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你是哪里人？

How to say where are you from in Chinese

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想xiǎng知道zhīdào一yí个gè人rén是shì哪个nǎge国家guójiā的de人rén，可以kéyǐ问wèn：“你nǐ是shì哪个nǎge国家guójiā的de人rén？”“我wǒ是shì中国zhōngguó人rén。”想xiǎng知道zhīdào他tā家jiā在zài哪儿nǎr，可以kéyǐ问wèn：“你nǐ是shì哪里nálǐ人rén？”“我wǒ是shì北京běijīng人rén。”中国zhōngguó人rén问wèn中国zhōngguó人rén，问wèn的de是shì“你nǐ是shì哪里nálǐ人rén”。

晚上wǎnshang，冯féng女士nǚshì坐zuò火车huǒchē去qù上海shànghǎi。一yí个gè男人nánrén坐zuò在zài她tā边上biānshang。

那个nàge男人nánrén说shuō：“你好níhǎo！你nǐ是shì哪里nálǐ人rén？”

“我wǒ是shì北京běijīng人rén。你nǐ呢ne？”

“我wǒ也yě是shì北京běijīng人rén！你nǐ住zhù在zài北京běijīng哪里nálǐ？”

“我wǒ住zhù在zài一个yígè大学dàxué边上biānshang，那边nàbiān有yǒu一个yígè大dà超市chāoshì。”

“我wǒ也yě是shì！那nà个gè超市chāoshì，我wǒ天天tiāntiān去qù！”

冯féng女士nǚshì问wèn：“你nǐ住zhù几jǐ楼lóu？”

“七qī楼lóu。你nǐ呢ne？”

“六liù楼lóu。”

冯féng女士nǚshì看kàn了le看kàn他tā：“天天tiāntiān晚上wǎnshang十二shí’èr点diǎn唱歌chànggē的de人rén，是shì你nǐ吗ma？”

那个nàge男人nánrén说shuō：“对不起duìbuqǐ！对不起duìbuqǐ！今天jīntiān晚上wǎnshang，我wǒ不bú唱chàng了le。”

冯féng女士nǚshì说shuō：“没关系méiguānxi，今天jīntiān晚上wǎnshang，你nǐ可以kéyǐ唱chàng。”

“真的zhēnde？”

“真的zhēnde。今天jīntiān晚上wǎnshang，我们wǒmen都dōu不bú在家zàijiā！”

Key words

WordPinyinMeaning
知道zhīdàoto know; to be aware of
人rénperson; people
哪个nǎgewhich; which one
问wènto ask
中国zhōngguóChina
家jiāhome; family
晚上wǎnshangevening; night
女士nǚshìlady; madam; Ms
坐zuòto sit
火车huǒchētrain
去qùto go
说shuōto 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!"