What is your name?
叫什么名字 literally asks what name you are called.
FREE BEGINNER LESSON 3 · MANDARIN CHINESE
Mandarin Chinese: Nice to meet you
Introduce yourself and ask someone their name.
Neutral · introductions. Learn the meaning, listen to the pronunciation, then practise in the interactive lesson.
Practise this lessonOpening vocabulary referenceUseful Mandarin Chinese phrases and their meanings
My name is Anna.
Replace 安娜 with your own name.
I am Xiaolin.
是 identifies who you are.
Nice to meet you.
认识 means to meet or know a person.
How the sentence works
叫 introduces a name. 什么 asks what and remains in the position of the missing information. 很高兴认识你 means pleased to meet you. 是 means am, is or are when identifying someone; Mandarin verbs do not change for I or you.
A short conversation in Mandarin Chinese
Hello! My name is Anna. What is your name?
My name is Xiaolin.
Nice to meet you.
Words to recognise
name
to be called
to meet / know
pleased
Listen to the whole phrase before focusing on each word. You can replay as often as you like, and the interactive lesson uses pictures and a short exchange to put the meaning in context.
Open the interactive lessonThe opening six teaching lessons are free, including the mini-tests after lessons three and six. A test accepts any answer and shows the score and corrections at the end. No typing or speaking aloud is required.
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The pronunciation uses prepared synthetic voices. Credits and licences explain the free voice models. Independent native-speaker certification is not claimed.