我是〜 I am ~
6 phrasesHD
我是学生
ENI'm a student
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我是老师
ENI'm a teacher
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他是我朋友
ENhe's my friend
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她是我妈妈
ENshe's my mum
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我不是学生
ENI'm not a student
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你是老师吗？
ENare you a teacher?
我是〜 I am ~ in Chinese: all 6 on one list
| Chinese | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 我是学生 | wǒ shì xuésheng | I'm a student |
| 我是老师 | wǒ shì lǎoshī | I'm a teacher |
| 他是我朋友 | tā shì wǒ péngyou | he's my friend |
| 她是我妈妈 | tā shì wǒ māma | she's my mum |
| 我不是学生 | wǒ bú shì xuésheng | I'm not a student |
| 你是老师吗？ | nǐ shì lǎoshī ma? | are you a teacher? |
是 links two nouns and is not needed before an adjective - 我很好 has no 是 at all. The negative is 不是, one word, and a yes/no question is made by adding 吗 without changing the word order.