HSK1 — Day 5 — Teacher, Student, and Friends

Panpan
At Panpan's school there are teachers, classmates, and lots of good friends. Let's learn the words for them!

Today's Vocabulary

老师
lǎoshī
teacher
老师很高兴。
Lǎoshī hěn gāoxìng.
The teacher is very happy.
学生
xuésheng
student
我是学生。
Wǒ shì xuésheng.
I am a student.
同学
tóngxué
classmate
他是我同学。
Tā shì wǒ tóngxué.
He is my classmate.
朋友
péngyou
friend
她是我朋友。
Tā shì wǒ péngyou.
She is my friend.
先生
xiānsheng
Mr. / sir
先生,你好!
Xiānsheng, nǐ hǎo!
Hello, sir!
小姐
xiǎojiě
Miss
小姐,你好!
Xiǎojiě, nǐ hǎo!
Hello, miss!

Today's Grammar

Use noun + 是 + noun to say who someone is, e.g. 他是老师 (He is a teacher).

她是老师。
Tā shì lǎoshī.
She is a teacher.
他是我朋友。
Tā shì wǒ péngyou.
He is my friend.
我是学生,他是老师。
Wǒ shì xuésheng, tā shì lǎoshī.
I am a student, he is the teacher.
她是我同学,很漂亮。
Tā shì wǒ tóngxué, hěn piàoliang.
She is my classmate, very pretty.
先生,你是老师吗?
Xiānsheng, nǐ shì lǎoshī ma?
Sir, are you a teacher?