How to Say “How are you?” in Mandarin

你好吗？
nǐhǎoma

How are you?

Loop it until it sticks →or hear it in a slower voice, tone by tone

Character by character

  • 你nǐyou
  • 好hǎogood
  • 吗mawhat?

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How do you say "How are you?" in Mandarin?
"How are you?" in Mandarin is 你好吗？, pronounced nǐ hǎo ma (third tone, third tone, neutral tone).
What does 你好吗？ mean literally?
你好吗？ breaks down as 你 (you) + 好 (good) + 吗 (what?).
What tones does 你好吗？ use?
你好吗？ is pronounced nǐ hǎo ma: third tone, third tone, neutral tone.