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InEnglish,whenyoureferto"thistable"or"thatgirl"youonlyneedtwowords:"this"or"that"plusthenounyourereferringto.InChinese,though,youalsoneedameasurewordinthemiddlebetweenthetwo.Intheverybeginningyoucangetawaywithusing个(gè)foreverything,butprettysoonyouregoingtohavetostartusingothermeasurewordsinthesesimplephrases.

Ifyouuse这(zhè)or那(nà)beforeanoun,youalsoneedtoincludeameasurewordbeforethenoun.

Structure:这/那+MeasureWord+Noun

Examples:

Note:Inthisusage,thetoneof个(gè)tendstosoften,soitsrepresentedbelowasaneutraltone.

那个人(nàgerén)=thatperson

这本书(zhèběnshū)=thisbook

那件事(nàjiànshì)=thatmatter(inthesenseofbusiness,affair,orthing)

这瓶啤酒(zhèpíngpíjiǔ)=thisbottleofbeer

那个房间(nàgefángjiān)=thatroom

那台电脑(nàtáidiànnǎo)=thatnew