Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words 中英文版本

OVERSEAS CHINESE AFFAIRS COMMISSION

Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words



Foreword The main purpose of learning a language is the natural and fluent application of the language in daily life. So is the purpose of over-seas youths of Chinese descent in studying the Chinese language. Based on its consistent policy and concept of serving overseas Chinese, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission (OCAC) has published several series of Chinese teaching materials to meet the needs of overseas Chinese in different regions. The present reader, Speak Mandarin in Five Hundred Words, follows the mass line. It may be used by people of different age groups from different walks of life. To pluralize the teaching materials, the OCAC has published Chinese-English, Chinese-Thai, Chinese-Portuguese, Chinese-Spanish, Chinese-French, and Chinese-Indonesian editions, hoping to benefit more youths of Chinese descent.

The main portion-Chinese portion-of this reader, is compiled by Professor Liu Chi-hua of National Chengchi University, an expert on teaching the Chinese language. With her years of experience, Professor Liu has made this reader more comprehensive and more lively. The OCAC wishes to extend to her its heartfelt thanks.

This reader has 30 lessons and each lesson has four units: "Text", "Words and Phrases", "Review", and "Extended Practice". The Text Unit, is practice-oriented, and its materials are drawn from daily life. The materials range from self-introduction to family, school, communication, and daily dialogues. The key and frequently used words and phrases are fully elaborated in the Word and Phrase Units. This unit not only helps the students understand the stroke order of the listed words but also the phrases derived from these words as well. In the Review Unit, there are no phonetic symbols so as to enable the students to indentify the words without the help of phonetic symbols, and get a better under-standing of the texts. Finally, in the Application Unit, it is hoped that the students can lively apply the glossary they have learned and use the Chinese language naturally and fluently in their daily lives.

The contents of this reader are carefully compiled. To maximize its effect, the OCAC hopes that the teachers who choose to use this reader can arrange a natural and lively learning environment for the students to learn Chinese in a pleasant atmosphere. The OCAC hopes that through such an arrangement the students can lay a good founation of Chinese dialogues in preparation for further studies of the Chinese language.

The OCAC wishes to take this opportunity to invite comments and suggestions on this reader, in the hope of bringing it to a higher horizon.

Chang Fu Mei

Minister of Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission



CONTENTS

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Lesson 1 Good morning 7

Lesson 2 How are you? 12

Lesson 3 What is this? 19

Lesson 4 Where are you going? 24

Lesson 5 Who is the teacher? 30

Lesson 6 How many students? 39

Lesson 7 The school is really big 46

Lesson 8 Almost alike 53

Lesson 9 Introductions 60

Lesson 10 How long have you studied? 66

Lesson 11 How many times a week? 75

Lesson 12 Sing Chinese songs 81

Lesson 13 What date is the day after tomorrow? 90

Lesson 14 As you please 98

Lesson 15 Do you like painting?



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Lesson 16 Where can we buy them? 112

Lesson 17 How much is it? 120

Lesson 18 Its too late 126

Lesson 19 Sorry to keep you waiting 134

Lesson 20 Please try 140

Lesson 21 Make a telephone call 148

Lesson 22 Waiting for him to call back 154

Lesson 23 Why cant I get through? 162

Lesson 24 There are six people in my family 170

Lesson 25 Come to my house 178

Lesson 26 Getting lost 185

Lesson 27 How do I get there? 192

Lesson 28 Buying clothes 202

Lesson 29 Going to the seashore 212

Lesson 30 How old are your children?

Vocabulary List 221 229


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L ti tai Wng xin shng nn zo

Mrs. Li: Good morning, Mr.Wang.

Wng xin shng zo L ti tai nn zo

Mr. Wang: Good morning, Mrs. Li. Good morning to you.

L ti tai nn ho ma

Mrs. Li: How are you?

Wng xin shng w hn ho xi xie nn Mr. Wang: I'm fine. Thank you.

L ti tai Wng ti tai ho ma Mrs. Li: How is Mrs. Wang?

Wng xin shng t hn ho xi xie Mr. Wang: She's fine. Thank you.

Lesson 1 Good Morning

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WORDS AND PHRASES

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WngWang (surname)

LLi (surname)

xin shenghusband; Mr.

Wng xin shngMr. Wang

L xin shngMr. Li

ti taiwife; Mrs.

Wng ti taiMrs. Wang

L ti taiMrs. Li

nyou

nnyou(honorific term for you )

hogood, well, fine; all right; hello (used in greeting)

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nn ho Hello

Wng ti tai nn ho Hello, Mrs. Wang.

L xin shng nn ho Hello, Mr. Li.

ma(a question marker attached to questions)

ho ma Are you all right?

n ho ma How are you?

Wng ti tai n ho ma Mrs. Wang, how are you?

L xin shng n ho ma Mr. Li, how are you?

wI, me

w hn ho I am very well.

the, him

tshe, her


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t ho ma How is he?

Wng xin shng t ho ma How is Mr. Wang?

t ho ma How is she?

L ti tai t ho ma How is Mrs. Li?

zoearly, good morning

nn zoGood morning (to you).

L xin shng nn zo Good morning, Mr. Li.

hnvery

hn ho very good, very well

w hn ho I'm very well.

t hn ho She's very well.

xi xieThank you


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xi xie n Thank you.

w hn ho xi xie n I'm fine. Thank you.

w ti tai hn ho xi xie My wife is fine. Thank you.

w xin shng hn ho xi xie My husband is very well. Thank you.

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Wng xin shng L ti tai nn zo Mr. Wang: Good morning, Mrs. Li.

L ti tai zo Wng xin shng nn zo Mrs. Li: Good morning, Mr. Wang.

Wng xin shng nn ho ma Mr. Wang: How are you?

L ti tai w hn ho xi xie Mrs. Li: I'm very well. Thank you.

Wng xin shng L xin shng ho ma Mr. Wang: How is Mr. Li?

