SECTION: I / WE / THEY |
You've already learned the pronouns I, you, and she/he. These can be converted into the pronouns we, they, and plural form of you by adding the extensionmen: |
English: | I | |
Pinyin: | w菕 |
English: | We | |
Pinyin: | w菕-men |
English: | He/she | |
Pinyin: | t膩 |
English: | They | |
Pinyin: | t膩-men |
English: | You | |
Pinyin: | n菒 |
English: | You (when speaking to more than 1 person) | |
Pinyin: | n菒-men |
English: | Hello (to address one person) | |
Pinyin: | n菒 h菐o | |
Literally: | you good |
English: | Hello (to address more than 1 person) | |
Pinyin: | n菒-men h菐o | |
Literally: | you good |
For the remainder of the program, when the plural form of you is required, we will say you guys. |
SECTION: LANGUAGES / MY / YOUR |
English: | England | |
Pinyin: | y墨ng-gu贸 |
English: | English (the language) | |
Pinyin: | y墨ng-w茅n |
English: | China | |
Pinyin: | zh艒ng-gu贸 |
English: | Chinese (language) | |
Pinyin: | zh艒ng-w茅n |
English: | I | |
Pinyin: | w菕 |
English: | My | |
Pinyin: | w菕-de |
English: | You | |
Pinyin: | n菒 |
English: | Your | |
Pinyin: | n菒-de |
English: | My Chinese is bad | |
Pinyin: | w菕-de zh艒ng-w茅n b霉 h菐o | |
Literally: | my Chinese not good |
English: | Your English is very good | |
Pinyin: | n菒-de y墨ng-w茅n h臎n h菐o | |
Literally: | your English very good |
English: | It's mine | |
Pinyin: | sh矛 w菕-de | |
Literally: | is mine |
English: | It's not mine | |
Pinyin: | b煤 sh矛 w菕-de | |
Literally: | not is mine |
English: | It's yours | |
Pinyin: | sh矛 n菒-de | |
Literally: | is yours |
English: | I'm yours | |
Pinyin: | w菕 sh矛 n菒-de | |
Literally: | I am yours |
English: | You're mine | |
Pinyin: | n菒 sh矛 w菕-de | |
Literally: | you are mine |