Conversation 1 : Where do you live?
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Nǐ
-
Wǒ我
zhù住
Xuéyuàn lù学院路
shíwǔ15
hào,号,
shì是
Hǎidiànqū.海淀区。
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Nǐ你
zhǔ住
de的
shì是
lóufáng楼房
háishì还是
píngfáng ?平房?
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Shì是
lóufáng.楼房。
Wǒ我
zhù住
bā8
hào号
lóu.楼。
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Nǐ你
zhù住
zài在
jǐ几
céng ?层?
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Wǒ我
zhù住
shísān13
céng.层。
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Nǐ你
zhù住
duōshao多少
hào号
fángjiān ?房间?
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èr yī sì214
hào号
fángjiān.房间。
住 zhù (v) live
路 lù (n) road
学院 xuéyuàn (n) college
学院路 Xuéyuànlù (n) ( a road name )
海淀区 Hǎidiànqū (n) ( a district name )
楼房 lóufáng (n) building
平房 píngfáng (n) single-storey house
楼 lóu (n) building
层 céng (n) floor, storey
号 hào (n) number
房间 fángjiān (n) room
Translation
- Where do you live?
- I live 15, Xueyuan Road, in the Haidian district.
- You live in a building or in a house?
- In a building, the building number 8.
- On what floor do you live?
- The 13th floor.
- What's the number of your room? ( You live in what number's room ? )
- Room 214.
Conversation 2 : What's your phone number?
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Nǐ你
néng能
gàosu告诉
wǒ我
nǐ你
jiā家
de的
diànhuà电话
ma ?吗?
-
Kěyǐ.可以。
Zhè这
shì是
wǒ我
de的
míngpiàn名片
hé和
dìzhǐ.地址。
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Nǐ你
jiā家
de的
diànhuà电话
shì是
duōshao ?多少?
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23416836.23416836。
Lái来
yǐqián以前
gěi给
wǒ我
dà打
gè个
diànhuà.电话。
Rúguǒ如果
wǒ我
bú不
zài在
jiā,家,
nǐ你
dǎ打
wǒ我
shǒujī手机。
能 néng (v) can, be able
告诉 gàosu (v) tell
电话 diànhuà (n) telephone
可以 kěyǐ (v) can, be possible
名片 míngpiàn (n) business card
地址 dìzhǐ (n) address
以前 yǐqián (n) before
给 gěi (v) give
打电话 dǎdiànhuà (v) make a phone call
如果 rúguǒ (conj) if
手机 shǒujī (n) mobile phone
Translation
- Can you tell me your home phone number?
- Yes. Here is my business card with my address?
- What is your home phone number?
- 23416836? Before coming give me a call. If I am not home call my mobile.
Grammar
Subject + Verb + 的
的 constructions of this kind, composed of a subject and a verb plus 的, are nominal construction.
Examples:
- 我 住 的 是 楼房。( the place I live is a building )
- 她 学 的 是 汉语。( what she's learning is Mandarin )
- 他 去 的 是 北京。( Where he goes is Beijing )
The prepositional construction 给
The prepositional construction 给... and its object are very often used in front of the verb as an adverbial adjunct.
Examples:
- 我 给 我朋友 打 电话。( I give a call to my friend )
- 我 给 姐姐 打 电话。( I give a call to my sister )
Exercises : Substitution Drills
Exercise 1
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Nǐ你
zhù住
nǎr ?哪儿?
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Wǒ我
zhù住
海淀区 Hǎidiànqū Haidian district
朝阳区 Cháoyángqū Chaoyang district
西城区 Xīchéngqū Xicheng district
上海路 Shànghǎilù Shanghai Road
Exercise 2
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Nǐ你
de的
shì是
ma ?吗?
-
Wǒ我
zhù住
de的
shì是
lóufáng.楼房。
Sub. 1 Sub. 2
喝 hē drink 咖啡 kāfēi
吃 chī eat 中餐 zhōngcān
学 xué study 汉语 Hànyǔ
去 qù go 北京 Běijīng
Exercise 3
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Nǐ你
néng能
gàosu告诉
wǒ我
ma ?吗?
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Kěyǐ.可以。
你的名字 nǐ de míngzi your name
你的房间号 nǐ de fángjiānhào your room number
你的姓名 nǐdexìngmíng your last and first name
你的专业 nǐdezhuānyè your speciality
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