Workshop 2 Asking names CESC Term 2, 2015 nǐ hǎo，wǒ jiào 你好，我叫… Workshop 2 Asking names CESC Term 2, 2015

http://www.vsl.vic.edu.au/chinese7/t_login.aspx lesson 3 Activity 1

Dialogue A: nǐ jiào shén me míng zi? 你 叫 什 么 名 字？ B: wǒ jiào… 我 叫…

Vocabulary list 你 叫 什么 我 nǐ jiào shén me wǒ you To call; to be called Chinese characters Pinyin English 你 nǐ you 叫 jiào To call; to be called 什么 shén me what 我 wǒ I,me

Chinese people’s name e.g. wáng yuè 王 悦 王(wáng) is the surname; Surname(姓xìng) + given name(名míng) e.g. wáng yuè 王 悦 王(wáng) is the surname; 悦(yuè) is the given name, means happiness.

What’s behind the Chinese given name? There are no special name words; regular words can be used as names; Names are usually chosen from words that express desirable qualities or things.  Some names that are masculine are  wěi (伟) "great“ lóng (龙) "dragon" háo (豪) "grand" A few feminine names are huā (花) "flower“ xiāng (香) "fragrant“ jìng (静) "quiet"

Who are they? xiū jié kè màn 休· 杰 克 曼 ní kě jī dé màn 妮可·基 德 曼

Examples of transliterated names lù kè wén 陆 克 文

Tips for choosing your Chinese name Pay attention to gender. Keep it simple. Ask a Chinese friend to give you some ideas. Run your name past several Chinese friends.