{"id":21,"date":"2025-11-09T23:53:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T06:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2025-12-04T17:01:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T00:01:11","slug":"section-2-greetings-rapport","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/section-2-greetings-rapport\/","title":{"rendered":"Section 2: Daily communication"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"max-width: 980px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: -apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Segoe UI,Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif; color: #0f172a;\">\n<div style=\"display: flex; align-items: center; margin: 0 0 12px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 24px;\">Day-to-day conversation <\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto; color: #6b7280;\">8 WORDS<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- ===== CARD 1 ===== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:14px; margin:12px 0; position:relative;\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px 56px 12px 16px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;\">\n<div style=\"width:140px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;\">\n        <audio controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate\"\n               style=\"height:28px; width:120px; min-width:120px;\"\n               src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/files\/2025\/12\/Chinese-recording-s2w1.mp3\"><\/audio>\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800;\">n\u00e9ih h\u00f3u ma<br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#2563eb; font-weight:bold; display:block; margin-top:2px;\">\u4f60\u597d\u55ce<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#374151; margin-top:6px;\">How are you<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary aria-label=\"Show details\" style=\"list-style:none; cursor:pointer; outline:none; height:0; margin:0; position:relative;\">\n        <span style=\"position:absolute; top:-44px; right:14px; display:inline-block; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:6px 10px; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; user-select:none;\">+<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/summary>\n<div style=\"background:#eef5ff; border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:14px; border-radius:0 0 14px 14px;\">\n<div><strong>Phrase:<\/strong> \u4f60\u597d\u55ce \u2014 n\u00e9ih h\u00f3u ma<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#334155;\">Use as a basic greeting.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- ===== CARD 2 ===== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:14px; margin:12px 0; position:relative;\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px 56px 12px 16px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;\">\n<div style=\"width:140px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;\">\n        <audio controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate\"\n               style=\"height:28px; width:120px; min-width:120px;\"\n               src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/files\/2025\/12\/Chinese-recording-s2w2.mp3\"><\/audio>\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800;\">j\u00f3u s\u00e0hn<br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#2563eb; font-weight:bold; display:block; margin-top:2px;\">\u65e9\u6668<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#374151; margin-top:6px;\">good morning<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary aria-label=\"Show details\" style=\"list-style:none; cursor:pointer; outline:none; height:0; margin:0; position:relative;\">\n        <span style=\"position:absolute; top:-44px; right:14px; display:inline-block; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:6px 10px; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; user-select:none;\">+<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/summary>\n<div style=\"background:#eef5ff; border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:14px; border-radius:0 0 14px 14px;\">\n<div><strong>Phrase:<\/strong> \u65e9\u6668 \u2014 j\u00f3u s\u00e0hn<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#334155;\">Use to greet someone in the morning.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- ===== CARD 3 ===== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:14px; margin:12px 0; position:relative;\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px 56px 12px 16px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;\">\n<div style=\"width:140px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;\">\n        <audio controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate\"\n               style=\"height:28px; width:120px; min-width:120px;\"\n               src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/files\/2025\/12\/Chinese-recording-s2w3.mp3\"><\/audio>\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800;\">\u0144gh \u014dn<br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#2563eb; font-weight:bold; display:block; margin-top:2px;\">\u5348\u5b89<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#374151; margin-top:6px;\">good afternoon<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary aria-label=\"Show details\" style=\"list-style:none; cursor:pointer; outline:none; height:0; margin:0; position:relative;\">\n        <span style=\"position:absolute; top:-44px; right:14px; display:inline-block; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:6px 10px; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; user-select:none;\">+<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/summary>\n<div style=\"background:#eef5ff; border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:14px; border-radius:0 0 14px 14px;\">\n<div><strong>Phrase:<\/strong> \u5348\u5b89 \u2014 \u0144gh \u014dn<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#334155;\">Use to greet someone in the afternoon.