Lesson 5

1. Chinese Link Lesson 5
Sentence Patterns
Introductions
介绍 jièshào
Joanne Chen
IVC Chinese instructor
2015

2. Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73
 zhè shì wǒ shìyǒu, wáng hóng.
 zhè shì wǒ péngyǒu, wénzhōng.
 nǐ yǒu shìyǒu ma?
 yǒu, wǒ yǒu shìyǒu.
 Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge shìyǒu?
 wǒ yǒu liǎngge shìyǒu.

3.  这是我室友，王红。
 这是我朋友，文中。
 你有室友吗？
 有， 我有室友。
 你有几个室友？
 我有两个室友。
Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73

4. Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73
 zhè shì wǒ shìyǒu, wáng hóng.
这是我室友，王红。
 This is my roommate, wang hong.
 zhè shì wǒ péngyǒu, wénzhōng.
这是我朋友，文中.
This is my friend, wenzhong.

5. Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73
nǐ yǒu shìyǒu ma?
你有室友吗？
 Do you have roommate?
yǒu, wǒ yǒu shìyǒu.
有， 我有室友。
 Yes, I have roommate.

6. Sentence Pattern
Textbook page 73
Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge shìyǒu?
 你有几个室友？
 How many roommate do you have?
wǒ yǒu liǎngge shìyǒu.
我有两个室友。
 I have two roommates.

7. 这是我朋友
zhè shì wǒ péng yǒu.
This is my friend.
 这是我(的)朋友
 zhè shì wǒ (de) péng yǒu.
 When referring to people who you have a close relationship with,
such as friends, roommates, and family members, the possessive
particle 的 de can be omitted.
 Note that when referring to objects or animals, such as books, cars,
dogs, the possessive particle 的 de cannot be omitted.

8.  nǐ yǒu shìyǒu ma?
 yǒu, wǒ yǒu shìyǒu.
 你有室友吗？
 有，我有室友。
 Nǐ yǒu _______ma?
 你有__________吗？
有 yǒu means “to have” or there is/there are.
Its negative form is 没有 méiyǒu .
Putting ma at the end of the sentence – do you have?

9. nǐ yǒu jǐ ge shì yǒu?
wǒ yǒu liǎngge shìyǒu.
 Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge xuéshēng?
 Nǐ yǒu jǐ ge lǎoshī?
 几 is a question word meaning “how many”?
 And is used to ask about amounts under ten.
 Ji is always used with a measure word.
 Question word Measure word Noun
 Ji ge ren?
 How many people?