Shadow › Mandarin Shadow › HSK 1 › Saying what someone or something is with 是 Transcript with pinyin and English Pinyin English Click a line to hear it, or loop it to shadow it.
Play line 1: 这是饭店。 Zhè shì fàndiàn. This is a restaurant. 0:01 ⟲ Repeat line 1
Play line 2: 我是小美。 Wǒ shì Xiǎo Měi. I am Xiao Mei. 0:08 ⟲ Repeat line 2
Play line 3: 现在是晚饭时间。 Xiànzài shì wǎnfàn shíjiān. Now it is dinner time. 0:16 ⟲ Repeat line 3
Play line 4: 我是女儿。 Wǒ shì nǚ'ér. I am the daughter. 1:11 ⟲ Repeat line 4
Play line 5: 妈妈是女人，不是男人。 Māma shì nǚren, bú shì nánrén. Mom is a woman, not a man. 1:18 ⟲ Repeat line 5
Play line 6: 她是我妈妈。 Tā shì wǒ māma. She is my mom. 1:31 ⟲ Repeat line 6
Play line 7: 门口有一个男人。 Ménkǒu yǒu yí gè nánrén. There is a man at the door. 1:42 ⟲ Repeat line 7
Play line 8: 他是王医生。 Tā shì Wáng yīshēng. He is Doctor Wang. 1:51 ⟲ Repeat line 8
Play line 9: 旁边是他儿子。 Pángbiān shì tā érzi. Next to him is his son. 2:00 ⟲ Repeat line 9
Play line 10: 他是男孩儿。 Tā shì nánháir. He is a boy. 2:10 ⟲ Repeat line 10
Play line 11: 他叫小宇。 Tā jiào Xiǎo Yǔ. His name is Xiao Yu. 2:18 ⟲ Repeat line 11
Play line 12: 这是他爸爸。 Zhè shì tā bàba. This is his dad. 2:25 ⟲ Repeat line 12
Play line 13: 你是我的医生吗？ Nǐ shì wǒ de yīshēng ma? Are you my doctor? 2:33 ⟲ Repeat line 13
Play line 14: 对，我是你的医生。 Duì, wǒ shì nǐ de yīshēng. Yes, I am your doctor. 2:43 ⟲ Repeat line 14
Play line 15: 这里是饭店，不是医院。 Zhèlǐ shì fàndiàn, bú shì yīyuàn. This is a restaurant, not a hospital. 2:52 ⟲ Repeat line 15
Play line 16: 昨天我去医院看病。 Zuótiān wǒ qù yīyuàn kànbìng. Yesterday I went to the hospital to see a doctor. 3:04 ⟲ Repeat line 16
Play line 17: 王医生是我的医生。 Wáng yīshēng shì wǒ de yīshēng. Doctor Wang is my doctor. 3:16 ⟲ Repeat line 17
Play line 18: 小宇说：“我很渴。” Xiǎo Yǔ shuō: “Wǒ hěn kě.” Xiao Yu says: I am very thirsty. 3:28 ⟲ Repeat line 18
Play line 19: 这是水。 Zhè shì shuǐ. This is water. 3:38 ⟲ Repeat line 19
Play line 20: 那是他的杯子。 Nà shì tā de bēizi. That is his cup. 3:44 ⟲ Repeat line 20
Play line 21: 这是鸡蛋。 Zhè shì jīdàn. This is an egg. 3:53 ⟲ Repeat line 21
Play line 22: 这一半是给你的。 Zhè yíbàn shì gěi nǐ de. This half is for you. 3:59 ⟲ Repeat line 22
Play line 23: 小宇说：“你是好人。” Xiǎo Yǔ shuō: “Nǐ shì hǎorén.” Xiao Yu says: You are a good person. 4:07 ⟲ Repeat line 23
Play line 24: 门口那个人是王医生！ Ménkǒu nà gerén shì Wáng yīshēng! The person at the door is Doctor Wang! 4:19 ⟲ Repeat line 24
Play line 25: 妈妈说：“请进，请进。” Māma shuō: “Qǐngjìn, qǐngjìn.” Mom says: Please come in, come in. 4:32 ⟲ Repeat line 25
Play line 26: 妈妈是他的老朋友。 Māma shì tā de lǎopéngyou. Mom is his old friend. 4:43 ⟲ Repeat line 26
Play line 27: 原来大家都是朋友。 Yuánlái dàjiā dōu shì péngyou. So everyone is friends after all. 4:52 ⟲ Repeat line 27
Play line 28: 今天的晚饭大家一起吃。 Jīntiān de wǎnfàn dàjiā yìqǐ chī. Today everyone eats dinner together. 5:04 ⟲ Repeat line 28
Play line 29: 这是很好的晚饭。 Zhè shì hěn hǎo de wǎnfàn. This is a very good dinner. 5:16 ⟲ Repeat line 29
Play line 30: 小宇是好男孩儿。 Xiǎo Yǔ shì hǎo nánháir. Xiao Yu is a good boy. 5:27 ⟲ Repeat line 30
Play line 31: 王医生是好朋友。 Wáng yīshēng shì hǎo péngyou. Doctor Wang is a good friend. 5:37 ⟲ Repeat line 31
About this lesson A woman waits for her mother at a restaurant and mixes up who is who, until the doctor's son turns up. Every line uses 是 to say who or what someone is.
How to practise Read how the pattern works on the first card, then listen to each example sentence. Repeat every example out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause: the pattern should start to feel automatic. At the end, check the common mistake and say the practice sentence yourself. Key words 生词 Chinese Pinyin English Level 男孩儿 nánháir boy HSK 1 渴 kě thirsty HSK 1 儿子 érzi son HSK 1 看病 kànbìng see a doctor HSK 1 医院 yīyuàn hospital HSK 1 一半 yíbàn half HSK 1
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