Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Yes/No answers
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Yes/No answers
[edit | edit source]Present (Examples)
[edit | edit source]是 / shì / to be
[edit | edit source]你是中国人吗 ? | nĭ shì Zhōngguó rén ma? | Are you Chinese? | |||
是 ◦ | shì. | Yes. | 我是中国人 ◦ | wŏ shì Zhōngguó rén. | I am Chinese. |
不是 ◦ | bù shì. | No. | 我不是中国人 ◦ | wŏ bù shì Zhōngguó rén. | I'm not Chinese. |
知道 / zhī dào / to know
[edit | edit source]Verbs that consist of two words are treated the same way:
你知道吗 ? | nĭ zhī dào ma? | Do you know? | |||
知道 ◦ | zhī dào. | Yes. | 我知道 ◦ | wŏ zhī dào. | I know. |
不知道 ◦ | bù zhī dào. | No. | 我不知道 ◦ | wŏ bù zhī dào. | I don't know. |