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你叫什么名字 What is your name?

你叫什么名字 What is your name?
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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 :

  1. 叫jiào v to call, to be called.

  2. 什么shén me shenme pron. What

  3. 我 wǒ pron. I, me


Proper Noun

  1. 李月 lǐ yuè , name of a person





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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


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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 :

  1. 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 ( )


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