Learn Mandarin Chinese – Address People with Titles (Lesson 5)

Learn how to say and address people using Mr., Mrs., and Miss. (Xiānsheng, Tàitai, and Xiǎojiě)

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Display 1 – 0:45 – He is Mr. Ma.
Display 2 – 1:29 – He is Mr. Ma Mingli.
Display 3 – 1:51 – Mr. Wang, who is he?
Display 4 – 2:15 – Sir, who is he?
Display 5 – 2:36 – She is Mrs. Ma.
Display 6 – 3:05 – Mr. Wang, who is she?
Display 7 – 3:34 – She is Miss Ma.
Display 8 – 4:06 – Cast
Display 9 – 4:38 – Party

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Partial transcript
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Hi, I’m Fame Ketover. That’s Mr. Ketover to you! No, I’m just teasing. This is Mandarin Chinese at Lenguin.com and today we’re going to be talking about the titles Mr., Mrs. and Miss.
Let’s take a look at the traditional titles Mr. Mrs. and Miss. Here’s the word for “Mr.”.

Listen for “Mr.” (“Xiansheng”) in this exchange.

In this example, the title follows the surname alone. It can also follow the full name. Listen.

When you address someone in Chinese you usually use the surname and title. Listen to Miss hu address Mr. King as she asks her question.
Mr. Wang, who is he?

The title “Xiansheng” is also used by itself to mean “sir”. Listen.

As in English the title “Mrs.” is sometimes used with the husband’s surname or full name. Here’s the word for Mrs.

Now listen to Mr. King go through the whole cast of characters live.
Wo shi Wáng Dànián.
Ni shi Hú Meilíng Xiaojie.
Ta shi Ma Xiansheng.
Ta shi Ma Tàitai.
Ta shi Ma Xiaojie.

Now let’s review what we’ve covered in this lesson. In the following conversation Miss Hu’s meeting somebody new at a party. Listen to the conversation live.
Ni xìng shénme?
Wo xìng Hú. Wo shi Hú Meilíng.
Hú Xiaojie, wo xìng Lín. Ta shi shéi?
Ta shi Ma Míngli Xiansheng.

Now you’ll hear the same conversation with pauses after each line. Use the pause to translate the line yourself. After the pause, I’ll give the English.

Ni xìng shénme?
What’s your surname?

Wo xìng Hú.
My surname’s Hu.

Wo shi Hú Meilíng.
I am Hu Meiling.

Hú Xiaojie, wo xìng Lín.
Miss Hu, My surname’s Lin.

Ta shi shéi?
Oh, who is he?

Ta shi Ma Míngli Xiansheng.
He is Mr. Ma Mingli.