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Hi everyone! Do you know how to introduce yourself in Chinese? Today we are going to learn 10 Lines for Introducing Yourself.
1. 我的名字是雨婷。 (Wǒ de míngzì shì yùtíng.) "My name is Yuting."
我的名字是… (Wǒ de míngzì shì…) “My name is…”
The more casual way to say your name is 我叫雨婷. (Wǒ jiào yǔ tíng.) "I'm called Yuting."
2. 你好,很高兴认识你。 (Nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ.) "Hello, nice to meet you."
您好 (Nín hǎo), you just use 您好 (Nín hǎo) to address a respectable person, for example, your teacher, your leader; but you can’t use it for the same generation or friends. If you want to use for friends, you can use 你好 (Nǐ hǎo),
You can say, like, 你好,很高兴见到你。(Nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ.)
Or 你好,很高兴认识你。 (Nǐ hǎo, hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ.)
3. 我来自中国。 (Wǒ láizì zhōngguó.) "I'm from China."
And if you want to introduce more about yourself, because China is so big, I want
to say that I came from the north part of China, 我来自中国的北方。 (Wǒ láizì zhōngguó de běifāng.)
4. 我住在北京。 (Wǒ zhù zài Běijīng.) "I live in Beijing."
When you introduce yourself, you can use 我住在… (Wǒ zhù zài…) "I live in …”
For myself, "I live in Hulun Buir,” 我住在呼伦贝尔。 (Wǒ zhù zài hūlúnbèi'ěr.)
Hulun Buir is my home town. Please visit my home town Hulun Buir, you are super welcomed.
5. 我是一名学生。 (Wǒ shì yī míng xuéshēng.) "I'm a student."
You can tell your occupation, your career; for example, if you are a teacher, you can say 我是一名老师。 (Wǒ shì yī míng lǎoshī.)
And if you are an engineer, you can say 我是一名工程师。 (Wǒ shì yī míng gōngchéngshī.)
医生 (yī shēng) “doctor”
“lawyer” 律师 (lǜ shī)
If you work for government you can say 我是公务员 (wǒ shì gōng wù yuán.)
6. 我二十四岁。 (Wǒ èr shí sì suì.) "I'm 24 years old."
Ok, next one, tell your age.
Maybe sometimes you don't want to tell you age, that is ok.
我今年二十四岁。 (Wǒ jīnnián èr shí sì suì.) "I'm 24 years old."
7. 我的爱好是摄影。 (Wǒ de àihào shì shèyǐng.) "My hobby is photography.”
"And also I love to travel." 而且我也喜欢旅行 (Érqiě wǒ yě xǐhuān lǚxíng.)
你喜欢旅行吗? (Nǐ xǐhuān lǚxíng ma?) "Do you like to travel?"
8. 我喜欢听音乐。 (Wǒ xǐhuān tīng yīnyuè.) "I enjoy listening to music."
And also, ”I also enjoy cooking" 我喜欢做饭。 (Wǒ xǐhuān zuò fàn.)
And ”watching movies" 看电影 (Kàn diànyǐng).
9. 我学习中文已经二十四年了。 (Wǒ xuéxí zhōngwén yǐjīng èr shí sì nián le.) "I have been learning Chinese for 24 years."
"How long have you been studying Chinese?"
你学中文多长时间了? (Nǐ xué zhōngwén duō cháng shíjiān le?)
10. 我的梦想是成为一名中文老师。 (Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì chéngwéi yī míng zhōngwén lǎoshī.) "My dream is to be a Chinese teacher."
我的梦想是当一名中文老师。 (Wǒ de mèngxiǎng shì dāng yī míng zhōngwén lǎoshī.) "My dream is to be a Chinese teacher."
So here I am, "I hope you can enjoy my lesson,” 我希望你们喜欢我的中文课。 (Wǒ xīwàng nǐmen xǐhuān wǒ de zhōngwén kè.)
Ok guys, that's all for this lesson. Today we learned 10 Lines You Need for Introducing Yourself. And if you have some questions, please comment below. Don't forgot to subscribe, thanks for watching, bye bye!
I have been learning Chinese for 24 years.

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