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Open Class Chinese - Daily Mandarin-
Have You Eaten?
At round mealtime, when Chinese people meet, it is common to greet each other by saying, “ 你 吃 了吗 (nǐ chī le ma)? “ (Have you eaten yet?), or the " 你 nǐ ", or "you" is omitted for simplicity in everyday usage. You need to be familiar to use ” 吃 了 吗? chī le ma ?" as it is most often used between friends, co-workers and neighbors at mealtime. Let us talk about how to use and respond to it as follows.
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小 王 ， 你 去 哪 儿 了 ?
xiǎo wánɡ ， nǐ qù nǎr le ?
Where did you go, Xiao Wang?
我 去 吃 饭 了 ， 你 吃 了 吗 ?
wǒ qù chī fàn le ， nǐ chī le mɑ?
I went to lunch. Have you eaten yet?
还 没 吃 。
hái méi chī。
No, I haven't.
你 忙 什 么 呢 ? 怎 么 还 不 去 吃 饭 ?
nǐ mánɡ shén me ne ? zěn me hái bú qù chī fàn ?
What are you up to? How come you are not going to eat?
没 关 系 ， 我 还 不 饿 。 一 会 儿 再 吃 。
méi ɡuān xi ， wǒ hái bú è 。 yí huìr zài chī 。
It doesn't matter. I'm not hungry yet. I’ll eat later.
你 的 工 作 做 完 了 吗 ?
nǐ de ɡōnɡ zuò zuò wán le mɑ ?
Have you finished your work?
还 没 做 完 。
hái méi zuò wán 。
I haven’t done yet.
好，那 我 们 一 会 儿 见 ！
hǎo ， nà wǒ men yí huìr jiàn !
Ok, see you later then!
一 会 儿 见 !
yí huìr jiàn !
See you later!
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Vocabulary to know
还 [ hái ] (adv)
Still, yet
他 还 没 有 起 床。
tā hái méi yǒu qǐ chuánɡ。
He hasn't got up yet.
没 (没有) [ méi (méi yǒu) ] (adv)
Not, did not, there is not
教 室 里 没 有（没）人。
jiào shì lǐ méi yǒu （méi） rén。
There is no one in the classroom..
什么 [ shén me ] (pron)
What
那 是 什 么 ?
nà shì shén me ?
What’s that?
怎么 [ zěn me ] (pron)
How (indicating nature, condition or manner)
怎 么 打 开 这 个 盒 子 ?
zěn me dǎ kāi zhè ɡe hé zi ?
How do I open this box?
没关系 [ méi ɡuān xi ]
That is okay, it doesn’t matter