Dialogue
王明\uFF1A
Nǐ你hǎo好！Wǒ我jiào叫Wáng王Míng明。Nǐ你jiào叫shén什me么míng名zi字？Hello! My name is Wang Ming. What is your name?
李安\uFF1A
Wǒ我jiào叫Lǐ李Ān安。Wǒ我shì是xué学sheng生。Nǐ你ne呢？My name is Li An. I am a student. And you?
王明\uFF1A
Wǒ我shì是lǎo老shī师。Wǒ我xǐ喜huan欢kàn看shū书。Nǐ你xǐ喜huan欢shén什me么？I am a teacher. I like reading. What do you like?
李安\uFF1A
Wǒ我xǐ喜huan欢chàng唱gē歌。Wǒ我huì会shuō说Zhōng中wén文。I like singing. I can speak Chinese.
Key vocabulary
Words introduced or practised in this lesson.
我I你叫to be called; to call名字name (of a person or thing)是to be中国China人person; people; human学生student老师teacher几how much岁classifier for years (of age)喜欢to like看to see; to watch; to read书book唱to sing歌(bound form) to sing会can; know how to说to speak; to say中文Chinese language (written or spoken)哪which国country; nation; state什么what吗(question tag)
View full Level 1 vocabulary \u2192Grammar in use
Structures you will practise in this lesson.
Personal pronouns
Use 我 and 你 as the subject of a short personal-information sentence.
是 for identity
Use 是 to connect a person with an identity or category.
Question words in place
Keep 什么, 哪 and 几 in the same position as the missing information.
吗 yes-no questions
Add 吗 to a statement to ask a neutral yes-no question.
会 for learned ability
Use 会 before a verb for an ability someone has learned.
Skill practice
Activities linked to this lesson\u2019s objectives.
Unit check
Answer the questions, then submit to see your results.
Your turn
Write a four-part introduction: a name, identity, one preference and one language ability. You may use a practice identity instead of real personal information.
Frame
我叫……。我是……。我喜欢……。我会说……。
Self-check
- \u2610 I used 叫 before a name.
- \u2610 I used 是 before an identity.
- \u2610 I used 喜欢 before an activity or thing.
- \u2610 I used 会 before a learned skill.