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Is she your mother?
Dialogue
Is She Your Mother?
- Emma Minsu, is she your mother?
- Minsu Yes, she is my mother.
- Emma Just say "Yes, she is." Is she young?
- Minsu No, she isn't. But she is happy!
Dialogue
Who Is He?
- Jack Minsu, who is he?
- Minsu He is my grandfather. He is old.
- Jack Is she your grandmother?
- Minsu Yes, she is. And the baby is my brother.
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| son | /sʌn/ | n. | son |
| daughter | /ˈdɔːtər/ | n. | daughter |
| grandfather | /ˈɡrænˌfɑːðər/ | n. | grandfather |
| grandmother | /ˈɡrænˌmʌðər/ | n. | grandmother |
| baby | /ˈbeɪbi/ | n. | baby |
| who | /huː/ | pron. | who |
| old | /oʊld/ | adj. | old |
| young | /jʌŋ/ | adj. | young |
| tall | /tɔːl/ | adj. | tall |
| good | /ɡʊd/ | adj. | good |
| happy | /ˈhæpi/ | adj. | happy |
Grammar
be — yes/no questions + short answers be — yes/no questions + short answers
be 동사로 yes/no 질문을 만들 때는 be와 주어의 자리를 바꿉니다: She is… → Is she…?, They are… → Are they…?. 대답은 짧게: Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. (= is not). 짧은 대답에서는 be를 줄이지 않아요 — "Yes, she's."라고 하지 않습니다.
be 동사로 yes/no 질문을 만들 때는 be와 주어의 자리를 바꿉니다: She is… → Is she…?, They are… → Are they…?. 대답은 짧게: Yes, she is. / No, she isn't. (= is not). 짧은 대답에서는 be를 줄이지 않아요 — "Yes, she's."라고 하지 않습니다.
- Is she your mother? — Yes, she is. /ɪz ʃiː jʊər ˈmʌðər jes ʃiː ɪz/ Is she your mother? — Yes, she is.
- Is he old? — No, he isn't. /ɪz hiː oʊld noʊ hiː ˈɪznt/ Is he old? — No, he isn't.
- Are they happy? — Yes, they are. /ɑːr ðeɪ ˈhæpi jes ðeɪ ɑːr/ Are they happy? — Yes, they are.
pronunciation
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