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  Words in pinyin Translation in English
shì to be
no, not
不是

búshì (bù pronounced as bú when it goes before a forth tone)

is not

ma ma
interrogative particle
also
我是 wǒshì I am
你是

nǐ shì

You are
我不是 wǒ bú shì I am not
我也是

wǒ yě shì (pronounced as wó yě shì)

I am also
老师 lǎo shī teacher
学生 xué sheng student
加拿大 jiā ná dà Canada
rén person
加拿大人 jiā ná dà rén Canadian
中国 zhōng guó China. zhōng=middle; guó=country
中国人 zhōng guó rén Chinese person

 

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高小姐:王先生,你是中国人吗?
王先生:是,我是中国人。 你呢?
高小姐:我是中国人,也是加拿大人。

Gāo xiǎojiě :Wáng xiānsheng ,nǐ shì Zhōngguórén ma ?
Wáng xiānsheng :Shì ,wǒ shì Zhōngguórén 。 nǐ ne ?
Gāo xiǎojiě :Wǒ shì Zhōngguórén ,yě shì jiānádàrén 。

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Miss Gao: Mr Wang, are you a Chinese?
Mr Wang: Yes, I am a Chinese. And you?
Miss Gao: I am a Chinese and also a Canadian

王先生:你是老师吗?
高小姐:我不是老师,我是学生。
王先生:我也是学生

Wáng xiānsheng :Nǐ shì lǎoshī ma ?
Gāo xiǎojiě :Wǒ bú shì lǎoshī ,wǒ shì xuésheng 。
Wáng xiānsheng :Wǒ yě shì xuésheng

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Mr Wang: Are you a teacher?
Miss Gao: I am not a teacher. I am a student.
Mr Wang: I am also a student.