Basic greetings: Common greetings

🇹🇼 [你好] is understood everywhere, but in Taiwan it can sound a bit textbook in casual daily life. With people you already know, locals often just say the person's name or another greeting like [早安].

🇹🇼 In Taiwan, [你好嗎？] is often more of a polite greeting than a real health check. With strangers, people may use it less often than English [How are you?], so don't expect a long answer.

💬 [叫] in [你叫什麼名字？] means "to be called," not just "to call out." You can reuse it the same way in [我叫王美玲] or [他叫什麼？].

💬 [叫] is the normal way to give your name in speech: [我叫 ^FIRST^]. You can swap in other subjects the same way, like [她叫小安].

💬 [高興] is an adjective, so [很高興認識你] does not need [是]. Also, [很] here often just makes the sentence sound complete, not strongly "very."

🇹🇼 [早安] is a normal morning greeting, but it has a slightly warmer or more deliberate feel than just a quick nod. In casual Taiwan speech, many people also say [早] with people they know.

🇹🇼 [午安] exists, but in Taiwan people use it less often than English speakers use "good afternoon." It can sound a bit formal or service-style.