How to Say ‘I am’ in Simplified Chinese
我是
wǒ shì
[waw shir]
💬 Usage Tip: [是] is the word you use to link someone to a name or identity: [我是医生] (I am a doctor), [她是王老师] (she is Teacher Wang). Chinese often drops the subject in context, but [是] stays the same.
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.
我是学生。
I am a student.
是
shì
[shir]
am; is; are; to be
The basic verb 'to be,' used to identify someone or something.
他是老师。
He is a teacher.
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