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'What About' Questions with 'Ne'

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Beginner 1  •  10 Words
'What about you?' is a line you're going to have to master if you want your Mandarin conversations to go beyond simple yes or no questions. In this FluentU audio slideshow, learn to master the special and essential particle 'ne', that will allow you turn any statement into a 'what about' question with ease.
WordDefinitionFluency
 
Statement + 呢
Statement + ne
(part.) creates a suggestion or question; what about; how about
 (part.) creates a suggestion or question; what about; how about
 
你
nǐ
(pronoun) you
 (pronoun) you
 
他
tā
(pronoun) he; him
 (pronoun) he; him
 
老师
lǎo shī
(noun) teacher
 (noun) teacher
 
中国人
zhōng guó rén
(noun) Chinese person
 (noun) Chinese person
 
Statement + 吗
Statement + ma
(part.) comes after a statement to create a question
 (part.) comes after a statement to create a question
 
我
wǒ
(pronoun) I; me
 (pronoun) I; me
 
美国人
měi guó rén
(noun) American person
 (noun) American person
 
她们
tā men
(pronoun) them; they (female)
 (pronoun) them; they (female)
 
英国人
yīng guó rén
(noun) British person
 (noun) British person
 
呢
ne
'ne' (what about?, how about?)
 
呢
ne
'ne' (what about?, how about?)
 
你
nǐ
呢
ne
？
？
What about you?
 
你
nǐ
呢
ne
？
？
What about you?
 
他
tā
呢
ne
？
？
What about him?
 
他
tā
呢
ne
？
？
What about him?
 
老 师
lǎo shī
呢
ne
？
？
What about teacher?
 
老 师
lǎo shī
呢
ne
？
？
What about teacher?
 
你
nǐ
是
shì
中 国 人
zhōng guó rén
吗
ma
？
？
Are you Chinese?
 
是
shì
，
，
我
wǒ
是
shì
中 国 人
zhōng guó rén
。
。
Yes, I'm Chinese.
 
你
nǐ
呢
ne
？
？
You?
 
我
wǒ
是
shì
美 国 人
měi guó rén
。
。
I'm American.
 
她 们
tā men
呢
ne
？
？
What about them?
 
她 们
tā men
是
shì
英 国 人
yīng guó rén
。
。
They're British.
 
呢
ne
'ne' (what about?, how about?)
 
呢
ne
'ne' (what about?, how about?)

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