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 Hi, This is Shirley. Today, I would like to tell you how to introduce a new friend to anothers.
First of all, let us to learn some new words:
zhe4 -- this
shi4 --is
ta1--he/him,she/her
ge -- a, one
mei3 guo2 ren2 -- American
xi1 la4 re2 -- Greek
ying1 guo2 ren2 -- British
fa3 guo2 ren2 -- French
jiap4 shi1 -- teacher
shang1 ren2 -- businessman/woman
xue2 sheng1 -- student
yi1 yue4 jia1 -- musician
hua4 jia1 -- artist
Once More:
zh猫: this
sh矛: is
t膩: he/him,she/her
g猫: a, one
m臎i gu贸 r茅n : American
x墨 l脿 r茅: Greek
y墨ng gu贸 r茅n: British
f菐 gu贸 r茅n: French
ji脿o sh墨: teacher
sh膩ng r茅n: businessman/woman
y墨n yu猫 ji膩: musician
hu脿 ji膩: artist
xu茅 sh膿ng: student
When we introduce a new friend to the others, we often say:
 This is Charlie.
He is American.
He is a teacher.
In Chinese is:
Zhe4 shi4 Cha2 Li3.
Ta1 shi4 mei3 guo2 ren2.
Ta1 shi4 ge4 jiao4 shi1.
\ \ / v
Zhe shi Cha2 Li3.
- \ v / /
Ta shi mei guo ren.
- \ \ \ -
Ta shi ge jiao shi.
In this introduction, there are 3 patterns. So, we can say :
This is Green (Mike, Randy ...)
Zhe4 shi4 Green.
Zhe4 shi4 Mike.
Zhen4 shi4 Randy.
He/she is Greek (British, French ...)
Ta1 shi4 xi1 la4 ren2.
Ta1 shi4 ying1 guo2 ren2.
Ta1 shi fa3 guo2 ren2.
He/she is a businessman (musician, artist, student...)
Ta1 shi4 ge shang1 ren2.
Ta1 shi4 ge yin1 yue4 jia1.
Ta1 shi4 ge hua4 jia1.
Ta1 shi4 ge xue2 sheng1.
 Ok, I do think there is too much for today. I do hope you enjoy it. Any questions and suggestions are welcomed.
See you next time.
--Shirley
Writed on 3rd.,May, 2005
Edited on 3rd.,May, 2005
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