Learn Chinese for Free—Lesson 16
Today's Chinese characters:
我爱他她它们
The other Chinese characters contained in this lesson have already been studied previously. You can just click on them and go back to the corresponding lesson.
In this lesson you'll learn your first Chinese verb: to love. We'll use it to show how Chinese pronouns can be used as both subject and object.
And you will be glad to know that the three pronouns of the third person have exactly the same pronunciation. Good for you! There's only one sound to be remembered.
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Characters' Essentials
1. after a personal pronoun;
2. after a noun that refers to people
ATTENTION: It's not used when the noun is preceded by a numeral or an intensifier
Description and Examples
Chinese pronouns can all be used as both subject and object. For example:
我爱你
你爱我
Sentence Structure 3 |
他, 她, and 它 are the masculine, feminine, and neuter pronouns of the third person singular.
Yesterday we introduced our object: learn how to write the sentence "She's my teacher."
Well, we can add two bricks to our sentence "under construction" - and soon will discover which new Chinese characters should replace those frustrating question marks!
她 ? 我 ? 老师。
What's that 。 at the end of the sentence? Simply said, it's the Chinese full stop! |
About 们, it is used only after a personal pronoun or a noun that refers to people. Anyway, don't use it if the plural number is clearly stated.
Examples
This is correct: 老师们爱我 Teachers love me
This is WRONG: 三个老师们爱我
This is correct: 三个老师爱我 Three teachers love me
How to say: The two of you 你们两个人 |
How to say: How are you?—Part 2 When you address two or more people, you should say: "你们好吗？" 你好吗？ 你们好吗？ |
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