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Grammar library
GRAMMAR · STAGE 1

Saying your name

Read the example, then arrange a sentence using the pattern.

Subject + 叫 + name
我叫小明。Wǒ jiào Xiǎomíng.

My name is Xiaoming.

Use 叫 for a personal name. Questions about a surname use 贵姓 or 姓什么, depending on politeness.

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Arrange the sentence using this pattern: Subject + 叫 + name

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