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Zhùshì
Notes
1. Structure
Subject + verb to be + noun.
Example
Wǒ
+
shì
+
Luósīnà。
Meaning
I am Rosnah.
2. Structure
Subject + verb to be + state + people.
Example
Wǒ
+
shì
+
Pénghēng
+
rén。
Meaning
I am a Pahang people.
3. Structure
Subject + preposition + place + predicate.
Example
Wǒ
+
zài
+
Pénghēng Dàxué
+
niànshū。
Meaning
I study at University Malaysia Pahang.
4. Structure
Possessive pronoun +mobile phone number +
verb to be + number.
Example
Wǒ de
+
shǒujī hàomǎ
+
shì
+ 019-3692847
Meaning
My mobile phone number is 019-3692847.
Yíwènc í
Interrogative word
shénme
what
ma？
Interrogative particle in
question with “ma”
nǎ l ǐ
where
ne？
Interrogative particle in
question with “ne”
duōshǎo
how many
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Mandarin for All : Book 1 (Second Edition)