Qing Wen - Back to Basics: Making People Plural with æ
Qing Wen - Back to Basics: Making People Plural with 们 (men) (QQW0144) 我们，你们，他们 ˇ ¯ women, nˇımen, tamen Us, you guys, them.
你们好！ ˇ nˇımen hao! Hello you guys!
女士们，先生们！ ¯ nush` uˇ¨ ı men, xiansheng men! Ladies, gentleman!
同志们 ´ tongzh` ı men Comrades.
老师们 ˇ laosh¯ ı men Teachers.
同学们 ´ tongxu e´ men Classmates. Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
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小朋友们 ˇ engyou ´ xiaop men Children.
每节课都会这么做。 ˇ jie´ k`e dou ` ` ¯ hu`ı zheme mei zuo. It’s done like this in every class.
先是老师进来说：“上课。”然后我们的班长会 说：“起立！” ˇ ` ´ ou ` women ˇ ¯ sh`ı laosh¯ ¯ shangk` xian ı j`ınlai shuo:” e.” ranh de ˇ ¯ ¯ qˇıl`ı!” banzh ang hu`ı shuo:” First the teacher will come in and say, ”Time for class.” Then, our class monitor will say, ”Stand up!”
然后老师会说：“同学们好！” ´ ou ` laosh¯ ˇ ´ ˇ ¯ tongxu ranh ı hu`ı shuo:” e´ men hao!” Then the teacher will say, ”Hello students!”
老师好！ ˇ ˇ laosh¯ ı hao! Hello teacher!
小狗们
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ˇ ou ˇ men xiaog Little doggies.
大熊猫们 ` ongm ´ ¯ men daxi ao Pandas.
警察们 jˇıngcha´ men Police officers.
服务员儿们 ´ men fuw ´ uyu ` anr Servers.
不可以说：三位老师们。 ` laosh¯ ˇ ¯ san ¯ wei b`u kˇeyˇı shuo: ı men. You can’t say, ’three teachers’.
也不可以说：很多老师们。 ˇ duo¯ laosh¯ ˇ ¯ hen yˇe b`u kˇeyˇı shuo: ı men. You also can’t say, ’many teachers’.
哥们，姐们 ˇ ¯ gemen, jiemen Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
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Buddy, sis.
大老爷们 ` aoy´ ˇ emen dal Manly man.
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
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2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
你们好！ ˇ nˇımen hao! Hello you guys!
女士们，先生们！ ¯ nush` uˇ¨ ı men, xiansheng men! Ladies, gentleman!
同志们 ´ tongzh` ı men Comrades.
老师们 ˇ laosh¯ ı men Teachers.
同学们 ´ tongxu e´ men Classmates. Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
c
2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
小朋友们 ˇ engyou ´ xiaop men Children.
每节课都会这么做。 ˇ jie´ k`e dou ` ` ¯ hu`ı zheme mei zuo. It’s done like this in every class.
先是老师进来说：“上课。”然后我们的班长会 说：“起立！” ˇ ` ´ ou ` women ˇ ¯ sh`ı laosh¯ ¯ shangk` xian ı j`ınlai shuo:” e.” ranh de ˇ ¯ ¯ qˇıl`ı!” banzh ang hu`ı shuo:” First the teacher will come in and say, ”Time for class.” Then, our class monitor will say, ”Stand up!”
然后老师会说：“同学们好！” ´ ou ` laosh¯ ˇ ´ ˇ ¯ tongxu ranh ı hu`ı shuo:” e´ men hao!” Then the teacher will say, ”Hello students!”
老师好！ ˇ ˇ laosh¯ ı hao! Hello teacher!
小狗们
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
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2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
ˇ ou ˇ men xiaog Little doggies.
大熊猫们 ` ongm ´ ¯ men daxi ao Pandas.
警察们 jˇıngcha´ men Police officers.
服务员儿们 ´ men fuw ´ uyu ` anr Servers.
不可以说：三位老师们。 ` laosh¯ ˇ ¯ san ¯ wei b`u kˇeyˇı shuo: ı men. You can’t say, ’three teachers’.
也不可以说：很多老师们。 ˇ duo¯ laosh¯ ˇ ¯ hen yˇe b`u kˇeyˇı shuo: ı men. You also can’t say, ’many teachers’.
哥们，姐们 ˇ ¯ gemen, jiemen Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
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2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
Buddy, sis.
大老爷们 ` aoy´ ˇ emen dal Manly man.
Visit the Online Review and Discussion (text version).
c
2010 Praxis Language Ltd.
