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Usages of wǒ

我wǒ　是shì　学生xuéshēng。wǒ shì xuéshēng.
I am a student.
我wǒ　不bú　是shì　老师lǎoshī。wǒ bú shì lǎoshī.
I am not a teacher.

Note how bù (falling tone) changes it's pronunciation to bú (rising tone) when followed by a falling tone.

我wǒ　很hěn　好hǎo。wǒ hěn hǎo.
I am very well.
我wǒ　是shì　中国zhōngguó　人rén。wǒ shì zhōngguó rén.
I am Chinese.
我wǒ　叫jiào　李雷lǐléi。wǒ jiào lǐléi.
My name is Li Lei.
我wǒ　在zài　家jiā。wǒ zài jiā.
I am at home.
我wǒ　有yǒu　水shuǐ。wǒ yǒu shuǐ.
I have water.
我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　茶chá。wǒ méiyǒu chá.
I don’t have tea.
我wǒ　要yào　茶chá。wǒ yào chá.
I want tea.
我wǒ　要yào　喝hē　水shuǐ。wǒ yào hē shuǐ.
I want to drink water.
我wǒ　不bú　要yào　茶chá。wǒ bú yào chá.
I don’t want tea.
我wǒ　要yào　吃chī　米饭mǐfàn。wǒ yào chī mǐfàn.
I want to eat rice.
我wǒ　不bù　吃chī　米饭mǐfàn。wǒ bù chī mǐfàn.
I don’t eat rice.
我wǒ　的de　名字míngzi　是shì　李雷lǐléi。wǒ de míngzi shì lǐléi.
My name is Li Lei.
我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　水shuǐ。wǒ méiyǒu shuǐ.
I don’t have water.
我wǒ　和hé　我wǒ　的de　朋友péngyou　在zài　学校xuéxiào。wǒ hé wǒ de péngyou zài xuéxiào.
My friend and I are at school.
今天jīntiān　我wǒ　去qù　学校xuéxiào。jīntiān wǒ qù xuéxiào.
Today I am going to school.
我wǒ　去qù　了le　学校xuéxiào，也yě　回huí　了le　家jiā。wǒ qù le xuéxiào,yě huí le jiā.
I went to school and also went back home.
我wǒ　有yǒu　一yì　本běn　书shū，那nà　本běn　书shū　是shì　我wǒ　的de。wǒ yǒu yì běn shū,nà běn shū shì wǒ de.
I have a book; that book is mine.
我wǒ　不bú　要yào　水shuǐ，我wǒ　要yào　一yì　杯bēi　茶chá。wǒ bú yào shuǐ,wǒ yào yì bēi chá.
I don’t want water; I want a cup of tea.
今天jīntiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，太tài　忙máng　了le。jīntiān wǒ hěn máng,tài máng le.
I am very busy today; I am too busy.
明天míngtiān　我wǒ　会huì　在zài　家jiā。míngtiān wǒ huì zài jiā.
Tomorrow I will be at home.
我wǒ　看kàn　了le　那nà　本běn　书shū。wǒ kàn le nà běn shū.
I read that book.
您好nínhǎo，我wǒ　在zài　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò。nínhǎo,wǒ zài gōngsī gōngzuò.
Hello, I work at the company.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　说shuō　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng。wǒ xiǎng shuō wǒ hěn máng.
I want to say I am very busy.
我wǒ　已经yǐjīng　回huí　家jiā　了le。wǒ yǐjīng huí jiā le.
I already went home.
他tā　正在zhèngzài　写xiě　我wǒ　的de　名字míngzi。tā zhèngzài xiě wǒ de míngzi.
He is writing my name.
因为yīnwèi　我wǒ　觉得juéde　今天jīntiān　太tài　忙máng　了le，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　没有méiyǒu　去qù　公司gōngsī。yīnwèi wǒ juéde jīntiān tài máng le, suǒyǐ wǒ méiyǒu qù gōngsī.
Because I feel today is too busy, I didn’t go to the company.
我wǒ　跟gēn　她tā　一起yìqǐ　在zài　家jiā　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。wǒ gēn tā yìqǐ zài jiā kàn diànyǐng.
She and I are watching a movie at home.
