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5. Structure
Person + verb to be + noun.
Example
Wǒ de māma shì
lǎoshī。
Meaning
My mother is a teacher.
6. Structure
Posssive adjectives + person + predicate.
Example
Wǒ de
+
māma
+
méiyǒu gōngzuò。
Meaning
My mother does not work.
7. Structure
Posssive adjectives + people +verb +adverb +
adjectice.
Example
Wǒ de bàba gōngzuò hěn máng。
Meaning
My father is very busy working.
Yíwènc í
Interrogative word
nǎ l ǐ
where
shì
……
ma？
Interrogative particle in
yes-no question
shìbushì？
Interrogative particle in
tag question
2
8
Zàijiàn
9
Xièxie
10
Búkèqi
11
Duìbuqǐ
12
Méi guānxi
Xíngróngc í
Adjective
gāoxìng
Happy
X
bù gāoxìng
Not happy
Mandarin for All : Book 1 (Second Edition)