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<Try again>Chinese learning: Introducing yourself
Mar 27, 2007 03:03
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When we meet someone whom you don't know, we will greet him/her at first. Then we can introduce ourselves. We can say 我的名字是张三 (Wo 3 De 1 Ming 2 Zi 4 Shi 4 Zhang 1 San 1) or more commonly 我叫张三 (Wo 3 Jiao 4 Zhang 1 San 1).
Mar 27, 2007 03:04
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我 means I, Me and 我的 means My. We can also say 你的 (Ni 3 De 1), 他的(Ta 1 De 1),她的(Ta 1 De 1), which means Yours, His and Hers. 名字 equals to Name in English and 是 equals to Is. So 我的名字是张三 means My name is Zhang San.

我叫张三 is a more common way to say My name is Zhang San. 叫 is a verb here, equals to Call. So 我叫张三 can be translated into I'm (called) Zhang San or My name is (called) Zhang San.
Mar 27, 2007 03:05
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e.g.:
Sam: 你好！
May: 你好！
Sam: 我的名字是山姆(Shan 1 Mu 3, the Chinese translation of Sam)。
May: 我叫梅(Mei 2, the Chinese translation of May)。
Mar 27, 2007 03:06
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It might be quite common that expats are asked "Where do you come from" or "What's your nationality". How to answer these questions in Chinese? Chinese may ask 你是哪国人？(Ni 3 Shi 4 Na 3 Guo 2 Ren 2) which means What's your nationality. 哪 means Which here, 国 means Country, Nationality, State, 人 means People. So literally 你是哪国人 means Which country's people are you? Then you may answer 我是英国人 (Wo 3 Shi 4 Ying 1 Guo 2 Ren 2) <means I'm British, just for example.>
Mar 27, 2007 03:07
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e.g.:
Sam: 你好！
May：你好！你是哪国人？
Sam：我是美国人(Wo 3 Shi 4 Mei 3 Guo 2 Ren 2, means I'm American)。
Mar 27, 2007 03:08
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More Countries' Names in Chinese:

加拿大(Jia 1 Na 2 Da 4), Canada
墨西哥(Mo 4 Xi 1 Ge 2), Mexico
澳大利亚(Ao 4 Da 4 Li 4 Ya 4), Australia
新西兰(Xin 1 Xi 1 Lan 2), New Zealand
新加坡(Xin 1 Jia 1 Po 1), Singapore
印度(Yin 4 Du 4), India
越南(Yue 4 Nan 2), Viet Nam
韩国(Han 2 Guo 2), South Korea
朝鲜(Chao 2 Xian 3), N. Korea
日本(Ri 4 Ben 3), Japan
俄罗斯(E 2 Luo 2 Si 1), Russia
巴基斯坦(Ba 1 Ji 1 Si 1 Tan 3), Pakistan
法国(Fa 3 Guo 2), France
意大利(Yi 4 Da 4 Li 4), Italy
德国(De 2 Guo 2), Germany
丹麦(Dan 1 Mai 4), Danmark
芬兰(Fen 1 Lan 2), Finland
...
Mar 29, 2007 09:20
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may write it in Chinese.
Bangladesh ---
Mar 29, 2007 18:44
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Sure, man! Here you are:

孟加拉国 (Bangladesh)
Mar 29, 2007 18:48
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And right now I read the new lessons! May is a very good teacher! I am not sure if it is her job in the real life, but she has to know - she is gifted!
Mar 29, 2007 19:44
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Yes, u are right. I was once a teacher. But an English teacher. LOL
Mar 29, 2007 22:24
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Sanya and May,
I can't read Chinese character, so please write in English
孟加拉国 --
Some time Chinese people speak like . mangela, right?
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