Our University signed an agreement with the office of Chinese Language Council International (OCLCI) known as Hanban last June 22, 2007 in order to

strengthen educational cooperation between China and the Philippines, support and promote the

development of Chinese language education and boost mutual understanding between the two

countries. We aim to establish another Confucius Institute among the 80 countries which started since 2004 and have been growing, now numbering to 310

inclusive of Confucius Classrooms, hereat our University inline with the aforementioned accord with

the following objectives:

1. Teach Chinese Language using a variety of methods including multimedia & Internet

2. Train teachers teach Chinese in primary schools, high schools and colleges

3. Administer the Chinese Language Proficiency Test and tests to certify ability to teach Chinese as a foreign language

4. Teach Chinese courses of various types in various areas for all circles of person

5. Sponsor academic activities and Chinese competitions

6. Show Chinese movies and TV programs in learning mandarin and exploration of Chinese culture

7. Provide consulting services for individuals who desire to study in China

8. Provide reference materials for the educational and other professional individuals

Chinese Language is the 2nd (next to English) internationally used

language which is now being taught in more than 300 Confucius

Institutes worldwide, 3 in the Phil.

1. We will soon teach mandarin to our students

2. Learning Mandarin is basically through listening and speaking

3. Memorization is a must4. The best way to learn is by application

Pengyou 朋友Zhe xie nian, yi ge ren, feng ye guo, yu ye zou

You guo lei, you guo cuo, hai ji de jian chi shenme

zhen ai guo, cai hui dong, hui ji mo, hui hui shou

zong you meng, zong you ni, zai xin zhongPengyou yisheng yi qi zou, na xie ri zi bu zai

you Yi ju hua, yi bei zi, yisheng qing, yi bei jiu

Pengyou bu ceng gu dan guo, yisheng pengyou ni hui dong

Hai you shang, hai you tong, hai yao zou, hai youwo ...

Yiju hua, yi bei zi, yisheng qing, ...

yi bei jiu

Heaven

Earth

Center

onestenthshundredths

70,710,678

Finals and Initials

• No letters in Mandarin• Just the beginning and the ending

sound• Different pronunciation for the letters• Equivalent sound for our letters• Easier to understand than using

chinese characters• First step in studying the syllables

Finals (Ending sound)a o eeraiei

aoouanenangengong

i-y[i]2

iaiaoieiu

ianiniang ingiong

u-wuauo uaiuiuanun

uangueng

üüeüanün

Initials （ Beginning sound)

b p mf

dtnl

zcs

zhchshr

jqx

gkh

Four Tonesā á

à a

a

1st tone-continuous high pitch 2nd tone-continuous fast rising 3rd tone-continuous curve rising 4th tone-fast stressed falling Neutral sound-short rising

Pengyou 朋友Zhe xie nian, yi ge ren, feng ye guo, yu ye zou

You guo lei, you guo cuo, hai ji de jian chi shenme

zhen ai guo, cai hui dong, hui ji mo, hui hui shou

zong you meng, zong you ni, zai xin zhongPengyou yisheng yi qi zou, na xie ri zi bu zai

you Yi ju hua, yi bei zi, yisheng qing, yi bei jiu

Pengyou bu ceng gu dan guo, yisheng pengyou ni hui dong

Hai you shang, hai you tong, hai yao zou, hai youwo ...

