hello this is john welcome back to
chinese zero to euro in this video let's
go over a mistake that a lot of
beginners make when they first speak
chinese
and it has to do with the word
meaning to be
for example beginners often say things
like
the problem with the sentence is the
word shu
a lot of students make this mistake by
directly translating the english phrase
it is worth thee or it is worth it
we're supposed to simply get rid of the
shirt and say
it is worth it
whether or not you use the word sure is
actually quite complex but here i'm
going to break this down into four rules
rule number one do not use sure before
adjectives
for example do not say
sure
meaning cheap is an adjective
we shouldn't use sure before adjectives
so the sentence should become
another example
it's wrong to say
instead say
or we can add hun to specify the degree
another example is wrong to say
instead we should say
rule number two do not use sure before
verbs
for example
do not say was sure
the word zai is a verb meaning to be at
or to be in
means to be in the dormitory
so because sai is a verb we should not
use a sure before it
we should simply say what's i
another example do not say women's
actually
yo
meaning to have is a verb so we should
not use sure before yo
instead just say
woman
rule number three
do use shir before the phrases
for example consider this mistake
sentence
why is this wrong
because
meaning the best in china
is a dirt phrase
it's a dirt phrase because it ends in
the
so in this case we should actually add
a shoe before that
we should say
how
cinder is a dirt phrase
the same thing here jutsian
water because water meaning mine is a
duh phrase
so let's either should be for it
and rule number four
do use sure before nouns
for example consider this mistake
sentence
because john gordon meaning chinese like
a chinese person is a noun
so we should add a sure before it
went
don't worry
all right so that are the four rules so
now let's do a quick review we should
not use shi before adjectives we should
not use should be for verbs
we do use should it be for the phrases
and before nouns
so if we simplify this a little bit we
should just remember only use sure
before the phrases or nouns only use
shure before the phrases or nouns
let's do some quick practice and see if
you can remember it
so please tell me should i add a shirt
in the blank here
should i add a shirt here
remember we should only use sure before
the phrases were nouns
is that a dirt phrase
no is that a noun
no
so should
now should i translate is as shi in this
case
well
what's after the blank
jungle
well yes it is
therefore we should add a shi here
jungkook
here you're right we should not
that's it
all right so that's everything for this
video don't forget to only use sure
before dove phrases or nouns
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