L ti tai t hn ho xi xie nn Mrs. Li: He's fine. Thank you.

sh png mi hu n zo Shi -ping: Mei- hua, good morning.

mi hu zo sh png n zo Mei-hua: Good morning, Shi-ping.

sh png n ho ma Shi-ping: How are you?

mi hu w hn ho xi xie n Mei-hua: I'm very well. Thank you.

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Wng xin shng L shng xin nn ho Mr. Wang: How are you, Mr. Li.

L sian sheng Wng sian sheng n ho Mr. Li: Hello, Mr. Wang.

Wng xin shng nn ti tai ho ma Mr. Wang: How is your wife?

L xin shng t hn ho xi xie n Mr. Li: She's fine. Thank you.

Wng xin shng nn mng ma Mr. Wang: Are you busy?

L xin shng w hn mng nn ne Mr. Li: I'm very busy. How about you?


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Lesson 2 How Are You?

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Wng xin shng w b mng Mr. Wang: I'm not busy.

L xin shng nn ti tai mng b mng Mr. Li: Is your wife busy?

Wng xin shng t y b mng w men du b ti mng Mr. Wang: She's not busy. Neither of us are very busy.

mngbusy

w hn mng I'm very busy.

n mng ma Are you busy?

L xin shng mng ma Is Mr. Li busy?

ne(a question marker occurring with A-not-A questions, question-word questions, and truncated questions consisting of only one noun)

w hn mng n ne I am very busy. How about you?

w hn ho n ne I'm very well. And you?

n hn mng L xin shng ne You are very busy. How about Mr. Li?


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bno, not

b mng not busy

b ti mng not too busy

w b ti mng I'm not very busy.

t b ti mng He's not too busy.

ytoo; also; either

t mng w y mng He's busy, and I'm busy too.

Wng xin shng b mng t ti tai y b mng Mr. Wang is not busy, and his wife is not busy either.

men(a marker attached to nouns or pronouns to form plurals).

n men you

w men we t men they


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t men they

duall; both

w men du ho We are all well.

n men du ho ma Are you all well?


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Wng ti tai L xin shng n ho n mng b mng Mrs. Wang: Hello, Mr. Li. Are you busy?

L xin shng w b ti mng n ne Mr. Li: I'm not very busy. How about you?

Wng ti tai w hn mng Mrs. Wang: I am very busy.

L xin shng Wng xin shng y hn mng ma Mr. Li: Is Mr. Wang busy too?

Wng ti tai t y hn mng w men du hn mng Ms. Wang: He's also very busy. We are all very busy.

sh png n mng b mng Shi-ping: Are you busy?

mi hu w b ti mng n ne Mei-hua: I'm not very busy. How about you?

sh png w y b ti mng Shi-ping: I'm not very busy either.

mi hu w men du hn ho w men du b mng Mei-hua: We are all very well. None of us are busy.


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zh sh sh me

What is this?

zh sh y zh b

This is a writing instrument.

zh sh y zh sh me b

What kind of writing instrument is this?

zh sh y zh mo b

This is a writing brush.

n sh bn sh me sh

What kind of book is that?

n sh bn zhng wn sh

That is a Chinese book.


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zhthis, these

shbe (is)

zh sh sh This is a book.

zh sh b This is a pen.

nthat, those

n sh sh That is a book.

n sh b That is a pen.

sh me shn mewhat

zh sh sh me What is this?

n sh sh me What is that?

zh sh sh me b What kind of writing instrument is this?


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n sh sh me sh What kind of book is that?

yone

rtwo

snthree

sfour

wfive

lusix

qseven

beight

junine

shten

zha classifier used to measure objects like pens and pencils, occurring after a number

y zh b a pen

sn zh b three pens

b zh b eight pens

bwriting instrument

zh sh y zh b This is a pen.

n sh w zh b Those are five pens.


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moHair

mo b writing brush

qin b pencil

gang b pen

yun zh b ball-point pen

zh sh y zh sh me b What kind of writing instrument is this?

zh sh y zh mo b This is a writing brush.

n zh sh sh me bWhat kind of writing instrument is that?

n zh sh qin b That is a pencil.

bna classifier used to measure objects like books

y bn sh a book

zh sh y bn sh This is a book.

n sh lu bn sh Those are six books.


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n s bn sh zhng wn sh Those four books are Chinese books.

n b bn sh yng wn sh Those eight books are English books.

shbook

zh sh bn sh me sh What book is this?

zh sh bn zhng wn sh This is a Chinese book.

n bn sh sh me sh What book is that?

n bn sh yng wn sh That is an English book.

zhng wnChinese

zhng wn Chinese

yng wn English

r wn Japanese

f wn French


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d wn German

n sh bn yng wn sh That is an English book.

zh sh bn zhng wn sh This is a Chinese book.

n bn sh r wn sh That is a Japanese book.

zh bn sh f wn sh This is a French book.

n sn bn sh d wn sh Those three books are German books.


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zh sh zh sh me b

What kind of writing instrument is this?

zh sh zh mo b

This is a writing brush.

n sh zh sh me b

What kind of writing instrument is that?

n sh zh qin b

That is a pencil.

zh ling bn sh sh me sh

What are these two books?

zh ling bn sh zhng wn sh

These two books are Chinese books.

n sn bn sh sh me sh

What are those three books?

n sn bn sh yng wn sh

Those three books are English books.


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n do n l q

Where are you going?

w do xu xio q

I'm going to school.

n q zu sh me

Why are you going there?

w q xu zhng wn

I'm going there to learn Chinese.

L xin shng y q xu zhng wn ma

Does Mr. Li also go there to learn Chinese?

b t q jio zhng wn

No, he goes there to teach Chinese.

n me t sh lo sh w men sh xu shng

Then, he is a teacher, and we are students.


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doqgo to

n do n l q Where are you going?

w do xu xio q I am going to school.

n l n lwhere there


w do n l q I want to go there.

xulearn; study

w xu zhng wn I learn Chinese.

t xu r wn He learns Japanese.

xu xioschool

w do xu xio q I go to school.


