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How to say my name is in Chinese

我叫 followed by your name is the most natural everyday pattern for saying 'my name is' in Mandarin.

Chinese

我叫

Pinyin

wǒ jiào

Sounds like

waw jyow

Read it piece by piece

waw

English IPA /wɔː/

jiào

jyow

English IPA /jyow/

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When to use 我叫

Neutral
  • Place your name directly after 叫, without adding 是 between the verb and the name.
  • Use 我姓 followed by your family name when you specifically want to introduce your surname.

Other ways to say it

我是

wǒ shì

I am...

Neutral

我姓王

wǒ xìng wáng

My surname is Wang

Neutral

Example conversations

My name is Anna.

我叫安娜。

wǒ jiào ān nà

Hello, my name is David.

你好,我叫大卫。

你好,我叫大衛。

nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào dà wèi

Common mistakes

  • Do not say 我叫是 plus a name; 叫 already links the speaker to the name.

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