A Short Introduction to Bill

As part of our homework for last weeks Mandarin lesson we were asked to prepare a brief introduction to ourselves using key words and phrases that we have covered so far. I thought I’d share mine with a wider audience.

晚上好。我叫Bill Glover。我在埃森哲工作。对不起我没有名片。但是我的手机的号码是：零七八一三八?八八?八。我出生在伦敦。我有一个弟弟和两个妹妹。我的弟弟和妹妹是双胞胎。我妈妈是爱尔兰人，我爸爸是英国人。我去过中国两次。我会说一点儿中文。

Translation follows:

wǎn shang hǎo. wǒ jiào Bill Glover. wǒ zài āisēn zhé gōng zuò. duì bu qǐ wǒ méi yǒu míng piàn dàn shì wǒ de shǒu jī de hào mǎ shì: líng qī bā yī sān bā ? bā bā ? bā. wǒ chū shēng zài lún dūn. wǒ yǒu yī ge dìdi hé liǎng ge mèimei. wǒ de dìdi hé mèimei shì shuāng bāo tāi. wǒ māma shì ài’ěrlán rén. wǒ bāba shì yīngguó rén. wǒ qù guò zhōngguó liǎng cì. wǒ huì shuō yī diǎnr zhōng wén.

Good evening, my name is Bill Glover. I work for [company name]. I’m sorry I don’t have a business card but my mobile number is [mobile number]. I was born in London. I have one brother and two sisters. My brother and sister are twins. My mother is Irish and my father is English. I have been to China twice before and can speak a little Chinese.