N ho!

1.

Hello!

W xng Xi.
2.

My last name is Xie.

W jio Xi Tinwi.
3.

My full name is Xie Tianwei.

W sh losh.
4.

I am a teacher.

Zijin!
5.

Good-bye!
Notes

Both "xng" and "jio" in Chinese are verbs. "W xng..." means "I am surnamed..." The English sentence "My
last name is Smith" would be "Wo xing Smith."

There is no articles before

nouns in Chinese. "I am a teacher." in English would be "W sh losh." in Chinese

1.

N xng shnme?


What's your last name?

W xng Xi.
2.

My last name is Xie.

N jio shnme?
3.

What's your (full) name?

W jio Xi Tinwi.
4.

My (full) name is Xie Tianwei.

W sh losh.
5.

I am a teacher.

Xixi!
6.

Thank you!
Notes

"shnme" means "what", "which". In Chinese a question word does not occur at the beginning of a sentence. Pay
attention to the world order in questions.

1. T xng shnme?


What's his last name?

T xng Wng.
2.

His last name is Wang.

T jio shnme?
3.

What's his (full) name?

T jio Wng Xiohu.

4.

His (full) name is Wang Xiaohua.

T sh xusheng.
5.

He is a student.

Xixie!
6.

Thank you!

Zijin!
7.

Good-bye!