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Lesson 11
Pronouns (A)

Pronouns in Chinese are easy to remember. The plural forms and the possessive cases share the same suffix.
Ni ( you ) has a polite form Nin, widely used in the Beijing region.
The vowel “ü” is written as “u” according to the Pinyin rules.

1. I, you, he/she.
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2. My, your, his/her.
wǒ- de nǐ- de tā- de // tā- de
3. We, you, they.
wǒ- men nǐ- men tā- men
4. Our, your, their.
wǒ- men-de nǐ- men-de tā- men-de
5. Where are you from?
nǐ- men shì guó rén