Lesson A1-002 - Nice to Meet You

EN → ZH / Level: A1 In progress

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you'll learn how to introduce yourself in Chinese when meeting someone new at work. Practice key phrases like 'nice to meet you' and 'welcome to the team' that are essential for workplace introductions.

Dialogue

A

我是新来的。

wǒ shì xīn lái de I'm new here.
B

欢迎加入团队。

huānyíng jiārù tuánduì Welcome to the team.
A

很高兴认识你。

hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ Nice to meet you.
B

我也很高兴认识你。

wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ Nice to meet you too.
A

这是你的办公桌吗?

zhè shì nǐ de bāngōngzhuō ma Is this your desk?
B

是的,是我的。

shì de, shì wǒ de Yes, it is.

Word by Word

I / me (first person pronoun)
am / is / are (verb 'to be')
新来的 new here / newcomer (new + come + particle)
欢迎 welcome (to welcome / to greet)
加入 to join (add + enter)
团队 team (group + team)
very (intensifier adverb)
高兴 happy / pleased (high + spirited)
认识 to know / to meet (recognize + know)
you (second person pronoun)
also / too (conjunction)
this (demonstrative pronoun)
possessive particle (like 's in English)
办公桌 desk (office + table)
question particle (turns statement into yes/no question)
是的 yes / that's right (affirmative response)

Grammar Points

很高兴 + 动词

很高兴认识你。

hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ

Nice to meet you.

Very + adjective structure for expressing happiness

这是...吗?

这是你的办公桌吗?

zhè shì nǐ de bāngōngzhuō ma

Is this your desk?

Yes/no question using 吗 particle at end

Chinese Vocabulary

办公桌 noun
bāngōngzhuō desk

这是你的办公桌吗?

高兴 adj
gāoxìng happy / pleased

很高兴认识你。

欢迎 verb
huānyíng welcome

欢迎加入团队。

加入 verb
jiārù to join

加入团队

认识 verb
rènshi to meet / to know

很高兴认识你。

是的 intj
shì de yes / that's right

是的,是我的。

团队 noun
tuánduì team

欢迎加入团队。

新来的 adj
xīn lái de new here / newcomer

我是新来的。

Alternative Expressions

认识 (to meet / to know)

  • 见到 jiàn dào (to see / to meet) - more casual, often used when meeting in person
  • 了解 liǎojiě (to get to know) - implies deeper knowledge of someone

欢迎 (welcome)

  • 很高兴你来了 hěn gāoxìng nǐ lái le (glad you’re here) - more personal expression

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Nice to meet you.

Show Answer很高兴认识你。

Is this your desk?

Show Answer这是你的办公桌吗?

Welcome to the team.

Show Answer欢迎加入团队。

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

team

Show Answer团队

desk

Show Answer办公桌

to meet / to know

Show Answer认识