How to say 你

  • Traditional characters: 你
  • Pinyin (Taiwan standard): nǐ
  • Zhuyin (bopomofo): ㄋㄧˇ
  • Meaning: you

Hear it in a Taiwan accent:

你 in example sentences

Real lines from CiaoSpeak’s graded stories, each with pinyin, an English translation and Taiwan-accent audio.

好啦，我相信你！

hǎo la wǒ xiāng xìn nǐ

(giggling) Okay, okay, I believe you!

From the story 你幾歲？ (How Old Are You?)

你要喝什麼？

nǐ yào hē shén me

And what do you want to drink?

From the story 你要吃什麼？ (What Do You Want to Eat?)

你要什麼？

nǐ yào shén me

What do YOU want?

From the story 你要吃什麼？ (What Do You Want to Eat?)

你要什麼？

nǐ yào shén me

And what would you like?

From the story 珍珠奶茶！ (Bubble Tea!)

雅婷，我要去公園散步，你要一起嗎？

Yǎtíng wǒ yào qù gōng yuán sàn bù nǐ yào yì qǐ ma

Yating, I'm going for a walk in the park — want to come?

From the story 三十六度 (Thirty-Six Degrees)

Where 你 is taught

  • Unit level: TOCFL Novice 2 (CiaoSpeak’s placement, not the official TOCFL word list)
  • Unit: People, Actions & Questions
  • Lesson: Talking About People
  • Taught just before: 我
  • Taught just after: 他