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- ===== CARD 4 ===== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:14px; margin:12px 0; position:relative;\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px 56px 12px 16px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;\">\n<div style=\"width:140px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;\">\n        <audio controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate\"\n               style=\"height:28px; width:120px; min-width:120px;\"\n               src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/files\/2025\/12\/Chinese-recording-s2w4.mp3\"><\/audio>\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800;\">m\u00e1ahn \u014dn<br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#2563eb; font-weight:bold; display:block; margin-top:2px;\">\u665a\u5b89<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#374151; margin-top:6px;\">good night<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary aria-label=\"Show details\" style=\"list-style:none; cursor:pointer; outline:none; height:0; margin:0; position:relative;\">\n        <span style=\"position:absolute; top:-44px; right:14px; display:inline-block; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:6px 10px; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; user-select:none;\">+<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/summary>\n<div style=\"background:#eef5ff; border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:14px; border-radius:0 0 14px 14px;\">\n<div><strong>Phrase:<\/strong> \u665a\u5b89 \u2014 m\u00e1ahn \u014dn<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#334155;\">Use when saying good night or ending the day.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- ===== CARD 5 ===== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:14px; margin:12px 0; position:relative;\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px 56px 12px 16px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;\">\n<div style=\"width:140px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;\">\n        <audio controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate\"\n               style=\"height:28px; width:120px; min-width:120px;\"\n               src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/files\/2025\/12\/Chinese-recording-s2w5.mp3\"><\/audio>\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800;\">j\u00f3u t\u00e1u<br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#2563eb; font-weight:bold; display:block; margin-top:2px;\">\u65e9\u551e<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#374151; margin-top:6px;\">rest early<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary aria-label=\"Show details\" style=\"list-style:none; cursor:pointer; outline:none; height:0; margin:0; position:relative;\">\n        <span style=\"position:absolute; top:-44px; right:14px; display:inline-block; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:6px 10px; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; user-select:none;\">+<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/summary>\n<div style=\"background:#eef5ff; border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:14px; border-radius:0 0 14px 14px;\">\n<div><strong>Phrase:<\/strong> \u65e9\u551e \u2014 j\u00f3u t\u00e1u<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#334155;\">Use when saying good night or ending the day, similar to \u665a\u5b89 but more specific. It&#8217;s used when someone is going to sleep or lie down soon to rest. <\/p>\n<p>Note: \u65e9\u551e is more commonly used compared to \u665a\u5b89.  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- ===== CARD 6 ===== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:14px; margin:12px 0; position:relative;\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px 56px 12px 16px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;\">\n<div style=\"width:140px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;\">\n        <audio controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate\"\n               style=\"height:28px; width:120px; min-width:120px;\"\n               src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/files\/2025\/12\/Chinese-recording-s2w6.mp3\"><\/audio>\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800;\">g\u0101m yaht j\u012bng s\u00e0hn y\u00e1uh m\u00f3uh h\u00f3u d\u012b a?<br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#2563eb; font-weight:bold; display:block; margin-top:2px;\">\u4eca\u65e5\u7cbe\u795e\u6709\u5187\u597d\u5572\u5440?<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#374151; margin-top:6px;\">Do you feel better today?<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary aria-label=\"Show details\" style=\"list-style:none; cursor:pointer; outline:none; height:0; margin:0; position:relative;\">\n        <span style=\"position:absolute; top:-44px; right:14px; display:inline-block; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:6px 10px; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; user-select:none;\">+<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/summary>\n<div style=\"background:#eef5ff; border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:14px; border-radius:0 0 14px 14px;\">\n<div><strong>Phrase:<\/strong> \u4eca\u65e5\u7cbe\u795e\u6709\u5187\u597d\u5572\u5440? \u2014 g\u0101m yaht j\u012bng s\u00e0hn y\u00e1uh m\u00f3uh h\u00f3u d\u012b a?