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Pimsleur Level 1-3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tài duō qián le | it's too much money |
| shì bú shì gěi wǒ de? | is it for me? |
| shì gěi wǒ de ma? | is it for me? |
| tài duō le | it's too much |
| qǐng huí dá wèn tǐ | please answer the questions |
| qǐng huí dá wǒ de wèn tǐ | please answer my questions |
| nǐ yǒu qián gěi wǒ ma? / nǐ yǒu méi qián gěi wǒ? | do you have money for me? (omit the de from gei wǒ de) |
| nǐ qián gòu ma? / nǐ qián gòu bu gòu? | do you have enough money? |
| wǒ gòu le | I have enough |
| wǒ qián gòu le | I have enough money |
| wǒ bú gòu | I don't have enough |
| wǒ qián bú gòu | I don't have enough money |
| zú gòu de | enough (sufficient) |
| nǐ yǒu zú gòu de qián géi wǒ ma? | do you have enough money for me? |
| tài guì le | it's too expensive |
| bú tài guì | it isn't too expensive |
| nǐ shuō dé tài kuài le! | you speak too quickly! |
| nǐ yǒu méi yǒu xiǎng wǒ | did you miss me |
| nǐ you méi yǒu (do sth)? | did u (do sth) or not |
| bĭjiào guì | it's more expensive |
| máfán nĭ | Please (bother you) |
| máfán nǐ | gei wǒ yì bēi shuǐ |
| zài zhèr | bǐ jiào guì |
| qĭng jìn | please come in |
| HuàShéngDùn | Washington |
| Qǐng | please (when making an offer / inviting someone to do something) |
| Máfán | please ( bother/when asking for something) |
| wǒ de xiān sheng hé wǒ | my husband and I |
| tā zài nàr ma? | is he there? |
| nǐ men zhù zài Měi Guǒ nǎr? | where do you live in America? |
| wǒ men zhù zài Huá Shèng Dùn | we live in Washington |
| nǐ gēn nǐ de tài tài zài yìqǐ ma? shì. | you and your wife located (live) together? yes we are. |
| wǒ de tài tài hé wǒ zhù zài zhèr | me and my wife live here (tài tài comes before wǒ) (use gēn with zai |
| wǒ bù zhí dào tā zài nǎr | I don't know where he is |
| nǐ xiǎng gēn wǒ yìqǐ hé yì diǎnr dōng xi ma? | would you like to drink with me? |
| tā gēn nǐ zài yìqǐ ma? | is she with you? (use gēn with zai |
| Xiăoháir | children |
| nǐ yǒu xiǎo háir ma? / nǐ you méi yǒu xiao hair? | do you have children |
| wǒ men yǒu xiǎo hair | we have children |
| jǐ ge? | how many? (for size of group of ppl) |
| dà le | grown up |
| nǐ de ér zi hěn dà le ma? | is your son grown up (mature)? |
| ér zi bú shì hěn dà | the son is not very big |
| Ò | oh! |
| Dà | older |
| Xiăo | young(er) |
| dĕng yíhuìr | wait one moment |
| Cèsuŏjiān | W.C. |
| Xíshǒujiān | Bathroom (hand wash room) |
| Jiārén | family |
| nǐ kěyǐ deng yí huǐr ma? | can you wait a moment? (odd tones) |
| zài tīng yí cì | listen once again |
| dà ér zi | the older son |
| xiǎo nǔ ér | the younger daughter |
| tā zhēn dé hěn xiǎo | he is really very young |
| dà ér zi gēn wǒ men zài yìqǐ | the older son is with us |
| dà ér zi gēn wǒ men zài zhèr | the older son is here with us (drop the yìqǐ) |
| nǐ men de jiā yǒu duō shǎo rén? | how big is your family? (how many people) |
| nǐ men de jiā rén hěn duō | your family is big (has many people) |
| nǐ men de jiā rén zhēn de hěn duō | your family is really big |
| qǐng (nǐ) zài shuō yí biàn | please could you repeat that? |
| wǒ méi tīng dǒng | I don't understand (what you specifically just said) |
| wǒ tīng bù dǒng | I don't understand (what is generally being said / the language) |
| Jiālĭ | family |
| Lĭ | inside |
| Xiānggăng | Hong Kong |
| Fēijī | airplane |
| Zuò | to sit |
| Fēijīchăng | airport |
| Qiān | one thousand |
| Xiăoshí | . hour |
| Wèn | ask |
| zài wèn yí cì | ask it again |
| shì shì shuō | try to say |
| wéi dá | answer |
| nǐ jiā lǐ yǒu jǐ ge rén? | how many people are there in (inside) your family? (don't use 'wǒ de' with 'li') |
| wǒ jiā lí yǒu sì ge rén | my family has four people (in it) (don't use 'wǒ de') |
| wǒ men míng tiān yào qù xiǎng gang. | my family is going to go to Hong Kong tomorrow |
| zuò fēi jī qù | to take a plane (to) |
| nǐ men yào zuò fēi jī qù ma? | are you going to take a plane? |
| nǐ men yào bú yào zuò féi jí qù? | are you going to take a plane? |
| wǒ men xiǎng zuò fēi jī qù Xiǎng Gang | we would like to take a plane to Hong Kong |
| fēi jī chǎng zài nǎr? | where is the airport? |
| liǎng qiān RMB | two thousand RMB |
| er / liang bai san (you can say both). | 230 |
| jǐ ge xiǎo shí | how many hours? |
| yào jǐ ge xiǎo shí. | how many hours will it be? |
| sān ge xiǎo shí. | 3 hours |