Lessons 1 and 2
What is the question particle?
吗 mā
What does 都 mean?
both or all
What does “你明天去不去?” Mean?
Are you going (or not) tomorrow
What is the particle 了(le) used for?
It is used for the completion of an action
What does 别 (bié) mean in the sentence “别说话”?
don’t
What does 也 mean?
also or too
What does the particle 的 do?
gives possession to a subject
What does 想 mean?
Would like to; want to
What does 才 mean?
Not until
How do you say: “I must go to a meeting right now” in Chinese
我现在得去开会 (wo xian zai dei qui kai hui)
What does 叫 (jiào) mean?
to be called
What is incorrect in this sentence?
我今天有二节课
两 must be used
What is the word order in a basic Chinese sentence?
Subject
(Adverb)
Verb
Object
Translate: 我的书在哪儿？
Where is my book
Translate this sentence into English
“今天晚上我们哟去看电影”
This evening we are going to see a movie
What does adding 呢 (ne) do?
Makes it a question with the answer already being known
What does 是... 还是 used for?
Giving an alternative
What does 好吗 mean at the end of a sentence?
All right? (ask for one’s opinion)
What can the preposition 在 (Zài) mean? Name 2
In, On, At,
How do you say the week after next week?
下下个星期
What does 有 add to a sentence?
Possession of an object
谁 replaces what part of a sentence?
Pronouns
What does 那么 mean when responding to a statement?
In that case
What does 一下 and 一点儿 do?
Both mean a bit, and they soften the tone in a question (make it more polite)
Translate: 我上上个月去纽约
The month before last month I went to New York