How to Say ‘I'm the tenant on the third floor.’ in Traditional Chinese
我是三樓的房客。
wǒ shì sān lóu de fáng kè
[wo shir sān lóu duh fángkè]
💬 Usage Tip: 的 links a description to the noun it describes, and the description goes first: 三樓的房客 is literally "third-floor's tenant". Swap in 五樓的房客 for "the tenant on the fifth floor".
Phrase Breakdown
我是
wǒ shì
I am
我 (wǒ) means 'I' and 是 (shì) means 'am'. Start 是 with a 'sh' sound and a falling tone.
我是學生。
I am a student.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.
我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。
I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.
是
shì
[shir]
to be; am/is/are
是 is the verb 'to be' used for identity, emphasis, or agreement.
我也是剛畢業的新鮮人。
I am also a recent graduate.
三樓的房客。
sān lóu de fáng kè
the tenant on the third floor
三樓 (sān lóu) means 'third floor'. The particle 的 (de) links it to 房客 (fángkè), 'tenant'. Say 的 lightly.
他住在三樓。
He lives on the third floor.
Words in this phrase
三樓
sān lóu
[sān lóu]
third floor
The third floor of a building; 樓 means floor or storey.
他住在三樓。
He lives on the third floor.
的
de
[duh]
's; of
A common grammar particle showing possession or linking description to a noun.
今天的活動很有收穫，這個「的」把時間和活動連起來。
Today’s event was very rewarding; this “de” connects the time and the event.
房客
fáng kè
[fángkè]
tenant
A person who rents a room or apartment from a landlord.
這間房子的房客很安靜。
The tenant of this house is very quiet.
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