Bite 4 - Pronouns

October 02, 2020

grammarvocabbeginner

Introducing ways to say I / he / she / it / you / we / they.

I

我
ngo5

I / me. Used in any reference to yourself.

Now to be narcissistic:

You

Mind you, this you can only ever be singular.

你
nei5

You. Singular ONLY.

Now to point your verbal finger at someone:

He / She / It

佢
keoi5

He / she / it. No difference.

Now to gossip about your robot’s (or your friend’s) private life:

More than 1

哋
dei6

我哋 / 佢哋 / 你哋
We / They / You (plural)

The magical character that adds plural:

Bonus tracks to practice on:

我哋

佢哋

你哋

Fun fact

The last 3 tracks all has the 5th tone as the first character and 6th tone for the second.

If you got them right, you know the difference between 5th and 6th tone!


Written by hulloanson#2533, HongKonger
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