Denoting Plurality
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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