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玛丽: 这 是 什么?
Pinyin
Zhè shì shénme?
English
Mary: What is this?
苏苏: 这是 铅笔.
Pinyin
Sūsū: Zhè shì qiānbǐ.
English
Susu: This is a pencil.
玛丽: 那 是 什么?
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Nà shì shénme?
English
Mary: What is that?
苏苏: 那是 茶.
Pinyin
Sūsū: Nà shì chá.
English
Susu: That is tea.
玛丽: 谁的 茶?
Pinyin
Mǎlì: Shéi de chá?
English
Mary: Whose tea is that?
苏苏: 我的 茶.
Pinyin
Sūsū: Wǒ de chá.
English
Susu: It’s my tea.
语法点 (Grammar Points)
1. 这是什么？ & 那是什么？ – “What is this?” & “What is that?”
“这” (this) and “那” (that) are used to ask about objects near the speaker (这) or farther away (那).
例 (Example):
– 这是什么？ – 这是铅笔。 – What is this? – This is pencil.
– 那是什么？ – 那是茶。- What is that? – That is tea.
2. 的 (de) – Possessive Marker (“of” or “‘s”)
Structure: Owner + 的 + Thing Owned
文中 (In Text)：
– 谁的茶？ – Whose tea?
– 我的茶。 – My tea.
例 (Example):
– 谁的 笔？ – Whose pen?
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