Learn Mandarin Chinese – Are you American, English, Chinese? (Lesson 16)

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Learn how to ask and answer about someone’s nationality. In the process you’ll learn how to say United States, China, and England.
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Are You American? – 0:57
Měiguo – 1:12
Rén – 1:49
American – 1:57
Měiguo Rén – 2:04
Are You American? – 2:11
Are You Chinese? – 2:31
Zhōngguo – 2:45
Zhōngguo Rén – 2:58
Are You Chinese? – 3:08
Wǒ Bú Shi … – 3:31
Are You English? – 4:25
Yīngguo – 4:43
Yīngguo Rén – 4:50
Are You English? – 4:59
Bú Shi. Shì. – 5:49
Yes/no + Answer – 6:51
Asking Nationalities – 7:34

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Producer – Fame Ketover

Writers – John Harvey, Lucille Barale, Roberta Barry, Thomas Madden, Susan Pola

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Chinese Speakers – Chuan Chao, Ying-chih Chen, Hsiao-jung Chen, Eva Diao, Jan Hu, Tsung-mi Li, Yunhui Yang

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Partial transcript
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Hi, I’m Fame Ketover of Lenguin.com and this is Mandarin Chinese. You know that song “America the Beautiful”? I think the Chinese may have taken a hint as we will soon find out.
So we’re going to talk and ask about people’s nationalities in this lesson. We should mention that in Chinese, more often that not, these questions are really asking where you were from originally, or even where your family was from originally. The proper answer for a first generation Chinese-American might well be that he is Chinese.
Listen to the following exchange.

● Are you an American?
○ Nǐ shi Měiguo rén ma?
○ Nǐ shi Měiguo rén ma?
● I’m an American.
○ Wǒ shi Měiguo rén.
○ Wǒ shi Měiguo rén.

Here’s the word for America, in the sense of the United States of America.
Měiguo
Měiguo
Měiguo

“Měi” was suggested phonetically by the second syllable of America. “Měi” also has a complimentary meaning, “beautiful.” “Guó” means “country”, so “Měiguo” means “the beautiful country.” Notice that “guó” takes the neutral tone in a country name.
Listen to “America.”
Měiguo
Měiguo
Měiguo

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