You’ve learnt how to pronounce Chinese Pinyin from the previous free Chinese lessons. In this lesson, I will teach you some useful daily-talking phrases. That is how to introduce yourself in Chinese with audios. Introducing yourself or your friends is very common in your life, maybe on class, at work, even hanging out. Sometimes, you will feel embarrassed when you don’t know how to introduce yourself or friends. And for Chinese beginners, it will make you so much confident in Chinese learning if you know how to introduce properly.
Firstly, let’s go over some Chinese words that we will use in this lesson.
| Chinese characters with Pinyin | Means |
|---|---|
| 你 [nǐ] | you (singular) |
| 我 [wǒ] | I or me |
| 他/她/它 [tā] | he / she / it |
| 我们 [wǒ men] | we |
| 你们 [nǐ men] | you (plural) |
| 他/她/它 们 [tā men] | they |
| 爸爸 [ bà ba ] | father |
| 妈妈[ mā ma ] | mother |
| 哥哥[ gē ge ] | elder brother |
| 弟弟[ dì di ] | younger brother |
| 姐姐[ jiě jie ] | elder sister |
| 妹妹[ mèi mei ] | younger sister |
Here‘s the basic Chinese grammar:
Grammar 1: Personal pronoun + 们= Personal pronoun (plural)
Grammar 2: Pronoun+的 = Possessive Pronouns
| Chinese characters with Pinyin | Means |
|---|---|
| 你 [nǐ ] | you |
| 你的 [nǐ de] | yours |
| 我 [wǒ ] | I or me |
| 我的 [wǒ de] | my or mine |
| 我们 的[wǒ men de] | our |
| 你们 的[nǐ men de] | your |
| 妈妈 [ mā ma ] | mother |
| 妈妈 的[ mā ma de] | mother‘s |
| 哥哥[ gē ge ] | elder brother |
| 哥哥的 [ gē ge de] | elder brother‘s |
Now, let’s start to learn some new words, so that we can introduce yourself or your friends with a better understanding.
| Chinese characters with Pinyin | Means | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| 是[shì] | is/am/are | |
| 叫[jiào] | to call, to be called | |
| 名字[míng zi] | name |
Pattern 1 : 我是 + name
This is the most used way to introduce yourself in China. “我是”=”I am”.
Pattern 2 : 我叫 + name
This is the HSK test used pattern. In HSK, prefer to use 叫 to 是. So if you need HSK test then you should practice this pattern more. It doesn’t means this is the standard way to introduce yourself. Those are all you need to learn. “我叫”= “I called”
Pattern 3 : 我的名字叫 + name
This pattern is more standard and formal. 我的名字叫=my name is
Pattern 4 : 我的名字是 + name
Same as before, “我的名字是”=”my name is”. In terms of grammar, this is the last two are more standard. But the previous two is what we most used in our life.
So now you must know how to say “his name is ” and “my mother’s name is” , right? Just use one of these patterns.
Ok, let’s call it a day. Don’t forget to practice them, practice them with audios. If you have any questions or suggestions, please add me on WeChat or comment below.
