5. 忙

   máng

   busy

6. 累

   lèi

   tired

Check yourself

What does each one mean? You can take the check again as often as you like.

Lesson done