Addressing People
IML 1 Unit 1
Asking one’s surname
Q：Nihao! Wo xing Wu. Ni ne?
你好！ 我 姓 伍，你呢？
A：Wo xing Liang
我 姓 梁。
Asking one’s surname
What’s your surname？
Q：ni xing shen me
你 姓 什 么？
A：wo xing Liang
我 姓 梁。
Asking one’s surname
May I ask？What’s his surname？
Q：qingwen，ta xing shen me
请 问， 他 姓 什 么？
A：Ta xing Wang
他 姓 王。
Asking one’s surname
May I ask？What’s her surname？
Q：qingwen，ta xing shen me
请 问， 她 姓 什 么？
A：Ta xing chen
她 姓 陈。
Asking one’s surname
May I ask？What are their surnames？
Q：qingwen，tamen xing shen me
请 问， 他们 姓 什 么？
A：Ta xing Chen，ta xing Li
他 姓 陈，她 姓 李。
Addressing people with Titles
Mr
Mrs
Ms
Miss
Dr
xian sheng
tai tai
nü shi
xiao jie
yi sheng
bo shi
Teacher lao shi
(Mr/Ms/Mrs/Miss)
先生
太太
女士
小姐
医生
博士
老师
How to say…… (zen me shuo)
Miss
Mrs
Ms
Mr
Dr
Teacher
Lisa is 20 years old, single. You
address her as ______.
Xiao jie
小姐
Mary is a mother of 2. You
address her as ________.
Tai tai
太太
Anna is a teacher. Her surname is
Wang. You address her as _____.
Wang laoshi
王老师
John Li is 40, married. You
address him as _______.
Li xiansheng
李先生
Mr Phil Wu is a GP. You address
him as _________.
Wu yisheng
吴医生
David Yu has a doctoral degree in
Education. You address him as ____
Yu boshi
余博士