Chinese for English speakers School · Lesson 0
Simple questions
Chinese questions with 吗 — 请问, 灵多老师 — 请问 for polite questions.
Conversation
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Magicat
请问，
qǐng wèn,
Excuse me.
Tip: 请 <qǐng> = please 问 <wèn> = to ask 请问 <qǐngwèn> = excuse me
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Magicat
粼多老师
Línduō lǎo shī,
Teacher Lindo...
Tip: 粼多 <Línduō> = It's one possible way to write "Lindo" in Chinese characters 老师 <lǎoshī> = teacher, professor
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Magicat
是你们班的老师吗？
shì nǐ men bān de lǎo shī ma?
...is he your class teacher?
Tip: 你们 <nǐmen> = you guys/ you plural 班 bān = class/ course 的 = particle that links two nouns to create a relation "owner/ possession", so that "nǐde + something" means "your something". Literally: Is he your class teacher?
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Cassian
对，他是我们班的老师。
duì, tā shì wǒmen bān de lǎo shī.
Yes, he is our class's teacher.
Tip: 对 <duì> = correct, right 他 <tā> = he 我们 <wǒmen> = us, we 班 <bān> = class Literally: correct, he is our class teacher.