How to Say “What's your name?” in Mandarin

你叫什么名字？
nǐjiàoshénmemíngzi

What's your name?

Loop it until it sticks →or hear it in a slower voice, tone by tone

Character by character

  • 你nǐyou
  • 叫jiàoto shout
  • 什shénwhat
  • 么meyoungest
  • 名míngname
  • 字ziletter

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How do you say "What's your name?" in Mandarin?
"What's your name?" in Mandarin is 你叫什么名字？, pronounced nǐ jiào shénme míngzi (third tone, fourth tone, second tone, neutral tone, second tone, neutral tone).
What does 你叫什么名字？ mean literally?
你叫什么名字？ breaks down as 你 (you) + 叫 (to shout) + 什 (what) + 么 (youngest) + 名 (name) + 字 (letter).
What tones does 你叫什么名字？ use?
你叫什么名字？ is pronounced nǐ jiào shénme míngzi: third tone, fourth tone, second tone, neutral tone, second tone, neutral tone.