Happy Chinese(快乐汉语) is an entertaining, fun and easy Chinese series. In Season I, we will focus on daily life Chinese. It will helps the foreigners not only just know what to say, but also how to use it. 快乐汉语系列一《日常生活汉语》主要教授在中国家庭生活及学校生活中的日常用语。我们将以情景剧的方式帮助大家理解和掌握这些句子。

Sentences:

1.我介绍一下儿,这位是李小伟先生。
Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Li Xiaowei.
给别人介绍时,比较正式的说法是“我介绍一下,这位是…”,比较随便一点儿的可以说“我介绍一下,这是…”。
When introducing someone in Chinese, the formal way is:“Wo jieshao yi xia, zhe wei shi…”. The casual way is: “Wo jieshao y ixia, zhe shi…”.

2.小伟是成年人,不是小孩子。
Xiaowei is a grownup, not a child.
这是饮料,不是酒。
This is soft drink, not wine.
“是”字句是汉语中非常常见的一种句式,它的肯定形式是“……是……”,它的否定形式是“……不是……”。
The “shi” sentence is a frequently used sentence pattern in Chinese. Its affirmative form is: …shi…. Its negative form is: …bu shi….