Nali Nali Can a native Mandarin speaker help me? I have read a few times that if someone compliments you you can say 'Nali Nali' back like 'no its no big deal' BUT my Chinese Speaking friends from Sin

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Nali Nali Can a native Mandarin speaker help me? I have read a few times that if someone compliments you you can say 'Nali Nali' back like 'no its no big deal' BUT my Chinese Speaking friends from Singapore say noone ever says this. If i were to say this to someone would it have the correct meaning? And if 'Nali Nali' is not correct, what can I say? Thankyou Very Much

Feb 12, 2014 12:42 PM

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"Nali Nali" means "Not at all" Chinese are modest ;So when they do you a favor , then you say "thank you" to them ,they usually say "Nali " "Nali" . .

February 15, 2014

It is perfect. It can be expressed as other ways too depending on the context.

February 12, 2014

ahhh! i understand now^^ I hope i get complimented to use it haha

February 12, 2014

just say thank you very much!u r sweet!lol r u an english native speaker???? ur problem is u dont really know the meaning of "nali nali",is totally not like "no big deal"dear "u r gorgeous!i love u!"in china ,u can reply "nali nali".and even in chinlish,no one ever reply "is no big deal"

February 12, 2014

It is correct .In China , if someone compliments you,you can say nail nail 哪里哪里， it shows that you are a modest and polite person. May be in US somebody compliments you ,you will say "Thank you."

February 12, 2014

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