Newbie - Polite Introductions (A0026)
请问您贵姓?
qǐng wèn nín guìxìng ?
May I ask for your family name?
我姓张。
wǒ xìng Zhāng 。
My family name is Zhang.
张先生您从哪里来?
Zhāng Xiānsheng nín cóng nǎli lái ?
Mr. Zhang, where are you from?
我是北京人。
wǒ shì Běijīngrén 。
I am from Beijing.
Vocabulary
| 请问 | qǐng wèn | may I ask |
| 您 | nín | you (polite) |
| 贵姓 | guìxìng | honorable surname |
| 我 | wǒ | I |
| 姓 | xìng | to be surnamed |
| 张 | Zhāng | Zhang |
| 张先生 | Zhāng Xiānsheng | Mr. Zhang |
| 从 | cóng | from |
| 哪里 | nǎli | where |
| 来 | lái | to come |
| 是 | shì | to be |
| 小姐 | xiǎojie | young lady; Miss |
| 老家 | lǎojiā | native place |
| 山东 | Shāndōng | Shandong |
| 上海 | Shànghǎi | Shanghai |
| 广东 | Guǎngdōng | Guangdong |
| 香港 | Xiānggǎng | Hong Kong |
| 台湾 | Táiwān | Taiwan |
| 东京 | Dōngjīng | Tokyo |
| 伦敦 | Lúndūn | London |
| 纽约 | Niǔyuē | New York |