Phrases 02

Question 1

我每天锻炼身体。

Answer 1

Wǒ měitiān duànliàn shēntǐ。
I exercise my body every day.

Question 2

我每天六点起床。

Answer 2

I get up at 6 every morning.

Question 3

你很少生病！

Answer 3

​You hardly ever get sick!

Question 4

是不是喜欢运动？

Answer 4

​You probably enjoy doing sports, don’t you?

Question 5

我每天早上都要出去跑步。

Answer 5

I go out for a run every morning.

Question 6

现在身体怎么样？- - 现在好多了。

Answer 6

How is your health now? - - I’m feeling better now.

Question 7

大卫今年多大？

Answer 7

How old is David (this year)?

Question 8

他多高？

Answer 8

How tall is he?

Question 9

一米八几。

Answer 9

1.8 metres or so.

Question 10

你怎么知道这么多啊？

Answer 10

How come you know so much?

Question 11

张老师星期六也不休息啊？

Answer 11

Teacher Zhang doesn’t even have a rest on Saturdays, does he?

Question 12

他这几天很忙。- - 那会很累吧。

Answer 12

He is very busy these days. - - So he’s probably very tired.

Question 13

他每天回来都很累。

Answer 13

He comes back tired every day.

Question 14

每个星期六

Answer 14

every Saturday

Question 15

每天六点

Answer 15

at six every day

Question 16

我每天早上都喝咖啡。

Answer 16

I drink coffee every morning.

Question 17

我每个星期二都有汉语课。

Answer 17

I have Chinese classes every Tuesday.

Question 18

你多大？我六十九岁。

Answer 18

How old are you? I’m 69 years old.

Question 19

他多高？一米八几。

Answer 19

How tall is he? 1.8 metres or so.

Question 20

你喜欢运动, 是不是？
two different word orders?

Answer 20

是不是你喜欢运动？

你是不是喜欢运动？

Question 21

这台电脑多少钱？

Answer 21

Zhè tái diànnǎo duōshǎo qián?
How much does this computer cost?

Question 22

早饭要吃好，
午饭要吃饱，
晚饭要吃少。

Answer 22

Zǎofàn yào chīhǎo，
wǔfàn yào chībǎo，
wǎnfàn yào chīshǎo。

Eat a substantial breakfast, a moderate lunch and a lighter dinner.

Question 23

跑步比赛

Answer 23

pǎobù bǐsài
running race

Question 24

按时吃药

Answer 24

ànshí chīyào
to take one’s medication at the right time

Question 25

该吃药了。

Answer 25

Gāi chī yào le.
It’s time to take your medication.
(Also as a jokily disapproving jibe among friends)

Question 26

你晚上几点休息？

Answer 26

What time do you go to bed (lit. rest) in the evening?

Question 27

周末也没有休息，每天都上班。

Answer 27

Even at weekends there’s no resting, it’s a matter of going to work every day. (Subject is left vague.)

Question 28

出院

Answer 28

to be released from hospital

Question 29

你每天什么时候开始工作？

Answer 29

What time do you start working every day?

Question 30

每半年

Answer 30

měi bànnián
every six months, lit. every half year

Question 31

去中国旅游

Answer 31

to travel to China

Question 32

我等你半天了！

Answer 32

Wǒ děng nǐ bàntiān le!
I’ve been waiting for you half a day (i.e. for ages)！

Question 33

现在好多了。

Answer 33

I’m better now.
- in reply to: 现在身体怎么样？

Question 34

什么时候能出院？

Answer 34

When will you be discharged from hospital?

Question 35

你今年多大了？
六十九岁。

Answer 35

How old are you (this year)?
I’m 69.

Question 36

我六十多岁。

Answer 36

I’m in my sixties.

Question 37

你做早餐要多久？

Answer 37

Nǐ zuò zǎocān yào duōjiǔ?
How long does it take you to make breakfast?

Question 38

半(个)小时

Answer 38

bàn(ge)xiǎoshí
half an hour

Question 39

这有多少个苹果？

Answer 39

How many apples are there?

Question 40

十多个苹果

Answer 40

more than ten apples

Question 41

你有时间陪我看电影吗？

Answer 41

Do you have time to go to the cinema with me?

Question 42

他每天回来都很累。

Answer 42

He comes back tired every day.

Question 43

我听说…

Answer 43

I heard (that it’s being said) …

Question 44

七点前

Answer 44

qī diǎn qián
before 7 o’clock

Question 45

我也不知道北京的天气，
你问问小李，他是北京人。

Answer 45

I don’t know the weather in Beijing either.
Ask Xiao Li, he’s from Beijing.

Question 46

– 星期六也不休息，你工作累不累？
– 没关系，星期天我有不少时间休息。

Answer 46

– You don’t even have time off on Saturday. Surely you’re tired from all the work?
– It’s OK actually, I’ve got quite a lot of time off on Sunday.

Question 47

– 你每天什么时候睡觉？
– 九点多吧，很早。我早上起床也很早。

Answer 47

– What time do you go to bed every day?
– 9:00 or so, I think - very early. I also get up early in the morning.

Question 48

我不相信你。

Answer 48

Wǒ bù xiāngxìn nǐ.
I don’t believe you.

Question 49

您今年高寿？

Answer 49

Nín jīnnián gāoshòu?
How old are you this year (asking an older person politely)