Yiju hua, yi bei zi, yisheng qing, ... `

yi bei jiu

Chinese Numbers 123456789

10

yīèrsānsìwŭlìuqībājiŭshí

一二三四五六七八九十

Chinese Numbers 123456789

10

yīèrsānsìwŭliùqībājiŭshí

一二三四五六七八九十

Finals (Ending sound)a o eeraiei

aoouanenangengong

i-yiaiaoieiu

ianiniang ingiong

u-wuauo uaiuiuanun

uangueng

üüeüanün

Pin Yin 拼音ü exclusivity rulenünüelülüe

jujuejuanjun

xuxuexuanxun

ququequanqun

n&l-u but j,q&x no u

Initials （ Beginning sound)

b p mf

dtnl

zcs

zhchshr

jqx

gkh

qiqiaqiaoqieqiu

jianjinjiang jingjiong

jijiajiaojiejiu

xixiaxiaoxiexiu

qianqinqiang qingqiong

xianxinxiang xingxiong

Pin Yin 拼音j/q/x exclusivity

rule

ditinili

zicisi ri

yibipimi

jiqi xi

zhichishi

Pin Yin 拼音i exclusivity rule

Four Tonesā á

à a

a

1st tone-continuous high pitch 2nd tone-continuous fast rising 3rd tone-continuous curve rising 4th tone-fast stressed falling Neutral sound-short rising

Pin Yin 拼音mamo memaimeimao

moumanmangmengmimiao

fafo feifoufan

fenfangfengfu

miemiumianminmingmu

Pin Yin 拼音nanenaineinaonounan

nennangnengnongniniaonie

niunianninniangningnunuonuan

Pin Yin 拼音lalelaileilaoloulanlang

lenglonglilialiaolieliu

lianlinlianglingluluoluanlun

Pin Yin 拼音

reriraorouran

renrangrengrongru

ruaruoruiruanrun

Pin Yin 拼音hahe haiheihaohou

hanhenhanghenghonghuhua

huohuaihuihuanhunhuang

Pin Yin 拼音ü exclusivity rulenünüelülüe

jujuejuanjun

xuxuexuanxun

ququequanqun

n&l-u but j,q&x no u

qiqiaqiaoqieqiu

jianjinjiang jingjiong

jijiajiaojiejiu

xixiaxiaoxiexiu

qianqinqiang qingqiong

xianxinxiang xingxiong

Pin Yin 拼音j/q/x exclusivity

rule

Pin Yin 拼音 TEST

mie nie mei mia

lo le la lu

jiaoqiao xiao xioa

juan quan juen quen

run ren ran ron

Pin Yin 拼音 b/pbabo baibeibaobanbenbang

beng

bibiaobiebianbinbingbu

papo paipeipaopanpenpang

pengpipiaopiepianpinpingpu pou

Pin Yin 拼音 d/tdade daidaodoudandang

deng

dong

didiaodiediandingdu

tate taitaotoutantang

diu

tengtongtitiaotietiantingtu

duotuoduituiduan

tuanduntun

dendei

Pin Yin 拼音 g/k

gage gaigeigaogou

gangengang

geng

gong

gugua

kake kaikeikaokou

guoguaiguiguangunguang

kankenkang

keng

kong

kukua

kuokuaikuikuankunkuang

Pin Yin 拼音 TEST

de pa bo tu

peng bengpang bang

tie pei die pie

bao tou biao pao

kuan gian kang gang

Pin Yin 拼音 z/c/szaze zizaizaozouzanzen

cace cicaicaocoucancen

zeizang

zeng

zong

zuzuozuizuan

zun

sase sisaisaosousansen

cangcengcongcucuocuicuancun

sangsengsongsusuosuisuansun

Pin Yin 拼音 zh/ch/shzhazhe zhizhaizhaozhouzhanzhen

chache chichaichaochou

chan

chen

zhei

shei

shashe shishaishaoshoushanshen

ditinili

zicisi ri

yibipimi

jiqi xi

zhichishi

Pin Yin 拼音i exclusivity rule

Pin Yin 拼音 zh/ch/shzhang

zheng

zhong

zhuzhuazhuozhuaizhui

changchengchongchuchuachuochuaichui

shengshongshushuashuoshuaishui

zhuanchuanshuanzhunchunshunzhuang

chuang

shuang

Pin Yin 拼音 TEST

si zi xi ci

chi zhi chir shir

suexue xüe zue

chuang zhuang shuang

shuo shou showsou

Tonesbā bá

bà

a

bá father

eight

bull’s eye

pull

Tones• Tone mark is placed directly above the

vowel of single vowel syllables/words• For two or more vowels in a

syllable/word, tone mark is placed above the vowel pronounced with mouth widest opened (except iu)

a o e i u ü

Listening skills 11.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

10.

p b lh

m n h lb n pm

a ao ouo

e en iein

i ie in ingbo po huo luola le li lupa pu pao ponie ni ninning

Reading &Listening skills 21.

