IVC CHINESELESSON 1

GREETINGSSENTENCE PATTERNS

Joanne ChenIVC Chinese instructor

2014

你好 ! Nǐ hǎo! Hello

你好 ! Nǐ hǎo! Hello

你是学生吗？ Nǐ shì xuéshēng ma? Are you a student?

我是学生。 你呢？ Wǒ shì xuéshēng. Nǐ ne? I am a student, how about you?

他也是学生吗？ Tā yěshì xuéshēng ma? Is he a student?

不 , 他不是学生。 Bù , tā búshì xuéshēng. No, he is not student.

Sentence with shì 是 他是老师 . Tā shì lǎoshī. He is a teacher.

他不是老师 . Tā búshì lǎoshī. He is not a teacher.

不 bú + Verb => negative sentence

Forming Questions with 吗 ma 你是老师 . Nǐ shì lǎoshī. You are a teacher.

你是老师吗？ Nǐ shì lǎoshì ma? Are you a teacher?

Forming Questions with ne 呢 我是学生，你呢？ Wǒ shì xuéshēng, nǐ ne? I am a student, and how about you?

The Adverb 也 yě 我是老师， 他也是老师 . Wǒ shì lǎoshī , tā yěshì lǎoshī. I am a teacher, he is also a teacher.