Unit 2
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## Unit 2

### Introduction

#### Topics covered in this unit

1. Questions and answers about given names.

2. Yes/no questions.

3. Negative statement.

4. Greetings.

#### Prerequisites to the Unit

1. P&R 3 and P&R 4 (Tapes 3 and 4 of the resource module on Pronunciation and Romanization).

#### Materials You Will Need

1. The C-1 and P-1 tapes, the Reference List and Reference Notes.

2. The 2D-1 tape.

### References

#### Reference list

1. | A: | Tā shì Wáng tàitai ma? | 她是王太太，吗？ | Is she Mrs. Wáng?
| B: | Tā shì Wáng tàitai. | 她是王太太。 | she is Mrs. Wáng.
2. | A: | Nǐ shì Wáng xiānsheng ma? | 你是王先生吗? | Are you Mr. Wáng?
| B: | Wǒ shì Wáng Dànián. | 我是王大年。 | I'm Wáng Dànián.
3. | A: | Nǐ shì Mǎ xiānsheng ma? | 你是马先生吗？ | Are you Mr. Mǎ.
| B: | Wǒ shì Wáng Dànián. | 我是王大年。 | I'm Wáng Dànián.
4. | A: | Nǐ shì Mǎ xiānsheng ma? | 你是马先生吗？ | Are you Mr. Mǎ?
| B: | Wǒ bú shì Mǎ xiānsheng. | 我不是马先生。 | I'm not Mr. Mǎ.
5. | A: | Wǒ shì Wáng Dànián. | 我是王大年。 | I am Wáng Dànián.
| B: | Wǒ bú shì Wáng Dànián. | 我不是王大年。 | I am not Wáng Dànián.
6. | A: | Nǐ xìng Fāng ma? | 你姓方吗？ | Is your surname Fāng?
| B: | Wǒ bú xìng Fāng | 我不姓方。 | My surname isn't Fāng.
7. | A: | Wǒ xìng Wáng. | 我姓王。 | My surname is Wáng.
| B: | Wǒ bú shì Wáng. | 我不姓王。 | My surname isn't Wáng.
8. | A: | Nǐ xìng Mǎ ma? | 你姓马吗？ | Is your surname Mǎ?
| B: | Bù xìng Mǎ. Xìng Wáng. | 不姓马。 (我)姓王。 | My surname isn't Mǎ. My surname is Wáng.
9. | A: | Nín guìxing? | 您贵姓？ | Your surname? (polite)
| B: | Wǒ xìng Wáng. | 我姓王。 | My surname is Wáng.
10. | A: | Nǐ jiào shénme? | 你叫什么？ | What is your given name?
| B: | Wǒ jiào Dànián. | 我叫大年。 | My given name is Dànián.
11. | A: | Nǐ hǎo a? | 你好阿？ | How are you?
| B: | Wǒ hǎo. | 我好。 | I'm fine.
12. | A: | Nǐ hǎo a? | 你好阿？ | How are you?
| B: | Wǒ hǎo. Nǐ ne? | 我好，你呢？ | I'm fine. And you?
| A: | Hǎo, xièxie. | 好， 谢谢。 | Fine, thanks.

#### Vocabulary

a | 阿 | suffix added to the end of any sentence
bù/bú | 不 | not
bú shì | 不是 | not to be
guìxing | 贵姓 | honorable name
hǎo | 好 | to be fine, to be well, ok, good
jiào | 叫 | to be called, named
ma | 吗 | question marker at the end of the sentence
míngzi | 名字 | given name, full name
ne | 呢 | question marker
xièxie | 谢谢 | thank you

#### Reference notes

##### Notes on № 1-3

1. | A: | Tā shì Wáng tàitai ma? | 她是王太太，吗？ | Is she Mrs. Wáng?
| B: | Tā shì Wáng tàitai. | 她是王太太。 | She is Mrs. Wáng.
2. | A: | Nǐ shì Wáng xiānsheng ma? | 你是王先生吗？ | Are you Mr. Wáng?
| B: | Wǒ shì Wáng Dànián. | 我是王大年。 | I'm Wáng Dànián.
3. | A: | Nǐ shì Mǎ xiānsheng ma? | 你是马先生吗？ | Are you Mr. Mǎ.
| B: | Wǒ shì Wáng Dànián. | 我是王大年。 | I'm Wáng Dànián.

