<p>“Say hi to someone” in Chinese is just a simple <code>打招呼</code> (unless you mean "please say hi to so-and-so for me - then it's 问好).</p>

<p>so what you want to say here is: <code>我跟老板打了个招呼....</code></p>

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2014-08-21T15:33:16.490Z
2014-08-21T15:33:16.490Z
Mou某
<p>I think it should be say " 我只是去那个店里和老板打了个招呼".</p>

<p>say "只是" to point the mean of 「just quickly say "hi" and then leave」</p>

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2014-08-22T05:32:36.743Z
2014-08-22T05:32:36.743Z
xiaoniumumu
<p>So, I've been trying to figure out what is the best way to describe the sentence "I went to the store to say hi to the owner". (Imagine in this context I haven't seen him for a certain amount of time, so I'd like to go in and just quickly say "hi" and then leave)<br>
Do people say  “跟他说你好？” 
比如 “我最后决定去跟那个老板说你好。”</p>

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2014-08-21T15:42:59.683Z
I'm sorry but what does **the story** mean here? I know it doesn't affect my answer below - but I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out what it means and I can only guess that it's an iDevice autocorrect...
Mou某
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2014-08-22T02:37:07.027Z
@user3306356 I think it's meant to be "I went to the store" :)
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How to say "Say hi to someone" as a description?
# How to say "Say hi to someone" as a description?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-08-21)

So, I've been trying to figure out what is the best way to describe the sentence "I went to the store to say hi to the owner". (Imagine in this context I haven't seen him for a certain amount of time, so I'd like to go in and just quickly say "hi" and then leave)  
Do people say “跟他说你好？”
比如 “我最后决定去跟那个老板说你好。”

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I'm sorry but what does **the story** mean here? I know it doesn't affect my answer below - but I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out what it means and I can only guess that it's an iDevice autocorrect...  
> **username_2**: @user3306356 I think it's meant to be "I went to the store" :)  

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### Answer by username_3 on 2014-08-22. Score: 5 | Accepted answer

I think it should be say " 我只是去那个店里和老板打了个招呼".

say "只是" to point the mean of 「just quickly say "hi" and then leave」


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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-08-21. Score: 5

“Say hi to someone” in Chinese is just a simple `打招呼` (unless you mean "please say hi to so-and-so for me - then it's 问好).

so what you want to say here is: `我跟老板打了个招呼....`


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