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HSK1·Lesson 2

My name is Li Wen

我叫李文

Be able to understand others' self-introductions and introduce oneself using a Chinese name. | Be able to understand and use expressions of apology, including saying duibuqi to apologize and responding with mei guanxi. | Master the basic word order in Chinese. | Understand the structure of Chinese names.

Text 1

在教室里,王一飞在认识学生。

zài jiào shì lǐ , wáng yì fēi zài rèn shi xué shēng 。

Wang Yifei was getting to know the students in the classroom.

王一飞 (Wang Yifei)请问,你叫什么名字?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)我叫陈天中。

Text 2

在校园里,陈天中和白家月打招呼时认错了人。

zài xiào yuán lǐ , chén tiān zhōng hé bái jiā yuè dǎ zhāo hū shí rèn cuò le rén 。

On campus, Chen Tianzhong greeted Bai Jiayue but mistook her for someone else.

陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)你好,安妮!
白家月 (Bai Jiayue)你好,陈天中!我不是安妮,我是白家月。
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)对不起!
白家月 (Bai Jiayue)没关系!

Text 3

在校园里,李文和白家月第一次相遇。

zài xiào yuán lǐ , lǐ wén hé bái jiā yuè dì yī cì xiāng yù 。

Li Wen and Bai Jiayue met for the first time on campus.

李文 (Li Wen)你好!我叫李文。
白家月 (Bai Jiayue)你好!我叫白家月。
李文 (Li Wen)很高兴认识你。
白家月 (Bai Jiayue)认识你我也很高兴。
HanziPinyinEnglish
请问qǐng wènexcuse me; may I ask
你nǐ(singular) you
叫jiàobe called as
什么shén mewhat
名字míng zìname
我wǒI; me
不bùnot; no
是shìbe
对不起

七加一,再减一,加完减完等于几?加完减完还是七。

qī jiā yī , zài jiǎn yī , jiā wán jiǎn wán děng yú jǐ ? jiā wán jiǎn wán hái shì qī 。

duì bù qǐ
sorry
没关系méi guān xìthat's all right; never mind
没事méi shìit doesn't matter
很hěnvery
高兴gāo xìngglad; happy
认识rèn shíknow; become acquainted with
也yěalso; too

Basic Word Order in Chinese

The basic word order in Chinese is: Subject + Predicate + Object. For example: wo (Subject) jiao (Predicate) Chen Tianzhong (Object).

  • 你叫什么名字? (Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?)

    What's your name?

  • 我叫白家月。 (Wǒ jiào Bái Jiāyuè.)

    My name is Bai Jiayue.

  • 我是学生。 (Wǒ shì xuésheng.)

    I am a student.