Lesson:12 你 叫 什么 名字？
What's your name？
刘老师: 同学 们 好！
students Hello!
学生: 老师 好！
Hello Teacher！
刘老师: 我 来 介绍 一下儿。我 姓 刘，叫 刘明，是 你们 的 老师。你 叫 什么 名字？
Let me introduce myself. My first name is Liu, call me liuming, I'm your theacher. What your name?
大卫: 我 叫 大卫。
My name is David.
刘老师: 你 是 哪 国 人？
What country are you from?
大卫: 我 是 美国 人。
I'm Amercian.
Chinese Character and Word.
么 /me/ 名 /míng/ 字 /zì/ 一下儿 /yī xià r/ 刘明 /liú míng/ 什么 /shén me/ 名字 /míng zi/ 大卫 /dà wèi/
Chinese Grammars.
1: The Retroflex Final
“儿” can be combined with a syllable befroe it, forming a retroflex syllable, which is written as “character + 儿” and spelt “syllable + r” in pinyin.
For example:
小孩儿，小鸟儿，饭馆儿
香水儿，一下儿
2: The suffix “们”
们 is a noun suffix denoting plurality, only used after personal pronouns or nouns.
(1) pron. + 们：你/我/她/他 + 们
你们 好！我 是 丁 老师。
How do you do！I am a Teacher ding.
他们 一起 上课。
They have classes together.
这 是 我们 家 的 全家福。
This is a family photo of our family.
(2)n. + 们：同学/老师 + 们
同学 们 好！
students Hello!
3: The Interrogative pronoun “什么”
The interrogative pronoun “什么” is used in interrogative sentences, serving as the object by itself or together with a nominal element following it.
For example:
姓 什么？
What's last name?
你 叫 什么 名字？
What's your name?
这 是 什么 杂志？
What magazine is this?
4: The Particle “的”
The structure “noun/pronoun + 的 + noun” indicates possession. When the noun following “的” is a term of kinship or indicates a person, “的” can be omitted.
For example:
谁 是 她 的 丈夫？
Who is her husband?
你们 的 老师。
Your teacher.
她 不是 我 同学，她 是 我 朋友。
She is not my classmate. She is my friend.
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