我wǒ　有yǒu　电脑diànnǎo。wǒ yǒu diànnǎo.
I have a computer.
昨天zuótiān　我wǒ　跟gēn　她tā　说shuō　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　去qù。zuótiān wǒ gēn tā shuō wǒ bù néng qù.
Yesterday I told her I couldn’t go.
我wǒ　还hái　想xiǎng　听tīng　你nǐ　说shuō　你nǐ　的de　名字míngzi。wǒ hái xiǎng tīng nǐ shuō nǐ de míngzi.
I still want to hear you say your name.
我wǒ　买mǎi　了le　手机shǒujī，　她tā　也yě　想xiǎng　买mǎi。wǒ mǎi le shǒujī, tā yě xiǎng mǎi.
I bought a phone; she also wants to buy one.
明天míngtiān　我wǒ　再zài　来lái。míngtiān wǒ zài lái.
I’ll come again tomorrow.
因为yīnwèi　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　所以suǒyǐ　我wǒ　不bù　能néng　跟gēn　你nǐ　一起yìqǐ　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。yīnwèi wǒ hěn máng, suǒyǐ wǒ bù néng gēn nǐ yìqǐ qù kàn diànyǐng.
Because I am very busy, I can’t go watch a movie with you.
我wǒ　更gèng　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　茶chá。wǒ gèng xǐhuan hē chá.
I prefer drinking tea.
我wǒ　把bǎ　书shū　放fàng　在zài　桌子zhuōzi　上面shàngmian。wǒ bǎ shū fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian.
I put the book on the table.
我wǒ　先xiān　开kāi　灯dēng，　再zài　看kàn　书shū。wǒ xiān kāi dēng, zài kàn shū.
I will turn on the light first, then read.
我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　你nǐ。wǒ zài wàimiàn děng nǐ.
I am waiting for you outside.
我wǒ　可能kěnéng　没有méiyǒu　时间shíjiān　去qù。wǒ kěnéng méiyǒu shíjiān qù.
I might not have time to go.
我wǒ　还hái　没méi　去qù　过guo　北京Běijīng，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù。wǒ hái méi qù guo Běijīng, wǒ xiǎng qù.
I haven’t been to Beijing yet; I want to go.
我wǒ　去qù　过guo　上海Shànghǎi，　也yě　在zài　北京Běijīng　工作gōngzuò　过guo。wǒ qù guo Shànghǎi, yě zài Běijīng gōngzuò guo.
I have been to Shanghai, and I have also worked in Beijing.
她tā　把bǎ　灯dēng　开kāi　了le，　我wǒ　就jiù　看kàn　书shū。tā bǎ dēng kāi le, wǒ jiù kàn shū.
She turned on the light, and then I read.
我wǒ　把bǎ　电脑diànnǎo　放fàng　在zài　桌子zhuōzi　上面shàngmian　了le。wǒ bǎ diànnǎo fàng zài zhuōzi shàngmian le.
I put the computer on the table.
我wǒ　先xiān　喝hē　一点儿yìdiǎnr　水shuǐ，　再zài　去qù　公司gōngsī。wǒ xiān hē yìdiǎnr shuǐ, zài qù gōngsī.
I’ll drink a little water first, then go to the company.
如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　把bǎ　灯dēng　关guān　了le，　我wǒ　就jiù　不bù　看kàn　书shū。rúguǒ nǐ bǎ dēng guān le, wǒ jiù bù kàn shū.
If you turn off the light, I won’t read.
今天jīntiān　我wǒ　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　不bù　去qù　看kàn　电影diànyǐng。jīntiān wǒ yǒu shìqíng, bù qù kàn diànyǐng.
I have things to do today; I’m not going to watch a movie.
我wǒ　忙máng，　他tā　也yě　会huì　来lái　帮忙bāngmáng。wǒ máng, tā yě huì lái bāngmáng.
When I’m busy, he will also come to help.
我wǒ　把bǎ　门mén　关guān　了le，　你nǐ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　我wǒ。wǒ bǎ mén guān le, nǐ zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
I closed the door; wait for me outside.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　让ràng　她tā　先xiān　回huí　家jiā。wǒ xiǎng ràng tā xiān huí jiā.
I want to let her go home first.
