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认识你很高兴

How to introduce yourself in Chinese

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明天míngtiān，我wǒ第一次dìyīcì上shàng中文zhōngwén课kè。老师lǎoshī会huì说shuō：“请qǐng大家dàjiā说说shuōshuo你nǐ是shì谁shéi。”我wǒ在zài本子běnzi上shàng写xiě了le几jǐ句jù话huà：

“我wǒ叫jiào方亮。我wǒ是shì英国人yīngguórén。我wǒ今年jīnnián二十èrshí岁suì。我wǒ是shì学生xuéshēng。我wǒ住zhù在zài北京běijīng。认识rènshi你nǐ很hěn高兴gāoxìng！”

我wǒ说shuō了le一次yícì，两liǎng次cì，十shí次cì。晚上wǎnshang睡觉shuìjiào的de时候shíhou，我wǒ还hái在zài说shuō：“我wǒ叫jiào方亮，我wǒ叫jiào方亮……”

第二天dì’èrtiān，我wǒ很hěn早zǎo就jiù到dào了le学校xuéxiào。教室jiàoshì里有yǒu一yí个gè女人nǚrén，她tā坐zuò在zài那儿nàr看书kànshū。

我wǒ想xiǎng：“她tā也yě是shì新xīn同学tóngxué吧ba？”我wǒ坐zuò到dào她tā旁边pángbiān，说shuō：“你好níhǎo！”

她tā看看kànkan我wǒ：“你好níhǎo。”

我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng，说shuō：“我wǒ叫jiào方亮。我wǒ是shì英国人yīngguórén。我wǒ今年jīnnián二十èrshí岁suì。我wǒ是shì学生xuéshēng。我wǒ住zhù在zài北京běijīng。认识rènshi你nǐ很hěn高兴gāoxìng！你nǐ呢ne？”

她tā笑xiào了le，没méi说话shuōhuà。

八bā点diǎn，同学tóngxué们men都dōu来lái了le。她tā站zhàn起来qǐlai，走zǒu到dào前面qiánmiàn，说shuō：“大家dàjiā好hǎo，我wǒ是shì你们nǐmen的de中文zhōngwén老师lǎoshī。我wǒ姓xìng宋sòng。”

我wǒ看看kànkan她tā，不bù知道zhīdào说shuō什么shénme。

宋sòng老师lǎoshī说shuō：“今天jīntiān，我们wǒmen学xué怎么zěnme说shuō‘我wǒ是shì谁shéi’。谁shéi想xiǎng先xiān说shuō？”

我wǒ没méi说话shuōhuà。

宋sòng老师lǎoshī看看kànkan我wǒ，笑xiào了le：“方亮我wǒ认识rènshi。他tā是shì英国人yīngguórén，今年jīnnián二十èrshí岁suì，是shì学生xuéshēng，住zhù在zài北京běijīng。我wǒ都dōu知道zhīdào了le！”

同学tóngxué们men都dōu笑xiào了le。我wǒ也yě笑xiào了le：“宋sòng老师lǎoshī，认识rènshi你nǐ很hěn高兴gāoxìng！”

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!"