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w do xu xio xu zhng wn I go to school to learn Chinese.

zudo

zu sh me Do what?

n q zu sh me What will you do there?

jioteach

t jio zhng wn He teaches Chinese.

t jio w men zhng wn He teaches us Chinese.

lo shiteacher

t sh lo sh He is a teacher.

L xin shng sh lo sh Mr. Li is a teacher.

L xin shng sh zhng wn lo sh Mr. Li is a Chinese teacher.

xu shngstudent, pupil


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w xu zhng wn w sh xu shng I am learning Chinese. I am a student.

t xu yng wn t y sh xu shng He is learning English. He is also a student.

w men du sh xu shng We are all students.

n methen

n men du xu zhng wn n me n mn du sh xu shng You all study Chinese, so you are all students.

t men du jio zhng wn n me t men du sh lo sh They all teach Chinese, so they are all teachers.


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n do n l q

Where are you going?

w do xu xio q

I'm going to school.

n do xu xio q zu sh me

Why are you going to school?

w do xu xio q xu zhng wn


w y do xu xio q

I am also going to school.

n do xu xio q zu sh me

Why are you going to school?

w do xu xio q jio zhng wn

I am going to school to teach Chinese.


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n do zh l li xu zhng wn ma

Do you come here to learn Chinese?

sh de w li xu zhng wn

Yes, I come here to learn Chinese.

n me w men sh tng xu

Then we are classmates.

shi sh w men de lo sh

Who is our teacher?

L xin shng sh w men de lo sh

Mr. Li is our teacher.

t sh hu rn ma

Is he Chinese?

t sh hu rn t hi shu zhng wn

y hi xi zhng wn Yes, he is Chinese. He can speak Chinese and write Chinese words.

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zh lhere

do zh l li Come here.

do zh l li xu zhng wn Come here to learn Chinese.

zh l sh w men de xu xio Here is our school.

licome

do zh l li come here

do syu sio li come to school

w li xu zhng wn I come to learn Chinese.

dea particle used to connect two portions of speech (esp. nouns) so that the former often becomes a possessive, or an adjective or an adverb or a nominalized adjectival or adverbial clause

sh de w li xu zhng wn Yes, I come to learn Chinese.

t sh w men de lo sh He is our teacher.

w men sh t de xu shng We are his students.

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tng xuclassmates, schoolmates

w men du sh li xu zhng wn w men sh tng xu We all come to learn Chinese. We are classmates.

w de tng xu du hi shu zhng wn All my classmates can speak Chinese.

shiwho

hu rnChinese

shi sh lo sh Who is the teacher?

shi sh hu rn Who is Chinese?

shi sh w men de lo sh Who is our teacher?

w men de lo sh sh shi Who is our teacher?

zhng hu mn gu ti wnTaiwan, Republic of China


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n sh n gu rn Where are you from?

w sh zhng hu mn gu ti wn rn I am Chinese from Taiwan.

shi sh rh bn rn Who is Japanese?

t sh r bn rn He is Japanese.

hican, will

t hi shu zhng wn He can speak Chinese.

w hi xi zhng wn I can write Chinese characters.

n hui b hui shuo jhong wn Can you speak Chinese?

n hi b hi shu zhng wn He can't speak Chinese.

shu huspeak, say

t shu sh me What did he say?


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t shu t hn mng He said he was very busy.

t hi shu n gu hu What language can he speak?

t hi shu zhng wn He can speak Chinese.

xi zwrite(words/ characters)

n hi xi zhng wn ma Can you write Chinese characters?

w hi xi zhng wn I can write Chinese characters.

n hi xi mo b z ma Can you write with a writing brush?

w hi xi mo b z I can write with a writing brush.

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shi sh w men de lo sh

Who is our teacher?

L xin shng sh w men de lo sh

Mr. Li is our teacher.

t jio w men sh me

What does he teach us?

t jio w men shu zhng wn

He teaches us to speak Chinese.

t y jio w men xi mo b z He also teaches us to write with a writing brush.

n y li xu zhng wn ma

Do you come to learn Chinese?

sh de w men du sh L lo sh de xu shng

Yes, we are all Mr. Li s students.

n me w men sh tng xu

Then we are classmates.

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n yu j ge xu shng

How many students do you have?

w yu r sh w ge xu shng

I have twenty-five students.

t men du sh d rn ba

Are they all adults?

b y dng yu d rn y yu xio hi

Not all of them. Some are adults and some are children.

yu ny shng ma

Are there any female students?

yu y bn sh ny shng y bn sh nn shng

Yes, half are girls and half are boys.

Lesson 6 How Many Students?

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yuhave, there is / are

n yu b ma Do you have a pen?

n yu sh ma Do you have a book?

n yu sh me b What kind of pen do you have?

n yu sh me sh What kind of book do you have?

jhow many, a few

j bn sh How many books are there?

j zh b How many pens are there?

n yu j bn shu How many books do you have?

n yu j zh b How many pens do you have?

g gea classifier used after a demonstrative or a quantifier and before a noun

y ge one

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ling ge two

j ge a few

g ge each one

n yu j ge xu shng How many students do you have?

w yu sh r ge xu shng I have twelve students.

g ge xu shng du yng gng Each one of the students works hard.

shten

sh ten

sh y eleven

sh r twelve

sh sn thirteen

sh s fourteen

sh w fifteen


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sh lu sixteen

sh q seventeen

sh b eighteen

sh ji nineteen

r sh twenty

r sh y twenty-one

r sh ji twenty-nine

sn sh thirty

s sh forty

w sh fifty

lu sh sixty

b sh sn eighty-three


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ji sh q ninety-seven

dbig, large

xiosmall

d large

zhng medium

xio small

d xu university

zhng xu middle school

xio xu elementary school

d xu xio big school

xio xu xio small school

d rn adult

xio hi child


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hichild; children

xio hi child

hi zi child

nn hi boy

ny hi girl

nn hi zi boy

ny hi zi girl

nnmale student

nyfemale student

nn rn man

ny rn woman

nn hi zi boy

ny hi zi girl


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nn xu shng nn shng male student

ny xu shng ny shng female student

nn lo sh male teacher

ny lo sh female teacher

basentence final particle used to solicit agreement

y dngdefinitely, necessarily

b y dngnot necessarily

y dng definitely

n y dng hn mng you must be very busy.

t y dng sh lo sh He is definitely the teacher.

t y dng hi shu zhng wn He definitely can speak Chinese.

ho xu shng y dng sh nn de ma Are good students necessarily boys?

b y dng yu nn de yu ny de Not necessarily. Some are boys, and some are girls.


