打招呼 Greeting in Taiwanese Mandarin

第一堂中文課都會提到打招呼：
Greetings are mentioned in the first Chinese class:

台灣人打招呼
In Taiwan, when we greet we say:
1.嗨 Hāi = Hi
2.哈囉Hā luō ＝Hello
以上兩個是從英文直接音譯來中文的。
The above two are direct transliterations from English to Chinese.

3.你好Nǐ hǎo*

早上打招呼時：
When we greet in the morning, we say:

1.早Zǎo = Morning
2.早安Zǎo ān = Good Morning

曾經有學生問我，為什麼是：「早安」？
My student asks me why is "早安"?
「安」是什麼意思？
What is "安" meaning?

早安，早晨、平安
Good morning, morning, peace and safety.
平安 Peace and safety
(我個人認為還有一個意思：我希望你一整天平安)
(For my personal, I think it also means that I wish you peace and safety the whole day.)

中午：
午安Wǔ ān = Good afternoon.

晚上：
晚上就有趣了，在台灣我們「晚安」說在睡覺前
That's interesting at night when we greet, "晚安" is said before we go to bed.
所以當你在台灣晚上遇到朋友時，我們說：「嗨」，最多說：「你今天還好嗎？」
Therefore, you just say, "Hi", "Hello", or "How are you today?" when you meet your friend at night in Taiwan.

睡覺前：
Before going to bed:
晚安Wǎn'ān = Good night

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