Introductions in Chinese
It’s time for a crash course on introductions in Chinese! After this free audio lesson, you’ll be able to recognize some common personal questions. Even better, in most cases you’ll be able to reply using simple Chinese phrases and numbers. It’s useful to be able to talk about yourself and ask about others when you’re getting to know new people. And there may be times when you need to speak to an official person, or fill out a form.
Perhaps you’re booking into a hotel, or going for an interview. You’ll probably be asked some basic personal questions in Chinese like “What is your nationality?” “What is your telephone number?” or “What is your date of birth?” These are all useful things to be able to talk about for everyday conversations as well, so how about we get started…
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Pronouncing introductions in Chinese
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您叫什么名字？
What's your name?
您的护照号码是什么？
What is your passport number?
您的手机号码是什么？
What is your cell phone number?
您的电话号码是什么？
What is your telephone number?
您的地址是什么？
What is your address?
您结婚了吗？
Are you married?
您有配偶吗？
Do you have a spouse?
您有几个孩子？
How many children do you have?
您有孩子吗？
Do you have children?
您有几个兄弟姐妹？
How many siblings do you have?
您有兄弟姐妹吗？
Do you have siblings?
您的出生年月日是什么？
What is your date of birth?
您多大了？
How old are you?
您的国籍是什么？
What's your nationality?
您从哪儿来？
Where are you from?
您的电子信箱地址是什么？
What is your email address?
When you’re responding, you can follow one of the simple formats below. Just insert the appropriate information in the brackets.
我叫…
My name is [name]
我的手机号码是…
My cell phone number is [number]
我的电话号码是…
My telephone number is [number]
我的地址是…
My address is [address]
是的，我结婚了。
Yes, I'm married.
不，我没有结婚。
No, I'm not married.
是的，我有配偶。
Yes, I have a spouse.
不，我没有配偶。
No, I don't have a spouse.
我有一个孩子。
I have one child.
我有…个孩子。
I have [number] children.
是的，我有…个孩子。
Yes, I have [number] children.
不，我没有孩子。
No, I have no children.
我有…个兄弟姐妹。
I have [number] siblings.
是的，我有兄弟姐妹。
Yes, I have siblings.
不，我没有兄弟姐妹。
No, I have no siblings.
我的生日是…年…月…日。
My birthday is on the [day] of [month] [year].
我…岁了。
I am [number] years old.
我是…国人。
I'm [nationality].
我从…来。
I'm from [country name].
我的护照号码是…
My passport number is [number].
Yes and No
A couple of very useful words for you to know are “Yes” and “No”.
是
Yes
不是
No
Filling in Forms
姓名
Name
国籍
Nationality
性别
Gender
年龄
Age
出生日期
Date of birth
地址
Address
电话号码
Telephone number
手机号码
Mobile number
护照号码
Passport number
That’s it for this lesson, well done!
Here are a few recommended Chinese lessons to try next!
- Describing where you're from. Let's talk about nationalities in Chinese.
- At a Chinese restaurant? Try ordering in a Chinese restaurant!
- Everyone loves talking about sports in Chinese.
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