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Getting Nationalities Straight

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ID: 0821 Newbie
Contrary to popular notions, no, we're not all Americans. The nationality guessing game: favorite exchange of bored cabbies and their captive audience passengers. Expressing nationality in Mandarin Chinese is not hard--unless you are Azerbaijani, Djiboutian, or hail from the Republic of Vanuatu, and even then a bit of research and transliteration gymnastics will do the trick. Listen to this podcast and learn how to reclaim your identity.
Fri Mar 14 2008 | Jenny , Ken
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
你 nǐ you
是 shì to be
美国人 Měiguórén American person
不 bù not
你是美国人吗？
nǐ shì Měiguórén ma ？
Are you American?
不是，我是英国人。
bù shì ，wǒ shì Yīngguórén 。
No, I'm British.
你呢？
nǐ ne ？
What about you?
我是法国人。
wǒ shì Fǎguórén 。
I'm French.
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