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Pronouns

Personal pronouns and 们

Personal pronouns

我 (I), 你 (you), 他/她/它 (he/she/it).

📊 Pronouns
Person Singular Plural
1st 我 wǒ 我们 wǒmen
2nd 你 nǐ 你们 nǐmen
3rd m 他 tā 他们 tāmen
3rd f 她 tā 她们 tāmen
💬 Examples
我 你 他
wǒ nǐ tā
I, you, he
📝 他/她/它 all sound 'tā'
她 它
tā tā
she, it
📝 Different characters, same sound
Plural with 们

Add 们 to pronouns (and people-nouns) for the plural.

💬 Examples
我们
wǒmen
we
📝 我 + 们
朋友们
péngyoumen
friends
📝 们 with a people-noun
Polite 您

您 is the respectful form of 'you'.

💬 Examples
您好
nín hǎo
hello (polite)
📝 您 shows respect
您贵姓?
Nín guìxìng?
What is your surname? (polite)
📝 Formal register