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Pimsleur Level 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bú hăo. | not OK (more general than bu xing - not good for any reason) |
| Dōngxi | something / thing / anything |
| Wǒ bu xiǎng hē dōng xi | I don't want to drink anything |
| Yào | going to |
| wŏ [a] | as for me |
| nǐ yào xiàn zài chī ma? | are you going to eat now? |
| shì (you use shi / bu shi as answers to yào questions | when it means 'going to') |
| nǐ xiǎng liǎng diǎn zhōng gēn wǒ yì qǐ chī wǔ fàn ma? | would you like to have lunch with me at two o clock? |
| guò yí huìr | hǎo ma? |
| Name | in that case / then |
| Nà | that |
| ba | let's say / how about |
| nà me jiǔ diǎn zhōng ba? | in that case |
| Jīntiān | today |
| Wănshàng | in the evening |
| Wănfàn | diner |
| Míngtiān | tomorrow |
| Jiàn | to meet |
| bù hǎo | liù diǎn zhōng huò zhě qī diǎn zhōng |
| Duōshăo | how much |
| Qián | money |
| Rénmínbì | Renminbi |
| Kuài | unit of money (can be RMB / dollars / other) |
| qǐng tīng | please listen |
| zài tīng yí cì | listen again / listen once more |
| qǐng gēn zhe shuō | please repeat |
| nǐ jīn tiān wǎn shàng xiǎng zuò shén me | what do you want to do this evening (note time comes before the verb xiǎng this time |
| Mĕijīn American dollars | |
| nĭ yŏu méiyŏu? | do you have? |
| méiyŏu. | don't have |
| Jiā | plus |
| ne (sounds like no | here you are |
| wǒ yǒu shí wǔ kuài měi jīn | I have 15 American dollars |
| nǐ yǒu méi yǒu shí wǔ kuài rén mín bì? | do you have 15 rmb? |
| nǐ xiǎng bù xiǎng chī yì diǎnr dōng xi | (alternative way to say) would you like to eat something? |
| shì bú shì sān kuài? | is it 3 kuai? |
| nǐ yǒu méi yǒu měi jīn? | do you have any dollars? |
| wǒ méi yǒu měi jīn | i don't have any dollars |
| wǒ yǒu yì diǎnr měi jīn | i have a few american dollars |
| wǒ yǒu hěn duō měi jīn | i have lots of american dollars |
| wǒ yǒu shí qī kuài měi jīn | i have 17 american dollars |
| bú shì hěn duō | it's not very much |
| shì bú shì zài nar3? | is it over there? |
| ...hái shì zài zhèr? | ...or is it here? |
| bú kè qì | don't mention it |
| yíhuìr jiàn | see you later |
| gĕi nĭde | for you |
| Kĕyĭ | to be able |
| nĭ kĕ bù kĕyĭ | can you? |
| nǐ shuō shén me? | what did you say? |
| bú shì hén duō | it's not very much |
| chá shì gěi nǐ de | the tea is for you |
| yì bēi pí jiǔ duō shǎo qián? | how much is one beer? |
| yí kuài rén mín bì | yì bēi |
| nǐ kě bù kěyǐ xiàn zài chī? | can you eat now? |
| wǒ bù kěyǐ gěi nǐ | I can't give you (any) |
| X jiā X shì duō shǎo? | X plus X is how much? |
| Xiànzài tài wăn le | now it's too late |
| Tài | too |
| Wăn | late |
| Le | past tense [particle] |
| gòu ma? / gòu bu gòu? | is it enough? |
| gòu le | it's enough |
| bú gòu | it's not enough |
| tài duō le | it's too much |