Conversation 1 : Are you hungry?
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Nǐ你
è饿
bú不
è?饿?
-
Bú不
è.饿。
Wǒ我
hěn很
lèi,累,
érqiě而且
yǒudiǎnr有点儿
kě.渴。
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Jīntiān今天
tài太
máng,忙,
wǒ我
yě也
shì是
yòu又
lèi累
yòu又
kě.渴。
-
Zánmen咱们
qù去
kāfēitīng咖啡厅
hē喝
diǎnr点儿
shénme什么
ba ?吧?
-
Xíng,行,
wǒ我
tóngyì.同意。
饿 é (adj) hungry
渴 kě (adj) thirsty
而且 érqiě (conj) and, also
有点儿 yǒudiǎnr (adv) a little
累 lèi (adj) tired
忙 máng (adj) busy
又... 又... yòu... yòu... (conj) both... and...
咱们 zánmen (pro) we
咖啡厅 kāfēitīng (n) coffee house
吧 ba (part) (a modal particle)
行 xíng (adj) all right
同意 tóngyì (v) agree
Translation
- Are you hungry? ( You hungry / not hungry ? )
- No, I'm very tired, I'm also a little thirsty.
- Today is too busy. I'm also both tired and thirsty.
- Let's go to the coffee house have something to drink.
- All right, I'm ok with it.
Conversation 2 : I'll be waiting for you
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Wǒ我
qù去
xià下
cèsuo,厕所,
yíhuìr一会儿
zài在
kāfēitīng咖啡厅
jiàn.见。
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Hǎo好
ba.吧。
Yíhuìr一会儿
wǒ我
zài在
ménkǒu门口
děng等
nǐ.你。
下 xià (m) a bit
一会儿 yí huìr (n) a moment
见 jiàn (v) see
门口 ménkǒu (n) entrance
等 děng (v) wait
Translation
- I go to the toilet first, let's meet at the coffee house in a moment.
- Ok, I'll be waiting for you at the entrance ( in a moment, I wait for you ) .
Conversation 3 : What do you drink?
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Xiānsheng,先生,
nǐmen你们
hē喝
diǎnr点儿
shénme ?什么?
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Yào要
bēi杯
kělè.可乐。
Nǐmen你们
zhèr这儿
yǒu有
píjiǔ啤酒
ma ?吗?
-
Yǒu,有,
yǒu有
Qīngdǎo青岛
píjiǔ啤酒
hé和
Yānjīng燕京
píjiǔ.啤酒。
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Yǒu有
Fǎguó法国
pútaojiǔ葡萄酒
ma ?吗?
-
Duìbùqǐ,对不起,
wǒmen我们
zhèr这儿
méi没
yǒu.有。
-
Nà,那,
lái来
yì一
píng瓶
píjiǔ啤酒
hé和
yì一
hú壶
chá.茶。
点儿 diǎnr (n) a little
杯 bēi (m) glass
可乐 kělè (n) (Coca) Cola
这儿 zhèr (pro) here
和 hé (conj) and
青岛 Qīngdǎo (n) Qingdao city
燕京 Yānjīng (n) (a beer brand)
法国 Fǎguó (n) France
葡萄酒 pútaojiǔ (n) wine
那 nà (conj) then
瓶 píng (m) bottle
壶 hú (m) pot
Translation
- Gentlemen, what do you drink?
- A glass of Coca-Cola, do you have beer ( here ) ?
- Yes, ( we ) have Qingdao beer and Yanjing beer.
- Do you have french wine?
- Sorry, we don't.
- Then bring a bottle of beer and a pot of tea.
Grammar
Both... and... 又... 又...
又... 又... can link to adjectives.
Example:
- 我 又 累 又 渴。I'm tired and thirsty.
- 啤酒 又 便宜 又 好喝。Beer is both cheap and good.
The pronoun 咱们
咱们 (zánmen) include both the speaker and the listener.
It's often use to mean " let's ".
Example:
- 咱们 去 喝点儿什么吧! Let's have a drink!
- 咱们 去 上课吧! Let's go to class
Phrase structure
If a personal pronoun or a noun referring to a person indicates a place, it should be followed by 这儿 (this place) or 那儿 (that place).
Example:
- 你们 这儿 You
- 她们 那儿 They
- 我朋友 那儿 My friend
Exercises : Substitution Drills
Exercise 1
渴 kě thirsty
累 lèi tired
忙 máng busy
高兴 gāoxìng glad, happy
Exercise 2
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Zánmen咱们
diǎnr点儿
xíng行
ma ?吗?
-
(Bù)(不)
xíng.行。
Verb Verb Noun
去 qù go 买 mǎi buy 东西 dōngxi things
去 喝 hē drink 茶 chá tea
去 吃 chī eat 饭 fàn rice
去 买 mǎi buy 书 shū books
Exercise 3
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Nǐ
-
Wǒ我
zài在
děng等
nǐ.你。
教室 jiàoshì classroom
学校门口 xuéxiào ménkǒu school gate
商店 shāngdiàn store
邮局 yóujú post office
银行门口 yínháng ménkǒu bank entrance
火车站 huǒchēzhàn train station
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