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Pronouns and Their Forms

Base	With 们 (Plural)	With 的 (Possession)	Notes
我 (wǒ) - I/me	我们 (wǒmen) - we/us	我的 (wǒ de) - my/mine
你 (nǐ) - you	你们 (nǐmen) - you all	你的 (nǐ de) - your/yours
他 (tā) - he	他们 (tāmen) - they	他的 (tā de) - his
她 (tā) - she	她们 (tāmen) - they (female)	她的 (tā de) - hers	Same pronunciation as male form

New Vocabulary

Character	Pinyin	Meaning	Notes
鸡	jī	chicken
七	qī	seven
西	xī	west
西瓜	xīguā	watermelon	Second syllable often unstressed in casual speech
们	men	plural marker	Never used alone; attaches to pronouns
很	hěn	very	Used between subject and adjective
也	yě	also/too	Comes after subject
的	de	possession marker	Pronounced like "duh"

Grammar Particles

Particle	Pinyin	Usage	Example
吗	ma	Question marker	你好吗？(nǐ hǎo ma?) - How are you?
的	de	Possession	我的 (wǒ de) - mine
们	men	Plural	我们 (wǒmen) - we

Important Rules

• 们 (men) is only used with pronouns and some animate nouns
• Word order: Subject + 也 (yě) + Rest of sentence
• Possession: Owner + 的 (de) + Object
• In casual speech, second syllables of common words (like 西瓜 xīguā) are often unstressed

Finals Review

• i, u, ü (German ü with dots)
• Character structure often has left and right radicals

Character Components

• Most Chinese characters are composed of radicals
• Common structure: left radical + right radical
• Understanding radicals helps with character recognition and memorization

Common Phrases and Combinations

Chinese	Pinyin	Literal Meaning	Actual Usage
你好	nǐ hǎo	you good	Hello
你好吗？	nǐ hǎo ma?	you good [question]?	How are you?
我很好	wǒ hěn hǎo	I very good	I'm very well
你呢？	nǐ ne?	you [question]?	And you?
我也很好	wǒ yě hěn hǎo	I also very good	I'm good too
早上好	zǎo shang hǎo	morning up good	Good morning
你们好	nǐmen hǎo	you [plural] good	Hello everyone
我们的	wǒmen de	we [plural] [possession]	our/ours
他们的	tāmen de	they [plural] [possession]	their/theirs
你们的	nǐmen de	you [plural] [possession]	your/yours (plural)