The marker ma may be added to any statement to turn it into a question which may be answered "yes" or "no,"

The reply to a yes/no question is commonly a complete affirmative or negative statement, although, as you will see later, the statement may be stripped down considerably.

##### Notes on № 4-5

4. | A: | Nǐ shì Mǎ xiānsheng ma? | 你是马先生吗？ | Are you Mr. Mǎ?
| B: | Wǒ bú shì Mǎ xiānsheng. | 我不是马先生。 | I'm not Mr. Mǎ.
5. | A: | Wǒ shì Wáng Dànián. | 我是王大年。 | I am Wáng Dànián.
| B: | Wǒ bú shì Wáng Dànián. | 我不是王大年。 | I am not Wáng Dànián.

The negative of the verb shì, "to be," is bú shì, "not to be." The equivalent of "not" is the syllable bù. The tone for the syllable bù depends on the tone of the following syllable. When followed by a syllable with a High, Rising, or Low tone, a Falling tone is used (bù). When followed by a syllable with a Falling or Neutral tone, a Rising tone is used (bú).

Example 1.6. Examples

bù fēi (not to fly)

bù féi (not to be fat)

bù fěi (not to slander)

bú fèi (not to waste)

Almost all of the first few verbs you learn happen to be in the Falling tone, and so take bù. But remember that bù is the basic form. That is the form the syllable takes when it stands alone as a short "no" answer --bù-- and when it is discussed, as in "bù means 'not'."

Notice that even though shì, "to be," is usually pronounced in the Neutral tone in the phrase bú shi , the original Falling tone of shì still causes bù to "be pronounced with a Rising tone: bú.

Wǒ |  | shi |  | Wáng Dànián.
I |  | am |  | Wáng Dànián.

Wǒ | bú | shi |  | Mǎ Xiānsheng.
I |  | am | not | Mǎ Xiānsheng.

##### Notes on № 6-8

6. | A: | Nǐ xìng Fāng ma? | 你姓方吗？ | Is your surname Fāng?
| B: | Wǒ bú xìng Fāng | 我不姓方。 | My surname isn't Fāng.
7. | A: | Wǒ xìng Wáng. | 我姓王。 | My surname is Wáng.
| B: | Wǒ bú shì Wáng. | 我不姓王。 | My surname isn't Wáng.
8. | A: | Nǐ xìng Mǎ ma? | 你姓马吗？ | Is your surname Mǎ?
| B: | Bù xìng Mǎ. Xìng Wáng. | 不姓马。 (我)姓王。 | My surname isn't Mǎ. My surname is Wáng.

It is quite common in Chinese --much commoner than in English-- to omit the subject of a sentence when it is clear from the context.

##### Notes on № 9

9. | A: | Nín guìxìng? | 您贵姓？ | Your surname? (polite)
| B: | Wǒ xìng Wáng. | 我姓王。 | My surname is Wáng.

Nín is the polite equivalent of nǐ, "you."

Guìxìng is a polite noun, "surname." Guì means "honorable." Xìng which you have learned as the verb "to be surnamed" is in this case a noun, "surname."

Literally, Nín guìxing? is "Your surname?" The implied question is understood, and the "sentence" consists of the subject alone.

##### Notes on № 10

10. | A: | Nǐ jiào shénme? | 你叫什么？ | What is your given name?
| B: | Wǒ jiào Dànián. | 我叫大年。 | My given name is Dànián.

Jiào is a verb meaning "to be called." In a discussion of personal names, we can say that it means "to be given-named."

##### Notes on № 11

11. | A: | Nǐ hǎo a? | 你好阿？ | How are you?
| B: | Wǒ hǎo。 | 我好 | I'm fine.

Notice that the Low tones of wǒ and nǐ change to Rising tones before the Low tone of hǎo: Ní hǎo a? hǎo.

Hǎo is a verb: "to "be good" "to be well" "to be fine." Since it functions like the verb "to be" plus an adjective in English, we will call it an adjectival verb.