我wǒ　让ràng　他tā　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　我wǒ。wǒ ràng tā zài wàimiàn děng wǒ.
I asked him to wait for me outside.
我wǒ　需要xūyào　回huí　去qù，　然后ránhòu　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　我wǒ　的de　妈妈māma。wǒ xūyào huí qù, ránhòu dǎ diànhuà gěi wǒ de māma.
I need to go back, then call my mom.
我wǒ　常常chángcháng　在zài　早上zǎoshang　吃chī　早饭zǎofàn，　晚上wǎnshang　在zài　饭店fàndiàn　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。wǒ chángcháng zài zǎoshang chī zǎofàn, wǎnshang zài fàndiàn chī wǎnfàn.
I often eat breakfast in the morning, and eat dinner at a restaurant in the evening.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　去qù　超市chāoshì　或者huòzhě　在zài　家jiā　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。wǒ xiǎng qù chāoshì huòzhě zài jiā chī wǎnfàn.
I want to go to the supermarket or eat dinner at home.
虽然suīrán　她tā　不bú　认识rènshi　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　但是dànshì　她tā　想xiǎng　认识rènshi　他tā。suīrán tā bú rènshi wǒ de tóngshì, dànshì tā xiǎng rènshi tā.
Although she doesn’t know my coworker, she wants to get to know him.
我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　公司gōngsī　旁边pángbiān　等děng　她tā，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài gōngsī pángbiān děng tā, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
Sometimes I wait for her near the company, then we go to the supermarket together.
早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　一边yìbiān　喝hē　茶chá，　一边yìbiān　看kàn　书shū。zǎoshang wǒ yìbiān hē chá, yìbiān kàn shū.
In the morning I drink tea while reading.
我wǒ　和hé　他tā　认识rènshi　不bù　久jiǔ，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　常常chángcháng　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ hé tā rènshi bù jiǔ, dànshì wǒmen chángcháng yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
He and I haven’t known each other for long, but we often go to the supermarket together.
我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　我wǒ　的de　同事tóngshì，　然后ránhòu　一起yìqǐ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ xūyào zhǎo wǒ de tóngshì, ránhòu yìqǐ qù chāoshì.
I need to look for my coworker, then go to the supermarket together.
我wǒ　的de　妈妈māma　常常chángcháng　带dài　我wǒ　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ de māma chángcháng dài wǒ qù chāoshì.
My mom often takes me to the supermarket.
当然dāngrán　可以kěyǐ，　我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　你nǐ　吧ba。dāngrán kěyǐ, wǒ zài wàimiàn děng nǐ ba.
Of course; I’ll wait for you outside.
当然dāngrán，　你nǐ　现在xiànzài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　她tā，　或者huòzhě　我wǒ　来lái　告诉gàosu　她tā，　都dōu　可以kěyǐ。dāngrán, nǐ xiànzài dǎ diànhuà gěi tā, huòzhě wǒ lái gàosu tā, dōu kěyǐ.
Of course. You can call her now, or I’ll go tell her; either is fine.
他tā　为什么wèishénme　还hái　没méi　来lái？　我wǒ　需要xūyào　找zhǎo　他tā。　你nǐ　等děng　了le　多久duōjiǔ？tā wèishénme hái méi lái? wǒ xūyào zhǎo tā. nǐ děng le duōjiǔ?
Why hasn’t he come yet? I need to look for him. How long have you been waiting?
虽然suīrán　今天jīntiān　我wǒ　很hěn　忙máng，　但是dànshì　我们wǒmen　还是háishi　去qù　超市chāoshì　吧ba。suīrán jīntiān wǒ hěn máng, dànshì wǒmen háishi qù chāoshì ba.
Although I’m busy today, let’s still go to the supermarket.
我wǒ　应该yīnggāi　回huí　家jiā，　然后ránhòu　做zuò　饭fàn　给gěi　她tā　吃chī。wǒ yīnggāi huí jiā, ránhòu zuò fàn gěi tā chī.
I should go home, then cook for her.
我wǒ　有时候yǒushíhou　在zài　超市chāoshì　旁边pángbiān　找zhǎo　她tā　的de　同事tóngshì。wǒ yǒushíhou zài chāoshì pángbiān zhǎo tā de tóngshì.
