Lesson 05 - Country, Nationality 学汉语, learn Chinese

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Conversation 1 : Which country are you going to? （您去哪个国家）

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Translation- Mister, which country are you going to?
- I go to China.
- Are you Chinese?
- Yes, I'm Chinese.

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Conversation 2 : Which country are you from? （你是哪国人）

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Translation- Miss, which country are you from?
- I'm American.
- Are they American too?
- No, they are not american, they are all English.

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Conversation 3 : Have you been to China? （你去过中国吗？）

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Translation- Have you been to China?
- I haven't been to China.
- Do you want to go to China?
- I really want to go to China.

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Grammar
The verbal particles 过 and 没

The verbal particle 过 which occurs immediately after a verb denotes that some actions took place in the past. It is often used to emphasize an experience. The negative form of "verb + 过" is "没 + verb + 过".

Example:
- 我 去 过 美国。 - I have been to the USA.
- 我 没 去 过 美国。 - I have'nt been to the USA.
Phrase structure

The adverbs are placed before the verb.

Example:
- 我 也 是 中国人。 - I am Chinese too.
- 我们 都 是 中国人。 - We are all Chinese.
- 我 不 是 中国人。 - I am not Chinese.
The verb 想

想 is an optative verb. The optative verb is placed before the verb.

Example:
- 你 想 去 中国 吗？ - Do you want to go to China?
- 我 很 想 去 中国。 - I really want to go to China.

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Exercises : Substitution Drills
Exercise 1

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