Wǒ | hǎo
I | am fine

Nǐ | hǎo | a?
You | are fine | ?

##### Notes on № 12

12. | A: | Nǐ hǎo a? | 你好阿？ | How are you?
| B: | Wǒ hǎo. Nǐ ne? | 我好，你呢？ | I'm fine. And you?
| A: | Hǎo, xièxie. | 好， 谢谢。 | Fine, thanks.

The marker ne makes a question out of the single work nǐ, "you": "And you?" or "How about you?"

##### Notes on № 13

One way to ask what someone's given name is: Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

### Drills

#### Transformations drill

Table 1.1. Create a question from the statement

| Statement |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Tā shi Wáng Xiānsheng. 他是王先生。 He is Mr. Wáng . |  | Tā shi Wáng Xiānsheng ma? 他是王先生吗？ Is he Mr. Wáng?
2. | Tā shi Hú Tàitai. 她是胡太太。 She is Mrs. Hú |  | Tā shi Hú Tàitai ma? 她是胡太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Hú?
3. | Tā shi Liú Tóngzhì. 他是刘同志 He is comrade Liú. |  | Tā shi Liú Tóngzhì ma? 他是刘同志吗？ Is he comrade Liú?
4. | Tā shi Zhāng Xiǎojě. 她是张小姐 She is Miss Zhāng. |  | Tā shi Zhāng Xiǎojiě ma? 她是张小姐吗？ Is she Miss Zhāng?
5. | Tā Shi Mǎ Xiānsheng. 他是马先生。 He is Mr. Mǎ. |  | Tā Shi Mǎ Xiānsheng ma? 他是马先生吗？ Is he Mr. Mǎ?
6. | Tā shi Fāng Xiǎojiě. 她是方小姐。 She is Miss Fāng. |  | Tā shi Fāng Xiǎojiě ma? 他是方小姐吗？ Is she Miss Fāng?
7. | Tā shi Lín Tóngzhì. 他是林同志。 He is comrade Lín. |  | Tā shi Lín Tóngzhì ma? 他是林同志吗？ Is he comrade Lín?

#### Response drill

Table 1.2. Respond by affirmative.

| Statement |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Tā shi Wáng Xiānsheng ma? 他是王先生吗？ Is he Mr. Wáng? |  | Shi. Tā shi Wáng Xiānsheng. 是。他是王先生。 Yes. He is Mr. Wáng.
2. | Tā shi Zhào Tàitai ma? 她是赵太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Zhào? |  | Shi. Tā shi Zhào Tàitai. 是。她是赵太太。 Yes. She is Mrs. Zhào.
3. | Tā shi Chén Tóngzhì ma? 她是陈同志吗？ Is she comrade Chén? |  | Shi. Ta shi Chén Tóngzhì. 是。她是陈同志。 Yes. She is comrade Chén.
4. | Tā shi Liú Xiǎojiě ma? 她是刘小姐吗？ Is she Miss Liú? |  | Shi. Tā shi Liú Xiǎojiě. 是。她是刘小姐。 Yes. She is Miss Liú.
5. | Tā shi Sòng Xiānsheng ma? 他是宋先生吗？ Is he Mr. Sòng? |  | Shi. Tā shi Sòng Xiānsheng. 是。他是宋先生。 Yes. He is Mr. Sòng.
6. | Tā shi Sūn Tàitai ma? 她是孙太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Sūn? |  | Shi. Tā shi Sūn Tàitai. 是。她是孙太太。 Yes. She is Mrs. Sūn.
7. | Tā shi Zhāng Xiānsheng ma? 他是张先生吗？ Is he Mr. Zhāng? |  | Shi. Tā shi Zhāng Xiānsheng. 是。他是张先生。 Yes. He is Mr. Zhāng.