Sometimes I look for her coworker near the supermarket.
请qǐng　你nǐ　带dài　我wǒ　去qù　超市chāoshì，　然后ránhòu　我wǒ　请qǐng　你nǐ　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。qǐng nǐ dài wǒ qù chāoshì, ránhòu wǒ qǐng nǐ chī wǎnfàn.
Please take me to the supermarket, then I’ll treat you to dinner.
她tā　和hé　我wǒ　每天měitiān　一边yìbiān　工作gōngzuò，　一边yìbiān　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。tā hé wǒ měitiān yìbiān gōngzuò, yìbiān dǎ diànhuà.
She and I call on the phone while we work every day.
谢谢xièxie　你nǐ，　我wǒ　一定yídìng　请qǐng　你nǐ　吃chī　晚饭wǎnfàn。xièxie nǐ, wǒ yídìng qǐng nǐ chī wǎnfàn.
Thank you; I will definitely treat you to dinner.
早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　在zài　家jiā　喝hē　茶chá。zǎoshang wǒ zài jiā hē chá.
In the morning I drink tea at home.
我wǒ　想xiǎng　认识rènshi　你nǐ。wǒ xiǎng rènshi nǐ.
I want to get to know you.
我wǒ　在zài　外面wàimiàn　等děng　了le　很hěn　久jiǔ。wǒ zài wàimiàn děng le hěn jiǔ.
I waited outside for a long time.
你nǐ　太tài　忙máng　了le，　我wǒ　还是háishi　明天míngtiān　再zài　来lái　吧ba。nǐ tài máng le, wǒ háishi míngtiān zài lái ba.
You’re too busy; I’d better come again tomorrow.
早上zǎoshang　我wǒ　起床qǐchuáng　以后yǐhòu　去qù　上班shàngbān。zǎoshang wǒ qǐchuáng yǐhòu qù shàngbān.
In the morning I go to work after getting up.
我wǒ　以前yǐqián　不bù　懂dǒng　这zhè　个gè　意思yìsi。wǒ yǐqián bù dǒng zhè gè yìsi.
I didn’t understand this meaning before.
她tā　现在xiànzài　懂dǒng　了le，　我wǒ　也yě　懂dǒng　了le。tā xiànzài dǒng le, wǒ yě dǒng le.
Now she understands, and I understand too.
请qǐng　慢慢mànmàn　地de　说shuō，　我wǒ　想xiǎng　听tīng　懂dǒng。qǐng mànmàn de shuō, wǒ xiǎng tīng dǒng.
Please speak slowly; I want to understand.
我wǒ　刚gāng　回来huílái，　她tā　也yě　刚gāng　回huí　家jiā。wǒ gāng huílái, tā yě gāng huí jiā.
I just came back; she just went home.
我wǒ　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　走zǒu，　你nǐ　下午xiàwǔ　再zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。wǒ xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu, nǐ xiàwǔ zài dǎ diànhuà.
I’ll leave after work; call again in the afternoon.
她tā　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　看kàn　书shū，　我wǒ　最zuì　喜欢xǐhuan　喝hē　茶chá。tā zuì xǐhuan kàn shū, wǒ zuì xǐhuan hē chá.
She likes reading the most; I like drinking tea the most.
今天jīntiān　中午zhōngwǔ　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　才cái　有yǒu　时间shíjiān。jīntiān zhōngwǔ yǐhòu wǒ cái yǒu shíjiān.
I only have time after noon today.
我wǒ　早上zǎoshang　很hěn　早zǎo　起床qǐchuáng，　中午zhōngwǔ　以后yǐhòu　才cái　喝hē　茶chá。wǒ zǎoshang hěn zǎo qǐchuáng, zhōngwǔ yǐhòu cái hē chá.
I get up very early in the morning; I only drink tea after noon.
我wǒ　不bù　会huì　用yòng，　你nǐ　可以kěyǐ　给gěi　我wǒ　看kàn　一下yíxià　吗ma？wǒ bù huì yòng, nǐ kěyǐ gěi wǒ kàn yíxià ma?
I don’t know how to use it; could you show me for a moment?
他tā　又yòu　来lái　我wǒ　家jiā　了le，　我wǒ　让ràng　他tā　先xiān　进来jìnlái。tā yòu lái wǒ jiā le, wǒ ràng tā xiān jìnlái.