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bnhalf

y bn half

w de xu shng y bn sh nn de y bn sh ny de Half of my students are male, half are female.

t de xu shng y bn sh d rn y bn sh xio hi Half of his students are adults, half are children.

w de sh y bn sh zhng wn de y bn sh yng wn de Half of my books are Chinese, and half are English.

zh xi b y bn sh t de y bn sh w de Half of the pens are his, and half are mine.

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n yu j zh b

How many pens do you have?

w yu lu zh b

I have six pens.

du sh mo b ma

Are they all writing brushes?

b du sh ling zh sh mo b s zh sh yun z b

Not all of them. Two of them are writing brushes, and four are ball point pens.

n yu j bn sh

How many books do you have?

w yu r sh bn sh y bn sh zhng wn de

y bn sh yng wn de I have twenty books. Half are Chinese, and half are English.

L ti tai n yu hi zi ba

Mrs. Li, do you have any children?

yu ling ge y ge nn de y ge ny de

Yes, I have two children. One is a boy, and the other is a girl.

lo sh du hn mng ba

Are teachers always very busy?

b y dng yu de mng yu de b mng

Not necessarily. Some are busy, and some are not busy.

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zh su xu xio yu du sho xu shng

How many students are there in this school?

yu ling qin w bi du ge xu shng

There are about 2,500 students.

szh su xu xio zhn b xio

This school is quite big.

sh a zh sh su d xu xio

Yes, this is a big school.

xu xio l yu mi yu wi gu xu shng

Are there any foreign students in the school?

wi gu xu shng hn du

There are many foreign students.

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sua classifier used after a demonstrative or quantifier and before a noun

y su xu xio a school

y jin fng zi a house

zh jin fng zi hn ho This house is very good.

n su xu xio hn d That school is very big.

dumuch, few many

sholittle, few

du shohow many, more or less

w de sh hn sho My books are very few in number.

t de sh hn du His books are very many in number.

n de sh yu du sho How many books do you have?

Wng xin shng yu du sho sh How many books does Mr. Wang have?

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bi100

qin1,000

wn10,000

lng0

w bi lng lu 506

w bi lu sh 560

w bi lu sh lu 566

y qin 1,000

ling qin y bi 2,100

sn qin ling bi w sh 3,250

lu qin sn bi b sh ji 6,389

lu qin lng s sh r 6,042

ling wn ling qin ling bi r sh r 22,222


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q wn b qin 78,000

sn bi w sn bi w sh 350

s qin b s qin b bi 4,800

q wn lu q wn lu qin 76,000

zhnreal, really

zh su xu xio zhn d This school is really big.

t de sh zhn du His books are very many in number.

Wng xio ji zhn mng Miss Wang is really busy.

zh bn sh zhn ho This book is really good.

zh zh b zhn ho xi This pen is really good for writing.

asentence final particle, used to reduce the forcefulness of the message

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nn ho How are you?

n mng b mng Are you busy?

w men q xu zhng wn ho b ho Let's go study Chinese, OK?

ho OK.

syu sio hn d shh b shh This school is very big, isn't it?

shh Yes.

mino, not

n yu mi yu b Do you have a pen?

w mi yu b No, I do not have a pen.

n yu mi yu sh Do you have a book?

w mi yu sh No, I don't have a book.

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zh bn sh xu xio mi yu This book isn't found in the school.

wiout, foreign

wi gu rn foreigner

wi gu hu foreign language

wi gu xu shng hn du many foreign students

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n yu du sho bn sh

How many books do you have?

w yu y wn du bn

I have over ten thousand books.

n de sh zhn du

You have a lot of books.

sh a w de sh b sho

Yes, I have quite many books.

zh l yu j su zhng wn xu xio

How many Chinese schools are there around here?

y su y mi yu

Not even one.

n yu mi yu hi zi

Do you have children?

yu ling ge ling ge du sh nn hi

Yes, I have two. Both are boys.

t men yu mi yu xu zhng wn

Have they learned to speak Chinese?

t men mi xu

No, they have not.

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xu xio yu hn du wi gu xu shng sh ma

There are many foreign students at the school, arent there?

sh a yu hn du

Yes, there are a lot.

b bn gu xu shng hi du ma

More than local students?

b b bn gu xu shng sho

No, less than local students.

nn shng gn ny shng y yng du ma

Are there as many boys as girls?

ch b du y yng du

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nn shng gn ny shng y yng cng mng ma

Are boys as intelligent as girls?

b y dng yu de cng mng yu de bn

Not necessarily, some are smart, and some are stupid.

nn shng yng gng hi sh ny shng yng gng

Do boys or girls work harder?

t men du hn yng gng

They all work very hard.

bto compare with (this comparison morpheme frequently implies superiority)

lo sh b xu shng mng The teacher is busier than the students.

n b w cng mng You are smarter than I am.

t b w yng gng He works harder than I do.

nn shng b ny shng du There are more boys than girls.

ny shng b nn shng sho There are fewer girls than boys.

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t de sh b w de hi du He has even more books than I do.

xio hi b d rn hi yng gng The children work even harder than adults.

hi shor

n de sh du hi sh w de sh du Are your books greater in number, or are mine?

nn shng cng mng hi sh ny shng cng mng Are boys wiser, or are girls?

n q hi sh w q Are you going, or am I ?

hi sh n q ba It would be better if you go.

gnwith, and

hn hand, together

n gn w du sh xu shng You and I are students.

t hn w du hn mng He and I are both very busy.

yngoutlook, appearance

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y yngas ... as, similar, like

t de b gn w de y yng His pen is like mine.

d rn gn xio hi y yng du There are as many adults as children.

ny shng gn nn shng y yng yng gng Girls work as hard as boys.

ch chinferior, worse

w de zhng wn b n ch My Chinese is inferior to yours.

w xi de zhng wn b t ch My Chinese writing is inferior to his.

ch b dualmost; alike

zh ling bn sh ch b du The two books are almost alike.

zh ling bn sh ch b du y yng The two books are almost alike.

t men ling rn ch b du y yng d They are almost the same age.

zh ling zh b ch b du y yng chng These two pens are almost the same length.

cng mngwise, smart


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n ge xio hi zi zhn cng mng That child is really smart.

