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Pimsleur Level 2-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| shí jiān. | time (as in period of time) |
| nǐ men méi yǒu shí jiān. | you* don't have time |
| bú shì hěn jiǔ. | it isn't very long |
| wǒ men xiǎng zài zhèr dāi jǐ tiān. | we would like to stay here a few days. |
| wǒ men bù kěyǐ dāi. | we can't stay. |
| hěn duō shí jiān. | a lot of time. |
| hěn cháng shí jiān. | a long time. |
| tài yi han le. | that's (really) too bad. |
| nǐ bù míngbai shén me? | what don't you understand? |
| jǐ ge xīng qī. | a few weeks |
| jǐ ge xīng qī le. | for a few weeks |
| dào dè. | arrived |
| zuó tiān. | yesterday |
| nǐ shì shén me shí hòu dào dè? | when did you arrive? |
| wǒ men shì zuó tiān dào dè. | we arrived yesterday (emphasis on yesterday) |
| wǒ men zuó tiān jiù dào dē. | we arrived yesterday (emphasis on arrived) |
| nǐ zuó tiān mǎi le shén me? | what did you buy yesterday? |
| nǐ mǎi le. | you bought / you did buy |
| wo mǎi le yì diǎr dōng xī. | I bought something |
| xiàn zài wèn tā mǎi le shén me. | now ask her what she bought. |
| wo mǎi le yì diǎr dōng xī hē. | I bought something to drink |
| wo mǎi le yì diǎr pí jiǔ. | I bought some beer |
| nǐ chī le ma? | did you eat? (use ma) |
| nǐ yǒu méi yǒu chī? | did you eat? (use pos/neg) |
| nǐ chī le dōng xī ma? | did you eat anything? (use ma) |
| nǐ yǒu méi yǒu chī dōng xī? | did you eat anything? (use pos/neg) |
| nǐ xiǎng jīn tiān chī yì diǎr dōng xī. | you would like to eat something today. |
| wǒ xǐ huān chī dōng xī. | I like to eat. |
| wǒ xiǎng chī dōng xī. | I would like to eat. |
| zuó tiān wǒ méi yǒu chī dōng xī. | yesterday |
| pútōnghuà 'two weeks' zěn me shuō? | how do you say 'two weeks' in Mandarin |
| nǐ men ne? | how about you*? |
| nǐ mǎi le dōng xī ma? | did you buy anything? (use ma) |
| nǐ yǒu méi yǒu mǎi dōng xī? | did you buy anything? (use pos/neg) |
| zuo tian zǎo shàng. | yesterday morning |
| nǐ men shì shén me shí hòu dào Běijīng dè? | When did you arrive in Beijing? |
| wǒ shì gēn wǒ de jiā rén yìqǐ dào dè. | I arrived with my family |
| wǒ shì zuó tiān zǎo shàng gēn wǒ de jiā rén yìqǐ dào Běijīng dè. | I arrived in Beijing yesterday morning with my family |
| gēn wǒ de liǎng ge ér zi yìqǐ. | with my two sons |
| gēn wǒ de xiān sheng yìqǐ. | with my husband |
| nǐ shì jǐ diǎn zhōng dào de? | what time did you arrive? |
| wǒ shì bā diǎn zhōng dào dè. | I arrived at 8 o clock |
| nǐ qù le ma? | did you go? (use ma) |
| nǐ yǒu méi yǒu qù? | did you go? (use pos/neg) |
| nǐ yǒu méi yǒu qù Tiān Táng? | did you go to Tian Tang? (use pos/neg) |
| nǐ qù le Tiān Táng ma? | did you go to Tian Tang? (use ma) |
| nǐ zuó tiān qù le Tiān Táng. | you went to Tian Tang yesterday |
| nǐ shén me shí hòu qù le Tiān Táng? | When did you go to Tian Tang? |
| nǐ shén me shí hòu qù le? | when did you go? |