Mandarin From pinyin to English

Tāmen sān gè dōu shì Zhōngguó rén.

• They are three Chinese people.

• They are four Chinese people.

• They all live in China.

Nà liǎng gè rén dōu shì wǒ de péngyǒu.

• Those two people are my friends.

• Those two people are my classmates.

• Those two people are my neighbors.

Zhè sān gè píngguǒ dōu shì Běijīng rén de.

• A) These three apples are from Beijing.

• B) These three apples belong to the person from Beijing.

• These three apples are from different places.

Wǒ de péngyǒu dōu zài Zhōngguó.

• A) My friends are all in China.

• B) My friends all went to China.

• C) My friends are all go China.

Wǒ de bèizi dōu bù zài zhèlǐ.

• A) My cup is not here.

• B) My cups are not here.

• C) My cups are all broken.

Běijīng zài nǎr?

• Where is Beijing?

• Is Beijing here?

• How is Beijing?

Nǐ zài nǎr?

• A) Where are you?

• B) Are you there?

• C) How are you?

Nǐ zài nǎlǐ?

• A) Where are you located?

• B) Are you okay?

• C) How are things?

9. Zhè shì nǎr?

• A) What is this place?

• B) Who is this?

• C) Where is this?

Tā xìng Lǐ, jiào Lǐ Xuě.

• A) His surname is Li, his name is Li Xue.

• B) His surname is Li, he is called Li Xue.

• C) His name is Li Xue, he lives in Li.