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• 你好

  Mandarin

  Nǐ hǎo

  Hello

  General greeting; add 吗 for questions.

• 谢谢

  Mandarin

  Xièxie

  Thank you

  Family may prefer 谢谢妈妈/爸爸 with name.

• 再见

  Mandarin

  Zàijiàn

  Goodbye

• 吃饭吧

  Mandarin

  Chī fàn ba

  Let's eat

  饭 means rice/meal broadly.

• 慢慢吃

  Mandarin

  Màn man chī

  Eat slowly / take your time

• 还要吗？

  Mandarin

  Hái yào ma?

  Do you want more?

• 睡觉

  Mandarin

  Shuì jiào

  Sleep / go to sleep

• 晚安

  Mandarin

  Wǎn'ān

  Good night

• 学校

  Mandarin

  Xuéxiào

  School

• 读书

  Mandarin

  Dú shū

  Study / read

  Often used for homework time.

• 爷爷

  Mandarin

  Yéye

  Paternal grandfather

• 外婆

  Mandarin

  Wàipó

  Maternal grandmother

• 没关系

  Mandarin

  Méi guānxi

  It's okay / no problem

• 真棒

  Mandarin

  Zhēn bàng

  Great job / awesome

• 你好

  Cantonese

  Neih hóu

  Hello

• 多謝

  Cantonese

  Dō jeh

  Thank you

  唔該 (m̀h'gōi) when someone serves you.

• 食飯

  Cantonese

  Sihk faahn

  Eat / mealtime

  Common call to the table.

• 慢慢食

  Cantonese

  Maahn maahn sihk

  Eat slowly

• 瞓覺

  Cantonese

  Fan gaau

  Go to sleep

• 早抖

  Cantonese

  Jóu táu

  Good night (rest well)

• 返學

  Cantonese

  Faan hok

  Go to school

• 阿爺

  Cantonese

  Aa yeh

  Grandfather (colloquial)

• 阿嫲

  Cantonese

  Aa maa

  Grandmother (colloquial)

• 冇事

  Cantonese

  Móh sih

  It's fine / no big deal

• 안녕하세요

  Korean

  Annyeonghaseyo

  Hello (polite)

• 감사합니다

  Korean

  Gamsahamnida

  Thank you (formal)

• 안녕

  Korean

  Annyeong

  Hi / bye (informal, close family)

• 밥 먹자

  Korean

  Bap meokja

  Let's eat

• 맛있게 먹어

  Korean

  Masitge meogeo

  Eat well / enjoy

• 자자

  Korean

  Jaja

  Let's sleep (to child)

• 잘 자

  Korean

  Jal ja

  Sleep well

• 학교

  Korean

  Hakgyo

  School

• 공부하자

  Korean

  Gongbuhaja

  Let's study

• 할아버지

  Korean

  Harabeoji

  Grandfather

• 할머니

  Korean

  Halmeoni

  Grandmother

• 괜찮아

  Korean

  Gwaenchana

  It's okay

• 잘했어

  Korean

  Jalhaesseo

  You did well

• おはよう

  Japanese

  Ohayō

  Good morning (informal)

• こんにちは

  Japanese

  Konnichiwa

  Hello / good afternoon

• ありがとう

  Japanese

  Arigatō

  Thank you

• いただきます

  Japanese

  Itadakimasu

  Said before eating

  Teaches gratitude before meals.

• ごちそうさまでした

  Japanese

  Gochisōsama deshita

  Thanks for the meal (after eating)

• おやすみ

  Japanese

  Oyasumi

  Good night (casual)

• 学校

  Japanese

  Gakkō

  School

• おじいちゃん

  Japanese

  Ojīchan

  Grandpa (affectionate)

• おばあちゃん

  Japanese

  Obāchan

  Grandma (affectionate)

• 大丈夫

  Japanese

  Daijōbu

  You're okay / it's all right

• Kumusta

  Tagalog

  Kumusta

  Hello / how are you

• Salamat

  Tagalog

  Salamat

  Thank you

• Paalam

  Tagalog

  Paalam

  Goodbye

• Kain na

  Tagalog

  Kain na

  Let's eat now

• Busog ka na?

  Tagalog

  Busog ka na?

  Are you full?

• Matulog ka na

  Tagalog

  Matulog ka na

  Go to sleep now

• Good night

  Tagalog

  Good night

  Good night

  Often used as-is in bilingual homes.

• Eskwela

  Tagalog

  Eskwela

  School

• Lolo

  Tagalog

  Lolo

  Grandfather

• Lola

  Tagalog

  Lola

  Grandmother

• Okay lang

  Tagalog

  Okay lang

  It's okay

• Ang galing

  Tagalog

  Ang galing

  So good / great job

• Xin chào

  Vietnamese

  Sin chào

  Hello

  Tone matters; practice with audio.

• Cảm ơn

  Vietnamese

  Gam uhn

  Thank you

  Add ạ with elders.

• Ăn cơm đi

  Vietnamese

  An kuhm di

  Come eat (rice/meal)

• Ngon quá

  Vietnamese

  Ngawn kwah

  So delicious

• Đi ngủ đi

  Vietnamese

  Di ngoo di

  Go to sleep

• Ngủ ngon

  Vietnamese

  Ngoo ngawn

  Sleep well

• Đi học

  Vietnamese

  Di hok

  Go to school

• Ông

  Vietnamese

  Ong

  Grandfather / elder male

  Family may use specific side terms.

• Bà

  Vietnamese

  Bah

  Grandmother / elder female

• Không sao đâu

  Vietnamese

  Khong sao dau

  It's okay / no worries

• नमस्ते

  Hindi

  Namaste

  Hello / greeting with respect

• धन्यवाद

  Hindi

  Dhanyavād

  Thank you

• अलविदा

  Hindi

  Alvidā

  Goodbye

• खाना खाओ

  Hindi

  Khānā khāo

  Eat your food

• पानी पियो

  Hindi

  Pānī piyo

  Drink water

• सो जाओ

  Hindi

  So jāo

  Go to sleep

• शुभ रात्रि

  Hindi

  Shubh rātri

  Good night

• स्कूल

  Hindi

  Skūl

  School

  English loanword common with kids.

• पढ़ाई करो

  Hindi

  Paṛhāī karo

  Do your studies

• दादा

  Hindi

  Dādā

  Paternal grandfather

• नानी

  Hindi

  Nānī

  Maternal grandmother

• कोई बात नहीं

  Hindi

  Koī bāt nahīn

  No problem / it's fine

• बहुत अच्छा

  Hindi

  Bahut acchā

  Very good / well done