Simplified Chinese - Identity

Lesson 49 of 156

A friendly street scene in Simplified Chinese: two people exchange contact info — phone and email — under a café sign; identity lesson visual for phone, email, name, birthday and work.

Goal: Share basic personal details quickly and clearly

Free Simplified Chinese lessons with guided practice, audio, and speaking support.

Welcome back — lesson 49! Ready to swap basic ID details like a local? This short lesson helps you ask and give contact info, where you study or work, your name, birthday and nationality. Have fun — listen, repeat, and try the short speaking prompts to lock it in.

Level A1: In this lesson you'll practice key phrases for identity and contact info (名字、电话号码、邮箱、生日、学校/工作、国籍). We'll focus on asking and answering: 我的电话号码是___。, 你的电话号码是多少?, 我的邮箱是___。, 你的邮箱是什么?, 我叫___。, 我的生日是___。, 我在___学习。, 你在哪儿工作?, 我的国籍是___。. CEFR-aligned and bite-sized — lesson 49 keeps it practical and friendly.

After this lesson you'll be able to:

  • Be able to ask and give a phone number and email
  • Say your name, birthday and where you study or work
  • Give your nationality and understand short identity questions
  • Level A1: feel confident sharing these basic facts in conversation
Two students in a campus courtyard exchanging basic identity info in Simplified Chinese — name, school, phone, email.

Ready? Let's go!

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1. Reading + Listening Practice

Hear core phrases, repeat aloud.

我的电话号码是___。

Wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì ___.

My phone number is ___.

Meaning: My phone number is ___.

When to use: Use this to give your phone number. You can also say “我的手机号是___” to emphasize a mobile number.

Tip: People sometimes say 电话 or 手机号 incorrectly; prefer 电话号码 or 手机号 explicitly when sharing numbers.

我的电话号码是138-1234-5678。

Wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì 138-1234-5678.

My phone number is 138-1234-5678.
如果需要联系我,我的电话号码是这个。

Rúguǒ xūyào liánxì wǒ, wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì zhège.

If you need to contact me, my phone number is this.

你的电话号码是多少?

Nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?

What's your phone number?

Meaning: What's your phone number?

When to use: Ask this to request someone's phone number; for more politeness use “您的电话号码是多少?”.

对不起,可以问一下你的电话号码是多少?

Duìbuqǐ, kěyǐ wèn yīxià nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?

Excuse me, may I ask what your phone number is?
你方便告诉我你的电话号码是多少吗?

Nǐ fāngbiàn gàosu wǒ nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo ma?

Can you conveniently tell me what your phone number is?

我的邮箱是___。

Wǒ de yóuxiāng shì ___.

My email address is ___.

Meaning: My email address is ___.

When to use: Say this when you want to give your email (邮箱 means email address in mainland Chinese).

我的邮箱是lihua@example.com。

Wǒ de yóuxiāng shì lihua@example.com.

My email is lihua@example.com.
请发材料到我的邮箱,我的邮箱是:zhang@example.cn。

Qǐng fā cáiliào dào wǒ de yóuxiāng, wǒ de yóuxiāng shì: zhang@example.cn.

Please send the materials to my email: zhang@example.cn.

你的邮箱是什么?

Nǐ de yóuxiāng shì shénme?

What's your email address?

Meaning: What's your email address?

When to use: Ask this to request someone's email; for formal situations say “您的邮箱是什么?”.

你的邮箱是什么?我发给你会议链接。

Nǐ de yóuxiāng shì shénme? Wǒ fā gěi nǐ huìyì liànjiē.

What's your email? I'll send you the meeting link.
请告诉我你的邮箱是什么,这样我可以发文件。

Qǐng gàosu wǒ nǐ de yóuxiāng shì shénme, zhèyàng wǒ kěyǐ fā wénjiàn.

Please tell me your email so I can send the file.

我在___学习。

Wǒ zài ___ xuéxí.

I study at ___.

Meaning: I study at ___.

When to use: Use this to say where you study — a school, university or training center. You can also say “我在___上学” to emphasize being a student.

我在北京大学学习。

Wǒ zài Běijīng Dàxué xuéxí.

I study at Peking University.
我在语言学校学习中文。

Wǒ zài yǔyán xuéxiào xuéxí Zhōngwén.

I study Chinese at a language school.

我叫___

Wǒ jiào ___.

My first name is ___.

Meaning: My first name is ___.

When to use: A simple self-introduction phrase for your name. Chinese often use 我叫___ for both given and full names.

Tip: Beginners sometimes try to separate first/last name like in English — just use 我叫 + full name or given name.

我叫Anna,很高兴认识你。

Wǒ jiào Anna, hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.

My name is Anna, nice to meet you.
你好,我叫张伟,你呢?

