3. 先生 xiānsheng (n) Mr.
去 qù (v) go
哪 nǎ (pro) which
个 gè (m) (a measure word)
国家 guójiā(n) country
中国 Zhōngguó (n) China
人 rén (n) person
中国人 Zhōngguórén (n) Chinese person
是的 shìde yes, all right
4. Sir, What country are you going?
先生,您去那里国家?
Xiānshēng, nín qù nàlǐ guójiā?
I go to China
我去中国
Wǒ qù zhōngguó
What nationality are you?
你 是哪国人?
Nǐ shì nǎ guórén?
I’m a Chinese
我是中国人.
Wǒ shì zhōngguó rén
5. Are you a Chinese?
你是中国人吗?
Nǐ shì zhōngguó rén ma?
Yes, I’m Chinese
是 的, 我是中国人。
Shì de, wǒ shì zhōngguó rén.
7. 小姐 xiǎojiě (n) Miss
国 guó (v) country
美国 Měiguó (n) U.S.A
们 men (plural suffix)
他们 tāmen (pro) they
也 yě (adv) also, too
不 bù, bú (adv) no, not
都 dōu (adv) all
英国 Yīngguó (n) Britain
8. Miss, what country where you from?
小姐, 你 是哪国人?
Xiǎojiě, nǐ shì nǎ guórén?
I’m an American.
我是美国人。
Wǒ shì měiguó rén.
Are they also Americans?
他们是也美国人吗?
Tāmen shì yě měiguó rén ma?
No, They are not Americans, they are English
不, 他们不是美国人, 他们都是英国人
Bù, tāmen bùshì měiguó rén, Tāmen dōu shì yīngguó rén
10. Have you been to China?
你去过中国吗?
Nǐ qùguò zhōngguó ma?
I never been to China.
我没去过中国。
Wǒ méi qùguò zhōngguó.
Do you want to go to China?
你想去中国吗?
Nǐ xiǎng qù zhōngguó ma?
I really want to go to China
我很想 去中国。
Wǒ hěn xiǎng qù zhōngguó.
12. The verbal particles 过 and 没
The verbal particle 过 which occurs immediately
after a verb denotes that some actions took place
in the past. It is often used to emphasize an
experience. The negative form of "verb + 过" is "没
+ verb + 过".
Example:
- 我 去 过 美国。 - I have been to the USA.
- 我 没 去 过 美国。 - I have'nt been to the USA.
13. Phrase structure
The adverbs are placed before the verb.
Example:
- 我 也 是 中国人。 - I am Chinese too.
- 我们 都 是 中国人。 - We are all Chinese.
- 我 不 是 中国人。 - I am not Chinese.
The verb 想
想 is an optative verb. The optative verb is placed
before the verb.
Example:
- 你 想 去 中国 吗? - Do you want to go to China?
- 我 很 想 去 中国。 - I really want to go to China.
14. What country are you going?
你去哪個國家?
Nǐ qù nǎge guójiā?
I go to China
我去中國。
Wǒ qù zhōngguó.