电 dian
打电话
to make a phone call
How to say Chinese I and Chinese III?
中文一年级 zhong wen yi nian ji
中文三年级 zhong wen san nian ji
Translate:
A: When do you have time?
B: I have time today afternoon after 2:30pm.
A: 你什么时候有时间？Ni shenme shi hou you shijian?
A: 你什么时候有空？ ni shenme shi hou you kong?
B: 我今天下午两点半以后有时间。 wo jin tian xia wu liang dian ban yi hou you shi jian.
B: 我今天下午两点半以后有空儿。 wo jintian xia wu liang dian ban yi hou you kong er.
Translate the measure words: (bonus points for examples)
个， 杯， 瓶， 位， 节
一位 yi wei (MW for people (polite))
杯 bei (cup)
个 ge (MW for daily common objects)
节 jie measure word for classes
瓶 ping measure word for bottles
Answer the question: 明天我们玩儿游戏，行不行？
行。 xing (okay)
不行 bu xing (not okay)
computer
电脑 dian nao
Translate: I want to take Chinese III.
我要上中文三年级。 wo yao shang zhongwen san nian ji.
Translate: I have (free) time tomorrow after 8am.
我明天早上八点以后有时间。 wo mingtian zaoshang ba dian yi hou you shi jian.
Pattern: Person 在 + Action. Person is doing something.
Example: He De Lan 在画画. Delaney is drawing.
熊猫在看书。 xiongmao zai kan shu.
学生在做作业。xue sheng zai zuo zuo ye.
Match verbally:
等等 I wait for you.
等一等 wait a moment; hold on; etc.
我等你 wait a moment; hold on
等等 (deng deng - wait a moment; hold on; (etc))
等一等 (deng yi deng) wait a moment; hold on
我等你 (wo deng ni) I wait for you
电视
dian shi TV
Pattern: Person + 想 + Action； Person wants to …
Translate: I don’t want Shi laoshi to call my mom and dad.
我不想施老师给我妈妈和爸爸打电话。 wo bu xiang shi laoshi gei wo mama he baba da dian hua.
Word order: 今天下午两点 this afternoon 2 o’clock; (Tips: general to specific) How to say “tomorrow morning seven o’clock”?
明天早上七点 ming tian zao shang qi dian
Pattern: 第 + number + 节+课; the first, second… period of class;
Example: 第一节课, dìyījiékè, the first period of class;
How to say the second period of class? The fifth period of class?
第二节课 di er jie ke
第五节课 di wu jie ke
到…去…: dào… qù…; to go to a place to do…
Pattern: Person + 到+ place + 去 + Action: 我到图书馆去看书。I go to the library to read. Your sentence:
妈妈到学校去教室开会。 mama dao xuexiao qu jiaoshi kai hui.
电影
dian ying (movie)
马克思在吗？
彭刚在吗？
他在。他不在。
上午，下午，早上，中午，晚上，饭，早饭，午饭，晚饭
早上 zao shang (morning)，上午 shang wu (morning), 中午 zhong wu (noon), 下午 xia wu (afternoon), 晚上 wan shang (night), 饭 fan (meal), 早饭 zao fan (breakfast), 午饭 wu fan (lunch), 晚饭 wan fan (dinner)
你的第六节课是什么课？ nide di liu jie ke shi shenme ke? What's your sixth period class?
我的第六节课是历史课。 wo de di liu jie ke shi li shi ke. My 6th period class is history.
要，Will：今天下午三点我要到办公室去问问题。
This afternoon 3 o’clock, I will go to office to ask questions.
Answer the question below:
你今天晚上要做什么？
我今天晚上要回家做作业。wo jin tian wan shang yao hui jia zuo zuo ye.
我今天晚上要去电影院看电影。 wo jintian wan shang yao qu dianying yuan kan dian ying.
电游
dian you
video games
电游(戏) dian you xi
要是 yàoshì, if
要是+ People’s preference/different situation, Suggestion, 怎么样？/ 行吗？/行不行？/ 好 吗? / 好不好?
If …(one’s preference), … (suggestion), How about that?/ Is that okay? / Is that okay or not? / Is that good?/ Is that good or not?
Example: 要是你喜欢吃中国菜，我请你吃中国菜，怎么样？
If you like to eat Chinese food, I invite you to eat Chinese food, how about that?
要是你喜欢看电影，我们去看电影，怎么样？
yao shi ni xihuan kan dian ying, women qu kan dianying, zen me yang?
（If you like to watch movies, how about we go to watch a movie?)
When do you attend Chinese II class?
我的第二节课是中文课。 wo di er jie ke shi zhongwen ke.
我的第三节课是中文二年级课。 wo de di san jie ke shi zhong er nian ji ke.
我今天上午上中文二年级课。wo jintian shang wu shang zhongwen er nian ji ke.
你的第一节课是什么课？ nide di yi jie ke shi shenme ke? What's your first period class?
我的第一节课是生物课。 wo di yi jie ke shi sheng wu ke. My first period class is biology.
哪，哪个，哪位，哪里，哪儿
na (which)
na ge (which one)
na wei (who [politely])
na li (where)
na er (where)
哪里哪里 na li na li (where where) [modest way to respond to a compliment]