What Is Your Family Name?
Reading | Vocabulary | Grammar | Speech Pattern | Exercise
A: Hi, I’m David. May I ask, what is your family name? And what is your first name? B: My family name is Wang, and my first name is Shihai. How are you? A: You are Chinese, I suppose? B: I’m Chinese American, and you? A: I’m American. I am learning Chinese. My Chinese name is Dawei: Da as in“hen da” (very big), and Wei as in“ Wei shenme”(why). B: My given name is Shihai: Shi as in“shijie”(the world), Hai as in“Shanghai” (Shanghai). I’m learning Computer, and studying Chinese. A: Who is your Chinese teacher? B: My teacher’s family name is Wang. What is your teacher’s family name? A: Her family name is Xie. We all call her Teacher Xie. B: Is Teacher Xie good? A: Yes. How about Teacher Wang? B: He is very good, too.
