To introduce yourself in Mandarin Chinese, you need to know how to greet someone first:  ni hao.  However, you will also find the following Chinese words useful:  jiào (am name/called), guó (country), nǎ (which), rén (people,citizen), and zhēndema (really? to show surprise).

Read this dialog aloud if you know hanyu pinyin.

• Nǐhǎo?  (Hi. How are you?)

• Hǎo. Nǐ ne? (Fine. And you?)

• Hén hǎo. Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?  (Very well.  Which country are you from?)

• Wǒ shì Měiguórén.  Wǒ jiào Lee.  (I’m American.  I’m called Lee.)

• Zhēndema?   Wǒyé shì Měiguóren. Wǒ jiào John.   (Really?  I’m also American.  I’m called John.)

For more intensive practice of this language, you can click here.

Here is a video for further explanation by Teacher Benny.

Here is a video for your entertainment with this language–wo shi meiguoren, starring Bruce Lee. Enjoy.