Mandarin Minutes


He, She, or It?

Mandarin Chinese uses the same spoken word for personal pronouns he, she, and it. This confusing situation leads to some misunderstandings in daily speech, but usually this issue is circumvented by context.

tā = 他 = he

tā = 她 = she

tā = 它 = it


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