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<!-- (Audio) Wang Hua: 你是中国人吗 (nǐ shì zhōng guó rén ma)? -->

--description--

You've learned to introduce where you are from using 我是 (wǒ shì) + nationality. You also learned to use 你 (nǐ) to refer to the person you are speaking to.

Now, if you want to talk about the nationality of the person you are speaking to, what structure should you use?

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

BLANK 中国人吗 (zhōng guó rén ma)?

--blanks--

你是 (nǐ shì)

--feedback--

This means "you are".

--explanation--

你是 (nǐ shì) means "you are". You can use the structure 你是 (nǐ shì) + nationality to talk about the nationality of the person you are speaking to. For example:

你是美国人吗 (nǐ shì měi guó rén ma)? – Are you American?

Similarly, you can use 你是 (nǐ shì) + name or profession to talk about the other person's name or profession. Examples:

你是刘明吗 (nǐ shì liú míng ma)? – Are you Liu Ming?

你是开发者吗 (nǐ shì kāi fā zhě ma)? – Are you a developer?

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