Nationality

I’ll be able to

• State my nationality;• Ask others about their nationalities;• Recognize names of some countries.

New words

• shì (v.) ： ser• bú shì ： no ser• 人 rén (n.) ： people

New words

Bōduōlígè

Puerto Rico

ZhōngguóChina

Měiguó USA

New wordsXībānyá Spain Fǎguó France Yīngguó UK

Déguó Germany Bāxī Brazil Mòxīgē Mexico

New wordsTàiguó Tailand

Hánguó South Korea

Zhìlì Chile

Yìd à l ì: Italy Pútaoyá : Portugal

Stating my nationality

Wŏ shì Zhōngguó rén.

Wŏmen shì Zhōngguó rén.

Stating My Nationality

• Wǒ shì …rén.• I am ...people.

Stating My Nationality

Wo shì Zhōngguó rén.

Yuan Laoshi shì Zhōngguó rén.

Nǐ ne?

Stating My Nationality

• A: Wǒ shì Bōduōlígè rén.• I am Puerto Rico people.

Stating the NationalityTā shì Měiguó rén.

Stating the Nationality•Tā shì Xībānyá rén.

• He is a Spanish.

Stating the NationalityTā ___ Pútaoyá rén.

He is a Portuguese.

shì

Stating the NationalityTā shì Fǎguó ___. He is a French.

rén

Stating the Nationality

Tāmen shì yīngguó rén.

They are British.

Stating the Nationality

MòxĪgē

Stating the Nationality

Bāx Ī: Brazil

Stating the Nationality

Yìd à l ìItaly

Stating My Nationality

• A: Wǒ shì Bōduōlígè rén.

• B: Wǒ yě shì Bōduōlígè rén.• also

A&B: Wǒmen dōu shì Bōduōlígè rén. all

New words

• ma: ?

• OK ？ Hǎo ma?• Yes: Hǎo! • No: Bù hǎo.

Guessing Someone’s Nationality

• A: Nín shì Zhōngguó rén ma?• Are you Chinese?

• B: Shì, wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén.• Yes, I am Chinese.

Guessing Someone’s Nationality

• A: Nín shì Bōduōlígè rén ma?• Are you Puerto Rican?

• B: Shì, wǒ shì Bōduōlígè rén.• Yes, I am Puerto Rican.

Guessing Someone’s Nationality

• Nín shì Zhōngguó rén ma?• Are you Chinese?

Guessing Someone’s Nationality

• A: Nǐ shì Zhōngguó rén ma?• Are you Chinese?

• B: Bú shì, wǒ bú shì zhōngguó rén, wǒ shì Bōduōlígè rén.

• No, I am not Chinese, I am Puerto Rico.

Guessing someone’s nationality

• A: Nín shì Zhōngguó rén ma?• Are you Chinese?

• B: Shì, wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén.• Yes, I am Chinese.

• C: Bú shì, wǒ bú shì zhōngguó rén, • wǒ shì Bōduōlígè rén. • No, I am not Chinese, I am Puerto Rican.

Stating My Nationality

• A: Wǒ shì Bōduōlígè rén.

• B: Wǒ yě shì Bōduōlígè rén.• also

A&B: Wǒmen dōu shì Bōduōlígè rén. all

Stating My Nationality

• : Wǒ bú shì Bōduōlígè rén.

• : Wǒ yě bú shì Bōduōlígè rén.• also

: Wǒmen dōu bú shì Bōduōlígè rén. all

New words

• nǎ （ pronoun ）： where

• guó （ n. ）： country

• nǎ guó ： which country

Asking About Nationality

• A: Nín shì nǎ guó rén? Which country are you from?

• B: Wǒ shì Bōduōlígè rén.

Asking about nationality

• A:Nín shì nǎ guó rén? Which country are you from?

• B: Wǒ shì Bōduōlígè rén. Nǐ ne?(y tu?)

• A: Wǒ shì Zhōngguó rén.

Asking About NationalityBōduōlígè : Puerto Rico Bāx Ī: Brazil

Asking about nationalityXībānyá : Spain Pútaoyá : Portugal

Asking About NationalityMòx Īgē : Mexico Měiguó : USA

A More Polite Way to Ask

Do you still remember:• Qǐng wèn nín jiào shénme míngzi?

• Let’s try it:• Qǐng wèn Nín shì nǎ guó rén?

Fǎguó France

Yīngguó UK

Asking About Nationality

Asking About NationalityZhōngguó : China Korea: Hánguó

Asking About Nationality

Germany: Déguó Italy: Yìd à l ì

I’m able to

• State my nationality;• Ask others about their nationalities;• Recognize names of some countries.