Lesson 5

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Multiple choice

Question: Tell your friend that you are having your drinks party today at Xiao Wang's.

Hint 1   Use 那 儿 for someone's place
Hint 2   Xiao Wang's place: 小 王 那 儿
Answer  今 天 我 在 小 王 那 儿 开 酒 会 。 Listen
Comments  When 这 儿 zhèr  and 那 儿 nàr are placed after a name or pronoun, they identify a place associated with that person. 这 儿 zhèr   implies that the speaker is actually in the place to which he refers; 那 儿 nàr implies that the speaker is not in the place to which he refers: 我 那 儿 wŏ nàr my place (though I am not in my place as I speak). 我 这 儿 wŏ zhèr  my place (I am in my place as I speak).
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