2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

10.

ā á ăà

ī í ĭ ìēn én ĕn ènuō uó uŏ uòhū hú hŭ hùbāo báo băo bào pīn pín pĭn pìnnī ní nĭ nìmō mó mŏ mòlǖ lǘ lǚ lǜ

Pengyou 朋友Zhe xie nian, yi ge ren, feng ye guo, yu ye zou

You guo lei, you guo cuo, hai ji de jian chi shenme

zhen ai guo, cai hui dong, hui ji mo, hui hui shou

zong you meng, zong you ni, zai xin zhongPengyou yisheng yi qi zou, na xie ri zi bu zai

you Yi ju hua, yi bei zi, yisheng qing, yi bei jiu

Pengyou bu ceng gu dan guo, yisheng pengyou ni hui dong

Hai you shang, hai you tong, hai yao zou, hai youwo ...

Yiju hua, yi bei zi, yisheng qing, ...

yi bei jiu

Pin Yin 拼音ü exclusivity rulenünüelülüe

jujuejuanjun

xuxuexuanxun

ququequanqun

n&l-u but j,q&x no u

qiqiaqiaoqieqiu

jianjinjiang jingjiong

jijiajiaojiejiu

xixiaxiaoxiexiu

qianqinqiang qingqiong

xianxinxiang xingxiong

Pin Yin 拼音j/q/x exclusivity

rule

ditinili

zicisi ri

yibipimi

jiqi xi

zhichishi

Pin Yin 拼音i exclusivity rule

Chinese Numbers 123456789

10

yīèrsānsìwŭliùqībājiŭshí

一二三四五六七八九十

Tonesbā bá

bà

a

bá father

eight

bull’s eye

pull

Tones• Tone mark is placed directly above the

vowel of single vowel syllables/words• For two or more vowels in a

syllable/word, tone mark is placed above the vowel pronounced with mouth widest opened (except iu)

a o e i u ü

Ni hao. Ni hao ma? Wo hen hao. Ni ne?Wo ye hen hao.

Write the correct sandhis and place

it at the proper position.

Chinese VocabularyNĭ 你

Wŏ 我

hăo 好

ma 吗

hĕn 很

yĕ 也

ne 呢

YouI, mefine or goodquestion expecting yes-

no

veryalsoused for elliptical

question

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

你 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

我　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

好　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

吗　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

很 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

也　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

呢　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

Third-tone rule

Ni hao. Wo hen hao. Ni ne?

When immediately followed by another third tone, it should be pronounced in the second tone,

but the sandhis remains unchanged:

Ni hao.

Wo hen hao. Ni ne?

Chinese Sentence

Nĭ你 Wŏ 我

Hăo好

Hĕn很

Yĕ 也

The subject is usually placed before the predicate:

subject predicate

N T P V N

N P V N

Ni hao. Ni hao ma? Wo hen hao. Ni ne?

Wo ye hen hao.

TranslationHow do you do.

How are you?

I am very fine. How about you?

I am also very fine.

Chinese SentenceAm, is, are, was and were will be

eliminated if the subject is followed by a predicate:

Wo hen hao. Ni ne?I am very fine. How about you?

Chinese Sentence

Always answer with exaggeration:

Wo hen hao. Ni ne?I am very fine. How about you?

Listening skills 31.

2.

3.

4.

