Wǒ jìde nǐ de míngzi, kěshì tā bú jìde wǒ de.

Mandarin usually follows Subject + Verb + Object, just like basic English word order.

• 我 = subject, I
• 记得 = verb, remember
• 你的名字 = object, your name

So:

• 我记得你的名字 = I remember your name

Putting 你的名字 before the verb here would sound unnatural in a normal statement.

Here, 的 links a modifier to a noun. In 你的名字, it marks possession:

• 你 = you
• 的 = possessive/linking particle
• 名字 = name

So 你的名字 means your name.

This is very common in Mandarin:

• 我的书 = my book
• 她的老师 = her teacher
• 你的朋友 = your friend

A simple way to think about it is that 的 often works like English 's or of.

This is because the noun 名字 is omitted when it is already understood from context.

So:

• 她不记得我的 literally looks like she doesn't remember mine
• The full idea is 她不记得我的名字

Chinese often drops repeated words when they are obvious. English does this too:

• I remember your name, but she doesn't remember mine.

You do not need to repeat name in English, and Mandarin works similarly here.

This is a very common tone change rule.

Normally:

• 不 is fourth tone: bù

But when 不 comes before another fourth-tone syllable, it changes to second tone:

• 记 in 记得 is jì (fourth tone)

So:

• 不记得 is pronounced bú jìde

This is called tone sandhi.

Examples:

• 不是 → bú shì
• 不要 → bú yào

But:

• 不行 stays bù xíng because 行 is not fourth tone.

In this sentence, 记得 means to remember.

So:

• 我记得你的名字 = I remember your name
• 她不记得我的 = She doesn't remember mine

记得 can be used for remembering people, names, facts, or things you should do.

Examples:

• 我记得他。 = I remember him.
• 我记得这件事。 = I remember this matter / this event.
• 记得关门。 = Remember to close the door.

So 记得 is a very useful everyday verb.

Yes, you could also say 但是. Both mean but.

• 可是 is very common in speech and everyday writing.
• 但是 is also common and can sound slightly more formal or neutral, depending on context.

So both of these work:

• 我记得你的名字，可是她不记得我的。
• 我记得你的名字，但是她不记得我的。

For a learner, it is good to understand both. In casual conversation, 可是 is extremely natural.

The comma separates the two contrasting parts of the sentence:

• 我记得你的名字
• 可是她不记得我的

This is similar to English:

• I remember your name, but she doesn't remember mine.

The comma helps show the pause and contrast.

No. In standard Mandarin, 她 and 他 are both pronounced tā.

• 他 = he
• 她 = she

In speech, they sound the same. The difference only appears in writing.

This is often surprising to English speakers, because English clearly distinguishes he and she in pronunciation.

Yes, absolutely.

Both are correct:

• 她不记得我的名字。
• 她不记得我的。

The shorter version sounds natural because 名字 is already understood from the first part of the sentence.

The longer version is more explicit. The shorter version is more efficient and often more natural in conversation.

Mandarin does not use helper verbs like English do / does / did to make simple negatives.

English:

• She does not remember mine.

Mandarin:

• 她不记得我的。

Mandarin simply puts 不 before the verb:

• 记得 = remember
• 不记得 = do not remember / does not remember

So 不 is the negative marker, and no extra word like does is needed.

Usually 名字 just means name in a general sense.

Depending on context, it can refer to:

• a person's name
• sometimes a given name in casual usage
• sometimes simply what someone is called

If you specifically want to say full name, Mandarin more often uses:

• 全名 = full name

So in this sentence, 你的名字 is best understood as your name, not specifically your full name.