Do NOT say “你叫什么名字“ - Ask someone’s name POLITELY! (Spoken Chinese Training Lesson 2)

Spoken Chinese training lesson 2 - “What’s your name?“ in Chinese and ask someone’s name in a more polite way which you may not learn from Chinese textbooks - Speaking Chinese like native speakers - Speak fluent Chinese “你叫什么名字?” is textbook language, and we don’t use it in most situations. In Chinese, just like in other languages, it is often more polite to be a little indirect. If you meet someone for the first time and don’t know their name, the easiest way is just telling them your name, and the other
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