#### Response drill

Table 1.3. All your answers will be negative. Give the correct name according to the cue.

| Statement |  | Cue |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Tā shi Wáng Xiānsheng ma? 他是王先生吗? Is he Mr. Wáng? |  | Liú 刘 |  | Bú shi. Tā shi Liú Xiānsheng. 不是。他是刘先生。 No. He is Mr. Liú .
2. | Tā shi Gāo Xiǎojiě ma? 她是局小姐吗？ Is she Miss Gāo? |  | Zhào 赵 |  | Bú shi. Tā shi Zhào Xiǎojiě. 不是。她是赵小姐。 No. She is Miss Zhào.
3. | Tā shi Huáng Tóngzhì ma? 她是黄同志吗？ Is she comrade Huáng? |  | Wáng 王 |  | Bú shi. Tā shi Wáng Tóngzhì. 不是。她是王同志。 No. She is comrade Wáng.
4. | Tā shi Yáng Tàitai ma? 她是杨太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Yáng? |  | Jiǎng 江 |  | Bú shi. Tā shi Jiǎng Tàitai. 不是。她是江太太。 No. She is Mrs. Jiǎng.
5. | Tā shi Mǎ Xiānsheng ma? 他是马先生吗？ Is he Mr. Mǎ? |  | Máo 毛 |  | Bú shi. Tā shi Máo Xiānsheng. 不是。他是毛先生。 No. He is Mr. Máo.
6. | Tā shi Zhōu Xiǎojiě ma? 她是周小姐吗？ Is she Miss Zhōu? |  | Zhào 赵 |  | Bú shi.Tā shi Zhào Xiǎojiě. 不是。她是赵小姐。 No. She is Miss Zhào.
7. | Tā shi Jiāng Xiānsheng ma? 他是江先生吗？ Is he Mr. Jiāng? |  | Jiǎng 蒋 |  | Bú shi. Tā shi Jiǎng Xiānsheng. 不是。他是蒋先生。 No. He is Mr. Jiǎng .

#### Response drill

Table 1.4. This drill is a combination of the two previous drills. Give an affirmative or a negative answer according to the cue.

| Statement |  | Cue |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Tā shi Liú Tàitai ma? 她是刘太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Liú? |  | Liú 刘 |  | Shì. Tā shi Liú Tàitai. 是。她是刘太太。 Yes. She is Mrs. Liú.
2. | Tā shi Liú Tàitai ma? 她是刘太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Liú? |  | Huáng 黄 |  | Bú shi. Tā shi Huáng Tàitai. 不是。她是黄太太。 No. She is Mrs. Huáng.
3. | Tā shi Wáng Xiānsheng ma? 他是王先生吗？ Is he Mr. Wáng? |  | Wáng 王 |  | Shì. Tā shi Wáng Xiānsheng. 是。他是王先生。 Yes He is Mr. Wáng.
4. | Tā shi Gāo Tàitai ma? 她是局太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Gāo? |  | Zhào 赵 |  | Bú shi. Tā shi Zhào Tàitai. 不是。她是赵太太。 No. She is Mrs. Zhào.
5. | Tā shi Táng Xiǎojiě ma? 她是唐小姐吗？ Is she Miss Táng? |  | Táng 唐 |  | Shì. Tā shi Táng Xiǎojiě. 是。她是唐小姐。 Yes. She is Miss Táng.
6. | Tā shi Huáng Xiānsheng ma? 她是黄先生吗？ Is he Mr. Huáng? |  | Wáng 王 |  | Bú shi. Tā shi Wáng Xiānsheng. 不是。他不是王先生。 No. He is Mr. Wáng.
7. | Tā shi Zhāng Tàitai ma? 她是张太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Zhāng? |  | Jiāng 江 |  | Bú shì. Tā shi Jiāng Tàitai. 不是。她是江太太。 No. She is Mrs. Jiāng.

