Lesson:15 那 是 谁 的 书？
Whose book is that?
大卫: 玛丽，那 是 谁 的 书？是 你 的 书 吗？
Whose book is that, Marie? Is that your book?
玛丽: 不是，那 是 我 同屋 的 书。
No, that is my roommate's book.
大卫: 是 汉语 课本 吗？
Is it a Chinese textbook?
玛丽: 不是，是《 汉日词典 》。
No, it's a 《Chinese-Japanese Dictionary》
大卫: 什么 词典？
What dictionary?
玛丽: 《汉日词典》，就 是 汉语，日语 词典。
《Chinese-Japanese Dictionary》, It's Chinese, Japanese dictionary.
玛丽: 这 是 什么 杂志？
What magazine is this?
安妮: 音乐 杂志。
Music magazine.
玛丽: 是 日本 的 杂志 吗？
Is it a Japanese magazine?
安妮: 不是，是 中国 的 杂志。
No, it's a Chinese magazine.
玛丽: 是 你 的 杂志 吗？
Is that your magazine?
安妮: 不是，是 我 朋友 的 杂志。
No, it's my friend's magazine.
Chinese Character and Word.
那 /nà/ 屋 /wū/ 词 /cí/ 音 /yīn/ 同屋 /tóng wū/ 课本 /kè běn/ 词典 /cí diǎn/ 就是 /jiù shì/ 日语 /rì yǔ/ 音乐 /yīn yuè/ 汉日词典 /hàn rì cí diǎn/
Chinese Grammars.
1: The demonstrative pronouns “这，那”
“这” and “那” : They are demonstrative pronouns used to enquire somebody or something.
“这” indicates somebody or something near the speaker, “那” indicates somebody or something far away from the speaker.
For example:
这 是 老师 的 书。
This is the teacher's book.
这 是 课本。
this is the textbook.
这 是 我 爸爸。
This is my father.
那 是 我 哥哥。
That's my brother.
那 是 我 弟弟。
That's my Younger brother.
2: Particular interrogative sentences using question words
A Paticular interrogative sentence in the Chinese language calls for the use of 哪，什么，谁 and other such question words. It has the same word order with a declarative sentence.
For example.
(1)
A: 你 是 哪国人？
What country are you from?
B: 我 是 中国人。
I am Chinese.
(2)
A: 她 是 谁？
Who is she?
B: 她 是 老师。
She is a teacher.
(3)
A: 你 叫 什么 名字？
What's your name?
B: 我 叫 大卫。
My name is David.
3: Interrogative sentences with “吗”
“吗” is added to the end of a declarative sentence to make a question.
For example:
(1)
你 好！
Hello!
你 好 吗？
How are you?
(2)
你 是 老师。
You are a teacher.
你 是 老师 吗?
Are you a teacher?
(3)
你们 家 有 小狗。
There are puppies in your family.
你们 家 有 小 狗 吗？
Do you have puppies in your family?
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