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào Zhāng Wěi, nǐ ne?

Hello, I'm Zhang Wei, and you?

我的生日是___。

Wǒ de shēngrì shì ___.

My birthday is ___.

Meaning: My birthday is ___.

When to use: Give your birthday when someone asks or when filling simple personal info.

我的生日是五月五日。

Wǒ de shēngrì shì wǔ yuè wǔ rì.

My birthday is May 5th.
我通常在我的生日和朋友吃饭,我的生日是12月1日。

Wǒ tōngcháng zài wǒ de shēngrì hé péngyou chīfàn, wǒ de shēngrì shì shí'èr yuè yī rì.

I usually eat out with friends on my birthday; my birthday is December 1st.

你在哪儿工作

Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?

Where do you work?

Meaning: Where do you work?

When to use: Ask this to find out someone's workplace. For more politeness say “您在哪儿工作?”.

你在哪儿工作?我在软件公司工作。

Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò? Wǒ zài ruǎnjiàn gōngsī gōngzuò.

Where do you work? I work at a software company.
请问你在哪儿工作?

Qǐngwèn nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?

May I ask where you work?

我的国籍是___。

Wǒ de guójí shì ___.

My nationality is ___.

Meaning: My nationality is ___.

When to use: Use this when you need to state nationality (e.g., forms). In casual talk you can say “我是___人”.

我的国籍是美国。

Wǒ de guójí shì Měiguó.

My nationality is American.
如果在表格里填写,请写:我的国籍是加拿大。

Rúguǒ zài biǎogé lǐ tiánxiě, qǐng xiě: Wǒ de guójí shì Jiānádà.

If filling a form, write: My nationality is Canadian.

2. Conversational Listening Practice

Hear phrases in a real mini-conversation.

Anna meets David and they exchange contact and study/work info.

Close-up of Anna and David smiling and writing each other's phone number and email in Simplified Chinese during a brief conversation about where they study and work.

What contact details do they exchange?

Portrait of Anna in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

Anna

我叫Anna,你好!

Wǒ jiào Anna, nǐ hǎo!

My name is Anna, hi!

Portrait of David in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

David

你好,我叫David。你在哪儿学习?

Nǐ hǎo, wǒ jiào David. Nǐ zài nǎr xuéxí?

Hi, I'm David. Where do you study?

Portrait of Anna in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

Anna

我在语言学校学习。你的电话号码是多少?

Wǒ zài yǔyán xuéxiào xuéxí. Nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?

I study at a language school. What's your phone number?

Portrait of David in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

David

我的电话号码是138-1234-5678。你的邮箱是什么?

Wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì 138-1234-5678. Nǐ de yóuxiāng shì shénme?

My phone number is 138-1234-5678. What's your email?

Portrait of Anna in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

Anna

我的邮箱是anna@example.com。

Wǒ de yóuxiāng shì anna@example.com.

My email is anna@example.com.

Portrait of David in a Simplified Chinese lesson dialogue

David

很高兴认识你

Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ!

Nice to meet you!

3. Guided Practice

Quizzes and matching to lock in meaning.

Which phrase asks for someone's phone number?

How do you say "My email is zhang@example.com."?

Which phrase asks about someone's workplace?

Choose the correct way to say: "My birthday is December 1st."

Question: What's your phone number? Answer: My phone number is 138-1234-5678.

Question: 你的电话号码是多少? Answer: ___

Question: What's your email? Answer: My email is lihua@example.com.

Question: 你的邮箱是什么? Answer: ___

Question: Where do you work? Answer: I work at a company.

Question: 你在哪儿工作? Answer: ___

Match the core phrases

Match the extra phrases

4. Speaking Practice

Say phrases yourself (mic/recording).

Recording stays on your device only. Check speech uses your browser's speech tools when available.

Say this phrase out loud:

我的电话号码是___。

Wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì ___.

My phone number is ___.

Say this phrase out loud:

你的电话号码是多少?

Nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?

What's your phone number?

Say this phrase out loud:

我的邮箱是___。

Wǒ de yóuxiāng shì ___.

My email address is ___.

Say this phrase out loud:

你的邮箱是什么?

Nǐ de yóuxiāng shì shénme?

What's your email address?

Say this phrase out loud:

我在___学习。

Wǒ zài ___ xuéxí.

I study at ___.

Say this phrase out loud:

我叫___

Wǒ jiào ___.

My first name is ___.

Say this phrase out loud:

我的生日是___。

Wǒ de shēngrì shì ___.

My birthday is ___.

Say this phrase out loud:

你在哪儿工作

Nǐ zài nǎr gōngzuò?

Where do you work?

Say this phrase out loud:

我的国籍是___。

Wǒ de guójí shì ___.

My nationality is ___.