介绍 · Names and meeting

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我叫

jiào

My name is… / I’m called…

Sounds roughly like waw jyaow

Literal meaning

  • I / me

  • jiào

    to be called

I · be-called

How to pronounce it

  • wo3

    33rd · dipping

    w + “aw”. Dip. The most useful word in the language.

  • jiào

    jiao4

    44th · falling

    j (flat “jee”) + “yow”. Fall. Then say your name.

In real life

我叫李明。

Wǒ jiào Lǐ Míng.

My name is Li Ming.