🇨🇳 Chinese (Mandarin)
中文 • Han
Pattern: “This is my …” (introductions + possession)
Introduce people and things using a natural ‘this is’ pattern.
The pattern
Memorize this as a chunk. Then swap one word at a time.
- Swap the noun: friend → name → phone → ticket.
- Notice how possession works (my/your). In many languages it changes endings or word order.
这是我的朋友。
Zhè shì wǒ de péngyou
This is my friend.
More examples
These are close patterns you can reuse. Read them aloud, then change one word.
你好吗?
Nǐ hǎo ma
How are you?
您好。
Nín hǎo
Hello (polite).
一个人
yí gè rén
one person
一杯水
yì bēi shuǐ
a cup of water
我买了水。
Wǒ mǎi le shuǐ
I bought water.
我在这里。
Wǒ zài zhèlǐ
I am here.
Mini‑quiz
Mini-quiz
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Which sentence matches “This is my friend.”?