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28 Responses to “Introduction #3 - Give Them Something to Talk About”
at 6:30 pm
We know our listeners are from all over the world, so today’s lesson will help you to let everyone know where you are from. If we missed your nationality, ask away in the comments section and we’ll teach you how to say it in Chinese! Amber
at 6:08 am
Amber, wo ye shi jianadaren
moving on..
at 7:06 am
MA1942,
Hey so great. Nice to have a fellow 加拿大人 (Jiānádàrén) here with us. I am from 温哥华 (Wēngēhuá) / Vancouver originally… you?
at 9:35 am
你好！ 我是美国人。请问，怎么说”thanks for the great lesson!”中文？
nǐ hǎo! wǒ shì měiguórén. qǐng wèn, zěnme shuō “thanks for the great lesson!” zhōngwén?
I knew all this material already but it was still great fun. Keep up the good work!
at 6:08 am
Hi Psy,
To say ‘Thanks for the great lesson’ in Chinese:
谢谢你给我上了这么好的一课。
(Xièxiè nǐ gěi wǒ shàng le zhème hǎo de yī kè.)
Glad you had fun!
at 11:16 am
我也是加拿大人 (1st generation). 我的父母是中国人.
I don’t know how to write Montreal in Chinese
but I believe that it is: 蒙特利尔 (but I don’t know the pinyin for it).
at 5:06 pm
@Imcjipo,
蒙特利尔(Meng3te4li4er3)
–Echo
at 1:05 am
I’m from the Netherlands and I know zero Chinese. Like absolutely nothing so I’m just checking which course I should do first, I guess absolute beginner. How do I say I’m from Holland?
at 10:44 am
Jeroen,
hi, I suggest you start with survival phrases first, then when you start beginner lesson, it may become quite easy!
at 12:48 pm
@Jeroen,
Welcome to the site! Huan1ying2 ni3!
“I’m from Holland”, you can say “Wo3 shi4 he2lan2ren2″–(我是荷兰人).
–Echo
at 5:52 pm
Thank you both
. I think I will do survival phrases together with something else because I really need some grammar to build my own sentences, I can’t just learn standard ones. But I see the importance of those so I’ll do that too. I’m going to China in December 
at 1:15 am
at 11:12 am
@Sandrine,
hehe, “I’m French” is:
我是法国人。
wǒ shì fǎguó rén.
at 7:34 am
I asked a friend to name me in Chinese and he came up with this. I want to know what it means (冉慷仁) I think it was ran yan kang. Is it good and which tones are they he didn’t tell me.
My name is Carlos.
at 3:46 pm
@Carlos,
It’s a good name — Ran3 Kang1ren2. The given name 慷仁 sounds like your English name Carlos, and it means generous and merciful. And I guess your friend chose the family name basing on the pronunciation of your English family name.
–Echo
at 7:51 am
Hi
Tnx. for a great site and learning system.
As a absolute beginner i´d like to know what the chinese name for “Denmark” is.
Best Regards
/Morten
at 8:37 pm
@Morten,
Denmark is 丹麦 (Dan1mai4) in Chinese.
–Echo
at 11:23 pm
@Echo: 多谢。
How do i get a Chinese name, i haven´t any chinese friends (yet)
What does a Chinese need to know to about me, to give me one?? (A good one that dosn´t make a fool of me
)
Best regards
Morten
at 4:41 pm
@Morten,
不客气！ You need to tell people what kind of name you want. Usually there are two way to make a Chinese name: translate directly from the sound of your original name, or give you a name basing on the meaning you want. It would be a good name if you can combine these two together
–Echo
at 10:15 pm
i am a bit confused i learnd about the jiāo and the first time it was translated “to call” be calld any way the second time i have leard it it was translated as to teach now when ndo you use the word jiāo for to call and when do you use the word jiāo for to teach?
at 5:35 am
There are tonal differences happening here. “To call” is jiào, 叫 which uses the 4th, falling tone. jiāo 教 is “to teach,” which uses the 1st, high-flat tone. There is a homonym though, where 教 can be pronounced jiào, and this is to represent the concept of teaching as opposed to the action, as you can see in words like 教员 jiào yuán “instructor” or 教堂 jiào táng “church.” To see it all at once: 我名字叫任亚伦，我是教员。我教外国留学生英语。wǒ míngzi jiào rén yǎlún. Wǒ shì jiàoyuán. wǒ jiāo wàiguó liúxuéshēng yīngyǔ.
Jiāyóu!
It can be a little confusing at first but I promise you’ll get it!
at 6:06 am
thenx!
at 12:19 am
Hello, I am Margareth from Indonesia. What is “Indonesian” in chinese language? So I can talk and introduce my self next time much better. Xie xie.
at 11:23 am
Margareth 你好！
“Indonesian” is 印尼人 (Yìnní rén)
So to introduce yourself, you can say 我是印尼人 (wǒ shì Yìnní rén) “I am Indonesian”
Cheers,
Olivia
Team ChineseClass101.com
at 9:36 am
Xie xie Olivia.
at 12:55 pm
Margareth, bu yong xie (you’re welcome)
Olivia
Team ChineseClass101.com
at 5:07 pm
Thanks for a great lesson–just the right pace and excellent explanations. My first brush with Chinese was ten years ago (long story!), but really I’m an absolute beginner.
I live in Glasgow. How do I say ‘I am Scottish’ or ‘I am from Scotland’?
at 2:38 pm
Hi Stephen,
Welcome to the site! Huānyíng nǐ!
Feel free to ask us any questions about Chinese! We’re here to help
“I am Scottish” in Chinese is 我是苏格兰人 (wǒ shì sūgélán rén).
Olivia
Team ChineseClass101.com