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M1 Lesson 3 Part 2

Pinyin Chinese English

Wǒ yǒu sān ge dìdi 我有三个弟弟 I have three younger brothers

Wǒ yǒu yì zhī bǐ 我有⼀只笔 I have one pen

Tā yǒu yí ge fángzi 他有⼀个房⼦ He has one house

Tā yǒu yí ge dà fángzi 他有⼀个⼤房⼦ He has one big house

Nín yǒu zhuōzi ma? 您有桌⼦吗？ Do you (fml.) have a table/desk?

Nǐ yǒu gēge ma? 你有哥哥吗？ Do you have an older brother?

Zhège fángzi yǒu sān ge wòfáng 这个房⼦有三个卧房 This house has three bedrooms

Nàge fángzi yǒu yí ge hěn dà de chúfáng 那个房⼦有⼀个很⼤的厨房 That house has one very big kitchen

M1 Lesson 3 Part 3
Yǒu 有 (to have)
You first came across the verb yǒu 有 in Lesson Two of Essential Chinese. It has a few different uses in Chinese, but as you know one
of its most common functions is to indicate possession, like the English verb to have. Typically, yǒu 有
is placed immediately after the
subject of a sentence, and it’s followed by an object, along with its measure word if necessary.

Wǒ yǒu fángzi.
我有房⼦.
I have a house.
Tāmen yǒu liǎng ge fángzi.
他们有两个房⼦.
They have two houses.
Wǒmen yǒu sān ge mèimei.
我们有三个妹 妹.
We have three younger sisters.
To ask a question with yǒu 有, you can use the question particle ma 吗 at the end of the sentence.
Nǐ yǒu fángzi ma?
你有房⼦吗?
Do you have a house?

M1 Lesson 3 Part 4

Wǒ yǒu bǐ hé zhǐ. 我有笔和纸. I have a pen and paper.

Wǒ yǒu yì zhī māo hé yì tiáo gǒu. 我有⼀只猫和 ⼀条狗. I have one cat and one dog.

Wǒ yǒu diànshì hé diànnǎo. 我有电视和电脑. I have a TV and computer.

Nǐ yǒu shōuyīnjī hé diànnǎo ma? 你有收⾳机和电脑吗? Do you have a radio and computer?

Wǒmen yǒu sūdá shuǐ hé jiǔ. 我们有苏打⽔和酒. We have soda and wine.

Wǒ hé tā shì Zhōngguórén. 我和她是中国⼈. She and I are Chinese.

Nǐ yǒu zhè piàn xīn de jīguāng chàngpiàn ma? 你有这⽚新的激光唱⽚吗? Do you have this new CD?

Tā yǒu yí liàng piàoliàng de chē. 他有⼀辆漂亮的⻋. He has a beautiful car.

Tāmen yǒu hěn hǎo de píjiǔ. 他们有很好的啤酒. They have very good beer.

M1 Lesson 3 Part 5

Grammar Builder 2
The connection word Hé 和
Hé 和 (and) can be used to connect two nouns or two phrases. For example, an apple and an orange can be expressed
as píngguǒ hé júzi 苹果和橘⼦ 和
. But note that not every and in English can be translated as hé . Sometimes the English and has a
和
sense of then, as in please sign and return this document. For now, however, we’ll just focus on hé , which is the and that simply
combines two things.

Wǒmen yǒu shū hé zìdiǎn.

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