{
    "version": "https://jsonfeed.org/version/1",
    "title": "Chinese Ninja",
    "description": "",
    "home_page_url": "https://chineseninja.app",
    "feed_url": "https://chineseninja.app/feed.json",
    "user_comment": "",
    "author": {
        "name": "Ian"
    },
    "items": [
        {
            "id": "https://chineseninja.app/your-first-conversation-in-chinese/",
            "url": "https://chineseninja.app/your-first-conversation-in-chinese/",
            "title": "Your First Conversation in Chinese",
            "summary": "Learn the greetings and polite phrases you’ll use every day. One of the best ways to begin learning Mandarin is by mastering a handful of everyday expressions. With only a few HSK 1 words, you can greet someone, ask how they are, introduce yourself and…",
            "content_html": "\n  <p>\n    <b>Learn the greetings and polite phrases you’ll use every day.</b>\n  </p>\n\n    <h4 id=\"introduction\">\n      Introduction\n    </h4>\n\n  <p>\n    One of the best ways to begin learning Mandarin is by mastering a handful of everyday expressions. With only a few HSK 1 words, you can greet someone, ask how they are, introduce yourself and say goodbye.\n  </p>\n\n    <h4 id=\"conversation\">\n      Conversation\n    </h4>\n\n  <p>\n    Person A: 你好！(Nǐ hǎo!)\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person B: 你好！(Nǐ hǎo!)\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person A: 你好吗？(Nǐ hǎo ma?)\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person B: 我很好，谢谢。你呢？(Wǒ hěn hǎo, xièxie. Nǐ ne?)\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person A: 我也很好。(Wǒ yě hěn hǎo.)\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person B: 再见！(Zàijiàn!)\n  </p>\n\n    <h4 id=\"translation\">\n      Translation\n    </h4>\n\n  <p>\n    Person A: Hi!\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person B: Hi!\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person A: How are you?\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person B: I’m very well, thank you. And you?\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person A: I’m well too.\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Person B: Goodbye!\n  </p>\n\n    <h4 id=\"vocabulary-spotlight\">\n      Vocabulary Spotlight\n    </h4>\n<div><div class=\"vocabulary-table\">\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n        <th>Chinese</th>\n        <th>Pinyin</th>\n        <th>English</th>\n        <th>Audio</th>\n      </tr>\n    </thead>\n    <tbody>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>你好</strong></td>\n        <td>nǐ hǎo</td>\n        <td>Hello</td>\n        <td>\n          <div class=\"audio-buttons\">\n            <button\n                class=\"audio-btn\"\n                onclick=\"playAudio('https://audio.chineseninja.app/articles/your-first-conversation-in-chinese/你好_normal.m4a')\"\n                aria-label=\"Play normal pronunciation\">\n                🔊 Normal\n            </button>\n\n            <button\n                class=\"audio-btn slow\"\n                onclick=\"playAudio('https://audio.chineseninja.app/articles/your-first-conversation-in-chinese/你好_slow.m4a')\"\n                aria-label=\"Play slow pronunciation\">\n                🐢 Slow\n            </button>\n        </div>\n        </td>\n      </tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>你</strong></td>\n        <td>nǐ</td>\n        <td>you</td>\n        <td>\n          <button class=\"audio-button\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">\n            🔊\n          </button>\n        </td>\n      </tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>我</strong></td>\n        <td>wǒ</td>\n        <td>I, me</td>\n        <td>\n          <button class=\"audio-button\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">\n            🔊\n          </button>\n        </td>\n      </tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>很</strong></td>\n        <td>hěn</td>\n        <td>very</td>\n        <td>\n          <button class=\"audio-button\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">\n            🔊\n          </button>\n        </td>\n      </tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>好</strong></td>\n        <td>hǎo</td>\n        <td>good; well</td>\n        <td>\n          <button class=\"audio-button\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">\n            🔊\n          </button>\n        </td>\n      </tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>谢谢</strong></td>\n        <td>xièxie</td>\n        <td>thank you</td>\n        <td>\n          <button class=\"audio-button\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">\n            🔊\n          </button>\n        </td>\n      </tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>也</strong></td>\n        <td>yě</td>\n        <td>also</td>\n        <td>\n          <button class=\"audio-button\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">\n            🔊\n          </button>\n        </td>\n      </tr>\n      <tr>\n        <td><strong>再见</strong></td>\n        <td>zàijiàn</td>\n        <td>goodbye</td>\n        <td>\n          <button class=\"audio-button\" aria-label=\"Play pronunciation\">\n            🔊\n          </button>\n        </td>\n      </tr>\n    </tbody>\n  </table>\n</div></div>\n\n    <h4 id=\"grammar-tip\">\n      Grammar Tip\n    </h4>\n\n  <p>\n    Notice that Chinese doesn’t use “am” or “are” here.<br><br>Instead of saying:\n  </p>\n\n  <p class=\"msg msg--highlight\">\n    <b>I am very good.</b>\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    Chinese simply says:\n  </p>\n\n  <p class=\"msg msg--highlight\">\n    <b>我很好。</b>\n  </p>\n\n  <p>\n    literally\n  </p>\n\n  <p class=\"msg msg--highlight\">\n    <b>I very good.</b>\n  </p>\n\n    <h4 id=\"try-it-yourself\">\n      Try it yourself\n    </h4>\n\n  <p>\n    Can you answer these?\n  </p>\n\n  <ul>\n    <li>How would you say “Hello”?</li><li>How would you say “I’m very well”?</li><li>How would you thank someone?</li>\n  </ul>",
            "image": "https://chineseninja.app/media/posts/1/Your-First-Conversation-in-Chinese.png",
            "author": {
                "name": "Ian"
            },
            "tags": [
                   "Social Interactions",
                   "HSK 1"
            ],
            "date_published": "2026-02-27T22:08:58+11:00",
            "date_modified": "2026-06-27T20:37:45+10:00"
        }
    ]
}