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Inviting People to Dinner in Mandarin

4/13/2013

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Learn the vocabulary for this lesson from the flashcard below, and then view the lesson notes. 
 
wǒ  xiǎng qǐng nǐ  chī wǎn fàn
我 想  请你 吃晚饭


Ways of Asking for Availability 

      nǐ  yǒu shí jiān ma 
1.  你有 时间吗?
       Do you have time? 


       nǐ  yǒu kòng er ma
2.   你有 空儿 吗?
         Are you free?


       nǐ  yǒu shì ma
3.   你有事吗?
        Do you have things to do? 

Conversation 1

              chén  xiǎo jiě, jīn tiān wǎn shàng nǐ  yǒu kòng er ma?wǒ xiǎng qǐng nǐ  chī wǎn fàn。
Nancy : 陈小姐,   今天    晚 上   你有  空儿 吗?我  想   请 你 吃 晚饭。
                    Miss Chen, are you free tonight? I want to invite you to eat dinner. 

                             jīn tiān wǎn shàng wǒ  yǒu shì er。zhēn  duì bù qǐ。
Miss Chen: 今天   晚上    我   有 事儿。真对不起。
                             Tonight, I have something to do. I'm really sorry.

                  méi guān xì
Nancy: 没关系。
               No problem.  

Conversation 2

        nǐ  zhōu mò zuò  shén mē? wǒ men  yì qǐ qù  hē chá, hǎo ma?
A: 你周末    做什么?     我们  一起去喝茶, 好吗?
      what are you doing for weekend? Let's drink tea together, okay?

        hǎo à.    zài  nǎ er jiàn miàn?
B: 好啊。 在哪儿见面?
       Sure. Where should we meet?

My Chinese Level 1 Lesson 5 invitation to dinner flashcards from goldenkey on FlashcardDB.

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How to say this in Chinese

3/13/2013

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Lesson: 这个用汉语怎么说?

There are several ways to ask someone, "how to say this in Chinese?" Let's learn some basic ones and some other useful sentences


Examples:
Looking for translation
      "water“    yòng  hàn yǔ  zěn me shuō?
1. "Water“ 用    汉 语  怎么  说?    How to say "Water" in Chinese?


     “Water”, hàn yǔ shì  shén mē?
2. "Water”, 汉语是  什么?    What is “water" in Chinese?

      nǐ men  zěn me shuō “I love you?"
3. 你 们    怎 么 说   "I love you?"   How do you say "I love you?"


Asking for meanings
       "fàn guǎn”shì  shén me yì si
 1.  "饭馆” 是   什么    意思? What does "fan guan" mean?

     “ fàn guǎn” gēn “ fàn diàn” yī yàng ma?
2.  “饭馆”     跟   “饭店” 一样  吗? Does "fan guan" and "fan dian" mean the same?

Other useful sentences
       nǐ  shuō huà tài  kuài  le
1. 你  说话     太 快 了。 You speak too fast. 

     qǐng  zài shuō yī biàn
2. 请   再  说  一遍。 Please say it again. 

My Chinese Level 1 Lesson 4 say this in Chinese flashcards from goldenkey on FlashcardDB.

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Lesson 3 Time & Time Difference

3/1/2013

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Express time in Mandarin Chinese
~diǎn ~~fēn is used to express time.


8:00   八点 (bā diǎn)
8:05   八点零五(分) (bā diān líng wǔ fēn)
8:15   八点十五 (分)(bā diǎn shí wǔ fēn)    / 八点一刻(bā diǎn yí kè) (eight and a quarter)
8:30   八点三十 (分)   (bā diǎn sān shí fēn) / 八点半 (bā diǎn bàn) (eight and half)
8:55   八点五十五 (分)(bā diǎn wǔ shí wǔ fēn) / 差五分九点(chà wǔ fēn jǐu diǎn) (five to nine o'clock)


(Check lessons on numbers below) 

My Chinese Level 1 Lesson 3 Time Differences flashcards from goldenkey on FlashcardDB.

Numbers

My Chinese Level 1 Lesson 3 Numbers flashcards from goldenkey on FlashcardDB.

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My Chinese Beginner Lesson 2

1/23/2013

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Grammar:
  "的" ("de") is used after an adjectival, to show possessive. For example: "wǒ"   means "I". "wǒ de" means "my". Adding "de" at the end of a noun shows possessive.


“们” ("mén") is used after a pronoun to indicate the plural form. For example: "wǒ"   means "I" . "wǒ mén" means "we".

My Chinese Level 1 Lesson 2 Self-introduction flashcards from goldenkey on FlashcardDB.

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Essential Beginner Mandarin for Business Purposes

1/14/2013

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1. Hello !                                 Nǐ hǎo 
                                                    你 好!
2. Hello!                              Nin hao  
                                                     您    好- formal
3. Nice to meet you!      
Hěn gāoxìng jiàn dào nǐ 
                                                      很     高  兴     见    到  你。
4. Good morning .            
Zǎoshang hǎo  
                                                      
早     上       好。
5. Good afternoon.          
Xiàwǔ hǎo     
                                                       下 午   好 。
6. Good evening.               
Wǎnshàng hǎo           
                                                       
晚     上       好。

My Chinese Level 1 Lesson 1 Nihao flashcards from goldenkey on FlashcardDB.

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