I, you and they, this and that, here and there, and the words that ask.
Pronouns never change their form: 我 is both “I” and “me”, and 我的 is “my”. The plural adds 们. A question word stands exactly where the answer will stand — 你去哪儿？, “you go where?” — so the order of the sentence does not change, as it does in English. A yes-or-no question simply adds 吗 at the end.
The words
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Pronoun (23)
我I; mePronoun1
我是学生。I'm a student.
你youPronoun1
你去哪儿？Where are you going?
您you (polite)Pronoun1
您是王先生吗？Are you Mr Wang?
To older people, teachers and customers.
他he; himPronoun1
他是我哥哥。He's my older brother.
她she; herPronoun1
她今天不来。She isn't coming today.
“He” and “she” sound the same, tā; only the character differs.
它itPronoun1
这是我的猫，它三岁。This is my cat — it's three.
我们we; usPronoun1
我们都是英国人。We're all British.
你们you (plural)Pronoun1
你们明天来吗？Are you all coming tomorrow?
他们they; themPronoun1
他们住在上海。They live in Shanghai.
她们they; them (women)Pronoun1
她们都是我的同学。They are all classmates of mine.
Only for a group of women; a mixed group is 他们.
咱们we (including you)Pronoun1
咱们一起走吧。Let's go together.
Always includes the listener; mostly northern and spoken.
大家everybodyPronoun1
大家都来了。Everybody is here.
自己oneself; on one's ownPronoun1
我自己去。I'll go on my own.
别人other people; somebody elsePronoun1
这是别人的书。This is somebody else's book.
这thisPronoun1
这是什么？What's this?
Before a measure word often said zhèi.
那thatPronoun1
那是我的车。That's my car.
Before a measure word often said nèi.
这儿herePronoun1
你坐这儿吧。Sit here.
那儿therePronoun1
你的包在那儿。Your bag is over there.
这里herePronoun1
这里的菜很好吃。The food here is delicious.
The same as 这儿; more usual in the south and in writing.
那里therePronoun1
那里冬天很冷。It's very cold there in winter.
这些thesePronoun1
这些都是你的吗？Are all of these yours?
那些thosePronoun1
那些人在等车。Those people are waiting for the bus.
别的other; anything elsePronoun1
你还要别的吗？Would you like anything else?
Conjunction (1)
还是or (in questions)Conjunction1
你喝茶还是咖啡？Would you like tea or coffee?
Only in questions; “or” in a statement is 或者.
Question word (12)
哪whichQuestion word1
你要哪本书？Which book do you want?
Differs from 那, “that”, only in the tone.
哪儿whereQuestion word1
洗手间在哪儿？Where is the toilet?
哪里whereQuestion word1
你是哪里人？Where are you from?
什么whatQuestion word1
你在看什么？What are you looking at?
谁whoQuestion word1
他是谁？Who is he?
Also pronounced shuí.
怎么howQuestion word1
去机场怎么走？How do I get to the airport?
Before a verb it can also ask “how come”: 你怎么不去, “how come you're not going?”; 怎么了 asks “what's up?”.
怎么样how is it; how aboutQuestion word1
你的新工作怎么样？How's your new job?
为什么whyQuestion word1
你为什么不吃？Why aren't you eating?
几how many (small numbers)Question word1
你家有几口人？How many people are there in your family?
For numbers expected to be small, and normally with a measure word.
