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IN THIS LESSON
ID: 0003 Newbie
After you have said hello in Chinese and know your partner in conversation’s name, the next topic likely to come up is where you are from. In this podcast you’ll learn how to say several common nationalities in Mandarin Chinese, plus one of the ways to say yes (yes, there are several!).
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
shì to be
中国人 Zhōngguórén Chinese person
duì correct
英国人 Yīngguórén British person
你是中国人吗?
nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ma ?
Are you Chinese?
对,我是中国人。你呢?
duì ,wǒ shì Zhōngguórén 。nǐ ne ?
Yes, I am Chinese. And you?
我是英国人。
wǒ shì Yīngguórén 。
I'm British.
欢迎!
huānyíng !
Welcome!
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