<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#334155;\">Use to ask if their energy or overall condition has improved compared to before.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- ===== CARD 7 ===== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:14px; margin:12px 0; position:relative;\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px 56px 12px 16px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;\">\n<div style=\"width:140px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;\">\n        <audio controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate\"\n               style=\"height:28px; width:120px; min-width:120px;\"\n               src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/files\/2025\/12\/Chinese-recording-s2w7.mp3\"><\/audio>\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800;\">s\u0101n t\u00e1i d\u00edm a?<br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#2563eb; font-weight:bold; display:block; margin-top:2px;\">\u8eab\u9ad4\u9ede\u5440?<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#374151; margin-top:6px;\">How\u2019s your health?<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary aria-label=\"Show details\" style=\"list-style:none; cursor:pointer; outline:none; height:0; margin:0; position:relative;\">\n        <span style=\"position:absolute; top:-44px; right:14px; display:inline-block; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:6px 10px; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; user-select:none;\">+<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/summary>\n<div style=\"background:#eef5ff; border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:14px; border-radius:0 0 14px 14px;\">\n<div><strong>Phrase:<\/strong> \u8eab\u9ad4\u9ede\u5440? \u2014 s\u0101n t\u00e1i d\u00edm a?<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#334155;\">Use to ask specifically about their body or health condition.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n<p>  <!-- ===== CARD 8 ===== --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#fff; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; border-radius:14px; margin:12px 0; position:relative;\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px 56px 12px 16px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:12px;\">\n<div style=\"width:140px; display:flex; align-items:center; gap:8px;\">\n        <audio controls preload=\"none\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate\"\n               style=\"height:28px; width:120px; min-width:120px;\"\n               src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/files\/2025\/12\/Chinese-recording-s2w8.mp3\"><\/audio>\n      <\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 auto; min-width:0;\">\n<div style=\"font-weight:800;\">y\u00e1uh m\u00f3uh b\u012bn douh m\u0300h sy\u016b fuhk a, y\u00e1uh ge w\u00e1h h\u00f3 y\u00edh t\u00f9hng ng\u00f3h g\u00f3ng<br \/>\n          <span style=\"color:#2563eb; font-weight:bold; display:block; margin-top:2px;\">\u6709\u5187\u908a\u5ea6\u5514\u8212\u670d\u5440, \u6709\u5605\u8a71\u53ef\u4ee5\u540c\u6211\u8b1b?<\/span>\n        <\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#374151; margin-top:6px;\">Is there any discomfort anywhere? If so, can you tell me?<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<details>\n<summary aria-label=\"Show details\" style=\"list-style:none; cursor:pointer; outline:none; height:0; margin:0; position:relative;\">\n        <span style=\"position:absolute; top:-44px; right:14px; display:inline-block; border:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:6px 10px; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; user-select:none;\">+<\/span><br \/>\n      <\/summary>\n<div style=\"background:#eef5ff; border-top:1px solid #e5e7eb; padding:14px; border-radius:0 0 14px 14px;\">\n<div><strong>Phrase:<\/strong> \u6709\u5187\u908a\u5ea6\u5514\u8212\u670d\u5440, \u6709\u5605\u8a71\u53ef\u4ee5\u540c\u6211\u8b1b? \u2014 y\u00e1uh m\u00f3uh b\u012bn douh m\u0300h sy\u016b fuhk a, y\u00e1uh ge w\u00e1h h\u00f3 y\u00edh t\u00f9hng ng\u00f3h g\u00f3ng<\/div>\n<div style=\"color:#334155;\">Use to ask the patient to point out any area of discomfort and to encourage them to share it with you.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/details><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day-to-day conversation 8 WORDS n\u00e9ih h\u00f3u ma \u4f60\u597d\u55ce How are you + Phrase: \u4f60\u597d\u55ce \u2014 n\u00e9ih h\u00f3u ma Use as a basic greeting. j\u00f3u s\u00e0hn \u65e9\u6668 good morning + Phrase: \u65e9\u6668 \u2014 j\u00f3u s\u00e0hn Use to greet someone in the morning. \u0144gh \u014dn \u5348\u5b89 good afternoon + Phrase: \u5348\u5b89 \u2014 \u0144gh \u014dn Use to greet someone in the afternoon. m\u00e1ahn \u014dn \u665a\u5b89 good night + Phrase: \u665a\u5b89 \u2014 m\u00e1ahn \u014dn Use when saying good night or ending the day. j\u00f3u t\u00e1u \u65e9\u551e rest early + Phrase: \u65e9\u551e \u2014 j\u00f3u t\u00e1u Use when saying good night or ending the day, similar&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/section-2-greetings-rapport\/\">Continue Reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Section 2: Daily communication<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":106635,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-21","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106635"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":365,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/21\/revisions\/365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/caretakerdictionaryincantonese\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}