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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 15 MIN

S2E1 The First Thing You Say in Mandarin👋🏻 (It’s Not Always 你好) —Essential Mandarin Lesson 1

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🎓 Learn Mandarin with Me — 1-on-1 on Preply!💸 Get 30% OFF your first class🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/?pref=NjkzNjk1Mw==&id=1753189602.091521&ep=⁠📋 Check out my full profile: or search name Xinyue.Z🔗 ⁠https://preply.com/en/tutor/2970664This episode is part of the Essential Mandarin series on Little Mandarin Season 2, designed to take you from complete beginner to real-life everyday Mandarin.In Lesson 1, we’re starting with a simple but important question: is the first thing you say in Mandarin always 你好?Not exactly.In this episode, you’ll learn 你好, 您好, 你吃了吗, 去哪儿啊, and 最近怎么样, and discover why greetings in Mandarin are often more situational, relational, and culturally rich than many beginners expect.

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