你叫什么名字 Asking Someone's Name in Chinese

我wǒ在zài学校xuéxiào认识rènshi了le一个yí gè同学tóngxué。

At school I got to know a classmate.

他tā问wèn我wǒ：“你nǐ叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi？”

He asks me: "What's your name?"

我wǒ说shuō：“我wǒ叫jiào王小明Wáng Xiǎomíng，你nǐ呢ne？”

I say: "My name is Wang Xiaoming. And you?"

他tā说shuō：“我wǒ叫jiào李明Lǐ Míng。”

He says: "My name is Li Ming."

他tā二十èrshí岁suì，是shì中国人Zhōngguórén。

He is twenty years old and is Chinese.

我们wǒmen现在xiànzài是shì好hǎo朋友péngyou。

We are good friends now.

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Key words 生词

认识rènshito get to know

同学tóngxuéclassmate

问wènto ask

名字míngziname

岁suìyears old

朋友péngyoufriend

你呢?

呢 bounces the same question back to the other person: 'and you?'

我叫王小明,你呢?

叫 + name

Use 叫 to give your name: 我叫 + name.

我叫李明。

1. 我在哪儿认识他?

2. 他叫什么名字?

3. 他多少岁?