你叫什么名字 What is your name?

Dialogue 1 在学校 zài xué xiào In the school.

A :你叫什么名字? nǐ jiào shén me míng zì
What`s your name ?
B :我叫李月.wǒ jiào lǐ yuè .
My name is Liyue.
New Words :
叫jiào v to call, to be called.
什么shén me shenme pron. What
我 wǒ pron. I, me
Proper Noun
李月 lǐ yuè , name of a person
Dialogue. 2 在教室zài jiāo shì In the classroom

A: 你是老师吗?nǐ shì lǎo shī ma ?
Are you a teacher ?
B:我不是老师, 我是学生。 wǒ bú shì lǎo shī , wǒ shì xué shēng
No,I`m not. I`m a student.
New Words :
5. 是 shì v. to be
6. 老师 lǎo shī n. teacher
7. 吗 ma part. used at the end of a question
8. 学生 xué shēng n. student
Dialogue 3. 在学校zài xué xiào In the school
A : 你是中国人吗 ? nǐ shì zhōng guó rén ma ?
Are you Chinese ?
B :我不是中国人, 我是美国人wǒ bú shì zhōng guó rén , wǒ shì měi guó rén
No. I`m not. I`m American.
New Word
1. 人 rén n. /human person Proper Nouns
2. 中国 zhōng guó / China
3. 美国 měi guó / the United States of America
Notes :
The Interogative Pronoun “什么shén me ”
The Interrogative pronoun "什么shén me ” is used in interrogative sentences, serving as the object by itself ot together with a nominal element following it. For example:
(1)你叫什么名字?nǐ jiào shén memíng zì ?
What is your name ?
(2)这(zhe,this)是什么?zhè (zhe,this)shì shén me ?
What is this ?
(3)这(zhe, this )是什么书(shu,book)? zhè shì shén me shū ?
What book it is ?
2. “是shì”字句 The “是shì” Sentence
A“是” sentence is a determinative sentence with “是shì”, indicating what somebody ot something equals or belongs to. The nagative sentence is formed by adding the negative adverb“不”before“是”. For example.
Predicate
Subject Verb Noun/Noun Phrase 吗?
nǐ 你 shì是 měi guó rén 美国人 ma 吗?
nǐ 你 shì 是 zhōng guó rén 中国人 ma吗?
nǐ 你 shì 是 lǎo shī 老师 ma吗?
3. 用 “吗”的疑问句 Interrogative sentences with “吗ma”
The particle “吗”indicates an interrogative mood. When “吗”is added at the end of a declarative sentences, the declarative sentence turns into a question. For example:
Predicate
Subject Verb Noun/Noun Phrasee 吗?
nǐ 你 shì是 měi guó rén 美国人 ma 吗?
nǐ 你 shì 是 zhōng guó rén 中国人 ma吗?
nǐ 你 shì 是 lǎo shī 老师 ma吗?
Match the pictures with the words /phrases

1.中国zhōng guó ( ) 2.美国měi guó ( ) 3. 中国人 zhōng guó rén( )
4. 美国人 měi guó rén ( ) 5.老师lǎo shī ( ) 6. 学生xué shēng ( )