HSK2 — Day 2 — Polite Address & Gender
When talking to elders, we use polite words. Today let's learn 您.
Today's Vocabulary
您
you (polite)
您好！
Nín hǎo!
Hello! (polite)
男
male
他是男学生。
Tā shì nán xuésheng.
He is a male student.
女
female
她是女老师。
Tā shì nǚ lǎoshī.
She is a female teacher.
妻子
wife
她是我妻子。
Tā shì wǒ qīzi.
She is my wife.
丈夫
husband
他是我丈夫。
Tā shì wǒ zhàngfu.
He is my husband.
服务员
waiter / attendant
服务员很好。
Fúwùyuán hěn hǎo.
The waiter is very nice.
Today's Grammar
您 (nín) is the polite form of 你, used with elders or people you just met.
您好，您是老师吗？
Hello, are you a teacher?
服务员，谢谢您。
Waiter, thank you.
她是我的妻子。
She is my wife.
他是我的丈夫。
He is my husband.
您叫什么名字？
What is your name?