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我爸爸叫爸爸

How to say my name is in Chinese

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中文zhōngwén怎么zěnme说shuō名字míngzi？说shuō“我wǒ叫jiào”，后边hòubian是shì你nǐ的de名字míngzi。

说shuō“我wǒ的de名字míngzi叫jiào”“我wǒ的de名字míngzi是shì”也yě对duì，可是kěshì中国zhōngguó人rén多duō说shuō“我wǒ叫jiào”。

中国zhōngguó人rén的de名字míngzi，姓xìng在zài前边qiánbian，名字míngzi在zài后边hòubian。

问wèn姓xìng，可以kéyǐ说shuō：“你nǐ姓xìng什么shénme？”和hé老师lǎoshī说话shuōhuà，和hé不bú认识rènshi的de人rén说话shuōhuà，说shuō“您nín贵姓guìxìng”好hǎo一点儿yìdiǎnr。

有人yǒurén问wèn你nǐ贵姓guìxìng，你nǐ说shuō：“我wǒ姓xìng吴wú。”不要búyào说shuō“我wǒ贵姓guìxìng吴wú”！

九月jiǔyuè一号yīhào，小学xiǎoxué里来lái了le很hěn多duō小朋友xiǎopéngyou。

周zhōu老师lǎoshī问wèn一个yígè小朋友xiǎopéngyou：“你nǐ叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi？”

“我wǒ的de名字míngzi叫jiào豆豆。”

“豆豆，你nǐ姓xìng什么shénme？”

他tā想xiǎng了le想xiǎng：“我wǒ不bù知道zhīdào。”

“没关系méiguānxi。你nǐ爸爸bàba叫jiào什么shénme名字míngzi？”

“我wǒ爸爸bàba叫jiào爸爸bàba！”

下午xiàwǔ，他tā爸爸bàba来lái了le。周zhōu老师lǎoshī问wèn：“您nín贵姓guìxìng？”

爸爸bàba说shuō：“我wǒ姓xìng吴wú。”

豆豆很hěn高兴gāoxìng：“老师lǎoshī，我wǒ也yě姓xìng吴wú！我wǒ叫jiào吴豆豆！”

爸爸bàba笑xiào了le：“现在xiànzài你nǐ知道zhīdào了le？”

“知道zhīdào了le！我wǒ爸爸bàba姓xìng吴wú，叫jiào爸爸bàba！”

Key words

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
中文	zhōngwén	Chinese (language)
说	shuō	to speak; to say
名字	míngzi	name
中国	zhōngguó	China
人	rén	person; people
多	duō	many; much
问	wèn	to ask
什么	shénme	what; anything
老师	lǎoshī	teacher
说话	shuōhuà	to speak; to talk
认识	rènshi	to know; to recognize; to be acquainted with
不要	búyào	don't; must not

English (for the teacher)

How do you say your name in Chinese? You say “我叫” (I’m called), then your name.

“我的名字叫” and “我的名字是” (my name is) are right too, but Chinese people mostly say “我叫”.

In a Chinese name, the surname comes first and the given name after it.

To ask someone’s surname, you can say: “你姓什么？” (What’s your surname?) With a teacher, or with someone you don’t know, “您贵姓” (May I ask your surname?) is a little better.

When someone asks your surname, you say: “我姓吴” (My surname is Wu). Don’t say “我贵姓吴”!

On the first of September, lots of little children arrive at the primary school.

Miss Zhou asks one of them: “What’s your name?”

“My name is Doudou.”

“Doudou, what’s your surname?”

He thinks for a moment: “I don’t know.”

“That’s all right. What’s your dad’s name?”

“My dad’s name is Dad!”

In the afternoon, his dad arrives. Miss Zhou asks: “May I ask your surname?”

Dad says: “My surname is Wu.”

Doudou is delighted: “Miss, my surname is Wu too! I’m Wu Doudou!”

Dad laughs: “So now you know?”

“Now I know! My dad’s surname is Wu, and his name is Dad!”