How to Say ‘My name is Emily Smith.’ in Simplified Chinese
我叫 Emily Smith 。
wǒ jiào Emily Smith
[wo jiào]
💬 Usage Tip: 叫 (jiào) literally means "to be called", so this is the normal way to give your name. For just your surname, say 我姓 (wǒ xìng) + surname.
Phrase Breakdown
我叫
wǒ jiào
my name is / I am called
我 (wǒ) means 'I'. 叫 (jiào) means 'to be called'. Use this pair to introduce your name. jiào has a sharp falling tone.
我叫小明。
My name is Xiaoming.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
叫
jiào
[jiào]
to be called; to be named
Used to state someone's name.
他叫小明。
He is called Xiaoming.
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