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Pimsleur Level 23-30

Pimsleur

QuestionAnswer
dà rén. adults
nǐ men yǒu liǎng ge ér zi ma? have you got two sons?
zěn me shuō X. how do you say X?
pútōnghuà X zěn me shuō? how do you say X in Chinese?
nǐ men jiā lǐ yǒu jǐ ge rén? how many people are there in your family? (use jia li)
wǒ men jiā lǐ yǒu wǔ ge rén. our family has 5 people in it.
wǒ men jiā lǐ yǒu hěn duō rén. our family has a lot of people in it.
nǐ yào qù nǎr? where are going to go?
liǎng qiān sì bǎi kuài rén mín bì. 2400 RMB
hěn yuǎn. it's far away
tài yuǎn le. it's too far away.
xiāng gǎng bú shì hěn yuǎn. Hong Kong isn't far away.
xiāng gǎng hěn yuǎn ma? Is Hong Kong far away?
xiāng gǎng shì bú shì hěn yuǎn? Is Hong Kong far away? (alt.)
bān jī. flight
nǎ ge bān jī? which flight?
shì shì wèn. try to ask
shì shì wèn yí cì. try to ask again
nǎ ge bān jī qù xiǎng gǎng. which flight goes to Hong Kong?
yī zhí wǎng qián zǒu. go straight ahead.
zhè ge bān jī qù Xiāng Gǎng. this flight goes to Hong Kong.
hěn guì ma? is it expensive?
shì bú shì hén guì? is it expensive? (alt.)
bú shì hěn guì. it's not expensive.
zài zhōng guó zuò fēi jī hěn guì ma?
zài zhōng guó zuò fēi jī shì bú shì hěn guì?
xiāng gǎng hěn yuǎn ma? Is Hong Kong far away?
xiāng gǎng shì bú shì hěn yuǎn? is Hong Kong expensive?
gǎng bì. Hong Kong dollars
yīng huáng dào. King's road (in HK)
Měi Xīn fàn diàn zài nǎr? Where is Maxine's restaurant?
zǒu yīng huáng dào. take King's road
yòu biān nà tiáo lù. the road to the right
nǎ tiáo lù. which road?
bú shì yī zhí wǎng qián zuǒ. it's not straight ahead
nǐ yīng gāi zǒu yòu biān nà tiáo lù. you should take the road on the right
nǐ yīng gāi zǒu zuǒ biān nà tiáo lù. you should take the road on the left
nǎ tiáo shì yīng huáng dào? which road is King's road?
ráng hòu. then
ráng hòu zǒu yòu biān nà tiáo lù. then take the road on the right
ráng hòu zǒu zuǒ biān nà tiáo lù. then take the road on the left
nà tiáo shì yīng huáng dào. that road is King's road
guó yǔ. Mandarin (more freq.used in HK)
nǐ guó yǔ shuō de hěn hǎo. you speak Mandarin very well (HK way)
wǒ huì shuō yì diǎnr guó yǔ. I can speak a little Mandarin (HK way)
nǐ yīng gāi zǒu zhè tiáo lù. you should take this road.
wǒ yīng gāi zǒu yòu biān nà tiáo lù ma? should I take the road on the right?
wǒ zhēn de bù zhī dào. I really don't know.
Ni néng guòlái yíhuìr ma? Can you come here a moment?
děng yí huìr. wait a moment (tones are actually spoken as 3.4.3
bā shí kuài gǎng bì. 80 HK Dollars
wǒ kěyǐ zài zhèr mǎi yì diǎnr dōng xi ma? can I buy something here?
nǐ bù kěyǐ mǎi dōng xi. you can't buy anything.
nǐ bù kěyǐ zài zhèr mǎi dōng xi. you can't buy anything here.
wèi shén me? why
yīn wèi. because
shāng diàn. shops / stores.
shāng diàn guān mén le. the shops are closed
yīn wèi tài wǎn le. because it's too late
bú shì hěn wǎn. it's not very late
kāi. open
kāi mén. open doors
guān mén. closed doors.