Wng xin shng hn cng mng Mr. Wang is very wise.

bnstupid

t zh ge rn ti bn He is very stupid.

t zhn bn He is really stupid.

cng mng rn y hi zu bn sh Smart people can do stupid things.

ynguse, by means of

n yng sh me b xi z What kind of pen do you write with?

w yng qin b xi z I write with a pencil.

yng gngwork hard

w de xu shng hn yng gng My students work very hard.

t hn cng mng y hn yng gng He is very smart and hard-working, too.


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zh su xu xio b w men xu xio d ba

This school is bigger than ours, isnt it?

ch b du y yng d

Theyre almost the same size.

xu shng ne

What about the students?

xu shng b w men du

The students are greater in number than ours.

lo sh ne

What about the teachers?

lo sh b w men sho

They have fewer teachers than we do.

n me hi sh w men xu xio ho

Then, our school is better.

sh a w men xu xio de xu shng hn cng mng

y hn yng gng n shu sh b sh Yes, our students are very smart and hard-working. Do you agree?

b sh b sh w sh y ge bn xu shng

No! No! I am a stupid student.

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qng wn gi xng

May I ask your name?

w xng Wng jio sh png

My last name is Wang. My first name is Shi-ping.

w jio Ln d zhng n wi ny sh sh shi

I am called Lin Da-jung.Who is that lady?

t sh L yu nin de ti tai li w gi n men ji sho ji sho

L ti tai zh wi sh Ln xin shng She is Li You-nian's wife. Come and let me introduce you to each other.Mrs. Li, this is Mr. Lin.

w jio Ln d zhng sh yu nin de tng xu

My name is Lin Da-jung. I'm You-nian s classmate.

hn go xng rn sh n

Pleased to meet you.

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qngPlease

qng zu please sit down

qng h ch please have some tea

qng shu please say

cng wn May I ask, please?

wnask

qng wn May I ask, please?

qng wn n yu mi yu b May I ask if you have a pen?

cng wn shi shh Wng sio ji May I ask who Miss Wang is?

qng wn zh bn sh yu du sho z May I ask how many words this book contains?

giexpensive, honorable

gi gu your (honorable) country

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gi xio your (honorable) school

qng wn gi gu yu du sho su d xu May I ask how many universities there are in your country?

qng wn gi xio yu du sho xu shng May I ask how many students in your school?

xnglast name, surname

qng wn gi xng May I ask your last name (surname)?

w xng Wng My last name is Wang.

n wi ny sh xng sh me What is the lady s last name?

t xng L L xio ji Her last name is Li. She is Miss Li.

jiocall, name

w jio Wng sh png I am called Wang Shi-ping.

t xng Ln jio Ln d zhng His last name is Lin. He is called Lin Da-jung.

lo sh jio n q The teacher wants you.


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t jio w q zu sh me What does he want me for?

t jio n q xi z He wants you to write.

wia classifier (used to show respect)

xu xio l yu j wi lo sh How many teachers are there in our school?

xu xio l yu sh w wi lo sh We have fifteen teachers.

n wi lo sh jio zhng wnn Which one teaches Chinese?

L lo sh t sh y wi hn ho de lo sh Mr. Li is a very good teacher.

ny shlady

n wi ny sh sh shi Who is that lady?

n wi ny sh sh L ti tai That lady is Mrs. Li.

zh wi ny sh sh Wng xio ji This lady is Miss Wang.

gigive, for


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t gi w y bn sh He gave me a book.

w gi t y zh b I gave him a pen.

n jio w gi n sh me What do you want me to give you?

ji shointroduce

n wi xio ji sh shi qng n gi w ji sho ji sho Who is that lady? Please introduce us to each other.

gotall, high

Wng xin shng hn go Mr. Wang is very tall.

L sian sheng b gao Mr. Li is not tall.

go xngglad, happy, pleased

w hn go xng I m very glad.

w gn n y yng go xng I am as glad as you are.

t b ti go xng He is not very happy.


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t go xng b go sing Is she happy or not?

rn shknow, recognize

n rn sh t ma Do you know her?

w b rn sh t I don't know her.

w ji sho n men rn sh Let me introduce you to each other.

rn sh n zhn go xng I'm very pleased to meet you.

n rn sh b rn sh Wng lo sh Do you know Mr. Wang?

w b rn sh I don't know him.

n rn b rn sh ne How about you?

w y b rn sh I don't know him either.

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qng wn nn gi xng

May I ask what your name is?

w jio Ln d zhng w sh xn li de xu shng

I'm called Lin Da-zhong. I am a new student.

li w gi n ji sho j wi tng xu

zh wi sh Wng mi hu zh wi sh L yu nin

n wi sh Go d mng Come and let me introduce you to a few students.This is Wang Me-hua. This is Li You- nian. That is Gau Da-ming.

hn go xng rn sh n

V Very pleased to meet you.

rn sh n men w zhn go xng

I am very happy to meet you.

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n xu zhng wn du ji le

How long have you studied Chinese?

w ci xu le ling ge yu n xu le du ji le

Only for two months.How long have you been studying?

w y jng xu le sn nin le

I have studied it for three years.

w hi mi xu ne

I havent begun yet.

mi gun x n k y do zh l li xu

Thats no problem. You may come to our school and learn it.

