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Yajie: 大家好. Let’s perfect Chinese your way in only 5 minutes a day. I’m Yajie. Cam: 大家好. And I’m Cam. Yajie, we learned some useful sentence combinations last time, and we should continue with them. Yajie: Good idea. We’ll learn the usage of the Chinese character “的”. ********** Key words of the day Today we’ ll focus on the usages of the Chinese character “的”. 我的，mine. Tom 的, Tom’s. 我的书, my book. 谁的, whose. 请问，这是谁的书？ May I ask whose book is this? All in today’s Chinese Studio. ********** Yajie: Well, up till now, we have learned a lot of Chinese characters and words. To extend your Chinese vocabulary, let me introduce the mysterious Chinese character “的”. Cam: Why is the Chinese character “的” mysterious? Yajie: Because if you add the noun or a pronoun to “的” , then a new phrase would be formed. Cam: Okay. Let’s hear some examples then. Yajie: For instance, 我的, mine. Cam: Oh, I see. 我, means I. And when there is a “的” after it, the meaning is changed into mine. So “的” signalizes that it belongs to something, right? Yajie: Yes. 我的书, my book. Cam: 我的书(wo de shu). Yajie: 我的, mine. Cam: 我的(wo de). Yajie: 书, s-h-u, the first tone, book. Cam: 书 (shu). Yajie: 我的书, my book. Cam: 我的书(wǒ de shū). Yajie: Right. Do you still remember the Chinese word for teacher? Cam: Yes. It’s 老师(lǎoshī). Yajie: 老师(lǎoshī). So how would you say a teacher’s? Cam: 老师的。 (lǎoshī de). Yajie: Great! 老师的。Teacher’s. Then how about “this is my teacher’s”? Cam: I think it’s 这是我老师的。 (zhe shi wo laoshi de) 这 means this, and 是means is, 老师的, teacher’s. Conversations (1) Cam: Yajie, how do I say “whose is this” in Chinese? Yajie: “这是谁的”? Cam: 这是谁的 (zhè shì shuí de)? Whose is this? Yajie: 谁, s-h-u-i, the second tone. Cam: 谁 (shuí). But I also heard some Chinese people say “谁(shéi)”. Yajie: In oral Chinese, people prefer to say谁(shéi), which seems to be easier to pronounce than “谁 (shuí)”. Cam: Ok. I see. And 谁的(shei de) means whose. Yajie: “这是谁的” (zhe shi shei de)? Whose is this? Cam: “这是谁的” (zhe shi shei de)? Conversations (2) Yajie: Well, let’s say you are looking at a book, you may ask in this way 请问，这是谁的书？May I ask whose book is this? Cam: 请问，这是谁的书？(qǐngwèn zhè shì shéi de shū). Yajie: 请问, may I ask. Cam: 请问 (qǐngwèn). Yajie: 这, this. 是, is. Cam: 这是(zhè shì). Yajie: 谁的 (shéi de), whose. Cam: 谁的 (shéi de). Yajie: 书 (shu), book. Cam: 书 (shū). Yajie: 请问，这是谁的书？ May I ask whose book is this? Cam: 请问，这是谁的书？(qǐngwèn zhè shì shéi de shū). Conversations (3) **********Key Words Reminder Today we focused on the usages of the Chinese character “的”. 我的，mine. Tom 的, Tom’s. 我的书, my book. 谁的, whose. 请问，这是谁的书？ May I ask whose book is this?

Tag: chinese word for teacher

Lesson 042 Usages of "De" (1)

Lesson 042 Usages of “De” (1)

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