Language Structure

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Speech Patterns:

1. Asking and telling a person’s name:

  1. 请问，贵姓？我姓车。  
  2. 请问，你叫什么名字？我姓谢，我叫谢京。 
  3. 你弟弟叫什么？他叫学友。  
  4. 我们汉语老师姓王。他的中文名字叫大中。他的英文名字叫 Dave。		
  5. 他姓车，叫国英。我们都叫他大车。

  1. Qĭng wèn, guì xìng? Wŏ xìng Chē.
  2. Qĭng wèn, nĭ jiào shénme mìngzì? Wŏ xìng Xiè, Wŏ jiào Xiè Jīng.		
  3. Nĭ dìdi jiào shénme? Tā jiào Xuéyou. 
  4. Wŏmen Hànyŭ lăoshi xìng Wáng. Tā de Zhōngwén mìngzì jiào Dàzhōng. 
     Tā de Yīngwén mìngzì jiào Dave.
  5. Tā xìng Che, jiào Guóyīng. Wŏmen dōu jiào tā Dàchē.

  1. May I ask, What is your family name? My family name is Che. 
  2. May I ask, What is your name? My last name is Xie. My full name
     is Xie Jing. 
  3. What is your younger brother’s name? His name is Xueyou.
  4. Our Chinese teacher’s last name is Wang. His Chinese name is Dazhong, 
     and his English name is Dave.
  5. His family name is Che. His name is Guoying. We all call him big Che.

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