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lesentence final particle, often expressing the perfective aspect

n xu zhng wn le ma Have you learned Chinese?

w xu le I have.

zh ge z n hi xi le ma Are you able to write this character?

w hi xi le I am.

jilong

n xu zhng wn du ji le How long have you studied Chinese?

t do xu xio du ji le How long has he been at school?

n men rn sh du ji le How long have you known each other?

cionly, just

w ci xu le ling ge yu I have just studied for two months.

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t men ci jio le sn k They have just taught three lessons.

t men ci rn sh w ge yu They have just known each other for five months.

y jngalready (an adverb used to express perfective aspect, often omitted)

w y jng xu le y nin le I have already studied for a year.

t y jng li le w ge yu le He has already been here for five months.

w men y jng rn sh le We have already met each other.

t y jng shng d xu le He has already gone to a university.

hi minenot yet ( ne is a sentence final particle used

as a response to some expectation)

w hi mi xi ne I have not written it yet.

L xin shng hi mi li ne Mr. Li has not arrived yet.


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zh y k hi mi jio ne This lesson has not been taught yet.

gun xrelationship, related, does (not) matter

w men de gun x hn ho Our relationship is very good.

zh jin sh gn t mi gun x This matter is not related to him.

w b q yu mi yu gun x I won't go. Will it matter?

mi gun x It won't matter.

shnga bound morpheme often meaning on, go on, up, to

shng k to attend classes

shng xu to go to school

shng bn to go to work

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w men shng le j k le How many lessons have we learned?

w men shng le ji k le We have learned nine lessons.

ninyear

y nin one year

ling nin two years

nin nin every year

yuMonth

y yu January

r yu February

y ge yu one month

ling ge yu two months

y nin yu sh r ge yu There are twelve months in a year.

n xu zhng wn du ji le

How long have you studied Chinese?

w ci shng le ling ge yu de k

Only two months.

n y jng xu le hn ji rn sh hn du z ba

You have studied it for a long time. You know many words, right?

w rn sh de z b du

I only know a few words.

w hi mi xu xi z ne

I havent learned to write yet.

w y hi mi xu

Neither have I!

mi gun x L xin shng k y jio w men

That's OK. Mr. Li can teach us.

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n y xng q shng j c k

How many times do you have classes a week?

y xng q ling c

Twice a week.

mi c du ji

How long is each class?

mi c ling ge zhng tu

Two hours each time.

sh me sh hu shng k

What time do you have classes?

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xng q sn xi w cng ling din shng do s din

xng q lu shng w b din sh fn shng k sh din sh fn xi kFrom 2:00 to 4:00 on Wednesday afternoons.From 8:10 to l0:l0 on Saturday mornings.

xng q lu hi shng k li b li

Is it tiring to have classes on Saturday?

y din du b li xu zhng wn hn yu y si

Not at all. Studying Chinese is very interesting.

xng qWeek

xng q y l bi y Monday

xng q r l bi r Tuesday

xng q sn l bi sn Wednesday

xng q s l bi s Thursday

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xng q w l bi w Friday

xng q lu l bi lu Saturday

xng q r l bi r

xng q tin l bi tin Sunday

ca time

zi shu y c Repeat one more time.

qng n zi shu y c Please repeat one more time.

du shu j c Say it a few times.

du xi j c Write it a few times.

mievery; each

mi c du ji How long each time?


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mi ge rn du hn go xng Everyone is very glad.

mi ge xu xio du yu wi gu xu shng Every school has foreign students.

zhng tuhour

t mi tin xu sn ge zhng tu zhng wn He learns Chinese for three hours every day.

sh hutime; when

n sh sh me sh hu li de When did you come here?

n men sh sh me sh hu rn sh de When did you meet each other?

n sh me sh hu do yng gu q When are you going to England?

wnoon

shng w morning


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zhng w noon

xi w afternoon

dinpoint o'clock

fnminute

w shng w b din do xu xio I arrive at school at eight o'clock in the morning.

b din sh fn shng k The class begins at ten minutes past eight.

ji din r sh fn xi k The class ends at twenty minutes past nine.

mi c shng k lu sh fn zhng Each class lasts sixty minutes.

t mi fn zhng k y xi w sh ge zhng wn He can write fifty Chinese characters a minute.

cng dofrom ... to

cng w ji do xu xio b yun It is not far from my house to school.


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w cng ti wn do zh l li I came from Taiwan.

t cng zo do wn du hn mng He is busy from morning till night.

xinext

xi tou below

xi k after class

xi w afternoon

xi b after work

xi ch get off (the bus)

xi y c next time

xi y ge next one

xi xng q xi l bi next week


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xi ge yu next month

litired, weary

n li b li Are you tired?

y din du b li Not at all.

y simean, meaning, meaningful, interesting

zh j hu sh sh me y si What does this sentence mean?

zh j hu de y si sh n ho This sentence means "Hello! "

jio zhng wn hn yu y si It is interesting to teach Chinese.

n bn sh hn yu y si That book is very interesting.

zh bn sh y din y si y mi yu This book is not interesting at all.


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n zi xu zhng wn ma

Are you studying Chinese?

sh de w zi xu xio xu zhng wn

Yes, Im studying Chinese at school.

y ge l bi shng j c k

How many times a week is the class offered?

y ge l bi y c

Once a week.

mi c j ge zhng tu

How many hours each time?

y c sn ge zhng tu

Three hours each time.

sn ge zhng tu li b li

Three hours? Is it tiring?

b li b li y hi er xu shu hu y hi er

xu xi z hn yu y si y din du b li Not at all. We practice speaking for a while, and then we practice writing. It's very interesting. It's not tiring at all.


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w xing xu hu gu hu n k y jio w ma

I want to learn Chinese painting. Can you teach me ?

w hu de b ho zh nng jio n y din jin dn de

I can't paint very well. I can only teach you a little.

n y hi chng hu y g ma

Can you also sing Chinese songs?

hi chng j shu

A few.

n me n y jio w chng hu y g ba

Then, can you also teach me to sing Chinese songs?

ho a w jio n chng y shu mi hu

All right. I will teach you "Plum Blossoms".


