NEWS TOPIC: China China prepares to greet Olymipics' visitors with a warm "Hello"
New Delhi, July 18 (ANI): With sports lovers thronging China for next month's Beijing Olympics, the Chinese are gearing up to welcome them in English.
So it shouldn't come as a surprise to any of the visitors, if some local greets him or her with "Hello" instead of saying "Ne Hao". The next word would be "Welcome to China".
Many children, somehow, are learning commonly used English words from their class teachers or from those visiting their native place.
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