HSK1 — Day 3 — What's Your Name?

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Let's learn how to ask a new friend's name, plus polite words for when we make a mistake.

Today's Vocabulary

jiào
to be called
你叫什么名字?
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What's your name?
名字
míngzi
name
你叫什么名字?
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What's your name?
什么
shénme
what
你叫什么名字?
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What's your name?
qǐng
please
请,你叫什么名字?
Qǐng, nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
Excuse me, what is your name?
对不起
duìbuqǐ
sorry
对不起!
Duìbuqǐ!
Sorry!
没关系
méi guānxi
it's okay
没关系!
Méi guānxi!
It's okay!

Today's Grammar

Ask a name with 你叫什么名字?(What's your name?), answer with 我叫...(My name is...)

你叫什么名字?
Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
What's your name?
请,你叫什么名字?
Qǐng, nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?
Excuse me, what is your name?
对不起,我不是。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ bú shì.
Sorry, I am not.
没关系,你好吗?
Méi guānxi, nǐ hǎo ma?
It's okay, how are you?
请,他叫什么名字?
Qǐng, tā jiào shénme míngzi?
Excuse me, what is his name?