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Friend of a Friend

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Friends of friends are, well - friends! In part six of the 10-part FluentU-produced course, "Making Friends and Drinking Coffee", learn how to talk about friends and also how to ask how long two people have known each other.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
你们
nǐ men
(pronoun) you (plural); all of you; you guys
(pronoun) you (plural); all of you; you guys
 
认识
rèn shi
(verb) to know (someone); to recognize; to meet someone (for the first time)
(verb) to know (someone); to recognize; to meet someone (for the first time)
 
hěn
(adv.) very; really (for emphasis)
(adv.) very; really (for emphasis)
 
jiǔ
(adj.) long (time)
(adj.) long (time)
 
Statement + 吗
Statement + ma
(part.) comes after a statement to create a question
(part.) comes after a statement to create a question
 
不 + Verb or Adjective
bù + Verb or Adjective
(adv.) not; don't (negates the following verb or adjective)
(adv.) not; don't (negates the following verb or adjective)
 
(pronoun) he; him
(pronoun) he; him
 
shì
(verb) to be
(verb) to be
 
(pronoun) I; me
(pronoun) I; me
 
Pronoun/noun + 的 + noun
Pronoun/noun + de + noun
(part.) creates possession
(part.) creates possession
 
同事
tóng shì
(noun) coworker; colleague
(noun) coworker; colleague
 
朋友
péng you
(noun) friend
(noun) friend
 
(pronoun) she; her
(pronoun) she; her
 
你的
nǐ de
(pronoun) your
(pronoun) your
 
shì
(adj.) yes; right; true
(adj.) yes; right; true
 
a
(part.) comes at the end of a statement and adds emphasis or surprise
(part.) comes at the end of a statement and adds emphasis or surprise
 
我们
wǒ men
(pronoun) we; us
(pronoun) we; us
 
Subj. + 都 + Verb / [Verb Phrase]
Subj. + dōu + Verb / [Verb Phrase]
(adv.) all; every; both; none (when used with negatives)
(adv.) all; every; both; none (when used with negatives)

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