第二课：你叫什么名字？

📝 TEXT 课文

你nǐ叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zi？
我wǒ叫jiào安Ān娜nà。

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你叫什么名字？
我叫安娜。

nǐ jiào shén me míng zi
wǒ jiào Ān nà

💡 GRAMMAR 语法

In Chinese, we ask for names using the structure: Subject + 叫 (jiào) + 什么 (shénme) + 名字 (míngzi)? The word order is the same as the answer.

🗣️ DIALOGUE 对话

David 大卫

你nǐ好hǎo！你nǐ叫jiào什shén么me名míng字zi？

Hello! What is your name?

Anna 安娜

我wǒ叫jiào安Ān娜nà。你nǐ呢ne？

My name is Anna. And you?

📚 VOCABULARY 词汇

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
叫	jiào	to be called
什么	shénme	what
名字	míngzi	name
呢	ne	particle (and you?)

💡 Did you know?

Using “呢” (ne) is the easiest way to keep a conversation going. It works just like “How about…?” in English.

✍️ PRACTICE 练习

• Write “叫”, “什么”, “名字” 5 times.
• Practice introducing a friend: “Tā jiào…” (He/She is called…).