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How to Address Someone

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ID: 1587 Elementary
There are quite a few forms of address for people in Mandarin Chinese, and being the nice, polite student that you are, you want to use the most appropriate one when you meet someone new. In this lesson, learn how to ask what you should call someone.
Mon Jan 17 2011 | Dilu, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
认识 rènshi to know (a person)
应该 yīnggāi should
怎么 zěnme how
也 yě also
你认识那个人吗？
nǐ rènshi nà ge rén ma ？
Do you know that guy?
不认识。
bù rènshi 。
No.
那我应该怎么称呼他？
nà wǒ yīnggāi zěnme chēnghu tā ？
Then how should I address him?
这个，我也不知道。你自己问他吧。
zhè ge ，wǒ yě bù zhīdào 。nǐ zìjǐ wèn tā ba 。
Umm...I don't know. Why don't you ask him yourself?
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