In lesson 2 you learned personal pronoun 你 nĭ which means you. 你好 Ní hăo is a common used form of saying hello in Chinese - hi, hello. 您 Nín represents a polite form and means: Sir, Madamm. 您好 nín hăo means: Good morning Sir / Madamm.
The personal pronouns "ni" and "nin" do not distinguish gender of a person. It both means girl/women and boy/man.
Asking sombody`s name:
1. common form
你叫什么名字?
Ni jiao shenme mingzi?
What is your name?
2. polite form
您贵姓?
Nin gui xing?
May I ask your name please?
Answers:
1. common form
我叫彼得。
Wo jiao Bide.
My name is Peter.
2. polite form
我姓李,叫小龙。
Wo xing Li, jiao Xiaolong.
My surname is Li and my name is Xiaolong.
Notice:
In Chinese the surname always goes first, the name of a person follows the surname, ie:
Jia Zhangke - surname Jia, Zhangke name
Mao Zedong - surname Mao, Zedong name
1.
A: 你好! B: 你好! A: 你叫什么名字? B: 我叫安娜,你呢? A: 我叫彼得。 B: 再见! A: 再见! | A: Ní hăo! B: Ní hăo! A: Ní jiào shénme míngzi? B: Wŏ jiào Ān`nà, ní ne? A: Wŏ jiào Bĭdé. B: Zài jiàn! A: Zài jiàn! |
translation:
A: Hello!
B: Hello!
A: What is your name?
B: My name is Ann, and yours?
A: My name is Peter.
B: See you!
A: See you!
2.
A: 您好! B: 您好! A: 您贵姓? B: 我姓李,叫小龙。您呢? A: 我姓王,叫小李。 B: 再见! A: 再见! | A: Nín hăo! B: Nín hăo! A: Nín guì xìng? B: Wŏ xìng Lĭ, jiào Xiăolóng, nín ne? A: Wŏ xìng Wáng, jiào Xiăolĭ. B: Zài jiàn! A: Zài jiàn! |
translation:
A: Good morning Sir.
B: Good morning Sir.
A: My I ask your name please?
B: My surname is Li and my name is Xiaolong, and yours?
A: My surname is Wang and my name is Xiaoli.
B: Good bye!
A: Good bye!
你好 Ní hăo 你叫什么名字? Ní jiào shénme míngzi 叫 jiào 什么 shénme 名字 míngzi 呢 ne 我 wŏ 您好 Nín hăo 您 nín 您贵姓 Nín guì xìng 贵 guì 姓 xìng 李 Lĭ 小龙 Xiăolóng 王 Wáng 小李 Xiăolĭ | hi, hello what is your name name, call (v.) what name (n.) particle placed at the end of an interrogative sentence I, me good morning Sir/Madamm you - honorificum may I ask your name please dear, noble, expensive surname chinese surname chinese name chinese surname chinese name |