5.

ma

li

huo

nin

ye

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

Li Na

hen hao

Lu Yuping

ni ne

pa laohu

mă

lì

huŏ

nín

yĕ

Lí Nà

hĕn hăo

Lù Yŭpíng

nĭ ne

pà lăohŭ

Please practice the following sentences by pair

alternately:

你好！你好。你好吗？我很好。你呢？我也很好。

1st:2nd:1st:2nd:

Listening skills 41.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Nĭ hăo!

Nĭ hăo ma?

Hĕn hăo.

Nĭ ne Lìbō.

Yĕ hĕn hăo.

Chinese SentenceAnother form of asking a question

is on the bu approach:

Ni hao bu hao?Are you fine or not

fine?

In this form of approach the particle ma is eliminated.

不 bu-tone ruleBù is the not/no word of the

mandarin language, it changes its tone depending on the tone of the

following word:

bù If the following word is at the 1st, 2nd & 3rd sandhis

bú If the following word is at the 4th sandhis

bu If placed in the middle of the same word

Chinese Vocabularytā 他 她

men(Tāmen) 他们

nĭmen 你们

wŏmen 我们péngyou 朋友

nán 男nü 奴

He or she plurality of pronouns

You allWe, usFriendMaleFemale

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

她 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

他　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

们　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

朋　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

友　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

男　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

女　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

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Chinese Vocabulary你

我好吗很也呢

NĭWŏhăomahĕnyĕne

她 他他们 你们我们朋友男女

TāTāmenNĭmenWŏmenpéngyounánnü

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

她 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

他　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

们　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

朋　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

友　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

男　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

奴　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

Chinese Sentence•The subject is usually placed before the predicate

•Linking verbs are eliminated if the subject is followed by a predicate

•Always answer with exaggeration

•Another form of asking a question is on the 不 approach, in this form of approach the particle 吗 is eliminated

Third-tone ruleWhen followed by a first, second or fourth tone, usually becomes a half third tone, that is, a tone that only falls but does not rise yet the

sandhi remains unchanged:

Nĭ hăo ma?Ni hăo ma?

Chinese Vocabularyde 的

Wŏ deNĭ deTāmen deWŏmen de

‘s

A possessive or modifying particle

My, mineYourTheirOurApostrophe s

Translate the sentences in pin-

yin and hanyu:My friend.Your friend.

Their friend.

Boyfriend.My father’s friend.

我朋友。你朋友。他们朋友。男朋友。我爸爸的朋友。

Wŏ péngyou.Nĭ péngyou.Tāmen péngyou.

Nán péngyou.Wŏ bàba de péngyou.

de ruleDe is the possessive or modifying

particle, but there are some restrictions in its use:

Cannot be used to denote a person (subject of the 1st person)

Cannot be used to denote organizations

Cannot be used to denote institutions

Listening skills 11.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

10.

b p dt

d t gk

p f hl

e ei ieen

o uo ouao

an ang eneng

tiao diao biao piaoduo dou diu dugao gan kao kanfen fei fengfang

Reading & Listening skills 21.

2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.

10.

tān tán tăntàn

dū dú dŭ dùyōu yóu yŏu yòufēi féi fĕi fèigēng géng gĕnggèng

kāng káng kăngkàng

liū liú liŭ liùpiāopiáo piăo piàobēi béi bĕi bèikān kán kăn kàn

Chinese VocabularyBàba 爸爸

Māma 妈妈

Gēge 哥哥Dìdi 弟弟Mèimei 妹

妹Yéye 爷

爷Wàipó 外

婆Năinai 奶

奶

FatherMotherOlder brotherYounger brotherYounger sisterGrandfather (mother’s side)

Grandmother (mother’s side)

Grandmother (father’s side)

