🇨🇳中 国 Zhōng guó
China
* Literally “middle country”.
🇨🇳
我 是 中 国 人 。
Wǒ shì Zhōng guó rén.
I am Chinese.
Lesson 2 第二课时
2026-11-10
How to introduce yourself
How to ask and answer the name?
Asking and giving your name
Li Yue👋
你 好 ， 我 叫 Li Yue 。
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Lǐ Yuè.
Hello, my name is Li Yue. (Hello, I’m called Li Yue.)
* 叫 jiào = to be called.
Li Yue📛
你 叫 什 么 名 字 ？
Nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?
What’s your name? (You’re called what name?)
Tom👋
你 好 ， 我 叫 Tom 。
Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Tom.
Hello, my name is Tom. (Hello, I’m called Tom.)
Nice to meet you
A🤝
认 识 你 很 高 兴 。
Rèn shi nǐ hěn gāo xìng.
Nice to meet you. (Meeting you, I’m very happy.)
* The slide says “see”, but 认 识 rèn shi means to get to know (a person).
B🤝
认 识 你 ， 我 也 很 高 兴 。
Rèn shi nǐ, wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng.
Nice to meet you, too. (Meeting you, I’m also very happy.)
* The reply, “Nice to meet you, too”. 也 yě = also, too.
Countries and nationalities
中 国 人 Zhōng guó rén
Chinese
* Country + 人 rén (person) = a person from that country.
🇨🇳
我 是 中 国 人 。
Wǒ shì Zhōng guó rén.
I am Chinese.
Slide 6
🇺🇸美 国 Měi guó
America
* The USA.
🇺🇸
我 是 美 国 人 。
Wǒ shì Měi guó rén.
I am American.
美 国 人 Měi guó rén
American
🇺🇸
我 是 美 国 人 。
Wǒ shì Měi guó rén.
I am American.
Pattern: country + 人 rén (person) = a person from that country.*
Asking and answering nationality
A:
🇨🇳
我 是 中 国 人 。
Wǒ shì Zhōng guó rén.
I am Chinese.
A🌍
你 是 哪 国 人 ？
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
What’s your nationality? (You are which country person?)
* Slide 7 shows the characters.
B:
🇺🇸
我 是 美 国 人 。
Wǒ shì Měi guó rén.
I am American.
Slide 7
🇮🇱以 色 列 Yǐ sè liè
Israel
🇮🇱
我 是 以 色 列 人 。
Wǒ shì Yǐ sè liè rén.
I am Israeli.
以 色 列 人 Yǐ sè liè rén
Israeli
🇮🇱
我 是 以 色 列 人 。
Wǒ shì Yǐ sè liè rén.
I am Israeli.
Words in these sentences
👉你 nǐ
you
🇨🇳*
你 是 中 国 人 。
Nǐ shì Zhōng guó rén.
You are Chinese.
* New sentence built from lesson words.
🙋我 wǒ
I, me, my
🇮🇱
我 是 以 色 列 人 。
Wǒ shì Yǐ sè liè rén.
I am Israeli.
🏷️叫 jiào
to be called
🏷️*
我 叫 Tom 。
Wǒ jiào Tom.
My name is Tom. (I’m called Tom.)
❓什 么 shén me
what
Li Yue📛
你 叫 什 么 名 字 ？
Nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?
What’s your name? (You’re called what name?)
📛名 字 míng zi
name
Li Yue📛
你 叫 什 么 名 字 ？
Nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?
What’s your name? (You’re called what name?)
🤝认 识 rèn shi
to know (a person), to get to know
A🤝
认 识 你 很 高 兴 。
Rèn shi nǐ hěn gāo xìng.
Nice to meet you. (Meeting you, I’m very happy.)
* The slide says “see”, but 认 识 rèn shi means to get to know (a person).
💯很 hěn
very
* Often just a link before an adjective, weaker than English “very”.
A🤝
认 识 你 很 高 兴 。
Rèn shi nǐ hěn gāo xìng.
Nice to meet you. (Meeting you, I’m very happy.)
* The slide says “see”, but 认 识 rèn shi means to get to know (a person).
