Denoting Plurality

Use 们(men) after 我,你,他,她 to denote plurality.

Let’s do it.

我(wǒ) means ‘I’==>我们(Wǒmen) means ‘we’

你(nǐ) means ‘you’==>你们(Nǐmen) means ‘you’ (plural)

他(tā) means ‘he’==>他们(Tāmen) means ‘they’

她(tā) means ‘she’==>她们(Tāmen) means ‘they’

Let’s make sentences:

A: 你们是福州人吗?

Nǐmen shì Fúzhōurén ma?

Are you (plural) Fuzhounese?

B: 不是,我们是上海人。

B: Bùshì, wǒmen shì Shànghǎirén.

他们是北京人。

Tāmen shì Běijīngrén.

Now practice the following dialogue!

李小明:你的老家在那里?

玲玲:我的老家在福州。

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