(ǎn) — I (dialectal, used in northern Chinese dialects); we (dialectal, used in northern Chinese dialects)

Definition

A colloquial, northern-dialect first-person pronoun meaning 'I' or 'we' (pluralized as 俺们). It sounds rustic and informal — avoid it in standard or written Chinese, where 我 is the default.

pronoun
I (dialectal, used in northern Chinese dialects)we (dialectal, used in northern Chinese dialects)

Examples

  • ǎn Shì shān dōng rén.
    I am from Shandong.
  • ǎn Men cūn jīn nián shōu cheng bú cuò.
    Our village had a good harvest this year.
  • ǎn Yě bù zhī dào zhè jiàn shì.
    I don't know about this matter either.

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