Chinese Vocabularymáng 忙

yào 要kāfēi 咖啡dōu 都hē 喝chī 吃kĕlè 可乐yĭnliào 饮料píngguŏ 苹果

BusyTo want or likeCoffeeAll, bothTo drinkTo eatColaDrinksApple

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

爸 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

妈哥弟

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

妹　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

爷　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

奶　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

外　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

婆　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

忙 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

要　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

咖　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

啡　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

都　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

喝　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

吃　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

可 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

乐　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

饮　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

料　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

苹　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

果　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

的　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

Listen to the following:

máng 忙 yào 要kāfēi 咖啡dōu 都hē 喝chī 吃kĕlè 可乐yĭnliào 饮料píngguŏ 苹果

Bàba 爸爸Māma 妈妈Gēge 哥哥Dìdi 弟弟Mèimei 妹妹Yéye 爷爷Wàipó 外婆Năinai 奶奶

Nĭ bàba hăo ma?How is your father?Wŏ gēge hĕn máng.My brother is very busy.Yéye, nĭ yào kāfēi ma?Grandpa, do you like coffee?

Hăo, wŏmen dōu hē kĕlè.Fine, we all drink cola.

Pin-Yin Translation

Nĭ bàba hăo ma?你爸爸好吗？Wŏ gēge hĕn máng.我哥哥很忙。Yéye, nĭ yào kāfēi ma?爷爷，你要咖啡吗？Hăo, wŏmen dōu hē kĕlè.好，我们都喝可乐。

汉语 Translation

1.Nĭ nán péngyou, hăo ma?2.Tā bàba māma dōu hĕn

máng.3.Wŏ gēge, yào hē kĕlè

ma?4.Yéye bù chī píngguŏ.5.Tāmen dōu yào wŏ

péngyou.

Self Evaluation

Nĭ nán péngyou hăo ma?

How is your boyfriend?

呢男朋友好吗？

Self Evaluation

Tā bàba māma dōu hĕn máng.

Her father and mother are both very busy.

她爸爸妈妈都很忙。

Self Evaluation

Wŏ gēge yào hē kĕlè ma?

My elder brother likes to drink cola?

我哥哥要喝可乐吗？

Self Evaluation

Yéye bù chī píngguŏ.

Granpa doesn’t eat apple.

爷爷不吃苹果。

Self Evaluation

Tāmen dōu yào wŏ péngyou.

They all like my friend.

他们都要我朋友。

Self Evaluation

Listening skills 31.

2.

3.

4.

5.

ding

kuo

teng

bu

gang

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

pengyou

hen mang

gege

dou yao

he kafei

dīng

kuŏ

téng

bù

gāng

pèngyou

hĕn máng

gēge

dōu yào

hē kāfēi

Listening skills 41.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

Bù máng.

Māma.

Tāmen.

Nán péngyou.

Kāfēi.

Gēge

<name> nĭ yào kāfēi ma?你要咖啡吗？Wŏ yào kāfēi.我要咖啡。Wŏ yĕ yào kāfēi.我也要咖啡。Nĭmen dōu yào kāfēi, wŏ yĕ hē kāfēi

你们都要可乐 , 我也喝咖啡。

Role Play1st:

2nd:

3rd:

1st:

Pengyou 朋友Zhe xie nian, yi ge ren, feng ye guo, yu ye zou

You guo lei, you guo cuo, hai ji de jian chi shenme

zhen ai guo, cai hui dong, hui ji mo, hui hui shou

zong you meng, zong you ni, zai xin zhongPengyou yisheng yi qi zou, na xie ri zi bu zai

you Yi ju hua, yi bei zi, yisheng qing, yi bei jiu

Pengyou bu ceng gu dan guo, yisheng pengyou ni hui dong

Hai you shang, hai you tong, hai yao zou, hai youwo ...Yi ju hua, yi bei zi,

yisheng qing, ... yi bei jiu

Nĭ nán péngyou hăo ma?

How is your boyfriend?

你男朋友好吗？

Review

Tā bàba māma dōu hĕn máng.

Her father and mother are both busy.

她爸爸妈妈都很忙。

Review

Wŏ gēge, yào hē kĕlè ma?