shāng diàn kāi mén le ma? are the shops open? (use ma)
shāng diàn yǒu méi yǒu kāi mén? are the shops open? (use pos/neg)
méi yǒu shāng diàn méi yǒu kāi mén
xiàn zài shāng diàn kāi mén le ma?
xiàn zài shāng diàn yǒu méi yǒu kāi mén?
míng tiān shāng diàn kāi mén. tomorrow the shops are open
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yì diǎnr dōng xi gěi wǒ de tài tai. I would like to buy something for my wife.
wǒ yào kàn jǐ ge péng yǒu. I'm going to see some friends.
wǒ yào qù běijīng kàn jǐ ge péng yǒu. I'm going to Beijing to see some friends.
nǐ ne? what about you?
bú shì hěn wǎn. it's not vey late.
nǐ yào zài nàr zuò shén me? what are you going to do there?
wǒ yǒu jǐ ge péng yǒu zài běi jīng. I have some friends in Beijing.
wǒ yào qù nàr gōng zuò. I'm going to go there to work.
dāi. to stay.
liǎng tiān. two days
wǒ yào zài nàr dāi sān tiān. I'm going to stay there 3 days.
jǐ tiān? how many days? / a few days.
wǒ yào dāi jǐ tiān. I'm going to stay a few days.
kěnéng. maybe
kěnéng tiān. maybe 3 days.
kěnéng yao.
xiǎng. I think
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào gōng zuò. I think i'm going to work.
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào kàn tā. I think i'm going to see him.
nǐ yào kàn tā ma? / nǐ yào bú yào kàn tā? are you going to see him?
wǒ kěnéng yào. maybe I will.
ráng hòu wǒ yào gōng zuò.
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào dāi jǐ tiān. I think I'm going to stay for a few days.
wǒ yào zài Běijīng dāi jǐ tiān. I'm going to stay in Beijing for a few days.
nǐ yào zài nàr zuò shén me? what are you going to do there?
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào zài nàr gōng zuò. I think I'm going to work there.
nǐ yào qù nàr zuò shén me? what are you going there to do?
nǐ yào shén me? what do you want?
nǐ xiǎng shén me? what would you like?
gěi wǒ jǐ kuài rén mín bì. give me a few RMB
wǒ xiǎng zǒu le. I would like to leave
nǐ xiǎng zǒu le ma? would you like to leave? (use ma)
nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng zǒu? would you like to leave (pos/neg)
míng tiān wǒ yào zǒu le. tomorrow we are going to leave.
wǒ men yào zǒu le. we are going to leave
wǒ men yào yìqǐ zǒu. we are going to leave together (don't use le)
wǒ xiǎng gēn nǐ yìqǐ zǒu. I would like to leave together (with you).
jiù. only
jiù wǒ yī ge rén. i'm alone
kěshì jiù wǒ yī ge rén. but i'm alone
jiù nǐ yī ge rén ma? are you alone? (use ma)
shì bú shì jiù nǐ yī ge rén? are you alone? (use pos/neg)
bú shì wǒ hé wǒ de xiān shèng yìqǐ.
jiù wǒ yī ge rén zǒu. i'm leaving alone
jiù wǒ yī ge rén zǒu ma? are you leaving alone?
kěnéng shì. maybe
wǒ men kěyǐ yìqǐ zǒu. we can leave together.
jiù nǐ yí ge rén zǒu ma? are you leaving alone?
jiù bú jiù yí ge rén zǒu? are you leaving alone?
nǐ yào gōng zuò ma? are you going to work? (use ma. can omit the 'qu')
nǐ yào bú yào gōng zuò? are you going to work? (use pos/neg. can omit the 'qu')
kěnéng yào. maybe I will.
wǒ xiǎng wǒ yào gōng zuò. I think I'm going to go to work.
shén me yì si? what does that mean?
shì pútōnghuà ma? is it Mandarin?
shì wǒ xiǎng shì pútōnghuà.
jiǔ. a length of time
wǒ men zài zhèr jǐ tiān le. we have been here for a few days.
duō jiǔ le? for how long?
jǐ tiān le. (it's been) a few days.
yí ge xīng qī le. (it's been) 1 week.
jiǔ tiān le. (it's been) 9 days.
