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Outline

这是谁的钱包?
Zhè shì shéi de qián bāo?
这是我的钱包。
Zhè shì wǒ de qián bāo.

Dialogue

1)A:书?
Zhèshìshéideshū?

Whose book is it?

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B:大伟书。
Zhèshìdà wèideshū.

This is Da wei's book.

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2)A:咖啡?
Zhèshìshéidekā fēi?

Whose ooffee is it?

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B:丽丽咖啡。
Zhèshìlì lìdekā fēi.

This is Lily's coffee.

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3)A:钱包?
Qǐngwèn,zhèshìshéideqián bāo?

Excuse me, whose wallet is this?

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B:钱包。
Zhèshìdeqián bāo.

This is my wallet.

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Grammar

Expressing "Whose" with 谁的(shéi de)

In Lesson 9, we learnt how to say my 我的(Wǒ de),your你的(nǐ de) and his or her(他的/她的 tā de). To ask "Whose", we simply use the question word Who 谁(Shéi) " plus 的(de)",so "Whose" is 谁的 (shéi de).

 

Question:

Chinese谁的钱包?
Zhèshìshéi deqián bāo?
Lit.Thisiswhosewallet?

Answer:

Chinese丽丽的钱包。
Zhèshìlì lì deqián bāo.
Lit.ThisisLily'swallet.

Vocabulary

谁的shéi dequestion noun, whose
钱包qián bāon. wallet