Deck 1

Question 1

rènhé qítā

Answer 1

any other (lit.)

qítā = other / else

Question 2

qítā rén ne ?

Answer 2

Where are the others?

(Li’s here, where are the others?)

Question 3

shénma qítā

Answer 3

what else (?)

qítā = other / else

Question 4

hěn jìn

很 近

Answer 4

very close (to)

Question 5

nǐ cóng nǎlǐ lái?

你 从 哪里 来？

Answer 5

Where do you come from?

Question 6

wǒ cóng (àodàlìyà) lái

我 从 (_____) 来

Answer 6

I come from Australia

lit. = I from (australia) come

Question 7

fùjìn yǒu kāfēitīng ma?

附近 有 咖啡厅 吗？

Answer 7

Is there a coffee shop (café) nearby?

lit. Nearby has coffee shop?

Question 8

(wǒmen) zhù zài yīqǐ

Answer 8

(we) live in the same place

Question 9

yīqǐ qù

一起 去

Answer 9

____ go together

lit. together go

Question 10

nǐ kěyǐ hé/gēn wǒ

你 可以 和/跟 我

Answer 10

You and I can… (go together)

lit. You can and I… (together go)

hé/gēn = and/with

Question 11

… yǒu shíjiān

有 时间

Answer 11

… have time

wǒ míngtiān huòzhě hòutiān yǒu shíjiān

lit. I tomorrow or the day after tomorrow have time

Question 12

yìbiān… yìbiān…

一边… 一边…

Answer 12

wǒmen yìbiān hē kāfēi yìbiān liáotiān
我们 一边 喝 咖啡 一边 聊天

We are chatting while drinking coffee
(lit. We are drinking coffee and chatting)

Question 13

tā yìbiān shàngwǎng yìbiān kàn diànshì

Answer 13

tā yìbiān shàngwǎng yìbiān

kàn diànshì
她 一边 上网 一边 看 电视
She is watching TV while surfing the Internet
(lit. She is surfing the Internet and watching TV)

Question 14

Tā gěi le wǒ yī jiǎo (yī shū)

Answer 14

He/She gave me a kick (a book)

gěi = give

gěi le = gave

Question 15

As soon as…

一… 就…

Answer 15

yī (+verb) …jiù (+verb)…

wǒ yí dào jiù dǎ diànhuà gěi nǐ.
我 一 到 就 打 电话 给 你。

I will call you as soon as I arrive.
(lit. I as soon as arrive hit phone to/give you.)

Question 16

Because… so (therefore)…

a clause of cause or reason

followed by a clause of result

Answer 16

yīnwèi… suǒyǐ…

因为… 所以…
“yīnwèi” (because/as) expresses a cause

“suǒyǐ” (so/therefore) expresses a result

yīnwèi tā shēngbìng le, suǒyǐ tā méiyǒu qù shàngbān
因为 她 生病 了，所以 她 没有 去 上班
She didn’t go to work because she was sick
(lit. Because she was sick, so she didn’t go to work)

Question 17

bǎ

把

Answer 17

Bǎ yīfu xǐ xǐ = have the clothes washed

In Chinese, “bǎ” is frequently used to emphasize the object(s) in the sentence. In this sentence construction, the object is placed before the verb instead of after.

In Pleco, this seems to be a preposition meaning: a particle marking the following noun as a direct object. When Vivienne says “emphasize” that could mean “make this the main focus”.

Note: “the verb must be reduplicated (as above) or accompanied by some other word or expression” (Pleco)

xǐxǐshuànshuàn = laundering / washing utensils + other household cleaning jobs || xǐ normally = happy/pleased/joy/be fond of