LESSON NOTES

3-Minute Chinese S1 #1
Self Introduction

CONTENTS
2 Simplified Chinese
2 Traditional Chinese
2 Pinyin
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Grammar
5 Cultural Insight

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 SIMPLIFIED CHINESE

1. 你好，我叫李梅 。

2. 早上好，我是李梅。

3. 很高兴见到你。

4. 很高兴认识您。

TRADITIONAL CHINESE

1. 你好，我叫李梅 。

2. 早上好，我是李梅。

3. 很高興見到你。

4. 很高興認識您。

PINYIN

1. Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào lǐméi.

2. Zǎoshang hǎo, wǒ shì lǐméi.

3. Hěn gāoxìng jiàndào nǐ.

4. hěn gāo xìng rèn shi nín.

ENGLISH
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1. Hi I'm Limei.

2. Good morning, I'm Limei.

3. Nice to meet you.

4. It's very nice to meet you.

VOCABULARY

S implifie d Tr aditional Pinyin English C lass

我 我 wǒ I pronoun

叫 to be called verb

你好 Hi phrase

Limei, a erson's
李梅 name proper noun

早上好 早上好 zǎoshàng hǎo good morning phrase

是 am verb

adverb,
很 很 hěn very adjective

高兴 happy adjective

见到 to meet, to see verb

你 你 nǐ you pronoun

认识 to meet verb

您 您 nín you (formal) pronoun

SAMPLE SENTENCES

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我叫王林。 早上好，先生。
Wǒ jiào Wáng Lín. Zǎoshàng hǎo，Xiānshēng.

I am called Wang Lin. Good morning, Sir.

你的毛衣很难看。 DVD很便宜
Nǐ de máoyī hěn nánkàn. DVD hěn piányì.

Your sweater is very ugly. The DVD is very cheap.

是你吗？ 请问您贵姓？
Shì nǐ ma? Qǐngwèn nín guìxìng?

Is it you? May I ask your surname?

GRAMMAR

In this lesson you will learn how to introduce yourself.

Register Chinese Romanization English

你好 ， 我叫 Nǐ hǎ o, wǒ jiào
Phrase 1 informal 李梅 。 lǐ méi. Hi I'm Limei.

Word 1 你好 nǐhǎo Hi

Word 2 我 wǒ I

Word 3 叫 jiào to be called

Limei, a
Word 4 李梅 lǐméi erson's name

Good
早上好 ， 我 Zǎ oshang hǎ o, morning, I'm
Phrase 2 formal
是李梅 。 wǒ shì lǐ méi. Limei.

Word 1 早上好 zǎoshàng hǎo Good morning

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Word 2 我 wǒ I

Word 3 是 shì am

Limei, a
Word 4 李梅 lǐméi person's name

很高兴见到 Hěn gāoxìng Nice to meet

Phrase 3 informal 你。 jiàndào nǐ . you.

Word 1 很 hěn very

Word 2 高兴 gāoxìng happy

Word 3 见到 jiàndào to meet, to see

Word 4 你 nǐ you

很高兴认识 hěn gāo xìng It's very nice

Phrase 4 formal 您。 rèn shi nín. to meet you.

Word 1 很 hěn very

Word 2 高兴 gāoxìng happy

Word 3 认识 rènshi to meet

Word 4 您 nín you (formal)

CULTURAL INSIGHT

It’s very common for men to shake hands when first introducing themselves in China. Women
will also shake hands when in business settings, but in social or casual situations, it is more
common for them to nod or simply smile instead, as these gestures show friendliness. So
make sure you do the right greeting actions depending on the situation!

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