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Citizen of the World

我wǒ是shì哪里nǎ lǐ人rén?

这zhè个gè问题wèn tí很hěn难nán回答huí dá。

我的wǒ de爸爸bà ba是shì美国Měi guó人rén,妈妈mā ma是shì韩国Hán guó人rén。

我wǒ在zài泰国Tài guó出生chū shēng,在zài中国Zhōng guó长大zhǎng dà,现在xiàn zài在zài法国Fǎ guó读dú大学dà xué。

我wǒ爱ài每měi个gè地方dì fang的de文化wén huà,也yě会huì说shuō不同bù tóng国家guó jiā的de语言yǔ yán,还hái有yǒu很多hěn duō不同bù tóng国家guó jiā的de朋友péng you。

你nǐ问wèn我wǒ是shì哪里nǎ lǐ人rén,我wǒ会huì说shuō我wǒ是shì世界shì jiè公民gōng mín。

你nǐ呢ne?

你nǐ是shì哪里nǎ lǐ人rén?

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Vocabulary 44 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
我 wǒI; me; my
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
哪里 nǎ lǐwhere? / somewhere / anywhere / wherever / nowhere (negative answer to question)
人 rénperson; people
这 zhèthis; these
个 gèclassifier for people or objects in general
问题 wèn tíquestion / problem / issue / topic
很 hěnvery; quite
难 nándifficult (to...) / difficult
回答 huí dáto reply; to answer / reply; answer
我的 wǒ demy; mine
爸爸 bà ba(coll.) father; dad
美国 Měi guóUnited States; USA; US
妈妈 mā mamama / mommy / mother
韩国 Hán guóSouth Korea (Republic of Korea) / (historical) Han, one of the Seven Warring States
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
泰国 Tài guóThailand
出生 chū shēngto be born
中国 Zhōng guóChina
长大 zhǎng dàto grow up
现在 xiàn zàinow; at present; currently
法国 Fǎ guóFrance
读 dúto attend (school); to study (a subject in school)
大学 dà xuéuniversity / college
爱 àito love; to be fond of; to like
每 měieach / every
地方 dì fangplace; location; area; space; territory / aspect; part
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
文化 wén huàculture / civilization
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
会 huìcan; to have the skill; to know how to
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
不同 bù tóngdifferent / distinct / not the same / not alike
国家 guó jiācountry; nation; state
语言 yǔ yánlanguage
还 háiin addition, also, else, even
有 yǒuto have; there is
很多 hěn duōmany; a lot of
朋友 péng youfriend
你 nǐyou
问 wènto ask; to inquire
世界 shì jièworld
公民 gōng míncitizen
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")