nǐ yào dāi duō jiǔ? you're going to stay how long?
nǐ men zài zhèr duō jiǔ le? you*'ve been here how long?
nǐ men yào dāi duō jiǔ? you* will stay for how long?
wǒ xiǎng kàn jǐ ge péng yǒu. I would like to see some friends
kěnéng wǒ bù kěyǐ kàn tā men. But I can't see them
yì si shì X. it means X
shí jiān. time (as in period of time)
nǐ men méi yǒu shí jiān. you* don't have time
bú shì hěn jiǔ. it isn't very long
wǒ men xiǎng zài zhèr dāi jǐ tiān. we would like to stay here a few days.
wǒ men bù kěyǐ dāi. we can't stay.
hěn duō shí jiān. a lot of time.
hěn cháng shí jiān. a long time.
tài yi han le. that's (really) too bad.
nǐ bù míngbai shén me? what don't you understand?
jǐ ge xīng qī. a few weeks
jǐ ge xīng qī le. for a few weeks
dào dè. arrived
zuó tiān. yesterday
nǐ shì shén me shí hòu dào dè? when did you arrive?
wǒ men shì zuó tiān dào dè. we arrived yesterday (emphasis on yesterday)
wǒ men zuó tiān jiù dào dē. we arrived yesterday (emphasis on arrived)
nǐ zuó tiān mǎi le shén me? what did you buy yesterday?
nǐ mǎi le. you bought / you did buy
wo mǎi le yì diǎr dōng xī. I bought something
xiàn zài wèn tā mǎi le shén me. now ask her what she bought.
wo mǎi le yì diǎr dōng xī hē. I bought something to drink
wo mǎi le yì diǎr pí jiǔ. I bought some beer
nǐ chī le ma? did you eat? (use ma)
nǐ yǒu méi yǒu chī? did you eat? (use pos/neg)
nǐ chī le dōng xī ma? did you eat anything? (use ma)
nǐ yǒu méi yǒu chī dōng xī? did you eat anything? (use pos/neg)
chī le wǒ chī le.
méi yǒu wǒ méi yǒu chī dōng xī.
nǐ xiǎng jīn tiān chī yì diǎr dōng xī. you would like to eat something today.
wǒ xǐ huān chī dōng xī. I like to eat.
wǒ xiǎng chī dōng xī. I would like to eat.
zuó tiān wǒ méi yǒu chī dōng xī. yesterday
pútōnghuà 'two weeks' zěn me shuō? how do you say 'two weeks' in Mandarin
nǐ men ne? how about you*?
nǐ mǎi le dōng xī ma? did you buy anything? (use ma)
nǐ yǒu méi yǒu mǎi dōng xī? did you buy anything? (use pos/neg)
mǎi le wǒ mǎi le dōng xī.
méi yǒu wǒ méi yǒu mǎi dōng xī.
zuo tian zǎo shàng. yesterday morning
nǐ men shì shén me shí hòu dào Běijīng dè? When did you arrive in Beijing?
wǒ shì gēn wǒ de jiā rén yìqǐ dào dè. I arrived with my family
wǒ shì zuó tiān zǎo shàng gēn wǒ de jiā rén yìqǐ dào Běijīng dè. I arrived in Beijing yesterday morning with my family
gēn wǒ de liǎng ge ér zi yìqǐ. with my two sons
gēn wǒ de xiān sheng yìqǐ. with my husband
nǐ shì jǐ diǎn zhōng dào de? what time did you arrive?
wǒ shì bā diǎn zhōng dào dè. I arrived at 8 o clock
nǐ qù le ma? did you go? (use ma)
nǐ yǒu méi yǒu qù? did you go? (use pos/neg)
nǐ yǒu méi yǒu qù Tiān Táng? did you go to Tian Tang? (use pos/neg)
nǐ qù le Tiān Táng ma? did you go to Tian Tang? (use ma)
nǐ zuó tiān qù le Tiān Táng. you went to Tian Tang yesterday
nǐ shén me shí hòu qù le Tiān Táng? When did you go to Tian Tang?
nǐ shén me shí hòu qù le? when did you go?
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