#### Transformation drill

Table 1.5. Transform the sentence using xìng.

| Statement |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Nǐ shi Zhāng Xiānsheng ma? 你是张先生吗？ Are you Mr. Zhāng ? |  | Nǐ xìng Zhāng ma? 你姓张吗？ Is your surname Zhāng?
2. | Nǐ shi Zhào Tàitai ma? 你是赵太太吗？ Are you Mrs. Zhào? |  | Nǐ xìng Zhào ma? 你姓赵吗？ Is your surname Zhào?
3. | Nǐ shi Jiǎng Xiǎojiě m? 你是蒋小姐吗？ Are you Miss Jiǎng? |  | Nǐ xìng Jiǎng ma? 你姓蒋吗？ Is your surname Jiǎng?
4. | Nǐ shi Liú Tóngzhì ma? 你是刘同志吗？ Are you Comrade Liú? |  | Nǐ xìng Liú ma? 你姓刘吗？ Is your surname Liú?
5. | Nǐ shi Sòng Tàitai ma? 你是宋太太吗？ Are you Mrs. Sòng? |  | Nǐ xìng Sòng ma? 你姓宋吗？ Is your surname Sòng?
6. | Nǐ shi Lǐ Xiānsheng ma? 你是李先生吗？ Are you Mr. Lǐ? |  | Nǐ xìng Lǐ ma? 你姓李吗？ Is your surname Lǐ?
7. | Nǐ shi Sūn Tóngzhì ma? 你是孙同志吗？ Are you Comrade Sūn? |  | Nǐ xìng Sūn ma? 你姓孙吗？ Is your surname Sūn?

#### Transformation drill

Table 1.6. Transform the sentence in a negative one.

| Statement |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Wǒ xìng Zhāng. 我姓张。 My surname is Zhāng. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Zhāng. 我不姓张。 My surname is not Zhāng.
2. | Wǒ xìng Chén. 我姓陈。 My surname is Chén. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Chén. 我不姓陈。 My surname is not Chén.
3. | Wǒ xìng Huáng. 我姓黄。 My surname is Huáng. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Huáng. 我不姓黄。 My surname is not Huáng.
4. | Wǒ xìng Gāo. 我姓局。 My surname is Gāo. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Gāo. 我不姓局。 My surname is not Gāo.
5. | Wǒ xìng Sūn. 我姓孙。 My surname is Sūn. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Sūn. 我不姓孙。 My surname is not Sūn.
6. | Wǒ xìng Zhāng. 我姓张。 My surname is Zhāng. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Zhāng. 我不姓张。 My surname is not Zhāng.
7. | Wǒ xìng Zhōu. 我姓周。 My surname is Zhōu. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Zhōu. 我不姓周。 My surname is not Zhōu.

#### Transformation drill

Table 1.7. Transform the sentence using bú xìng.

| Statement |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Wǒ bú shi Lǐ Xiānsheng. 我不是李先生。 I'm not Mr. Lǐ. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Lǐ. 我不姓李。 My surname is not Lǐ.
2. | Wǒ bú shi Wáng Tàitai. 我不是王太太。 I'm not Mrs. Wáng. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Wáng. 我不姓王。 My surname is not Wáng.
3. | Wǒ bǔ shi Chén Xiānsheng. 我不是陈先生。 I'm not Mr. Chén. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Chén. 我不姓陈。 My surname is not Chén.
4. | Wǒ bú shi Lín Tóngzhì. 我不是林同志。 I'm not Comrade Lín. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Lín. 我不姓林。 My surname is not Lín.
5. | Wǒ bú shi Zhōu Xiǎojiě. 我不是周小姐。 I'm not Miss Zhōu. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Zhōu. 我不姓周。 My surname is not Zhōu.
6. | Wǒ bú shi Jiǎng Xiānsheng. 我不是蒋先生。 I'm not Mr. Jiǎng. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Jiǎng. 我不姓蒋。 My surname is not Jiǎng.
7. | Wǒ bú shi Sòng Tàitai. 我不是宋太太。 I'm not Mrs. Sòng. |  | Wǒ bú xìng Sòng. 我不姓宋。 My surname is not Sòng.

