You, I, He/She and ask name in Chinese 你叫什麼名字？

Learning Chinese starts with simple, everyday words, pronouns like you, I, and he/she.

Once you know these, you can immediately start introducing yourself and asking someone’s name. In this post, you’ll learn the most essential beginner phrases for real conversation.

Chinese	English	Pinyin
我	I / me	wǒ
你	you	nǐ
他	he / him	tā
她	she / her	tā

Fun fact: 他 (he), 她 (she), and 它 (it) all sound the same in Chinese : tā!

Only the characters are different.

How to ask name in Chinese: “What’s your name?” in Chinese

❓ 你叫什麼名字？(What is your name?)

Nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?

✔️ How to Answer

我叫＿＿＿＿＿。(My name is _______)

Wǒ jiào _______.

For example:

A: 你叫什麼名字？Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?→ What’s your name?

B: 我叫 Mary。Wǒ jiào Mary.→ My name is Mary.

A: 他叫什麼名字？Tā jiào shénme míngzi?→ What’s his name?

B: 他叫 Tom。Tā jiào Tom.→ His name is Tom.

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