介绍 · Names and meeting

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我是

shì

I am…

Sounds roughly like waw shir

Literal meaning

  • I

  • shì

    to be

I · am

How to pronounce it

  • wo3

    33rd · dipping

    Dipping “waw”.

  • shì

    shi4

    44th · falling

    Retroflex sh (tongue curled) + a dark “ih”, not English “she”. Fall.

In real life

我是老师。

Wǒ shì lǎoshī.

I am a teacher.