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Mandarin Chinese sentence practice (WIP)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 我的手机充电器坏了 | (wǒ de shǒu jī chōng diàn qì huài le) My mobile phone charger is broken. |
| 我想买一个新的 | (wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī gè xīn de) I want to buy a new one |
| 给你 | (gěi nǐ) Here you go [lit.: I give you] |
| 多少钱 | (duō shǎo qián) How much is it? [lit.: how much money?] |
| 好的, 没问题 | (hǎo de, méi wèn tí) OK, no problem. |
| 请你教我怎么写 ”_ _” 这个字 | (qǐng nǐ jiào wǒ zěn me xiě “_ _” zhè gè zì) Please teach me how to write the character “_ _” [insert character into sentence] |
| 你怎么才来 | (nǐ zěn me cái lái) How come you just arrived? |
| 你怎么没去看电影? | (nǐ zěn me méi qù kàn diàn yǐng) Why didn’t you go see the movie? |
| 下雨了 | (xià yǔ le) it’s raining |
| 他到机场了 | (tā dào jī cháng le) He arrived at the airport, |
| 机场在哪儿? | (jī cháng zài nǎ ér?) Where is the airport? |
| 我去机场接人 | (wǒ qù jī cháng jiē rén) I’m going to the airport to pick someone up. |
| 早上天气很好,但是 下午下雨了 | (zǎo shàng tiān qì hěn hǎo, dàn shì xià wǔ xià yǔ le) The weather was fine this morning, but it rained in the afternoon. |
| 你几点回来? | (nǐ jī diǎn huí lái) What time will you come back? |
| 你几点回去? | (nǐ jī diǎn huí qù) What time will you go back? |
| 路边有两个人 | (lù biān yǒu liǎng gè rén) There are two people by the roadside. |
| 你来的路不太好吧? | (nǐ lái de lù bù tài hǎo bā) The road you came on isn’t very good, right? |
| 我送你吧 | (wǒ sòng nǐ bā) Let me take you [lit.: I’ll deliver you, i.e. I’ll give you a ride] |
| 你的午饭送到了 | (nǐ de wǔ fàn sòng dào liǎo) Your lunch has arrived. |
| 我送他去机场 | (wǒ sòng tā qù jī cháng) I took her to the airport [lit.: I send her to the airport] |
| 你有行李吗? | (nǐ yǒu xíngli ma?) Do you have any luggage? |
| 着儿有四个箱子 | (zhér yǒu sì gè xiāng zǐ) There are four boxes here. |
| 你的行李箱大吗? | (nǐ de xíng lǐ xiāng dà ma?) Is your suitcase big? |
| 我的鞋子脏了 | (wǒ de xié zǐ zàng le) My shoes are dirty. |
| 我想买双鞋 | (wǒ xiǎng mǎi shuāng xié) I want to buy a pair of shoes. |
| 这条路上有很多泥 | (zhè tiáo lù shàng yǒu hěn duō ní) There is a lot of mud on this road. |
| 我的鞋子上有很多泥 | (wǒ de xié zǐ shàng yǒu hěn duō ní) There is a lot of mud on my shoes. |
| 我太开心了 | (wǒ tài kāixīn le) I am too happy! |
| 她是不是你的朋友? | (tā shìbùshì nǐde péngyou?) Is she your friend or not? |
| 她不是你的朋友 | (tā bùshì nǐde péngyou) she isn't your friend |
| 你的房间大不大? | (nǐde fángjiān dà bù dà?) Is your room big or not? |
| 你的房间大吗? | (nǐde fángjiān dà ma?) Is your room big? |
| 我可以近来吗? | (wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma?) May I come in? |
| 我可以问你吗? | (wǒ kěyǐ wèn nǐ ma?) can I ask you a question? |
| 我也有房间吗? | (wǒ yě yǒu fángjīan ma) Do I have a room too? lit.: I also have a room, yes/no? |
| 星期几? | (xīngqījǐ?) What day of the week? |
| 礼拜几? | (lǐbàijǐ?) What day of the week? [collq.] |
| 我请你吃饭 | (wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn) I'll treat you to dinner |
| 我请你吃饭, 怎么样? | (wǒ qǐng nǐ chīfàn, zěnmeyàng?) How about I treat you to dinner? |
