Long time no see?

[Nick363]

Hello,all,

this is my first thread,recently i have a question, does a native speaker say "long time no see" when they haven't seen each other for a long time.
Thank you for all the answers in advance.

regards

Sarah

[Alan]

Hi,

This is a shortened form used in conversation that means: I haven't seen you for a long time.

Alan
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[Nick363]

Thank you very much :-)

[Torsten]

Hi Sarah, you might also want to read this: How informal is 'Long time no see'?

TOEIC listening, question-response: Shouldn't we check in with the receptionist?

[Nick363]

Many people said that maybe "long time no see" is translated from the chinese phrase.Although I'm a chinese,it's very strange,when I heard it at the first time.....