Conversation 1 : I'm looking for Little Wang?
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Wèi, |
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Wǒ 我
jiù就
shì,是,
nǐ你
yǒu有
shénmē 什么
shìr事儿
ma?吗?
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Lǎoshī 老师
ràng让
wǒ我
gàosu告诉
nǐ,你,
míngtiān明天
yǒu有
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kǎoshì, 考试,
kǎo考
yǔfǎ语法。
nǐ你
gàn干
shénme什么
ne?呢?
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Wǒ 我
zhèngzài正在
kàn看
diànshì电视
ne,呢,
nǐ你
ne?呢?
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Fùxí 复习
kèwén课文
ne.呢。
Yǒu有
gè个
jùzǐ句子
wǒ我
bù不
dǒng.懂。
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Nǐ 你
wèishénme为什么
bú不
wèn问
lǎoshī?老师?
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Wàng 忘
le.了。
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喂 | wèi | (inter) | hello |
找 | zhǎo | (v) | look for |
就 | jiù | (adv) | just |
事儿 | shìr | (n) | thing |
让 | ràng | (v) | let, make |
考试 | kǎoshì | (n) | examination |
干 | gàn | (v) | do |
呢 | ne | (part) | (a modal particle) |
正在 | zhèngzài | (v) | in process of |
电视 | diànshì | (n) | television |
复习 | fùxí | (n) | review |
课文 | kèwén | (n) | text |
句子 | jùzǐ | (n) | sentence |
懂 | dǒng | (v) | understand |
为什么 | wèishénme | (pro) | why |
问 | wèn | (v) | ask |
忘 | wàng | (v) | forget |
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Translation
- Hello, I'm looking for Little Wang?
- It's me, what do you need?
- ( Our ) teacher asked me to tell you, ( we ) have an examination tomorrow, testing grammar. What are you doing?
- I'm watching TV, and you?
- I'm reviewing my lessons. There is a sentence I don't understand.
- Why don't you ask the teacher?
- I forgot !
Conversation 2 : Can you translate that for me?
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Nǐ你
néng能
gěi给
wǒ我
fānyì翻译
yīxià一下
ma ?吗?
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Dì 第
jǐ几
kè?课?
Dì第
jǐ几
yè?页?
Dì第
jǐ几
háng行?
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Dì 第
wǔ五
kè.课。
Dì第
shí十
yè?页。
Dì第
sì四
háng行。
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Wǒ 我
yě也
bù不
dǒng.懂。
wǒ我
hái还
méi没
kàn看
ne.呢。
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wèn 问
yīxià一下
nǐ你
jiějie.姐姐。
ràng让
tā她
bāngzhù帮助
yīxià.一下。
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tā 她
xiànzài现在
méi没
shíjiān,时间,
tā她
zài在
zuò做
fàn饭
ne.呢。
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翻译 | fānyì | (v) | translate |
第 | dì | (prefix) | (used before numeral) |
课 | kè | (n) | lesson |
页 | yè | (n) | page |
行 | háng | (n) | line |
时间 | shíjiān | (n) | time |
帮助 | bāngzhù | (v) | help |
做饭 | zuòfàn | (v) | do the cooking |
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Translation
- Can you translate ( it ) for me?
- Which lesson, which page, which line?
- Lesson 5, page 10, line 4. ( the fifth lesson, the tenth page, the fourth line )
- I don't understand either. I haven't looked at it yet.
- Ask your older sister. Let her help for a moment.
- She has no time now. She is cooking.
Grammar
Verb 让
让 (ràng) is usually used when asking someone to do something. 让 is followed immediately by the person being asked to do something.
Examples:
- 老师 让 我 告诉 你。( the teacher let me tell you. )
- 妈妈 让 我 去 买 东西。( Mother asked me to buy things. )
- 她 让 我 问 你。( She let me ask you. )
Action in progress 正在
To show that an action is in progress:
- place either one of the verb 正在 or 在 before the verb
- or place 呢 at the end of the sentence
在 is very often used together with 呢 to express the progressive aspect.
Examples:
- 我 正在 看 电视 呢。( I am watching TV. )
- 我 在 打 电话 呢。( I am making a call. )
- 我 吃饭 呢。( I am eating. )
Exercises : Substitution Drills
Exercise 1
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1. 谁 (shéi) who? |
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我的朋友 | wǒde péngyou | my friend |
王老师 | Wáng lǎoshī | Professor Wang |
李小姐 | Lǐ xiǎojiě | Miss Li |
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2. 什么 (shénmē) what? |
我的书 | wǒde shū | my book |
我的东西 | wǒde dōngxī | my things |
我的词典 | wǒde cídiǎn | my dictionary |
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Exercise 2
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Lǎoshī 老师
ràng让
nǐmen 你们
gàn干
shénme什么?
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Lǎoshī 老师
ràng让
wǒmen我们
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Verb | Object |
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预习 | yùxí | prepare |
生词 | shēngcí | new words |
念 | niàn | read |
课文 | kèwén | text |
写 | xiě | write |
汉字 | hànzì | Chinese characters |
练 | liàn | practise |
发音 | fāyīn | pronunciation |
听 | tīng | listen |
录音 | lùyīn | record |
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Exercise 3
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Nǐ 你
zài在
gàn干
shénme什么
ne?呢?
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Wǒ 我
zhèngzài正在
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Verb | Object |
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听 | tīng | listen |
音乐 | yīnyuè | music |
看 | kàn | read |
报纸 | bàozhǐ | newspaper |
写 | xiě | write |
信 | xìn | letter |
打 | dǎ | make |
电话 | diànhuà | phone call |
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