Word 1
I
- Primary Chinese
- 我
- Primary Pinyin
- wǒ
- Short Definition
- The speaker referring to themself as the subject.
Lesson 1 of 10
Lesson 1: People and Core Pronouns
A focused beginner lesson in the Common 100 Words launch course.
Lesson Introduction
This lesson introduces 10 Chinglish words from Common 100 Words. Review the summaries below, then start the interactive study flow.
Words In This Lesson
Word 2
you
- Primary Chinese
- 你
- Primary Pinyin
- nǐ
- Short Definition
- The person or people being addressed.
Word 3
he
- Primary Chinese
- 他
- Primary Pinyin
- tā
- Short Definition
- A male person referred to as the subject.
Word 4
she
- Primary Chinese
- 她
- Primary Pinyin
- tā
- Short Definition
- A female person referred to as the subject.
Word 5
we
- Primary Chinese
- 我们
- Primary Pinyin
- wǒ men
- Short Definition
- The speaker together with one or more other people.
Word 6
they
- Primary Chinese
- 他们
- Primary Pinyin
- tā men
- Short Definition
- A group of people referred to as the subject.
Word 7
who
- Primary Chinese
- 谁
- Primary Pinyin
- shuí
- Short Definition
- A question token used when the unknown semantic unit is a person.
Word 8
this
- Primary Chinese
- 这个
- Primary Pinyin
- zhè ge
- Short Definition
- A demonstrative referring to something near the speaker.
Word 9
that
- Primary Chinese
- 那个
- Primary Pinyin
- nà ge
- Short Definition
- A demonstrative referring to something away from the speaker.
Word 10
yes
- Primary Chinese
- 是的
- Primary Pinyin
- shì de
- Short Definition
- A positive response token.