我住在哪儿 Where Do I Live?

你nǐ住zhù在zài哪儿nǎr？

Where do you live?

我wǒ住zhù在zài北京Běijīng，北京Běijīng很hěn大dà。

I live in Beijing — Beijing is very big.

我wǒ家jiā不bú大dà，我wǒ的de猫māo很hěn漂亮piàoliang。

My home is not big, but my cat is very pretty.

我wǒ爱ài去qù饭馆fànguǎn吃chī米饭mǐfàn和hé菜cài。

I love going to restaurants to eat rice and good food.

明天míngtiān我wǒ的de朋友péngyou来lái我wǒ家jiā，我wǒ很hěn高兴gāoxìng。

Tomorrow my friend is coming to my home, and I am very happy.

你nǐ想xiǎng来lái北京Běijīng吗ma？

Would you like to come to Beijing?

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Key words 生词

住zhùto live (somewhere)

哪儿nǎrwhere

北京BěijīngBeijing

家jiāhome

饭馆fànguǎnrestaurant

高兴gāoxìnghappy

住在 + place

To say where someone lives, use 住在 followed directly by the place.

我住在北京。 — I live in Beijing.

哪儿 (where)

哪儿 asks about a place and sits where the place word would go in the answer.

你住在哪儿？ — Where do you live?

Statement + 吗

Add 吗 to the end of a statement to turn it into a yes-no question.

你想来北京吗？ — Would you like to come to Beijing?

1. Where does the speaker live?

2. Who is coming to the speaker's home tomorrow?

3. What is the speaker's home like?