DAY by DAY 3 | Chineseffect

There are more verbs that mean “TO BE” in Mandarin.

Today we will look into how to say for instance. I AM A HUMAN.

Review your tones-skills.

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New words for today:

TO BE

(someone, sth.)

是
shì

MAN

PEOPLE

人
rén

EUROPEANS

欧洲人
ōuzhōurén

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Translate and check.

I am a (hu)man, you are a (hu)man, he is also a (hu)man.

我是人，你是人，他也是人。

<Wǒ shì rén, nǐ shì rén, tā yě shì rén.>

TO BE / 是

Are they also Europeans?

他们也是欧洲人吗？

<Tāmen yě shì Ōuzhōurén ma?>

Yes, they are Europeans.

是，他们是欧洲人。

Shì, tāmen shì Ōuzhōu rén.

They are Europeans as well.

他们也是欧洲人。

<Tāmen yěshì Ōuzhōu rén.>

You are fine, we are fine as well.

你们很好，我们也很好。

<Nǐmen hěn hǎo, wǒmen yě hěn hǎo.>

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