另外 in Context

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另外

Usage- "another": 

Sentence：

我除了要完成今天的工作以外，还有另外的事情要完成。

English:

Apart from having to finish today’s work, I have another thing I want to finish up.

Top-Down Words:

除了……以外 chúle ……yǐwài - besides, apart from
完成 wánchéng - to accomplish, complete, fulfill, bring to success or fruition
事情 shìqíng - thing, matter, affair
工作 gōngzuò - work

*Sentence：

我的一个朋友在外面玩儿，另外一个朋友在里面工作。

English:

One of my friends is playing outside, another friend is inside working.

Top-Down Words:

里面 lǐmiàn - inside, indoors
工作 gōngzuò - to work; one’s work; a work task

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Member Comments from 2019-mid-2020

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Christopher Weeks

In the sentence 我的一个朋友在外面玩儿，另外一个朋友在里面工作...
why is used 我的一个朋友 instead of 我有一个朋友or 我的朋友？
I wasn't we could use 一 after the particle 的。

Similarly, could I use 另外朋友， 另外的朋友 or do I have to use 另外一个朋友？

Mandarin Blueprint 

Hey Christopher, here's a response for you:

https://www.loom.com/share/7336ff30139d4a5d843b25f1d72d18b8

Christopher Weeks

Thanks. That clears things up perfectly!

MB Team

Here's the link to where Phil and Luke talked about this comment in the Mandarin Blueprint Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYhgM_RlcP4&t=3240s

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Andrew Clapham

Thoroughly distracted by the cats battling in the background xD