我的名字是王明。 My name is Wang Ming.
Dialogues
Dialogue 1
| 王明：我叫王明。你叫什麼名字？ 李紅：我叫李紅。 王明：她的名字是什麼？ 李紅：她的名字是周朱麗。 王明：周朱麗是一個很好的名字。 李紅：是, 但是我比較喜歡你的名字。 王明: 為什麼比較喜歡我的名字? 李紅: 因為你的名字聽起來很聰明。 王明: 哪裡, 不敢當。 | Wáng Míng: Wǒ jiào Wáng Míng. Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? Lǐ Hóng: Wǒ jiào Lǐ Hóng. Wáng Míng: Tā de míngzi shì shénme? Lǐ Hóng: Tā de míngzi shì Zhōu Zhūlì. Wáng Míng: Zhōu Zhūlì shì yī ge hěn hǎo de míngzi. Lǐ Hóng: Shì, dànshì wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuan nǐ de míngzi. Wáng Míng: Wèishénme bǐjiào xǐhuan wǒ de míngzi? Lǐ Hóng: Yīnwèi nǐ de míngzi tīng qǐlai hěn cōngmíng. Wáng Míng: Nǎli, bùgǎndāng. |
Dialogue 2
Vocabulary
Wáng Míng – Person’s name
Lǐ Hóng – Person’s name
Zhoū Zhūlì – Person’s name
wǒ – I
jiào – to call / called
Wáng Míng –
nǐ – You
shénme – what
míngzi – name
tā – he/she
de – ‘s (possessive)
shì – is/are
yī ge – a
hěn – very
hǎo – good
dànshì – but, however
bǐjiào – by comparison
xǐhuan – to like
wèishénme – why
yīnwèi – because
tīng qǐlai- sounds like
cōngmíng – intelligent
nǎli – nowhere (no) / polite response to a compliment
bùgǎndāng – I don’t accept (not at all) / polite response to a compliment
Translation of the text
| Chinese characters | Sentences breakdown | English translation |
| Text 1王明：我叫王明。你叫什麼名字？ 李紅：我叫李紅。 王明：她的名字是什麼？ 李紅：她的名字是周朱麗。 王明：周朱麗是一個很好的名字。 李紅：是, 但是我比較喜歡你的名字。 王明: 為什麼比較喜歡我的名字? 李紅: 因為你的名字聽起來很聰明。 王明: 哪裡, 我不敢當。 | Text 1Wang Ming: I called Wang Ming. You called what name? Li Hong: I called Li Hong. Wang Ming: Her name is what? Li Hong: Her name is Zhou Zhuli. Wang Ming: Zhou Zhuli is very good name. Li Hong: Yes, but I relatively (implied: more) like your name. Wang Ming: Why (lit: for what) relatively like my name? Li Hong: Because your name sounds (lit: hear-startup, hear-start-come) intelligent. Wang Ming: Where, I don’t dare to be so. | Text 1Wang Ming: My name is Wang Ming. What is your name? Li Hong: My name is Li Hong. Wang Ming: What is her name? Li Hong: Her name is Zhou Zhuli. Wang Ming: Zhou Zhuli is a very good name. Li Hong: Yes, but I like your name better. Wang Ming: Why do you like my name better? Li Hong: Because your name sounds very intelligent. Wang Ming: Oh no, i can’t say that. |