Personal Pronouns in Mandarin Part II: Plural

Plural: Singular + 們/们 (ㄇㄣˊ; mén)

(們 in traditional system; 们 in simplified system)

To make a plural form of any personal pronoun, add 們/们 after a singular pronoun.

1st Person Plural

• 我 + 們/们 = 我們/我们 (ㄨㄛˇ ㄇㄣˊ;wǒ mén)

我們 means we or us.

2nd Person Plural

• 你 + 們/们 = 你們/你们

你們 means you. Remember it's plural. 你們 can be used for a group of male or a group of male and female.

• 妳 + 們 = 妳們

妳們 can only be used for a group of female.

As for 您們, there are people arguing that it's incorrect because 您 can both be singular and plural. Still, quite a few people think it's not a problem. If you don't want to use 您們, you can replace it with 各位 (ㄍㄜˋ ㄨㄟˋ; gè wèi) or 諸位(ㄓㄨ ㄨㄟˋ; zhūwèi). 各位 and 諸位 both mean everyone. 諸位 is more formal. Or, when there are two people, you can say 您兩位(ㄋㄧㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄤˇ ㄨㄟˋ; nín liǎng wèi)  or 您二位 (ㄋㄧㄣˊ ㄦˋ ㄨㄟˋ; nín èr wèi). Three people, 您三位 (ㄋㄧㄣˊ ㄙㄢ ㄨㄟˋ; nín sān wèi), and so on.

3rd Person Plural

• 他 + 們/们 = 他們/他们

他們 (ㄊㄚ ㄇㄣˊ; tā mén) can be used for a group of male or a group of male and female. 

• 她 + 們 = 她們

她們 can only be used for a group of female.

• 牠 + 們 = 牠們

牠們 is for animals of two or more.

• 它 + 們/们 = 它們/它们

它們 is for two or more plants or inanimate objects. In simplified system, only 它们 is used, not 她/牠们.

That's it. I hope you like this lesson.
And I will wrap it up by going through these personal pronouns again.
我 I or me
你 you
妳 feminine you
您 polite you
他 he or him
她 she or her
牠 animal it
它 object it
祂 deity
我們 we or us
你們 masculine and feminine you
妳們 feminine you
各位 polite plural you
諸位 polite formal plural you
他們 they
她們 feminine they
牠們 animal they
它們 object they