1. What’s your name?
1. Conversation
A:你叫什么名字? What’s your name?
[nǐ jiào shén me míng zì]
B:我叫李月。 My name is Li Yue.
[wǒ jiào lǐ yuè ]
2. New word
1. 叫 jiào v. to call, to be called
2. 什么 shénme pron. what
3.名字 míngzi n. name
4. 我 wo pron. I, me
Proper Noun
1. 李月 Li Yuè Li Yue, name of a person
2. Are you a teacher?
1. Conversation
A:你是老师吗? Are you a teacher?
[nǐ shì lǎo shī ma]
B:我不是老师,我是学生。 No, I’m not. I’m a student.
[wǒ bù shì lǎo shī , wǒ shì xué shēng]
2. New word
5.是 shì v. to be
6. 老师 lǎoshī n. teacher
7.吗 used at the end of a question ma part.
8. 学生 xuésheng n. student
Are you Chinese?
1. Conversation
A:你是中国人吗? Are you Chinese?
[nǐ shì zhōng guó rén ma]
B:我不是中国人,我是美国人。 No, I’m not. I’m American.
[wǒ bù shì zhōng guó rén , wǒ shì měi guó rén]
2. New word
9.人rén n. human, person
Proper Nouns
2. 中国 Zhōngguó China
3. 美国 Měiguó the United States of America
