叫我爸爸
jiào wǒ bàba
The English phrase "call me daddy" is translated into Chinese as 叫我爸爸 (jiào wǒ bàba).
A request for someone to address the speaker as their father.
Which one should you use?
The casual phrase 叫我爸爸 is used to mean "call me dad or father", while the informal phrase 叫我老爸 literally means "Call me old dad" in English.
How do you pronounce it?
jiào wǒ bàba
Did you know?
- In modern Chinese internet slang, 叫我爸爸 is often used as a challenge to admit defeat after a bet or a game. The loser acknowledges the winner's superiority by symbolically accepting a subordinate role.
- The character 爸 is an onomatopoeia that mimics the sound a small child makes when attempting to speak the word. This reflects a linguistic tradition of using simplified, repetitive sounds for familial terms in many Chinese dialects.
- In some contexts, 爸爸 can be used as a slang term for a 'sugar daddy' or a wealthy provider, shifting the phrase 叫我爸爸 into a suggestive or transactional context.
Examples in context
- 你就叫我爸爸吧。Nǐ jiù jiào wǒ bàba ba.Just call me daddy.
- 快点叫我爸爸。Kuài diǎn jiào wǒ bàba.Hurry up and call me daddy.
- 你应该叫我爸爸。Nǐ yīnggāi jiào wǒ bàba.You should call me daddy.
Example conversation
A playful couple is joking around at home.
- 浩然 Haoran你不打算叫我爸爸吗？Nǐ bù dǎsuàn jiào wǒ bàba ma?Aren't you planning to call me daddy?
- 雨婷 Yuting我才不会叫你爸爸呢。Wǒ cái bù huì jiào nǐ bàba ne.I would never call you daddy.
- 浩然 Haoran快点叫我爸爸，我会很开心的。Kuài diǎn jiào wǒ bàba, wǒ huì hěn kāixīn de.Call me daddy quickly, it will make me happy.
- 雨婷 Yuting浩然，你真是太幼稚了。Hàorán, nǐ zhēnshi tài yòuzhì le.Haoran, you are truly too childish.
