Greetings in Putonghua
1. How do you do? 你好！ Nǐhǎo！
2. May I know your name (honorable surname)? 您贵姓？ Nín guìxìng？
My surname is… 我姓… Wǒ xìng...
3. Good morning. (你) 早。 (Nǐ)Zǎo.
4. Good afternoon. 午安。 Wǔ'ān.
5. Good-bye. 再见。 Zàijiàn.
6. How are you? 你好吗？ Nǐhǎo mɑ？
I am fine, thank you. And you? 我很好，谢谢。你呢？ Wǒ hěn hǎo，xièxie. Nǐ ne？
7. Have you eaten？ 吃了吗？ Chī le mɑ？
Yes, I have, thank you. / No, I haven’t. And you? 吃了，谢谢。／还没，你呢？ Chī le，xièxie.／Hái méi，nǐ ne？
8. Are you busy? 你忙吗？／你最近忙吗？ Nǐ máng mɑ？／Nǐ zuìjìn máng mɑ？
No. / Yes, very busy. 不忙。／很忙！ Bùmáng.／Hěn máng！
9. How have you been recently? 你最近好吗？ Nǐ zuìjìn hǎomɑ？
Not bad, and you? / So-so, and you? 不错，你呢？／马马虎虎，你呢？ Bùcuò，nǐ ne？／Mámahūhū，nǐ ne？
10. You look great! 你气色不错！ Nǐ qìsè bùcuò！
You can find more situational conversations from the following library materials:
Elementary spoken Chinese PL1125.E6 C6 1997 Short-term spoken Chinese : Threshold PL1074.8 .H34 2005 Basic Chinese course 25 lessons PL1111.C47 Questions and answers : a course of speed-up oral Chinese PL1074.8 C434 1998 Easy Chinese speak out PL1121.C5 Y52 2004 Intermediate spoken Chinese PL1125.E6 L58 1996 The standard Chinese course PL1128 .P5 1998 Elementary Chinese PL1128 .R85 2006
