哪 nǎ - which
哪儿 nǎ’r / 哪里 nǎ lǐ - where
那 nà - that
那儿 nà’r / 那里 nà lǐ - (over) there
Example sentences:
- 在哪儿?zài nǎ’r / 在哪里?zài nǎ lǐ? - where
- 博物馆在哪儿?bó wù guǎn zài nǎ’r? - where is the museum?
- 你是哪国人?nǐ shì nǎ guó rén? - what’s your nationality? (You are which country person?)
- 你更喜欢哪一个?nǐ gèng xǐ huan nǎ yī gè? - which one do you prefer?
- 那本书很有意思。nà běn shū hěn yǒu yì si. - that book is very interesting.
- 咖啡店在那里。kā fēi diàn zài nà lǐ. - the coffee shop/cafe is over there.
Suggested practice activities (Inspired by our Weekly Checklist).
- Do shadowing (listen and repeat) with the audio.
- Write the sentences in characters.
- Test yourself writing out the new word in characters to memorise.
- Add the new word to your Mandarin flashcard app to learn it.
- Make sentences of your own with the new word.
- Use a dictionary (e.g. Pleco) to search for other example sentences using the key word in context.
- Break down the characters of the new word - have you seen these characters before? Where? What key radicals are there? What components have you seen before? Make links between this word and others you know (synonyms/antonyms etc.)
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