Mandarin Chinese/Two/你好

Grammar

 * Sentences are Subject-Verb-Object
 * 我有朋友. - I have friends.
 * 她是猫. - She is a cat.


 * "To Be" Sentences are (A Noun)-是-(Another Noun)
 * To say "Something is _______" you use 很 instead of 是
 * 老师很快乐. - A teacher is happy.


 * Negative sentences are formed by placing 不 before the verb or adjective
 * This is different for "To Have"
 * 我没有朋友.
 * 她不是猫.
 * 老师不快乐.

Questions are formed in several ways, the first that shall be presented in this wikibook is the A不A pattern
 * Subject-Verb-Negative form of Verb-Object
 * 你好不好? - How are you?
 * 你有没有朋友? - Do you have friends?
 * 她是不是猫? - Is she a cat?
 * 老师快乐不快乐? - Is the teacher happy?

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 * FInally, 的 after a noun or pronoun will make it possessive

Chinese
东尼: 你好! 艾美: 你好! 东尼: 你有没有猫? 艾美: 没有. 于老师有猫. 东尼: 我也有猫. 她是我的朋友.

Pinyin
Dōngní: Nǐhǎo! Àiměi: Nǐhǎo! Dōngní: Nǐ yǒu měiyǒu māo? Àiměi: Měiyǒu. Yúlǎoshī yǒu māo. Dōngní: Wǒ yě yǒu māo. Tā shì wǒde pěngyóu.

English
Tony: Hello! Amy: Hello! Tony: Do you have a cat? Amy: No. Teacher Yu has a cat. Tony: I also have a cat. She is my friend.