How to add colleagues on WeChat in Chinese
It's your first day at a company in Beijing. A friendly colleague comes over to your desk to welcome you and asks to add you on WeChat so she can send you the team group chat and some work files. You take out your phone and scan her QR code.
How the conversation starts
王丽 (Wang Li) · colleague in your team
Add a colleague on WeChat
What you do
- Say hello and introduce yourself
- Agree to add her on WeChat
- Thank her and say goodbye
What to say
- 你好，我叫___。Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào ___.Hello, my name is ___.
- 好的，我扫你。Hǎo de, wǒ sǎo nǐ.Okay, I'll scan you.
- 加好了。Jiā hǎo le.Added (you).
- 谢谢！Xièxie!Thanks!
- 再见！Zàijiàn!Goodbye!
Add a colleague on WeChat
It's your first week at a company in Shanghai. A colleague from another team helps you set up your desk. You want to add her on WeChat so she can send you the team group chat and some documents.
What you do
- Ask to add her on WeChat
- Say you'll scan her QR code
- Thank her and say you'll message her later
What to say
- 我可以加你的微信吗？Wǒ kěyǐ jiā nǐ de Wēixìn ma?Can I add you on WeChat?
3 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
WeChat: a work group and a message sent wrong
It's your first week at a company in Shanghai. 李娜 (Li Na) from the next team is helping you settle in. She'll add you on WeChat and pull you into the project group; the group wants real names as nicknames. Later a message you meant for a friend (晚上吃火锅吗？) lands in the project group.
What you do
- Add her on WeChat and ask to join the project group
- She asks you to change your group nickname: ask how
- Your message went to the wrong group: ask how to take it back
What to say
- 你好！我们加个微信吧，你能把我拉进项目群吗？Nǐ hǎo! Wǒmen jiā ge Wēixìn ba, nǐ néng bǎ wǒ lā jìn xiàngmù qún ma?Hi! Let's add each other on WeChat. Could you pull me into the project group?
4 more sentences in this lesson, in the app.
Now say it out loud
In Kaiko, 王丽 (Wang Li) answers you out loud in Chinese, and a coach corrects you as you go.