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What's this?
Dialogue
What Is This?
- Emma Minsu, what's this?
- Minsu This is what? It's a... computer?
- Emma What's this? Yes, it's a new computer!
- Minsu What's this? It's my new phone!
Dialogue
My New House
- Jack Minsu, which is your bag?
- Minsu Your bag which? The new one.
- Jack Which is your bag? And what's that — a window?
- Minsu Yes! It's a new window. This is my new house!
Vocabulary
| 汉字 | Pinyin | POS | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| what | /wʌt/ | pron. | what |
| when | /wen/ | adv. | when |
| why | /waɪ/ | adv. | why |
| how | /haʊ/ | adv. | how |
| which | /wɪtʃ/ | det. | which |
| phone | /foʊn/ | n. | phone |
| computer | /kəmˈpjuːtər/ | n. | computer |
| water | /ˈwɔːtər/ | n. | water |
| house | /haʊs/ | n. | house |
| door | /dɔːr/ | n. | door |
| window | /ˈwɪndoʊ/ | n. | window |
| new | /nuː/ | adj. | new |
Grammar
Wh- questions: what, when, why, how, which Wh- questions: what, when, why, how, which
Question words go at the very front of the sentence: what, when, why, how, which. With the verb be, they often contract: What's this? (= What is this?) Why is he here? How are you? Which is your bag? "what" asks about a thing, "when" about time, "why" about a reason, "how" about manner or state, "which" picks one from a set. The question word comes first, then be, then the rest — the word order is fixed.
Question words go at the very front of the sentence: what, when, why, how, which. With the verb be, they often contract: What's this? (= What is this?) Why is he here? How are you? Which is your bag? "what" asks about a thing, "when" about time, "why" about a reason, "how" about manner or state, "which" picks one from a set. The question word comes first, then be, then the rest — the word order is fixed.
- What's this? — It's a phone. /wʌts ðɪs ɪts ə foʊn/ What's this? — It's a phone.
- Why is he here? — He is my brother. /waɪ ɪz hiː hɪr hiː ɪz maɪ ˈbrʌðər/ Why is he here? — He is my brother.
- Which is your bag? — The new one. /wɪtʃ ɪz jʊər bæɡ ðə nuː wʌn/ Which is your bag? — The new one.
- How are you? — I am good, thank you. /haʊ ɑːr juː aɪ æm ɡʊd θæŋk juː/ How are you? — I am good, thank you.
pronunciation
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