你是哪里人？
How to say where are you from in Chinese
Name: ________________ Date: ________
想知道一个人是哪个国家的人，可以问：“你是哪个国家的人？”“我是中国人。”想知道他家在哪儿，可以问：“你是哪里人？”“我是北京人。”中国人问中国人，问的是“你是哪里人”。
晚上，冯女士坐火车去上海。一个男人坐在她边上。
那个男人说：“你好！你是哪里人？”
“我是北京人。你呢？”
“我也是北京人！你住在北京哪里？”
“我住在一个大学边上，那边有一个大超市。”
“我也是！那个超市，我天天去！”
冯女士问：“你住几楼？”
“七楼。你呢？”
“六楼。”
冯女士看了看他：“天天晚上十二点唱歌的人，是你吗？”
那个男人说：“对不起！对不起！今天晚上，我不唱了。”
冯女士说：“没关系，今天晚上，你可以唱。”
“真的？”
“真的。今天晚上，我们都不在家！”
Key words
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 知道 | zhīdào | to know; to be aware of |
| 人 | rén | person; people |
| 哪个 | nǎge | which; which one |
| 问 | wèn | to ask |
| 中国 | zhōngguó | China |
| 家 | jiā | home; family |
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 女士 | nǚshì | lady; madam; Ms |
| 坐 | zuò | to sit |
| 火车 | huǒchē | train |
| 去 | qù | to go |
| 说 | shuō | to speak; to say |
English (for the teacher)
To find out which country someone is from, you can ask: "Nǐ shì nǎge guójiā de rén?" "I'm Chinese." To find out where their home is, you can ask: "Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?" "I'm from Beijing." When Chinese people ask each other, the question is "Nǐ shì nǎlǐ rén?"
One evening, Ms Feng takes the train to Shanghai. A man is sitting next to her.
The man says, "Hello! Where are you from?"
"I'm from Beijing. And you?"
"I'm from Beijing too! Where in Beijing do you live?"
"I live next to a university. There's a big supermarket there."
"Me too! I go to that supermarket every day!"
Ms Feng asks, "Which floor do you live on?"
"The seventh. And you?"
"The sixth."
Ms Feng looks at him. "The person who sings at midnight every night: is that you?"
The man says, "Sorry! Sorry! I won't sing tonight."
Ms Feng says, "It's fine. Tonight you can sing."
"Really?"
"Really. Tonight, neither of us is home!"