Mandarin · Chapter 1 · Lesson 9 · Phrase session

Who, where, how many?

Questions that get a real answer out of a person.

Why these go together

Question words do the heavy lifting. Learn these and you can interview anybody.

  • 他是谁?

    Who is he?

  • 她叫什么?

    What's she called?

  • 你住在哪儿?

    Where do you live?

  • 你有几个朋友?

    How many friends do you have?

  • 你的电话号码是多少?

    What's your phone number?

  • 你有哥哥吗?

    Do you have an older brother?

  • 她是你的妈妈吗?

    Is she your mum?

  • 你为什么学汉语?

    Why are you learning Chinese?

  • 你的生日是几月几日?

    When is your birthday?

Matching

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Match each phrase to what it means.

Fill in the blank

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Put the missing word back.

  1. 他是? (Who is he?)

    tā shì ___?

  2. 她什么? (What's she called?)

    tā ___ shén me ?

  3. 你在哪儿? (Where do you live?)

    nǐ ___ zài nǎ ér ?

  4. 你有个朋友? (How many friends do you have?)

    nǐ yǒu ___ gè péng yǒu ?

  5. 你的电话号码是? (What's your phone number?)

    nǐ de diàn huà hào mǎ shì ___?

  6. 你有吗? (Do you have an older brother?)

    nǐ yǒu ___ ma ?

  7. 她是你的吗? (Is she your mum?)

    tā shì nǐ de ___ ma ?

  8. 你学汉语? (Why are you learning Chinese?)

    nǐ ___ xué hàn yǔ ?

  9. 你的是几月几日? (When is your birthday?)

    nǐ de ___ shì jǐ yuè jǐ rì ?

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