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Lesson 4 of 15
Friends and where they're from
Asking who someone is, their nationality, and whether they're a friend or classmate
What you'll learn
- Ask who someone is with 谁 and describe them with 他/她是我的朋友
- Ask nationality with 哪国人 and answer with 是 + country + 人
- Use 呢 to ask a quick follow-up question instead of repeating the whole sentence
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Lesson phases
- Dialogue
- Grammar
- Practice exercises
- Writing practice
- Speaking practice
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Writing characters
Sentence patterns
的 for belonging
| Owner | 的 | Thing / person |
|---|---|---|
| 我 | 的 | 朋友 |
| 他 | 的 | 老师 |
| 李月 | 的 | 名字 |
Owner first, then 的, then what's owned — the reverse of English.
呢 to bounce a question back
| Topic | 呢? |
|---|---|
| 她 | 呢？ |
| 你的老师 | 呢？ |
| 我的朋友 | 呢？ |
Instead of repeating the whole question, name the new topic and add 呢.