{"id":3009,"date":"2019-10-29T15:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/mandarin-pronouns\/"},"modified":"2019-10-29T15:00:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-29T15:00:56","slug":"mandarin-pronouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/fr\/mandarin-pronouns\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandarin Pronouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>There are just three basic pro<em><\/em>nouns in spoken Mandarin:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>I, me &#8211; w\u01d2 &#8211; \u6211<\/li>\n<li>You &#8211; n\u01d0 &#8211; \u4f60<\/li>\n<li>He, Him \/ She, Her \/ It &#8211; t\u0101<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Plurals<\/h3>\n<p>Plurals are formed by adding &#8216;men&#8217; at the end of the pronoun:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We, Us &#8211; w\u01d2 men &#8211; \u6211\u5011<\/li>\n<li>You &#8211; n\u01d0 men &#8211; \u4f60\u5011<\/li>\n<li>They, Them &#8211; t\u0101 men &#8211; \u4ed6\u5011<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When speaking to elders or someone in authority, it is more  polite to address them formally with n&iacute;n \u60a8 instead of the less formal n\u01d0  &#8211; \u4f60.<\/p>\n<h3>Written Forms<\/h3>\n<p>He, she, and it all have the same sound &#8211; t\u0101, but they use different characters for writing: <\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; he &#8211; \u4ed6<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; she &#8211; \u5979<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; it &#8211; \u5b83<\/p>\n<p>  In spoken Mandarin, the co<em><\/em>ntext of the sentence will usually (but not always!) tell you whether the speaker is referring to a man, a woman or a thing.<br \/>  Reflexive Pronoun<\/p>\n<p>  Mandarin also has a reflexive pro<em><\/em>noun z&igrave; j\u01d0 -\u81ea\u5df1, used when both subject and object are the same. For example:<\/p>\n<p>  T\u0101 x\u01d0 hu&agrave;n t\u0101 z&igrave; j\u01d0 &ndash; He likes himself.<\/p>\n<p>  Z&igrave; j\u01d0 can also be used directly after a noun or pro<em><\/em>noun to intensify the subject. For example:<\/p>\n<p>  W\u01d2 z&igrave; j\u01d0 x\u01d0 hu&agrave;n. &ndash; I, myself, like it.<br \/>  Sound Clips of Mandarin Pronouns<\/p>\n<p>  Here are some example sentences using Mandarin pronouns.<\/p>\n<p>  Audio files are marked with \u25ba<br \/>  W\u01d2 &#8211; \u6211<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am a student.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba W\u01d2 sh&igrave; xu&eacute;sh\u0113ng.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6211\u662f\u5b78\u751f\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I like ice cream.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba W\u01d2 x\u01d0hu\u0101n b\u012bngq&iacute;l&iacute;n.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6211\u559c\u6b61\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I don&rsquo;t have a bicycle.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba W\u01d2 m&eacute;i y\u01d2u ji\u01ceot&agrave;ch\u0113.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6211\u6c92\u6709\u8173\u8e0f\u8eca\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  N\u01d0 &#8211; \u4f60<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Are you a student?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba N\u01d0 sh&igrave; xu&eacute;sh\u0113ng ma?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4f60\u662f\u5b78\u751f\u55ce?<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you like ice cream?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba N\u01d0 x\u01d0huan b\u012bngq&iacute;l&iacute;n ma?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4f60\u559c\u6b61\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\u55ce?<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you have a bicycle?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba N\u01d0 y\u01d2u ji\u01ceot&agrave;ch\u0113 ma?<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4f60\u6709\u8173\u8e0f\u8eca\u55ce?<\/p>\n<p>  T\u0101 &#8211; \u5979<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She is a doctor.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba T\u0101 sh&igrave; y\u012bsh\u0113ng.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5979\u662f\u91ab\u751f\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She likes coffee.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba T\u0101 x\u01d0huan k\u0101f\u0113i.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5979\u559c\u6b61\u5496\u5561\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She doesn&rsquo;t have a car.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba T\u0101 m&eacute;i y\u01d2u ch\u0113.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u5979\u6c92\u6709\u8eca\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  W\u01d2men &#8211; \u6211\u5011<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We are students.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba W\u01d2men sh&igrave; xu&eacute;sh\u0113ng.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6211\u5011\u662f\u5b78\u751f\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We like ice cream.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba W\u01d2men x\u01d0huan b\u012bngq&iacute;l&iacute;n.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6211\u5011\u559c\u6b61\u51b0\u6dc7\u6dcb\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We don&rsquo;t have a bicycle.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba W\u01d2men m&eacute;i y\u01d2u ji\u01ceot&agrave;ch\u0113.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6211\u5011\u6c92\u6709\u8173\u8e0f\u8eca\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  T\u0101men &#8211; \u4ed6\u5011<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They are students.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba T\u0101men sh&igrave; xu&eacute;sh\u0113ng.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4ed6\u5011\u662f\u5b78\u751f\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They like coffee.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba T\u0101men x\u01d0huan k\u0101f\u0113i.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4ed6\u5011\u559c\u6b61\u5496\u5561\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; They don&rsquo;t have a car.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba T\u0101men m&eacute;i y\u01d2u ch\u0113.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4ed6\u5011\u6c92\u6709\u8eca\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  Z&igrave;j\u01d0 &#8211; \u81ea\u5df1<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; He lives by himself.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba T\u0101 z&igrave;j\u01d0 zh&ugrave;.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u4ed6\u81ea\u5df1\u4f4f\uff61<\/p>\n<p>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I will go myself.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u25ba W\u01d2 z&igrave;j\u01d0 q&ugrave;.<br \/>  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; \u6211\u81ea\u5df1\u53bb\uff61 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"chine-tie-zi-nei-rong-zhi-hou\" id=\"chine-1347701305\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1889418300638825\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1889418300638825\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"7273022922\" \ndata-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 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