EP143 小名 Nicknames

 How to call a roommate by calling her nickname

 

Expressing “with” with “跟gen”

 

How nicknames work in China;

 

Funny Nicknames Chinese People Have Given Celebrities

 

Song: 《我的名字叫做安》安来宁 My name is Ann by An Laining

 

Dialogue:

 

A：你好，我叫李娜，很高兴认识你！

 

Nǐ hǎo ，wǒ jiào lǐ nà ，hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ ！

 

Hello, my name is Li Na, nice to meet you!

 

B：你好，我叫杨冰。很高兴跟你成为室友！

 

Nǐ hǎo ，wǒ jiào yáng bīng 。hěn gāo xìng gēn nǐ chéng wéi shì yǒu ！

 

Hi, I’m Yang Bing. I’m glad to be your roommate!

 

A：我可以叫你冰冰吗？

 

Wǒ kě yǐ jiào nǐ bīng bīng ma ？

 

May I call you “Bingbing”?

 

B：好呀，那是我的小名！

 

Hǎo ya ，nà shì wǒ de xiǎo míng ！

 

Sure! That’s my nickname!

 

Words & expressions:

 

【高兴】gāo xìng：happy

 

【认识】rèn shí: know, recognize

 

【成为】chéng wéi: become

 

【室友】shì yǒu: roommate

 

【可以】kě yǐ: may

 

【小名】xiǎo míng: nickname