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Pimsleur Level 2-1
Question | Answer |
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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(once) |
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. |
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) |