Lesson 3: Occupation

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Prepared by: Kang Mei Feng

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Personal Pronouns

suǒyǒu gé dài míngcí

Possessive Pronouns

dān shù wǒI

wǒ de MY

Singular nǐ YOU nǐ de YOURS

tā HE tā de HIS

tā SHE tā de HERS

tā IT tā de ITS

fù shù wǒmen WE wǒmen de OUR

Plural nǐmen YOU ALL nǐmen de YOURS

tāmen THEY tāmen de THEIR

zhù shìNotes:

Personal

Pronoun

de

to show

belonging

Noun / Verb

wǒ bàba My father

nǐ māma Your mother

tā gēge His elder

brother

wǒmen jiějie Our elder

sister

ASKING WORKING PLACE

Q:Nǐ de bàba zài nǎ li shàng bān？

Where do your father work?

A:Wǒ de bàba zài zhèngfǔ bùmén

shàng bān。

My father works at the government department.

zhù shìNotes:

Personal

Pronoun

de

to show

belonging

Noun /

Verb

zài

at

(preposition)

place verb

wǒ

I

bàba

father

yī yuàn

hospital

shàng bān。

work.

nǐ

You

māma

mother

Guāndān

Kuantan

ASKING OCCUPATION

Q:Nǐ māma de zhíyè shì shénme？

What is your mother occupation?

A:Wǒ de māma shì lǎoshī。

My mother is a teacher.

zhù shìNotes:

Personal

Pronoun

de

to show

belonging

Noun / Verb

shì

is

(verb to be)

Occupation

wǒ

I

māma

mother

jiātíng zhǔfù。

housewife.

hùshi。

nurse.

YES – NO QUESTION:

Q: Nǐ de māma shì lǎoshī ma？

Is your mother a teacher?

A1

(When yes): Shìde,wǒde māma shì lǎoshī。

Yes,my mother is a teacher.

A2

(When no):Búshì,wǒde māma búshì lǎoshī。

No, my mother not a teacher .

TAG QUESTION:

Q: Nǐ de māma shìbúshì lǎoshī？

Isn’t your mother a teacher?

A1

(When yes): Shìde,wǒde māma shì lǎoshī。

Yes,my mother is a teacher.

A2

(When no):Búshì,wǒde māma búshì lǎoshī。

No, my mother not a teacher .

DIALOGUE PRACTICE

A Nǐ de bàba zài nǎ li shàngbān？

B Wǒ de bàba zài yīyuàn shàngbān。

DIALOGUE PRACTICE

A Nǐ māma de zhíyè shì shénme？

B1 Wǒ de māma shì lǎoshī。

B2 Wǒ de māma méiyǒu shàngbān，。

Tā shì jiātíng zhǔfù。

Lesson 3: OccupationResource: Yong Ying Mei, Cheng Ching Yee (2015) Mandarin 1, 3rd edition,Universiti Malaysia Pahang,Malaysia.

Prepared by: Kang Mei Feng