How to Say ‘My name is Xiaoya’ in Traditional Chinese
我叫小雅
wǒ jiào xiǎo yǎ
[wo jiào Xiǎoyǎ]
💬 Usage Tip: 叫 (jiào) means "to be called." Swap in any name with the same pattern: 我叫大明 "My name is Daming."
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
叫
jiào
[jiào]
to be called; to be named
Verb used to say what someone's name is.
我叫小明。
My name is Xiaoming.
小雅
xiǎo yǎ
[Xiǎoyǎ]
Xiaoya (a female name)
A common Taiwanese given name or nickname; 小 is affectionate, 雅 means elegant.
小雅是我的朋友。
Xiaoya is my friend.
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