认识你很高兴
How to introduce yourself in Chinese
Name: ________________ Date: ________
明天，我第一次上中文课。老师会说：“请大家说说你是谁。”我在本子上写了几句话：
“我叫方亮。我是英国人。我今年二十岁。我是学生。我住在北京。认识你很高兴！”
我说了一次，两次，十次。晚上睡觉的时候，我还在说：“我叫方亮，我叫方亮……”
第二天，我很早就到了学校。教室里有一个女人，她坐在那儿看书。
我想：“她也是新同学吧？”我坐到她旁边，说：“你好！”
她看看我：“你好。”
我很高兴，说：“我叫方亮。我是英国人。我今年二十岁。我是学生。我住在北京。认识你很高兴！你呢？”
她笑了，没说话。
八点，同学们都来了。她站起来，走到前面，说：“大家好，我是你们的中文老师。我姓宋。”
我看看她，不知道说什么。
宋老师说：“今天，我们学怎么说‘我是谁’。谁想先说？”
我没说话。
宋老师看看我，笑了：“方亮我认识。他是英国人，今年二十岁，是学生，住在北京。我都知道了！”
同学们都笑了。我也笑了：“宋老师，认识你很高兴！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 明天 | míngtiān | tomorrow |
| 上 | shàng | up; above; on |
| 中文 | zhōngwén | Chinese (language) |
| 课 | kè | class; lesson |
| 老师 | lǎoshī | teacher |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
| 请 | qǐng | please |
| 谁 | shéi | who |
| 写 | xiě | to write |
| 几 | jǐ | how many; a few; several |
| 今年 | jīnnián | this year |
| 岁 | suì | years old; year (of age) |
English (for the teacher)
Tomorrow I have my first Chinese class. The teacher will say, "Everyone, please tell us who you are." I wrote a few sentences in my notebook:
"My name is Fang Liang. I'm British. I'm twenty this year. I'm a student. I live in Beijing. Nice to meet you!"
I said it once, twice, ten times. At night, as I went to sleep, I was still saying, "My name is Fang Liang, my name is Fang Liang..."
The next day, I got to school very early. There was a woman in the classroom, sitting there reading a book.
I thought, "She's a new classmate too, right?" I sat down next to her and said, "Hello!"
She glanced at me: "Hello."
Happily, I said, "My name is Fang Liang. I'm British. I'm twenty this year. I'm a student. I live in Beijing. Nice to meet you! And you?"
She smiled and said nothing.
At eight, the other students all arrived. She stood up, walked to the front and said, "Hello, everyone, I'm your Chinese teacher. My surname is Song."
I looked at her and didn't know what to say.
Ms Song said, "Today we're learning how to say who we are. Who wants to go first?"
I said nothing.
Ms Song looked at me and smiled: "I already know Fang Liang. He's British, he's twenty this year, he's a student and he lives in Beijing. I know it all already!"
The whole class laughed. I laughed too: "Ms Song, nice to meet you!"