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What's Your Name?

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ID: 0002 Newbie
Yes, it’s easy to point at yourself, say your own name, then point at their chest and make a questioning grunt, but wouldn’t it be great if you could ask for your new friends name in Chinese, and even tell them yours? In today’s podcast lesson, hosts Jenny and Ken teach you a few simple sentences to help you exchange names in Mandarin Chinese.
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
jiào to be called
什么 shénme what
名字 míngzi name
你好 nǐhǎo Hello
你好。
nǐhǎo 。
Hello.
你好,你叫什么名字?
nǐhǎo ,nǐ jiào shénme míngzi ?
Hello. What's your name?
我叫王平。你呢?
wǒ jiào Wáng Píng 。Nǐ ne ?
My name is Wang Ping. How about you?
我叫李丽。
wǒ jiào Lǐ Lì 。
My name is Li Li.
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