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Pimsleur Level 1-1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Question | Answer |
| xièxie nĭ | Thank you |
| Duìbuqĭ | excuse me |
| Qĭngwèn | please let me ask |
| Kĕshì | but |
| Wŏ shuō de bú hăo | I don't speak well. |
| Nǐ huì shuō Pǔtōnghuà ma? | Can you speak Chinese? (noun after the verb) |
| Huì | can |
| Wǒ de Pǔtōnghuà shuō de hěn hǎo. | I can speak (Chinese) well. (split the verbs with the noun) |
| Míngbai | understand |
| Shénme | what |
| Wǒ bù míng bai nǐ shuō shén me. | I don't understand what your saying |
| Xuéyuàn | college |
| Shì zài nàr ma? | Is it there? |
| Shì zài nàr. | It is there. (Note that you either state the subject |
| Xué yuàn zài nàr. | The college is there. (Note that you either state the subject |
| Bú shì zai nàr. | It is not there. (Note that you either state the subject |
| Xué yuàn bú zài nàr. | The college is not there. (Note that you either state the subject |
| Nǐ zhī dào ma? | Do you know? |
| Bù zhī dào | wǒ bù zhī dào. |
| qù nǎr hē? | where can I drink? |
| Nǐ xiǎng qù nǎr chī | where would you like to eat? |
| Wǒ nàr / nǐ nàr | my place / your place |
| Wǒ xiǎng qù wǒ nàr chī. | I would like to go to my place to eat |
| Nǐ xiǎng shén me shí hòu chī. | when would you like to eat? |
| Wǒ bù xiǎng xiàn zài chī. | I don't want to eat now |
| Wǒ xiǎng xiàn zài chī yì diǎnr dōng xi. | I would like to eat something now |
| Wǒ xiǎng guò yíhuìr chī yì diǎnr dōng xi. | I would like to eat something later |
| Wǒ yĕ xiǎng hē yì diǎnr dōng xi. | |
| Yĕ | also |
| wŏ nàr / nǐ nàr | my place / your place |
| shénme shíhòu | when |
| Xiànzài | now |
| guò yíhuìr | later |
| Yíhuìr | for a little while |
| Kāfējiān | cafe |
| Fàndiàn | restaurant |
| Nǐ xiǎng chī shén me? | What do you want to eat? (notice shén me comes after the verb |
| Nǐ xiǎng shén me shí hou hē? | When would you like to drink |
| Hǎo | OK |
| Wŭfàn | lunch |
| Háishì | or (in a question) |
| Zuò | to do/make |
| Jiŭdiàn | hotel |
| Măi | buy |
| Gēn | with |
| Shéi | who |
| Yīqĭ | together |
| gēn shéi yīqĭ? | with whom? |
| Nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒ yìqǐ hē yì diǎnr dōng xi ma? | Would you like to drink something with me? |
| Huòzhĕ | or (in a statement) |
| nǐ xiǎng yào cha hai shi ka fei? | Do you want to drink tea or coffee? (using yao |
| wǒ xiǎng yào cha huo zhe ka fei. | I want to drink tea or coffee. (using yao |
| jĭ diăn zhōng? | at what time? |
| Yī | one |
| diăn zhōng | o'clock |
| nǐ xiǎng ji dian zhōng he cha? | What time do you want to drink tea? (just using xiǎng) |
| nǐ xiǎng yào ji diǎn zhōng hē chá? | What time do you want to drink tea? (using xiǎng yao) |
| nǐ xiǎng shén me shí hou hē chá? | When do you want to drink tea? (using shén me shi hou) |
| liǎng diǎn zhōng (not er dian zhong). | Two o'clock |
| bù xíng | Impossible |