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Busuu – Chinese 1st course : 你好！ / Nĭ hăo！Hello!

Chinese is a tonal language. This means that the same sounds, pronounced with different tones, can refer to different things. In Pinyin, the tones are indicated above the letters like in the example below. Don't worry about this for now, we will learn more about them later. 谢谢！ / Xiè xie! Thanks! 对不起！ / Duì bù qǐ! Sorry. 再见！ / Zài jiàn！Goodbye!

2nd course : Now let's learn how to talk about ourselves and others. To start, we will learn how to ask for someone's name and give ours. To make it easier for you, we will break this down into smaller parts. 你叫什么名字？(Nǐ jiào shén me míng zi?) - What is your name? 我叫... (Wǒ jiào...) - My name is ... 你姓什么？(Nǐ xìng shén me?) - What's your surname? 我姓...(Wǒ xìng...) - My surname is ... 什么 / shén me – what 名字 /míng zi - first name 你叫什么名字 / Nǐ jiào shén me míng zi? - What's your name?

In China, surnames always come before first names. It is also considered polite and respectful to address people with their surname, followed by their title "Xiānshēng" (Mr) or "Nǚshì" (Ms). People only use first names amongst family and friends. 林女士 (Lín nǚshì) - Ms. Lin 王先生 (Wáng xiānshēng) - Mr. Wang 我叫... Wǒ jiào... My name is... 你姓什么？Nǐ xìng shén me? What's your surname? 我姓... Wǒ xìng... My surname is...

In China, there are about 100 common surnames (姓 xìng), which are shared by 85% of the population. The three most common surnames in mainland China are Li, Wang and Zhang. Chinese women do not normally change their surnames when they get married....