This document provides examples of common sentence patterns in Chinese for introducing people such as friends and roommates. It includes sample dialogs where one person introduces their roommate or friend using "zhè shì wǒ shìyǒu" or "zhè shì wǒ péngyǒu" and questions like "nǐ yǒu shìyǒu ma?" and "nǐ yǒu jǐ ge shìyǒu?". It also explains that the possessive particle "de" can be omitted when referring to people close to you and provides additional examples of using "ji" to ask about quantities under ten.

1. Chinese Link Lesson 5
Sentence Patterns
Introductions
介绍 jièshào
Joanne Chen
IVC Chinese instructor
2015

2. Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73
 zhè shì wǒ shìyǒu, wáng hóng.
 zhè shì wǒ péngyǒu, wénzhōng.
 nǐ yǒu shìyǒu ma?
 yǒu, wǒ yǒu shìyǒu.
 Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge shìyǒu?
 wǒ yǒu liǎngge shìyǒu.

3.  这是我室友，王红。
 这是我朋友，文中。
 你有室友吗？
 有， 我有室友。
 你有几个室友？
 我有两个室友。
Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73

4. Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73
 zhè shì wǒ shìyǒu, wáng hóng.
这是我室友，王红。
 This is my roommate, wang hong.
 zhè shì wǒ péngyǒu, wénzhōng.
这是我朋友，文中.
This is my friend, wenzhong.

5. Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73
nǐ yǒu shìyǒu ma?
你有室友吗？
 Do you have roommate?
yǒu, wǒ yǒu shìyǒu.
有， 我有室友。
 Yes, I have roommate.

6. Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73
Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge shìyǒu?
 你有几个室友？
 How many roommate do you have?
wǒ yǒu liǎngge shìyǒu.
我有两个室友。
 I have two roommates.

7. 这是我朋友
zhè shì wǒ péng yǒu.
This is my friend.
 这是我(的)朋友
 zhè shì wǒ (de) péng yǒu.
 When referring to people who you have a close relationship with,
such as friends, roommates, and family members, the possessive
particle 的 de can be omitted.
 Note that when referring to objects or animals, such as books, cars,
dogs, the possessive particle 的 de cannot be omitted.

8.  nǐ yǒu shìyǒu ma?
 yǒu, wǒ yǒu shìyǒu.
 你有室友吗？
 有，我有室友。
 Nǐ yǒu _______ma?
 你有__________吗？
有 yǒu means “to have” or there is/there are.
Its negative form is 没有 méiyǒu .
Putting ma at the end of the sentence – do you have?

9. nǐ yǒu jǐ ge shì yǒu?
wǒ yǒu liǎngge shìyǒu.
 Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge xuéshēng?
 Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge lǎoshī?
 几 is a question word meaning “how many”?
 And is used to ask about amounts under ten.
 Ji is always used with a measure word.
 Question word Measure word Noun
 Ji ge ren?
 How many people?