Bài 04 - Họ, T ên Conversation 1 : What's your family name? (您贵姓) - Nín 您 guì 贵 xìng? 姓 - Wǒ 我 xìng 姓 您 nín (pro) you (respectful) 贵 guì (adj) honour 姓 xìng (n) surname (v) be surnamed 我 wǒ (pro) I, me 张 Zhāng (n) (a surname) 你 nǐ (pro) you 叫 jiào (v) call Zhāng. 张 - N ǐ 你 jiào 叫 shénme 什么 míngzi? 名字 - Wǒ 我 jiào 什么 shénme (pro) what 名字 míngzi (n) name 京生 Jīngshēng (pro) (a first name) 他 tā (pro) he 王 Wāng (n) (a surname) 叫 Zhāng 张 Jīngshēng. 京生 - Tā 他 xìng 姓 shénme? 什么 - Tā 他 xìng 姓 Wāng. 王 Translation - What's your (family) name? - My family name is Zhang. - What's your first name? - My first name is Jingsheng. - What's his family name? - His family name is Wang. Conversation 2 : Who is he? (他是谁) - Tā 他 shì 是 shéi? 谁？ 是 shì (v) be 谁 shéi (pro) who 的 de (part) (possessive particle) 我的 wǒde (pro) my - Tā 他 shì 是 wǒde 我的 lǎoshī. 老师。 - N ǐ 你 rènshi 认识 tā 老师 lǎoshī (n) teacher 认识 rènshi (v) know 吗 ma (part) (question particle) 学生 xuésheng (n) student 他 ma? 吗？ - Rènshi, 认识， tā 他 shì 是 Zhāng 张 lǎoshī 老师 de 的 xuésheng. 学生。 Translation - Who is it (he)? - He is my teacher. - Do you know him? - Yes, he is a student of teacher Zhang. Conversation 3 : What's your friend's name? (你的朋友叫什么名字？) - N ǐde 你的 péngyou 朋友 jiào 叫 shénme 什么 míngzi? 你的 nǐde (pro) your 朋友 péngyou (n) friend 李 Lǐ (n) (a surname) 大海 Dàhǎi (n) (a first name) 他的 tāde (pro) his 海 hǎi (n) sea 名字？ - Tā 他 xìng 姓 Lǐ, 李， jiào 叫 Lǐ 李 Dàhǎi. 大海。 上海 Shànghǎi (n) Shanghai - Lǐ 李 shì 是 tāde 他的 xìng, 姓， hǎi 海 shì 是 Shànghǎi 上海 de 的 hǎi. 海。 Translation - What is your friend's name? - His family name is Li, his first name is Dahai. - Li is his family name, "hai" is the same "hai" than in Shanghai. Grammar Question with an interrogative pronoun A question with an interrogative pronoun has the same word order as that of a declarative sentence. Example: - 他是谁？Who is he? - 他是我的学生。He is my student. The interrogative particle 吗 When the interrogative particle 吗 (ma) is added at the end of a declarative sentence, it becomes a question. Example: - 你认识他。You know him. [...].. .- 你认识他吗？Do you know him? - 他是老师。He is a teacher - 他是老师吗？Is he a teacher? The possesive particle 的 When used attributively to show possession, a noun usually takes the structural particle 的 (de) after it Example: - 我的老师 my teacher - 老师的学生teacher's student Calligraphy exercises 29 new characters Click on the character . Bài 04 - Họ, T ên Conversation 1 : What's your family name? (您贵姓) - Nín 您 guì 贵 xìng? 姓 - Wǒ 我 xìng 姓 您 nín (pro) you (respectful) . Jīngshēng. 京生 - Tā 他 xìng 姓 shénme? 什么 - Tā 他 xìng 姓 Wāng. 王 Translation - What's your (family) name? - My family name is Zhang. - What's your first name? - My first. student 他 ma? 吗？ - Rènshi, 认识， tā 他 shì 是 Zhāng 张 lǎoshī 老师 de 的 xuésheng. 学生。 Translation - Who is it (he)? - He is my teacher. - Do you know him? - Yes, he is a student