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| Words in pinyin | Translation in English | |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 我们 | wǒ men | We |
| 你 | nǐ | You |
| 你们 | nǐ men | you, plural |
| 她、他 | tā | He/She |
| 他们 | tā men | They |
| 姓 | xìng | last name |
| 叫 | jiào | called |
| 请问 | qǐngwèn | (May I ask; wèn=ask; qǐng=Please or May I; it's usually placed before a verb and turns the action to be a polite guesture) |
| 您 | nín | (polite form of you) |
| 贵姓 | guìxìng |
(gui=honorable; xìng = last name) |
| 呢 | ne |
(inetrrogative particle) |
| 什么 | shén me | what |
| 名字 | míngzi | (name) |
| 先生 | xiānsheng | Mr. |
| 你好 | nǐhǎo (nǐ pronounced as ní. When there is two third tone side by side, the first one changed to pronounced as a second tone) |
(Hello; nǐ=you; hǎo=good; nǐ pronounced as ní. When there is two third tone side by side, the first one changed to pronounced as a second tone) |
| 小姐 | xiǎojiě (xiǎo pronounced as xiáo) |
Miss |
| 太太 | tàitai | Mrs |
| 女士 | nÛ3shì | Ms. |
| 怎么 | zěnme | How |
| 称呼 | chēnghu | (address someone as) |
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我姓
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wǒ xìng (followed by your last name) wǒ xìng |
I am last named as
I am called |
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高小姐:请问,您贵姓?
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Situational dialogue one: Slow speed: sound file |
Miss Gao: May I ask your honorable last name?
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王太太:你叫什么名字?
孩子:我叫王中 |
Situational dialogue two : Regular speed: Sound file Slow speed: sound file |
Mrs Wang says to a child: What is your name?
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高小姐:你怎么称呼?
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Situational dialogue three: Sound file: sound file |
Ms. Gao : How do I address you? |