😊高 兴 gāo xìng
happy, glad
😊*
我 很 高 兴 。
Wǒ hěn gāo xìng.
I am very happy.
* No 是 shì here: adjectives don’t take “to be”; 很 hěn fills that slot.
➕也 yě
also, too
* The slide marks it with “too”. Only recorded inside a 3rd-tone chain (wǒ yě hěn), so no clip of its own.
🇮🇱*
我 也 是 以 色 列 人 。
Wǒ yě shì Yǐ sè liè rén.
I’m Israeli, too. (I also am Israeli.)
* New sentence built from lesson words. 也 yě comes before the verb.
🤔哪 nǎ
which
* 3rd tone. Don't confuse it with 那 nà (4th tone), “that”.
A🌍
你 是 哪 国 人 ？
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
What’s your nationality? (You are which country person?)
* Slide 7 shows the characters.
🌍国 guó
country
A🌍
你 是 哪 国 人 ？
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
What’s your nationality? (You are which country person?)
* Slide 7 shows the characters.
🧍人 rén
person
* Also a lesson-3 picture word.
🇮🇱
我 是 以 色 列 人 。
Wǒ shì Yǐ sè liè rén.
I am Israeli.
Initials zh, ch, sh, r 发音辨析：声母 zh、ch、sh、r
| zh | ch | sh | r |
Retroflex sounds: curl the tongue tip up toward the roof of the mouth, just behind the gum ridge.*
知 zhī to know*
* zh: tongue tip curled up behind the gum ridge, no puff of air. The -i is not “ee”: hold the buzz.
吃 chī to eat*
* ch: same position as zh, with a strong puff of air.
诗 shī poem*
* sh: same position, air hisses through a narrow gap.
日 rì sun, day*
* r: same position as sh, but voiced. Between English “r” and the “s” in “pleasure”.
Initials z, c, s 发音辨析：声母 j、q、x 和 z、c、s
| z | c | s |
Flat-tongue sounds: the tongue tip rests against the back of the upper front teeth. The slide title also lists j, q, x, but only z, c and s are illustrated.*
资 zī funds*
* z: tongue tip flat behind the upper teeth, no puff. Like “ds” in “kids”. The -i is a held buzz.
词 cí word*
* c: same position as z, with a strong puff. Like “ts” in “cats”, breathier.
The teacher read this syllable flat, not as a 2nd tone; Anki uses TTS instead.
思 sī to think*
* s: tongue flat behind the upper teeth, plain “s”.
Whole syllables to read as one unit 整体认读音节
| zhi | chi | shi | ri | zi | ci | si | yi |
| wu | yu | yue | yuan | ||||
| yin | yun | ying |
In zhi, chi, shi, ri, zi, ci, si the “i” is not pronounced “ee”: it is the initial's sound held, with the tongue staying in place.*
一 yī one*
* Whole syllable: just “ee”. The y is a spelling convention.
五 wǔ five*
* Whole syllable: just “oo”. The w is a spelling convention.
鱼 yú fish*
* Whole syllable: ü (say “ee” with rounded lips), written yu.
月 yuè moon, month*
* Whole syllable: ü + e, written yue.
The teacher read this syllable flat, not as a 4th tone; Anki uses TTS instead.
元 yuán yuan*
* Whole syllable: ü + an, written yuan.
音 yīn sound*
* Whole syllable: “een”, written yin.
云 yún cloud*
* Whole syllable: ü + n, written yun.
英 yīng hero; English*
* Whole syllable: “eeng”, written ying.
Practice words
👕衣 yī
clothes
* The picture shows a jacket.
👕*
衣 服
yī fu
clothes (the everyday word)
5️⃣五 wǔ
five
5️⃣*
五 元
wǔ yuán
five yuan
🐟鱼 yú
fish
🐟*
我 吃 鱼 。
Wǒ chī yú.
I eat fish.
* New sentence built from lesson words.
☁️云 yún
cloud
💴元 yuán
yuan (Chinese currency unit)
* The picture shows banknotes.
*
五 元
wǔ yuán
five yuan
🍽️吃 chī
to eat
🐟*
我 吃 鱼 。
Wǒ chī yú.
I eat fish.
* New sentence built from lesson words.