#### Expansion drill

Table 1.8. Transfomr the sentence according to the model.

| Statement |  | Cue |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Tā bú shi Wáng Xiānsheng. 他不是王先生。 He is not Mr. Wáng. |  | Huáng 黄 |  | Tā bú shi Wáng Xiānsheng, tā xìng Huáng. 他不是王先生，他姓黄。 He is not Mr. Wáng, his surname is Huáng.
2. | Tā bú shi Jiǎng Tàitai. 她不是蒋太太。 She is not Mrs. Jiǎng. |  | Jiāng 江 |  | Tā bú shi Jiǎng Tàitai, tā xìng Jiāng. 她不是蒋太太，她姓江。 She is not Mrs. Jiǎng, her surname is Jiāng.
3. | Tā bú shi Liú Tóngzhì. 他不是刘同志。 He is not comrade Liú. |  | Lín 林 |  | Tā bú shi Liú Tóngzhì, tā xìng Lín. 他不是刘同志，他姓林。 He is not comrade Liú, his surname is Lín.
4. | Tā bú shi Sòng Xiǎojiě. 她不是宋小姐。 She is not Miss Sòng. |  | Sūn 孙 |  | Tā bú shi Sòng Xiǎojiě, tā xìng Sūn. 她不是宋小姐，她姓孙。 She is not Miss Sòng, her surname is Sūn.
5. | Tā bú shi Zhào Xiānsheng. 他不是赵先生。 He is not Mr. Zhào. |  | Zhōu 周 |  | Tā bú shi Zhào Xiānsheng, tā xìng Zhōu. 他不是赵先生，他姓周。 He is not Mr. Zhào, his surname is Zhōu .
6. | Tā bú shi Jiāng Tóngzhì. 他不是江同志。 He is not Comrade Jiāng. |  | Zhāng 张 |  | Tā bú shi Jiāng Tóngzhì, tā xìng Zhāng. 他不是江同志，他姓张。 He is not Comrade Jiāng, his surname is Zhāng.
7. | Tā bú shi Sūn Tàitai. 她不是孙太太。 She is not Mrs. Sūn. |  | Sòng 宋 |  | Tā bú shi Sūn Tàitai, tā xìng Sòng. 她不是孙太太，她姓宋。 She is not Mrs. Sūn, her surname is Sòng.

#### Expansion drill

Table 1.9. Expand the sentence using the model.

| Statement |  | Cue |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Wǒ bú xìng Fāng. 我不姓方。 My surname is not Fāng. |  | Hú 胡 |  | Wǒ bú xìng Fāng, xìng Hú. 我不姓方。姓胡。 My surname is not Fāng, it's Hú.
2. | Wǒ bú xìng Sūn. 我不姓孙。 My surname is not Sūn. |  | Sóng 宋 |  | Wǒ bú xìng Sūn, xìng Sóng. 我不姓孙，姓宋。 My surname is not Sūn, it's Sóng.
3. | Wǒ bú xìng Yáng. 我不姓杨。 My surname is not Yáng. |  | Táng 唐 |  | Wǒ bú xìng Yáng, xìng Táng. 我不姓杨，姓唐。 My surname is not Yáng, it's Táng.
4. | Wǒ bú xìng Jiǎng. 我不姓蒋。 My surname is not Jiǎng. |  | Zhāng 张 |  | Wǒ bú xìng Jiǎng, xìng Zhāng. 我不姓蒋，姓张。 My surname is not Jiǎng, it's Zhāng.
5. | Wǒ bú xìng Zhōu. 我不姓周。 My surname is not Zhōu. |  | Zhào 赵 |  | Wǒ bú xìng Zhōu, xìng Zhào. 我不姓周，姓赵。 My surname is not Zhōu, it's Zhào.
6. | Wǒ bú xìng Wáng. 我不姓王。 My surname is not Wáng. |  | Huáng 黄 |  | Wǒ bú xìng Wáng, xìng Huáng. 我不姓王，姓黄。 My surname is not Wáng, it's Huáng.
7. | Wǒ bú xìng Jiāng. 我不姓江。 My surname is not Jiāng. |  | Jiǎng 蒋 |  | Wǒ bú xìng Jiāng, xìng Jiǎng. 我不姓江，姓蒋。 My surname is not Jiāng, it's Jiǎng.

