Introduce yourself — where you're from, what you do, and your interests.
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Where are you from? (Literally 'you from where come?')
你從哪裡來？
I'm from America (美國 — 'beautiful country' = USA.)
我從美國來
Where do you live? (住在 — 'live at'.)
你住在哪裡？
I live in Taipei (台北 — 'Taiwan north'.)
我住在台北
What's your job? (Literally 'you do what work?')
你做什麼工作？
What do you do?
你是做什麼的？
I'm a teacher (老師 — 'old master'.)
我是老師
I'm a data scientist (資料 'data' + 科學家 'science-expert'.)
我是資料科學家
I'm an artist (家 'house/expert' is a common suffix for professions.)
我是藝術家
Are you a student? What do you study?
你是學生嗎？你學什麼？
I study languages at university (大學 — 'big study' = university.)
我在大學學語言
What languages do you speak? (會 'can/know how to' is used for learned skills.)
你會說什麼語言？
I speak English and a little Chinese (一點 — 'one dot' = a little.)
我會說英文和一點中文
What's your mother tongue? (母語 — 'mother language'.)
你的母語是什麼？
What do you do in your free time? (Literally 'you have-free time do what?')
你有空的時候做什麼？
I like reading and watching movies (看 'to look' covers both reading and watching; 電影 — 'electric shadow'.)
我喜歡看書和看電影
I like meeting friends and joking around (開玩笑 — 'open a joke'.)
我喜歡跟朋友見面、開玩笑
Do you have any hobbies? (興趣 — 'rise-interest'.)
你有什麼興趣？
Do you play any sports? (運動 — 'transport-move' = exercise/sports.)
你有運動嗎？
How old are you? I'm twenty-one (歲 — counter for years of age.)
你幾歲？我二十一歲
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