Focus terms
- 我 [wo3/I]
- 朋有 [peng2you/friend]
- 的 [de/of]
- 你 [ni3/you]
- 是 [shi4/to be]
- 这 [zhe4/this]
- 不 [bu4/not, negation particle]
- 那[na4, that]
Sentence
她是我的朋有
tā shì wŏ de péngyŏu
ta1 shi4 wo3 de peng2you3
She is my friend
她⬇️
She
是⬇️
is
我的⬇️
my
朋有⬇️
friend
我的儿子
wŏ de érzi
wo3 de er2zi
My son
我的⬇️
My
儿子⬇️
son
这是我的。
zhè shì wŏ de.
zhe4 shi4 wo3 de.
It was mine.
这⬇️
This(it)
是⬇️
is(was)
我的⬇️
mine(of me)
你知道吗
nĭ zhīdào ma?
ni3 zhi1dao4 ma?
You know?
你⬇️
You
知道⬇️
know
吗⬇️
(question marker)
这是你吗？
zhè shì nĭ ma?
zhe4 shi4 ni3 ma?
Is that you?
这⬇️
this(that)
是⬇️
is
你⬇️
you
吗⬇️
(question marker)
为什么不？
wèishénme bù
wei4shen2me bu4
Why not?
为什么⬇️
why
不⬇️
not(negation particle)
*No need for question marker (吗), because it is already implied through the why (为什么 ) that the sentence is a question.
那不是人。
nà bù shì rén.
na4 bu4 shi4 ren2.
It wasn’t human.
那⬇️
it(that)
不是⬇️
is not
人⬇️
person(human)
Vocabulary
- 儿子, son
- 知道, to know
- 吗, question marker
- 为什么, why
- 人, human being, person
References
End notes
Yall I am also learning Chinese, so bear with me regarding the translations. I am translating as I understand and not literally.
* Not 100% sure of this sentence’s translation.
