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HSK1·Lesson 3

I'm Chinese

我是中国人

Be able to understand and use the shi sentence to express equivalence or categorization. | Master the use of the structural particle de. | Master the use of the yes-no question with ma.

Text 1

在校园里,李文和白家月第一次相遇,两人继续聊天儿。

zài xiào yuán lǐ , lǐ wén hé bái jiā yuè dì yī cì xiāng yù , liǎng rén jì xù liáo tiān ér 。

On campus, Li Wen and Bai Jiayue met for the first time and continued chatting.

李文 (Li Wen)我是中国人。
白家月 (Bai Jiayue)我是法国人。我的中文老师也是中国人。

Text 2

在教室里,下课后,安妮在看陈天中手机里的照片。

zài jiào shì lǐ , xià kè hòu , ān nī zài kàn chén tiān zhōng shǒu jī lǐ de zhào piàn 。

After class, Annie was looking at the photos on Chen Tianzhong's cell phone in the classroom.

安妮 (Annie)这是谁?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)这是我女朋友。
安妮 (Annie)你女朋友是哪国人?
陈天中 (Chen Tianzhong)她也是泰国人。

Text 3

在家里,王一雪给王一飞打视频电话。

zài jiā lǐ , wáng yì xuě gěi wáng yì fēi dǎ shì pín diàn huà 。

At home, Wang Yixue was making a video call to Wang Yifei.

王一雪 (Wang Yixue)喂,一飞!
王一飞 (Wang Yifei)姐姐!
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)你工作还忙吗?
王一飞 (Wang Yifei)对,还很忙。你也很忙吗?
王一雪 (Wang Yixue)我不太忙。我们很想你。
王一飞 (Wang Yifei)我也想你们。
HanziPinyinEnglish
人rénhuman; person
的deused after an attributive
中国zhōng guóChina
法国fǎ guóFrance
中文zhōng wénChinese language
这zhèthis
谁shuíwho
女朋友nǚ péng yǒugirlfriend

四是四,十是十。十四是十四,四十是四十。

sì shì sì , shí shì shí 。 shí sì shì shí sì , sì shí shì sì shí 。

  • 汉语的基本语序,例如:我叫白家月。

    The basic word order in Chinese, e.g. Wo jiao Bai Jiayue.

  • 招呼语,例如:你好!

    Greetings, e.g. ni hao!

  • 致谢语,例如:谢谢!

    Expressions of gratitude, e.g. xiexie!

  • 告别语,例如:再见!

    Expressions of farewell, e.g. zaijian!

  • 致歉语,例如:对不起。

    Expressions of apology, e.g. duibuqi.

  • 自我介绍、互相介绍,例如:我叫李文。

    Self-introduction and mutual introduction, e.g. Wo jiao Li Wen.

  • 是字句,例如:我是学生。

    The shi sentence, e.g. Wo shi xuesheng.

  • 结构助词的,例如:我的中文老师

    The structural particle de, e.g. wo de Zhongwen laoshi

  • 用吗的是非问句,例如:你是学生吗?

    The yes-no question with ma, e.g. Ni shi xuesheng ma?

多人活动 Group Work

3~4人一组,互相介绍,然后请一组同学展示。

Work in groups of 3-4 to introduce yourselves and your group members. Then, one group will present to the class.

e.g. 我叫白家月,我是法国人。陈天中是我同学,他是……。……

哪
nǎ
which
国guócountry
她tāshe; her
泰国tài guóThailand
喂wèihello; hey
姐姐jiě jiěelder sister
工作gōng zuòjob
还háistill
忙mángbusy
吗maused at the end of a question
对duìright
太tàitoo; excessively
我们wǒ menwe; us
想xiǎngmiss

shì Sentence (是)

The shi sentence is used to indicate what somebody or something equals or belongs to. The negative form is bu shi.

  • 我是法国人。 (Wǒ shì Fàguó rén.)

    I'm French.

  • 她是中文老师。 (Tā shì Zhōngwén lǎoshī.)

    She is a Chinese language teacher.

  • 我老师不是法国人。 (Wǒ lǎoshī bú shì Fàguó rén.)

    My teacher is not French.

Structural Particle de (的)

The structural particle de is placed between the attributive and the head noun to express a possessive relationship. If preceded by a personal pronoun and followed by a kinship term or a person noun, de can be omitted.

  • 白家月的中文老师 (Bái Jiāyuè de Zhōngwén lǎoshī)

    Bai Jiayue's Chinese language teacher

  • 你的名字 (nǐ de míngzi)

    your name

  • 我老师 (wǒ lǎoshī)

    my teacher

  • 我学生 (wǒ xuésheng)

    my student

  • 你同学 (nǐ tóngxué)

    your classmate

  • 我妈妈 (wǒ māma)

    my mom

Yes-No Question with ma (吗)

The word ma is a modal particle typically placed at the end of a sentence to indicate a yes-no question. Basic structure: ...ma?

  • 你也很忙吗? (Nǐ yě hěn máng ma?)

    Are you busy too?

  • 你是他的中文老师吗? (Nǐ shì tā de Zhōngwén lǎoshī ma?)

    Are you his Chinese language teacher?

  • 你有姐姐吗? (Nǐ yǒu jiějie ma?)

    Do you have an older sister?