#### Response drill

Table 1.10. Respond according to the cue and the model.

| Statement |  | Cue |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Tā shì Wáng xiānsheng ma? 他是王先生吗？ Is he Mr. Wáng? |  | Wáng 王 |  | Shì. Tā shì Wáng xiānsheng . 是。他是王先生。 Yes. He is Mr. Wáng
2. | Tā shì Wáng xiānsheng ma? 他是王先生吗？ Is he Mr. Wáng? |  | Huáng 黄 |  | Tā bú shì Wáng xiānsheng, tā xìng Huáng. 他不是王先生， 他姓黄。 His is not Mr. Wáng. His surname is Huáng.
3. | Tā shì Liú tàitai ma? 她是刘太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Liú? |  | Lín 林 |  | Tā bú shì Liú tàitai. Tā xìng Lín. 她不是刘太太。她姓林。 She is not Mrs. Liú. Her surname is Lín.
4. | Tā shì Chén xiǎojiě ma? 她是陈小姐吗？ Is she Miss Chén? |  | Chén 陈 |  | Tā shì Chén xiǎojiě. 她是陈小姐。 She is Miss Chén.
5. | Tā shì Máo xiānsheng ma? 他是毛先生吗？ Is he Mr. Máo? |  | Máo 毛 |  | Tā shì Máo xiānsheng. 他是毛先生。 He is Mr. Máo.
6. | Tā shì Jiāng tóngzhì ma? 他是江同志吗？ Is He/she Comrade Jiāng? |  | Zhāng 张 |  | Tā bú shì Jiāng tóngzhì. Tā xìng Zhāng. 他不是江同志。 他姓张。 He/she isn't Comrade Jiāng. His/her surname is Zhāng.
7. | Tā shì Sòng tàitai ma? 她是宋太太吗？ Is she Mrs. Sòng? |  | Sòng 宋 |  | Tā shì Sòng tàitai. 她是宋太太。 She is Mrs. Sòng.
8. | Tā shì Lǐ xiānsheng ma? Is he Mr. Lǐ? 他是李先生吗？ |  | Wáng 王 |  | Tā bú shì Lǐ xiānsheng. Tā xìng Wáng. 他不是李先生。他姓王。 He isn't Mr. Lǐ. His surname is Wáng.

#### Transformation drill

Table 1.11. Respond according to the model.

| Statement |  | Answer part1 |  | Answer part 2
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Wǒ xìng Wáng. 我姓王。 My surname is Wáng. |  | Tā xìng shénme? 他姓什么？ What is his surname? |  | Tā xìng Wáng. 他姓王。 His surname is Wáng.
2. | Wǒ xìng Chén. 我姓陈。 My surname is Chén. |  | Tā xìng shénme? 他姓什么？ What is his surname? |  | Tā xìng Chén. 他姓陈。 His surname is Chén.
3. | Wǒ xìng Liú. 我姓刘。 My surname is Liú. |  | Tā xìng shénme? 他姓什么？ What is his surname? |  | Tā xìng Liú. 他姓刘。 His surname is Liú.
4. | Wǒ xìng Huáng. 我姓黄。 My surname is Huáng. |  | Tā xìng shénme? 他姓什么？ What is his surname? |  | Tā xìng Huáng. 他姓黄。 His surname is Huáng.
5. | Wǒ xìng Sòng. 我姓宋。 My surname is Sòng. |  | Tā xìng shénme? 他姓什么？ What is his surname? |  | Tā xìng Sòng. 他姓宋。 His surname is Sòng.
6. | Wǒ xing Lǐ. 我姓李。 My surname is Lǐ. |  | Tā xìng shénme? 他姓什么？ What is his surname? |  | Tā xìng Lǐ. 他姓李。 His surname is Lǐ.
7. | Wǒ xìng Wáng. 我姓王。 My surname is Wáng. |  | Tā xìng shénme? 他姓什么？ What is his surname? |  | Tā xìng Wáng. 他姓王。 His surname is Wáng.