He came to my place again; I asked him to come in first.
我们wǒmen　慢慢mànmàn　地de　走zǒu，　我wǒ　还hái　要yào　看kàn　一下yíxià。wǒmen mànmàn de zǒu, wǒ hái yào kàn yíxià.
Let’s walk slowly; I still want to take a look.
我wǒ　现在xiànzài　要yào　上班shàngbān　了le，　你nǐ　下午xiàwǔ　再zài　来lái。wǒ xiànzài yào shàngbān le, nǐ xiàwǔ zài lái.
I need to go to work now; come again in the afternoon.
中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　有yǒu　事情shìqíng，　以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　再zài　打dǎ　电话diànhuà　给gěi　你nǐ。zhōngwǔ wǒ yǒu shìqíng, yǐhòu wǒ zài dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.
I have things to do at noon; I’ll call you again later.
你nǐ　会huì　写xiě　我wǒ　的de　名字míngzi　吗ma？nǐ huì xiě wǒ de míngzi ma?
Can you write my name?
我wǒ　刚gāng　给gěi　妈妈māma　打dǎ　电话diànhuà。wǒ gāng gěi māma dǎ diànhuà.
I just called my mom.
我wǒ　现在xiànzài　就jiù　去qù。wǒ xiànzài jiù qù.
I’ll go right now.
中午zhōngwǔ　我wǒ　一般yìbān　在zài　公司gōngsī　吃chī　午饭wǔfàn。zhōngwǔ wǒ yìbān zài gōngsī chī wǔfàn.
At noon I usually eat lunch at the company.
我wǒ　准备zhǔnbèi　明天míngtiān　早上zǎoshang　再zài　去qù　超市chāoshì。wǒ zhǔnbèi míngtiān zǎoshang zài qù chāoshì.
I plan to go to the supermarket again tomorrow morning.
我wǒ　刚gāng　在zài　外面wàimiàn　看见kànjiàn　她tā　了le。wǒ gāng zài wàimiàn kànjiàn tā le.
I just saw her outside.
周末zhōumò　我wǒ　和hé　她tā　骑qí　自行车zìxíngchē，　不bù　开kāi　车chē。zhōumò wǒ hé tā qí zìxíngchē, bù kāi chē.
On weekends she and I ride bicycles and don't drive.
你nǐ　先xiān　买mǎi　票piào，　我wǒ　明天míngtiān　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　到dào。nǐ xiān mǎi piào, wǒ míngtiān tíqián shí fēnzhōng dào.
Buy the tickets first; I will arrive ten minutes early tomorrow.
他tā　站zhàn　着zhe　等děng　公交车gōngjiāochē，　我wǒ　坐zuò　着zhe　看kàn　书shū。tā zhàn zhe děng gōngjiāochē, wǒ zuò zhe kàn shū.
He is standing and waiting for the bus; I am sitting and reading.
她tā　是shì　去年qùnián　来lái　公司gōngsī　工作gōngzuò　的de，　我wǒ　是shì　今年jīnnián　来lái　的de。tā shì qùnián lái gōngsī gōngzuò de, wǒ shì jīnnián lái de.
She came to the company to work last year; I came this year.
今年jīnnián　周末zhōumò　我wǒ　想xiǎng　跟gēn　家人jiārén　在zài　家jiā，　不bù　打算dǎsuàn　出去chūqù　了le。jīnnián zhōumò wǒ xiǎng gēn jiārén zài jiā, bù dǎsuàn chūqù le.
This year on weekends I want to be at home with my family; I don't plan to go out.
今天jīntiān　我wǒ　不bù　开kāi　车chē，　我wǒ　坐zuò　地铁dìtiě。jīntiān wǒ bù kāi chē, wǒ zuò dìtiě.
I'm not driving today; I'm taking the subway.
我wǒ　一般yìbān　下班xiàbān　以后yǐhòu　走zǒu　回huí　家jiā。wǒ yìbān xiàbān yǐhòu zǒu huí jiā.
I usually walk home after work.
我wǒ　坐zuò　着zhe　等děng　她tā。wǒ zuò zhe děng tā.
I am sitting and waiting for her.
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