Saying hello for someone else.

cjhawk7
 August 06, 2011, 04:47 AM posted in I Have a Question

How exactly can I say "He/She asked me to say hello" or "He/She says hi"? (indirect greeting)

It seems too simple, but the correct grammar has eluded me for ages. In the past I've considered using 代，替 and 为. Please help.

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calkins
 August 06, 2011, 07:06 AM

There may be other ways, but this is how I learned:

 

請 A 替 B 問 C 好

 

請你替我問他們好。

Please give my best to them.

 

我父母問你好。

My parents send their regards to you.

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cassielin
 August 06, 2011, 03:47 PM

Here are two examples for you.

他/她让我向你问好。ta1rang4wo3xiang4ni3wen4hao3.

替我问候你的爸妈。ti4wo3wen4hou4ni3de1ba4ma4.

 

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cjhawk7
 August 07, 2011, 04:46 AM

Ok, thanks. Still sounds a bit awkward when I say it though.

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humanitad-china
 September 18, 2011, 03:07 AM

In this Qingwen lesson they talk about 问好 a bit：

http://chinesepod.com/lessons/various-speech-acts-and-向-xiang

and here's a lot of examples on jukuu:

http://www.jukuu.com/show-问好-0.html

Apparently 问好ing is not as simple and casual when you say it in chinese. But I think you can still do it without being too awkward.