NETCHAI Kids Chinese Course　Lesson 3
This / That / Which
这zhè・那nà・哪nǎ

Something close to you is "这zhè", something far away is "那nà". Try pointing at people and things and saying these words!

📕New Words

1
这
zhè
this / here
2
那
nà
that / there
3
哪
nǎ
which? (question)
4
中国人
Zhōngguórén
Chinese person
5
是
shì
is / am / are (review)

💬Can You Say It?

  1. 1
    这zhè是shì王wáng老lǎo师shī。
    This is Teacher Wang.
  2. 2
    那nà是shì小xiǎo龙lóng。
    That is Xiao Long.
  3. 3
    这zhè是shì我wǒ妈mā妈ma。
    This is my mom.
  4. 4
    那nà是shì我wǒ爸bà爸ba。
    That is my dad.
  5. 5
    她tā是shì中zhōng国guó人rén。
    She is Chinese.

📖Story Time

SCENE 1 ― Introducing a friend
👦
小xiǎo明míng
你nǐ好hǎo！这zhè是shì小xiǎo龙lóng。
Hi! This is Xiao Long.
🧒
小xiǎo龙lóng
你nǐ好hǎo！
Hi!
👦
小xiǎo明míng
那nà是shì王wáng老lǎo师shī。她tā是shì中zhōng国guó人rén。
That is Teacher Wang. She is Chinese.
👩‍🏫
王wáng老lǎo师shī
你nǐ们men好hǎo！
Hello, everyone!

✨Grammar Points

这zhè・那nà・哪nǎ

这zhè = this / here (close), 那nà = that / there (far away), 哪nǎ = which? (question). For places: 这zhè儿r (here) · 那nà儿r (there) · 哪nǎ儿r (where?).

  • ①这zhè是shì老lǎo师shī。(This is the teacher.)
  • ②那nà是shì小xiǎo红hóng。(That is Xiao Hong.)

"This / That + 是shì"

这zhè／那nà ＋ 是shì ＋ person / thing means "This / That is ～".

  • ①这zhè是shì我wǒ妈mā妈ma。(This is my mom.)
  • ②那nà是shì王wáng老lǎo师shī。(That is Teacher Wang.)

🎮Let's Try!

👉 这zhè? 那nà?

Which word do you use in each situation?

① Something you are holding — close to you→这zhè
② Something you can see far away→那nà
③ When you ask "which one?"→哪nǎ

🗣️ Introduce Someone!

Use "这zhè是shì〇〇。" to introduce people around you!

这zhè是shì老lǎo师shī。(This is the teacher.)
这zhè是shì我wǒ妈mā妈ma。(This is my mom.)
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