| 你哥哥是老师还是学生? | (nǐ gēge lǎoshī háishi xuésheng?) Is your brother a teacher or a student? |
| 祝你生日快乐! | (zhù nǐ shēngrì kuàilè) Happy birthday to you! Lit.: Wish you a happy birthday |
| 我的生日是八月三十一号 | (wǒde shēngrì shì bāyuè sānshíyī hào) My birthday is August 31st. |
| 你的生日是几月几号? | (nǐde shēngrì shì jǐyuè jǐhào?) When is your birthday? Lit.: Your birthday is what month what day? |
| 你喜欢哪个? | (nǐ xǐhuan nàge?) Which one do you like? Lit. |
| 我喜欢喝茶 | (wǒ xǐhuan hē chá) I like to drink tea |
| 我正在学习中文 | (wǒ zhèngzài xuéxí zhōngwén) I am learning Chinese. Lit.: I (am) in the middle of learning Chinese. |
| 这是几点? | (zhè shì jǐ diǎn) What time is this? Lit.: This is which time? |
| 这是五点 | (zhè shì wǔ diǎn) It's 5 o'clock. Lit.: This is 5 o'clock |
| 请问, 现在几点了? | (qǐngwèn, xiànzài jǐdiǎn le?) May I ask, what time is it now? |
| 现在八点了 | (xiànzài bā diǎn le) Right now it's 8 o'clock. |
| 你们几点到? | (nǐmen jǐdiǎn dào) What time will you [plural] arrive? |
| 房间里有几个人? | (fángjiān lǐ yǒu jǐge rén) How many people are there inside the room? |
| 我和我的几个朋友三小时后到 | (wǒ hé wǒde jǐge péngyou sān xiǎoshí hòu dào) A few of my friends and I will arrive three hours later. |
| 你昨天晚上几点睡觉? | (nǐ zuótiān wǎnshang jǐdiǎn shuìjiào) What time did you go to sleep last night? |
| 我昨天晚上十一点睡觉 | (nǐ zuótiān wǎnshang shíyīdiǎn shuìjiào) I went to sleep at 11 o'clock last night. |
| 我今天很早吃早饭, 很晚吃晚饭 | (wǒ jīntiān hěn zǎo chī zǎofàn, hěn wǎn chī wǎnfàn) I had breakfast very early and lunch very late today. Lit.: Today I very early at breakfast, very late ate lunch. |
| 我昨天晚上很晚睡觉 | (wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang hěn wǎn shuìjiào) I went to sleep very late last night. Lit. I yesterday night very late went to sleep. |
| 你喜欢看书吗? | (nǐ xǐhuan kànshū ma) Do you like reading? 🗑 |
| 我喜欢看书, 不喜欢读书 | (wǒ xǐhuan kànshū, bùxǐhuan dúshū) I like reading, [but] I don't like reading out loud. |
| 我请客! | (wǒ qǐng kè) My treat! |
| 请问有深圳到北京的飞机票吗? | (qǐngwèn yǒu Shēnzhèn dào Běijīng de fēijī piào ma) May I ask, do you have a plane ticket from Shenzhen to Beijing? |
| 飞机票多少钱一张? | (fēijī piào duōshao qián yì zhāng) How much money for one plane ticket? Lit.: Plane tickets are how much money for one piece? |
| 他们晚上六点左右到北京 | (tāmen wǎnshang liù diǎn zuǒyòu dào Běijīng) They will arrive in Beijin around 6pm. |
| 飞机几点起飞? | (fēijī jǐdiǎn qǐfēi) What time does the plane take off? |
| 飞机票是哪天的? | (fēijī piào shì nǎ tiān de) Which day is the plane ticket for? |
| 给 我 一些 时间,好吗? | (Gěi wǒ yīxiē shíjiān, hǎo ma?) Give me some time, OK? |
| 他都40岁了,还没有女朋友 | (tā dōu 40 suì le, hái méiyǒu nǚ péngyou) He's already 40, but he doesn't have a girlfriend. |
| 我会游泳 | (wǒ huì yóu yǒng) I can swim lit.: I have the ability to swim |
| 这 个 汉字 很 好写 | (Zhège Hànzì hěn hǎo xiě) This Chinese character is easy to write. |
| 喂, 请问老师在吗? | (wéi, qǐngwèn lǎoshì zài ma?) Hello, may I ask, is the teacher is there? [used for asking if someone is available over the phone, replace teacher with any name or title] |
| 你辛苦了 | (nǐ xīnkǔ le) you worked hard [expression of politeness and sympathy] |