她是我的汉语老师
She Is My Chinese Teacher · Dialogues · Vocabulary · Grammar
How to read this page: Line 1 = Chinese characters. Line 2 = pinyin (lined up character-by-character above each word). Line 3 = English meaning of the whole sentence, with the matching key word marked in (parentheses). Words in a pink box are this lesson's key vocabulary. Tap the 🔊 button to hear it read aloud — in the dialogue, speaker A and speaker B are read in two different voices.
📖 Text
Read the story once for the general idea, then go through it again line by line.
A ：tā她shì是shéi谁 ？
A: (Who) is (she)?
B ：tā她shì是wǒ我de的hàn汉yǔ语lǎo老shī师 ，tā她jiào叫lǐ李yuè月 。
B: She is my (Chinese) teacher, and her name is Li Yue.
A ：nǐ你shì是nǎ哪guó国rén人 ？
A: (Which) (country) are you from?
B ：wǒ我shì是měi美guó国rén人 。nǐ你ne呢 ？
B: I'm American. (What about) you?
A ：wǒ我shì是zhōng中guó国rén人 。
A: I'm Chinese.
A ：tā他shì是shéi谁 ？
A: Who is (he)?
B ：tā他shì是wǒ我tóng同xué学 。
B: He is my (classmate).
A ：tā她ne呢 ？tā她shì是nǐ你tóng同xué学ma吗 ？
A: (What about) her? Is she your classmate?
B ：tā她bú不shì是wǒ我tóng同xué学 ，tā她shì是wǒ我péng朋you友 。
B: She isn't my classmate — she's my (friend).
📋 Key Vocabulary
Each word shows the part of speech, meaning, and an extra example sentence.
她pron.
she, her
她是我的朋友。
She is my friend.
She is my friend.
谁pron.
who, whom
她是谁？
Who is she?
Who is she?
的part.
(possessive particle, like 's)
这是我的书。
This is my book.
This is my book.
汉语noun
Chinese (language)
我会说汉语。
I can speak Chinese.
I can speak Chinese.
哪pron.
which
你是哪国人？
Which country are you from?
Which country are you from?
国noun
country, nation
中国是一个大国。
China is a big country.
China is a big country.
呢part.
(forms a "what about...?" question)
我是中国人，你呢？
I'm Chinese, what about you?
I'm Chinese, what about you?
他pron.
he, him
他是我同学。
He is my classmate.
He is my classmate.
同学noun
classmate
他们是我的同学。
They are my classmates.
They are my classmates.
朋友noun
friend
她是我的好朋友。
She is my good friend.
She is my good friend.
🧩 Grammar Focus
Structures from this story worth practicing.
① 谁 and 哪 — asking about people and choices
疑问代词 "谁"、"哪"
谁 (who) / 哪 + measure word/noun + Noun (which)
谁 asks about a person's identity — it simply takes the place of the person in the sentence. 哪 asks "which" and needs a measure word or noun before the final noun, e.g. 哪国人 ("which country's person" = what nationality).
你是哪国人？
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
Which country are you from?
② 的 — showing possession
结构助词 "的"
Noun/Pronoun + 的 + Noun
的 links a noun or pronoun to the noun that follows to show possession — like English "'s." When the following noun is a family term or refers to someone close to the speaker, 的 can be dropped.
她是我的汉语老师。
Tā shì wǒ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī.
She is my Chinese teacher.
③ 呢 — "what about...?"
疑问助词 "呢" (1)
A …。 B呢？
After saying something about A, add 呢 right after B to ask the same question about B — no need to repeat the whole sentence.
我是中国人。你呢？
Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén. Nǐ ne?
I'm Chinese. What about you?
⭐ Key Sentences
Practice saying these sentences out loud. Try covering the English and translating from Chinese yourself.
她是我的汉语老师。
Tā shì wǒ de Hànyǔ lǎoshī.
She is my Chinese teacher.
你是哪国人？
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
Which country are you from?
她不是我同学，她是我朋友。
Tā bú shì wǒ tóngxué, tā shì wǒ péngyou.
She isn't my classmate, she's my friend.
✅ Quick Check
Answer in your head, then check with your teacher.
1. What is Li Yue's relationship to speaker B (dialogue 1)?
2. In dialogue 2, which country is A from?
3. In dialogue 3, what does B finally say "她" is?
4. Which word means "what about...?"
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