介绍 · Names and meeting
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我叫
wǒjiào
My name is… / I’m called…
Sounds roughly like waw jyaow
Literal meaning
我
wǒ
I / me
叫
jiào
to be called
I · be-called
How to pronounce it
- 我
wǒ
wo3
33rd · dippingw + “aw”. Dip. The most useful word in the language.
- 叫
jiào
jiao4
44th · fallingj (flat “jee”) + “yow”. Fall. Then say your name.
In real life
我叫李明。
Wǒ jiào Lǐ Míng.
My name is Li Ming.