Lie hør!
Lie hør! (你†好; lit. "you good"; hello)
How do I say this?
- Lee (high tone, #1) + huh (shouting out tone, #2)
- Note: this is a straightforward colloquial greeting.
| MTL | MTLN | POJ | similar to | written tone | English |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| lie | li2 | lí | lee | shouting out tone (#2) | you |
| hør | hø2 | hó | huh | shouting out tone (#2) | good |
In this sentence, lie 🔊 in writing is converted to ly 🔊 (high tone, #1) in speech due to tone sandhi.
Variants
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- Are you okay?
- Lirn hør! 🔊
- Hello you (plural)!