Topic: Chinese

"You are not a student."

Translation:你不是学生。

November 20, 2017

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    Shēng sounds like shèng here. Is it so? Can you hear it too? I know bù sounds like bú here, as it should.

    November 20, 2017
    https://www.duolingo.com/rtk337648

      Probably something to do with sandhi the changing of tones of certain words due to them being next to certain tones

      December 13, 2017
      https://www.duolingo.com/BenjaminCh29

        You are right. It is pronounced incorrectly

        March 15, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/jordanchfung311

          This sentence is quite easy!

          You:你 are not: 不是 a student:學(学)生

          January 20, 2018
          https://www.duolingo.com/xaviersantana

            You can either be ni or ni men

            January 13, 2018
            https://www.duolingo.com/ace214547

              Ni men means you-all or y'all.

              February 14, 2018

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