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xingthink, miss, want

w xing n shu de hn di I think what you said is right.

hupaint, draw, painting

n hi hu hu ma Can you paint?

w hi hu Yes, I can.

n hi hu sh me hu What kind of painting can you do?

w hi hu gu hu Chinese painting.

de a suffix attached to verbs/get, win/must, have to

d

di

t de zhng wn shu de hn ho He speaks Chinese very well.

t d do d y mng He got the first.

t d do y bn sh He got a book.


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xu shu hu di du shu While learning to speak, you should speak a lot.

sh hu b zo le w di shng xu q le It's late. I must go to school.

zhonly

w zh yu y bn sh I only have one book.

w zh xu le w ge yu I have only studied for five months.

t zh jio xi z He only teaches writing.

nngcan

ylanguage

n nng b nng jio zhng wn Can you teach Chinese?

w shu de b ho zh nng jio j j jin dn de I don't speak it very well. I can only teach a few simple sentences.

n nng b nng jio hu y g Can you teach Chinese songs?

w b hi chng g w b nng jio I can't sing, so I can't teach.


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jin dnsimple; easy

w zh hi shu j j jin dn de zhng wn I can say a few simple Chinese sentences.

xu zhng wn hn jin dn Chinese is easy to learn.

xu ho zhng wn b jin dn It is not easy to learn Chinese well.

chngsing

gsong

w xing xu chng g I want to learn to sing songs.

n xing xu sh me g What songs do you want to learn?

w xing xu hu y g I want to learn Chinese songs.

hu y g zn me chng How do you sing Chinese songs?

L xin shng chng de hn ho Mr. Li sings very well.

qng t jio w men chng Let's ask him to teach us.


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shua numerary particle for a poem, songs, etc.

zh shu g hn ho tng This song is beautiful.

n shu sh hn yu mng That poem is very popular.

mi huplum blossoms

mi hu hn ho kn Plum blossoms are beautiful.

mi hu sh zhng hu mn gu de gu hu The plum blossom is the national flower of Republic of China.

mi hu sh y shu hn yu mng de g "Plum Blossoms" is a very popular song.


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mi hu sh y shu hn yu mng de g sh ma

"Plum Blossoms" is a popular song, isn't it?

sh a

Yes.

n hi chng ma

Can you sing it?

hi

Yes, I can.

n k y jio w chng ma

Can you teach me to sing it?

k y sh k y k sh n di xin hi xi zh ling ge z

Yes, I can, but you have to learn to write these two words first.

w y jng hi xi zh ling ge z le

I've already learned them.

zh zhn mi xing do

What a surprise.

sh a w hi hn yng gng de xi y c li w

hi chng de b n gng ho Yes, I'll try my best. Maybe next time I will sing better than you.

mi gun x ho lo sh ci yu ho xu shng

That's OK. Pupils often prove to be better than their teachers.


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qin tin jio n de g n hi le ma

Can you sing the song I taught you the day before yesterday?

zu tin chng le y tin y jng hi le

I practiced it all day yesterday. I can sing it very well.

zhn sh ho xu shng

You are a diligent student.

shn me sh hu jio w hu zhng gu hu

When will you teach me Chinese painting?

w bi tin hn mng wn shng ci yu sh jin

I am busy during the day. I can teach you in the evening.

jn tin wn shng k y ma

How about tonight?


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jn tin mng tin wn shng w du yu sh hu tin w yu kng

I am not available tonight or tomorrow night, but I am free the day after tomorrow.

hu tin sh w yu sh ho xng q s w y yu kng

The day after tomorrow is Thursday, May l0. I am free, too.

qinbefore; front

y qin before

cng qin before

qin tou front

qin min front

qin bin front

y qin w b rn sh t I didn't know him before.

cng qin w b hi shu zhng wn I couldn't speak Chinese before.

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qin tin the day before yesterday

xng q tin Sunday

mi tin everyday

w mi tin xi z I write everyday.

tin tin every day, day after day

t tin tin hu hu She paints everyday.

zuyesterday, past

zu tin yesterday

zu r yesterday

jnpresent, now

jn tin today

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mngnext, light, clear

mng tin tomorrow

mng bi clear, understand

w b mng bi t de y si I don't understand what he means.

zh j hu de y si n mng bi le ma Do you understand the meaning of this sentence?

biwhite, clear, understand

zh zh b sh bi de This pen is white.

bi tin day

w bi tin hn mng I am busy during the day.

t de y si w mng bi le I understand what he means.

hubehind, after, later, back

hu tinthe day after tomorrow


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hu tou behind

hu min behind

hu bin behind

y hu later

hu li later

t cng qin tin tin hu hu hu li b hu le He used to paint everyday, but he doesn't paint anymore.

wnnight, late

sh hu hn wn le w men hi ji ba It's late. Let's go home.

n wn shng yu kng ma Do you have time in the evening?

jinseparate

sh jin time

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n xi w yu sh jin ma Do you have time in the afternoon?

n yu sh jin xu zhng wn ma Do you have time to learn Chinese?

w zi t men ling ge rn zhng jin I am in between those two people.

kngfree, space

mng tin w mi yu kng I have no free time tomorrow.

hu tin w yu kng I am free the day after tomorrow.

shmatter, business, job

mng tin n yu sh ma Are you busy tomorrow?

mng tin w mi sh I am not busy tomorrow.

hu tin n yu sh me sh What will you do the day after tomorrow?

hu tin w yo shng k I have to attend classes.

n zu sh le ma Do you have a job?


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honumber

jn tin sh j yu j ho What is the date today?

jn tin sh s yu sh lu ho Today is April 16.

w men xu xio zi zhng shn l w sh lu hoOur school is at No. 56, Zhong-shan Road.


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nin qin nin sh r lng lng r nin Year The year before last was 2002.

q nin sh r lng lng sn nin Last year was 2003.

jn nin sh r lng lng s nin This year is 2004.

mng nin sh r lng lng w nin Next year will be 2005.

hu nin sh r lng lng lu nin The year after next will be 2006.

yu shng ge yu sh s yu Month Last month was April.

zh ge yu sh w yu This month is May.

xi ge yu sh lu yu Next month will be June.


