Lesson 6 of 10

Where are you from?

Say which country you are from and ask someone else.

About 5 minutes. 7 words and phrases.

Learn

Read each one out loud, following the pinyin. Say it a second time before you move on.

  1. 你是哪国人？

    nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?

    Which country are you from?

    Literally "you are which country person?".

  2. 我是英国人

    wǒ shì Yīngguó rén

    I'm British

  3. 哪

    nǎ

    which

  4. 人

    rén

    person, people

    Add it to a country to make a nationality. 中国人 is a Chinese person.

  5. 中国

    Zhōngguó

    China

    Literally "middle country".

  6. 英国

    Yīngguó

    the UK, Britain

  7. 美国

    Měiguó

    the USA

Check yourself

What does each one mean? You can take the check again as often as you like.

Question 1 of 7你是哪国人？nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
Question 2 of 7英国Yīngguó
Question 3 of 7哪nǎ
Question 4 of 7人rén
Question 5 of 7我是英国人wǒ shì Yīngguó rén
Question 6 of 7中国Zhōngguó
Question 7 of 7美国Měiguó

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Country + 人 = nationality. Once you know a country's name you can say where someone is from without learning a new word.

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