Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students/Pronouns

Mandarin Chinese Grammar for Pimsleur Students NOUNS - Pronouns - Nouns - Proper nouns VERBS - Activity verbs - Adjectival stative verbs - Non-adjectival stative verbs - Yes/No answers - Past tense - Future tense OTHERS - Negation - Questions - Adverbs - Conjunctions - Prepositions - Numbers - Phrases

Pronouns

Overview

我	wŏ	I; me
你	nĭ	you (singular)
您	nín	You (singular, formal)
他	tā	he, him
她	tā	she, her
它	tā	it
我们	wŏmen	we; us
你们	nĭmen	you (plural)
他们	tāmen	they; them

Syntax

As with all nouns, there are no separate forms of pronouns for the use as subject (I) or as object (me).

我喜欢你 ◦	wŏ xĭhuan nĭ.	I like you.
你喜欢我 ◦	nĭ xĭhuan wŏ.	You like me.

Notes

In Taiwan and Hong Kong, the feminine second person singular pronoun 妳 (nĭ) is often used to address a woman or a girl. To address a woman formally, 您 is used.