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last weekxng q shng xng q shng l bi

this week l bi zh xng q zh l biWeek

next week xi xng q xi l bi

qin tin sh w yu sh ji ho The day before yesterday was May 19.

zu tin sh w yu r sh ho Yesterday was May 20.

jn tin sh w yu r sh y ho Today is May 21.

mng tin sh w yu r sh r ho Tomorrow will be May 22.

hu tin sh w yu r sh sn ho The day after tomorrow will be May 23.


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zu tin shng ling le shng k de sh jin

Yesterday, we talked about when to have class.

sh a hi mi shng ling shng k de d fng

Yes, but we haven't talked about where to meet.

n ju de zi n l shng k ho ne

Where do you think would be best?

mi gun x n l du k y

It doesn't matter to me.

n sh lo sh y dng di si n de fng bin

You are the teacher. It should be at your convenience.

do w ji li shng k n fng bin ma

Let's have class at my place then. Is that convenient for you?


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hn fng bin hn fng bin

Yes, very much.

n me mng tin wn shng q din zhng n do w ji li

Then, come to my place at seven tomorrow night.

ho de zi jin

All right. Good-bye.

shng lingtalk about, discuss

w xing gn n shng ling y jin sh I want to talk about something with you.

n xing gn w shng ling sh me What do you want to talk about?

w xing shng ling shng k de sh jin I want to talk about the time for class.

d fngplace

n zi sh me d fng jio sh At what place (where) do you teach?

n zi sh me d fng shng k Where do you have classes?


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n ji zi sh me d fng Where do you live?

zh ge d fng hn d This place is big.

ziat; a marker showing the progressive tense

n zi zu sh me What are you doing?

w zi xu xi z I am learning to write.

L xin shng zi ji ma Is Mr. Li at home?

t b zi ji t zi xu xio He is not home. He is at school.

xu xio zi n l Where is the school?

xu xio zi w ji hu tou The school is behind my house.

jihome, house, family

n ji zi n l Where is your house?

w ji zi zhng shn bi l w ho My house is at No.5 Zhong-shan North Road.


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n ji yu j ge rn How many people are there in your family?

w ji yu q ge rn There are seven people in my family.

n ji d b d Is your house big?

w men ji b hn d Our house is not very big.

xu defeel, think

w ju de xu zhng wn hn yu y si I think that learning Chinese is interesting.

w ju de yo hu ho gu hu zhn b jin dn I think that it is not easy to do Chinese painting.

w ju de mi hu hn ho kn I think plum blossoms are beautiful.

w ju de zh shu g hn ho tng I think this is a beautiful song.

w ju de t men du hn cng mng I think they are all very intelligent.

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si n de fng bin As you please.

binfitting; convenient

w men sh me sh hu shng k When do we have classes?

si bin n w du fng bin As you please. It's all the same to me.

w men zi n l shng k Where will we have classes?

n l du k y si n bin Anywhere you like will do.

shng k sh b nng ti si bin You must not be too casual in class.

ziagain, more, then

zi shu y c Repeat once again.

zi xi y c Write it one more time.

zi hu y zhng Paint one more piece.


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xin xu xi z zi xu hu hu First learn to write, and then learn to paint.

jinsee

zi jin good-bye, see you later

mng tin jin see you tomorrow

kn jin see

jin do see

n jn tin kn jin L xin shng mi yu Have you seen Mr. Li?

w kn jin le Yes, I have seen him.

n zi n l jin do t de Where did you see him?

w zi xu xio jin do t de I saw him at school.


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w do n ji q fng bin ma

Is it convenient if I come to your place?

yu sh me b fng bin

What would be inconvenient about it?

n ti tai hi b hi b go xng

Will your wife be unhappy about it?

b hi de t mi tin wn shng y hu hu

Not at all. She paints every night.

n n men ling ge du sh hu ji

Then both of you are painters.

b nng shu sh hu ji w men du hu de b ho

Not exactly. We don't paint that well.

n men si bin y hu du b w hu de ho

Any one of your paintings is better than mine.

w ju de n hn cng mng yu kng du hu y hu

y hu y dng hi hu de hn ho I think you are very clever, If you practice a lot when availabe , you will paint very well in the future.

xi xie n zh me shu

Thank you for saying so.

n k y qng n ti tai y q li

You can invite your wife to come.

zh di gn t shng ling shng ling

I will have to talk to her.


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ti tai n yo b yo xu hu hu

Honey, do you want to learn to paint?

w b yo xu

I don't want to.

n b x hun hu hu ma

Don't you like to paint?

b sh b x hun zh sh ju de w mi yu n ge tin ci

It s not that I don t like it. I just feel that I have no talent for it.

zh yo yu xng q tin ci sh k y lin x ch li de

If you have an interest, you can develop your ability.

k sh w mi tin du hn mng

But I am very busy everyday.


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bi y tin do wn mng ji sh yu kng yng gi

ch q zu zu Don't just busy yourself with housekeeping. Sometimes you ought to relax.

ho ba w ju gn n y q q xu ba

All right. I will learn to paint with you.

yowant

w yo q Wng xio ji ji I want to go to Miss Wang's home.

do Wng xio ji ji yo du ji How long does it take to get there?

do t ji yo sh fn zhng About ten minutes.

bido not; other

bi ti mng Don't be too busy.

bi ti li Don't get too tired.

bi ti si bin Don't be too careless.


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x hunlike

w hn x hun hu hu I like to paint very much.

n x b x hun chng g Do you like to sing?

tin citalent; genius

t hn cng mng sh ge tin ci He is very intelligent. He is a genius.

t hn yu hu hu de tin ci He has a talent for painting.

qinterest, fun

xu zhng wn hn yu q It's fun to learn Chinese.

zh jin sh hn yu q This is interesting.

xng qto be interested in

w di xu zhng wn hn yu xng q I am interested in learning Chinese.

w di zh jin sh hn yu xng q I am interested in this.

hu hu hn yu q n yu mi yu xng q

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