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?
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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. 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) Numbers
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".
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。 |
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