Unit 2 Guidebook: Talk about nationalities


KEY PHRASES

Talk about nationalities

我是中国人。
I am Chinese.

这是美国。
This is America.

我是日本人,你呢?
I am Japanese, how about you?

韩国和中国
South Korea and China

,我是美国人。
Hi, I am American.
TIP

Asking Questions with 呢 (ne)

(ne) is used at the end of a sentence to ask things like And you? or What about her? It normally answers a question that’s just been asked while directing the question to someone else.

你叫什么?
(Nǐ jiào shénme?) What’s your name?
我叫多儿,你呢?
(Wǒ jiào Duō ér, nǐ ne?) My name is Duo. And you?