#### Transformation drill

Table 1.12. Transform the statement according to the model.

| Statement |  | Answer part 1 |  | Answer part 2
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Wǒ xìng Wáng jiào Dànián. 我姓王叫大年。 My surname is Wáng, and my given name is Dànián. |  | Nǐ xìng Wáng jiào shénme? 你姓王叫什么？ Your surname is Wáng, and what is your given name? |  | Dànián. 大年。
2. | Wǒ xìng Hú　jiào Mĕilíng. 我姓胡叫美玲。 My surname is Hú, and my given name is Mĕilíng. |  | Nǐ xìng Hú　jiào shénme? 你姓胡叫什么？ Your surname is Hú, and what is your given name? |  | Mĕilíng. 美玲。
3. | Wǒ xìng Lǐ　jiào Shìyīng. 我姓李叫世英。 My surname is Lǐ, and my given name is Shìyīng. |  | Nǐ xìng Lǐ　jiào shénme? 你姓李叫什么？ Your surname is Lǐ, and what is your given name? |  | Shìyīng. 世英。
4. | Wǒ xìng Fāng jiào Bǎolán. 我姓方叫宝兰。 My surname is Fāng, and my given name is Bǎolán. |  | Nǐ xìng Fāng jiào shénme? 你姓方叫什么？ Your surname is Fāng, and what is your given name? |  | Bǎolán. 宝兰。
5. | Wǒ xìng Sūn　jiào Déxián. 我姓孙叫德贤。 My surname is Sūn, and my given name is Déxián. |  | Nǐ xìng Sūn　jiào shénme? 你姓孙叫什么？ Your surname is Sūn, and what is your given name? |  | Déxián. 德贤。
6. | Wǒ xìng Chén　jiào Huìrán. 我姓陈叫蕙然。 My surname is Chén, and my given name is Huìrán. |  | Nǐ xìng Chén　jiào shénme? 你姓陈叫什么？ Your surname is Chén, and what is your given name? |  | Huìrán. 蕙然。
7. | Wǒ xìng Zhāng　jiào Zhènhàn. 我姓张叫振汉。 My surname is Zhāng, and my given name is Zhènhàn. |  | Nǐ xìng Zhāng　jiào shénme? 你姓张叫什么？ Your surname is Zhāng, and what is your given name? |  | Zhènhàn. 振汉。

#### Combination drill

Table 1.13. Transform the sentence according to the model.

| Statement |  | Answer
--- | --- | --- | ---
1. | Tā xìng Chén. Tā jiào Bǎolán. 他姓陈。他叫宝兰。 Her surname is Chén. Her given name is Bǎolán. |  | Tā xìng Chén, jiào Bǎolán. 他姓陈，叫宝兰。 Her surname is Chén, given name Bǎolán.
2. | Tā xìng Lǐ. Tā jiào Mínglĭ. 他姓李。他叫明理。 Her surname is Lǐ. Her given name is Mínglĭ. |  | Tā xìng Lǐ, jiào Mínglĭ. 他姓李，叫明理。 Her surname is Lǐ, given name Mínglĭ.
3. | Tā xìng Hú. Tā jiào Bǎolán. 他姓胡。他叫宝兰。 Her surname is Hú. Her given name is Bǎolán. |  | Tā xìng Hú, jiào Bǎolán. 他姓胡，叫宝兰。 Her surname is Hú, given name Bǎolán.
4. | Tā xìng Jiāng. Tā jiào Déxián. 他姓江。他叫德贤。 Her surname is Jiāng. Her given name is Déxián. |  | Tā xìng Jiāng, jiào Déxián. 他姓江，叫德贤。 Her surname is Jiāng, given name Déxián.
5. | Tā xìng Zhōu. Tā jiào Zǐyàn. 他姓周。他叫紫燕。 Her surname is Zhōu. Her given name is Zǐyàn. |  | Tā xìng Zhōu, jiào Zǐyàn. 他姓周，叫紫燕。 Her surname is Zhōu, given name Zǐyàn.
6. | Tā xìng Zhāng. Tā jiào Tíngfēng. 他姓张。他叫廷峰。 Her surname Zhāng. Her given name is Tíngfēng. |  | Tā xìng Zhāng, jiào Tíngfēng. 他姓张，叫廷峰。 Her surname is Zhāng, given name Tíngfēng.
7. | Tā xìng Chén. Tā jiào Huìrán. 他姓陈。他叫蕙然。 Her surname is Chén. Her given name is Huìrán. |  | Tā xìng Chén, jiào Huìrán. 他姓陈，叫蕙然。 Her surname is Zhāng, given name Huìrán.

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