My elder brother likes to drink cola?

我哥哥要喝可乐吗？

Review

Yéye bù chī píngguŏ.

Granpa doesn’t eat apple.

爷爷不吃苹果。

Review

Tāmen dōu yào wŏ péngyou.

They all like my friend.

他们都要我朋友。

Review

Chinese Numbers 123456789

10

yīèrsānsìwŭlìuqībājiŭshí

一二三四五六七八九十

Chinese Vocabulary1.你

2.我3.好4.吗5.很6.也7.呢

Nĭ　Wŏhăomahĕnyĕne

8.她 他9.他们 10.你们11.我们12.朋友13.男14.女

TāTāmenNĭmenWŏmenpéngyounánnü

Chinese Vocabulary15.爸爸

16.妈妈17.哥哥18.弟弟19.妹妹20.爷爷21.外婆22.奶奶

Bàba FatherMāma MotherGēge Older brotherDìdi Younger brotherMèimei Younger sister

Yéye Grandfather (mother’s side)

Wàipó Grandmother (mother’s side)

Năinai Grandmother (father’s side)

Chinese Vocabulary

23.máng 忙 24.yào 要25.kāfēi 咖

啡26.dōu 都27.hē 喝28.chī 吃29.kĕlè 可

乐30.yĭnliào 饮

料31.píngguŏ 苹

果

BusyTo want or likeCoffeeAll, bothTo drinkTo eatColaDrinksApple

Chinese Vocabulary32.nà 那

33.zhè 这34.nă 哪35.shì 是36.shuí/shéi 谁37.guó 国38.rén 人39.Zhōngguó 中国40.yīshēng 医生41.lăoshī 老

师

ThatThisWhichLinking verbWho, whomCountry, nation

People, personChinaPhysicianTeacher

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那 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

这　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

哪　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

是　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

谁　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

国　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

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人 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

中　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

国　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

医　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

生　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

老　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

师　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　 　

Lìbō: Chén lăoshī, nín hăo! Zhè shì wŏ péngyou.

Teacher Chen, how do you do! This is my friend.

Chén: Nĭ hăo. Nĭ yĕ shì lăoshī ma?

How do you do. You’re also a teacher?

Péngyou: Nín hăo. Wŏ bú shì lăoshī, wŏ shì yīshēng.

How do you do (polite)! I am not a teacher, I am a physician.

Conversation

Chén: Lìbō, nà shì nĭ năinai ma? Libo, is that your grandmother on

your father’s side?Lìbō: Bú shì, tā shì wŏ wàipó.No she isn’t, she is my grand-

mother on my mother ‘s sideChén: Wàipó, nín hăo. How do you do (polite)!

Grandma.

Conversation

Lìbō: Chén lăoshī, nín hăo! Zhè shì wŏ péngyou

Chén 老师，您好！ 这是我朋友。

汉语

Chén: Nĭ hăo. Nĭ yĕ shì lăoshī ma?

你好。 你也是老师吗？

汉语

Péngyou: Nín hăo. Wŏ bú shì lăoshī, wŏ shì yīshēng.

朋友：您好。 我不是老师，

我是医生。

汉语

Chén: Lìbō, zhè shì nĭ năinai ma?

Chen: Libo, 这是你奶奶吗？

汉语

Lìbō: Bú shì, tā shì wŏ wàipó.

Libo: 不是，她是我外婆。

汉语

Chén: Wàipó, nín hăo.

Chen: 外婆您好。　

汉语

Nà shì shéi? 那是谁？Who is that?Nà shì wŏmen lăoshī. 那是我们老师。That is our teacher.Tā shì nă guó rén? 他是哪国人？What is his/her nationality?Tā shì Zhōngguó rén. 他是中国人。He/she is a Chinese.Wŏmen lăoshī dōu shì Zhōngguó

rén. 我们老师都是中国。All our teachers are Chinese.

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