How to Say ‘I'm the new colleague.’ in Simplified Chinese
我是新来的同事。
wǒ shì xīn lái de tóng shì
[wo shir xīn lái de tong-shrr]
Phrase Breakdown
我是
wǒ shì
I am
A basic self-introduction opener: 我 (wǒ) 'I' + 是 (shì) 'am'.
我是小李。
I am Xiao Li.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I
The speaker referring to themselves.
我明天有空。
I am free tomorrow.
是
shì
[shir]
to be
The verb “to be,” used to identify or describe a situation.
你是第一次来，所以我给你介绍一下。
Since it’s your first time here, I’ll introduce things to you.
新来的同事。
xīn lái de tóng shì
the new colleague
新来的 (xīn lái de) means 'newly arrived'. 同事 (tóngshì) means 'colleague'. Say 同 with a rising tone and 事 with a falling tone.
她是我们新来的同事。
She is our new colleague.
Words in this phrase
新来
xīn lái
[xīn lái]
newly arrived
Describes someone who has just joined or come to a place.
他是新来的老师。
He is the newly arrived teacher.
的
de
[de]
the one (nominalizer)
Placed after a word to mean 'the ... one', replacing a noun.
我要大的。
I want the big one.
同事
tóng shì
[tong-shrr]
colleague; coworker
A person you work with in the same company or workplace.
我的同事都很热情。
My colleagues are all very enthusiastic.
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