Shàng ge yuè上个月
，wǒ我
rèn shi le认识了
yí ge一个
xīn péng you新朋友
。Last month I got to know a new friend.
Tā他
jiào叫
Xiǎo Wáng小王
，shì是
wǒ de我的
tóng xué同学
。He is called Xiao Wang, and he is my classmate.
Wǒ men我们
shì是
zài Zhōng wén kè在中文课
rèn shi de认识的
。It was in Chinese class that we met.
Yì kāi shǐ一开始
，wǒ men我们
bú tài shú不太熟
，yě也
bù cháng不常
shuō huà说话
。At first we did not know each other well, and we did not talk much either.
Hòu lái后来
，wǒ men我们
cháng cháng常常
yì qǐ一起
xué xí学习
，yì qǐ一起
chī fàn吃饭
。Later on we often studied together and ate together.
Xiǎo Wáng小王
hěn yǒu hǎo很友好
，yě也
hěn很
ài xiào爱笑
。Xiao Wang is very friendly, and he laughs easily too.
Xiàn zài现在
，wǒ men我们
chéng le成了
hǎo péng you好朋友
。Now we have become good friends.
Yǒu有
xīn péng you新朋友
zài shēn biān在身边
，wǒ我
jué de觉得
hěn kāi xīn很开心
。With a new friend beside me, I feel very happy.
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Usage of 是…的 (shì… de)
Meaning: Used to spotlight when, where, or how something happened.
Context: Only for events that have already taken place. The speaker takes the event as known and draws attention to one detail of it.
Structure:
Subject + 是 + (time / place / manner) + Verb + 的
Note: 是 and 的 are a pair — the detail you want to stress sits between them. Drop the 的 and the emphasis disappears.
- • 我们是在中文课认识的。
(It was in Chinese class that we met. / From Text) - • 我是昨天来的。
(It was yesterday that I came.) - • 他是坐车去学校的。
(He went to school by bus.)
Usage of 也 (yě)
Meaning: Also / too.
Context: Adds a second thing that matches the first — another action, another quality, another situation.
Structure:
Subject + 也 + Verb / Adjective
Note: 也 always stands in front of the verb or adjective. It can never be tacked onto the end of a sentence the way English “too” can.
- • 小王很友好，也很爱笑。
(Xiao Wang is very friendly, and he laughs easily too. / From Text) - • 我喜欢喝咖啡，也喜欢喝茶。
(I like coffee, and I like tea too.) - • 他是我的朋友，也是我的同学。
(He is my friend, and my classmate as well.)