「你的朋友們是哪國人啊?」「是威爾斯人。」

"Which country are your friends from?" "Wales."

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

=1 you (informal, as opposed to courteous nín)
=1 you (Note: In Taiwan, is used to address females, but in mainland China, it is not commonly used. Instead, is used to address both males and females.)
=2 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 de "one made of leather" or 跑堂兒的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. or di in poetry and songs
=2 a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 shì)
=2 really and truly
=2 (bound form) bull's-eye; target
=3 朋友 péngyou friend

classifiers: ,

=3 朋友 péngyǒu
  1. (archaic) large number of retainers
  2. (archaic, Ming dynasty) designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  3. designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  4. large number of retainers
4 men plural marker for pronouns, and nouns referring to individuals
=5 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=5 shì variant of shì
=6
  1. how
  2. which
=6 na (emphatic sentence-final particle, used instead of a after a word ending in "n")
=6
  1. used in 哪吒 zhā
  2. Taiwan pr. nuó
=6 něi which? (interrogative, followed by classifier or numeral-classifier)
7 國人 guórén
  1. compatriots (literary)
  2. fellow countrymen
=8 ā
  1. interjection of surprise
  2. Ah!
  3. Oh!
=8 á
  1. interjection expressing doubt or requiring answer
  2. Eh?
  3. what?
=8 ǎ
  1. interjection of surprise or doubt
  2. Eh?
  3. My!
  4. what's up?
=8 à
  1. interjection or grunt of agreement
  2. uhm
  3. Ah, OK
  4. expression of recognition
  5. Oh, it's you!
=8 a modal particle ending sentence, showing affirmation, approval, or consent
=9 shì
  1. to be (followed by substantives only)
  2. correct; right; true
  3. (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well
  4. (adverb for emphatic assertion)
=9 shì variant of shì
10 威爾斯 Wēi'ěr a transliteration of the English surname Wills
11 rén person; people

classifiers: ,