你看，这是什么？
Look, what is this?
这是我的杯子，我很爱喝茶。
This is my cup — I really love drinking tea.
那是什么？那是我的书。
What is that? That is my book.
我的书是汉语书，我在学习汉语。
My book is a Chinese book — I am studying Chinese.
我的桌子很小，我的电脑很大。
My desk is small, but my computer is big.
你呢？你有什么东西？
How about you? What things do you have?
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Key words 生词
这zhèthis
什么shénmewhat
杯子bēizicup
茶chátea
书shūbook
东西dōngxithing(s)
Grammar note 语法点
这 / 那 + 是 + noun
Use 这 (this) and 那 (that) with 是 (to be) to point things out and say what they are.
这是我的杯子。 — This is my cup.
什么 stays in place
In Chinese, the question word 什么 (what) sits exactly where the answer would go — no word-order change is needed.
这是什么？ — What is this?
的 for possession
Put 的 after a person to show that something belongs to them, like adding apostrophe-s in English.
那是我的书。 — That is my book.
Check yourself 小测验
1. What does the speaker love to drink?
2. What kind of book does the speaker have?
3. What does the speaker say is big?