GMS # 1 - 100

Question 1

Answer 1

**The weather’s nice today.

jīntiān tiānqì búcuò.
ʨ⁼īntʰʲǣn tʰʲǣnʨʰì p⁼úʦʰʷò.**

Question 2

Answer 2

**I’m not rich.

wǒ búshì ge· yǒuqiánrén.
wǒ p⁼úʂɻ k⁼ɤ· jǒʷʨʰʲǽnʐəń .**

Question 3

Answer 3

**This bag’s heavy.

zhège· bāo hěnchén.
tʂɤ k⁼ɤ· p⁼āʷ xə̌ntʂʰə́n.**

Question 4

Answer 4

**These bags are heavy.

zhèxiē bāo hěnchén.
tʂɤ ɕʲɛ̄ p⁼āʷ xə̌ntʂʰə́n.**

Question 5

Answer 5

**Look, there’s my friend.

kàn, nà shì wǒde· péngyǒu.
kʰàn , nà ʂɻ wǒt⁼ɤ· pʰəŋ́ jǒʷ.**

Question 6

Answer 6

**My brother and I are good tennis players.

wǒ hé wǒgē dōushì wǎngqiú gāoshǒu.
wǒ xɤ́ wǒk⁼ɤ̄ t⁼ōʷʂɻ wǎŋʨʰʲóʷ k⁼āʷʂǒʷ.**

Question 7

Answer 7

**His mother’s at home. He’s at school.

tā mǔqīn zàijiā, tā zài xuéxiào.
tʰā mǔʨʰīn ʦ⁼àʲʨ⁼ʲā, tʰā ʦ⁼àʲ ɕʸoéɕʲàʷ.**

Question 8

Answer 8

**Her children are at school.

tāde· háizi·men· zài xuéxiào.
tʰāt⁼ɤ· xáʲʦ⁼ɨ·mən· ʦ⁼àʲ ɕʸoéɕʲàʷ.**

Question 9

Answer 9

**I’m a taxi driver.

wǒ shì yī míng chūzūchē sījī.
wǒ ʂɻ ī míŋ tʂʰūʦ⁼ūtʂʰɤ̄ sɨʨ̄ ⁼ī.**

Question 10

Answer 10

**My sister’s a nurse.

wǒmèimei· shì hùshì.
wǒmèʲmeʲ· ʂɻ xùʂɻ.**

Question 11

Answer 11

**He’s sick. He’s in bed.

tā shēngbìngle·. tā tǎng zài chuángshàng.
tʰā ʂə̄ŋbìŋlɤ·. tʰā tʰɑ̌ŋ ʣàʲ tʂʰʷɑ́ŋʂɑ ŋ.**

Question 12

Answer 12

**I’m not hungry, but I’m thirsty.

wǒ búè, dànshì wó hénkě.
wǒ p⁼úɤ , t⁼ànʂɻ wó xəŋ́ kʰɤ̌.**

Question 13

Answer 13

**He’s a very old man. He’s ninety-eight (98) years old.

tā niánjì hěndà, jiǔshíbā suì le·.
tʰā nʲǽnʥì xəň dà, ʨ⁼ʲǒʷʂɻṕ ⁼ā sʷèʲ lɤ·.**

Question 14

Answer 14

**These chairs aren’t beautiful, but they’re comfortable.

zhèxiē yǐzi· bùhǎokàn, dàn hěnshūfú.
tʂɤ ɕʲɛ̄ ǐʦ⁼ɨ· p⁼ùxǎʷkʰàn, t⁼àn xə̌nʂūfú.**

Question 15

Answer 15

**The weather’s warm and sunny today.

jīntiān hénnuǎnhuo·, yángguāng míngmèi.
ʨ⁼īntʰʲǣn xə́nnʷǎnxʷo·, jáŋɡʷɑ̄ŋ míŋmèʲ.**

Question 16

Answer 16

**You’re late. — No, I’m not! I’m early.

PIN nǐ chídàole·. — wǒ méiyǒu! wǒ dàode· hénzǎo.
IPA nǐ tʂʰɻt́ ⁼àʷlɤ·. — wǒ méʲjǒʷ ! wǒ t⁼àʷt⁼ɤ· xəń ʣǎʷ.**

Question 17

Answer 17

**She isn’t home. She’s at work.

tā búzài jiā, tā zài shàngbān.
tʰā p⁼úʦ⁼àʲ ʨ⁼ʲā, tʰā ʦ⁼àʲ ʂɑ ŋbān.**

Question 18

Answer 18

**Here’s your coat.

zhè shì nǐde· wàitào.
tʂɤ ʂɻ nǐt⁼ɤ· wàitʰàʷ.**

Question 19

Answer 19

**What’s your name?

nǐ jiào shéme míngzì ?
nǐ ʨ⁼ʲàʷ ʂɤ́mɤ míŋʣɨ ?**

Question 20

Answer 20

**My name’s Alan.

wǒ jiào àilún.
wǒ ʨ⁼ʲàʷ àʲlúʷn.**

Question 21

Answer 21

**Where are you from?

nǐ cóng nǎli· láide·?
nǐ ʦʰóŋ nǎli· láʲt⁼ɤ· ?**

Question 22

Answer 22

**I’m from New York.

wǒ cóng niǔyuē láide·.
wǒ ʦʰóŋ nʲǒʷɥʸoē láʲt⁼ɤ·.**

Question 23

Answer 23

**How old are you?

nǐ duōdà le·?
nǐ t⁼ʷōt⁼à lɤ· ?**

Question 24

Answer 24

**I’m twenty (20) years old.

wǒ èrshí suì.
wǒ əʵ ʂɻ ́ sʷèʲ.**

Question 25

Answer 25

**What's your job? nǐ zuò shéme gōngzuò? nǐ ʦ⁼ʷò ʂɤ́mɤ k⁼ōŋʣʷò ?**

Question 26

Answer 26

**I'm a teacher. wǒ shì yī míng jiàoshī. wǒ ʂɻ ī míŋ ʥʲàʷʂɻ.**

Question 27

Answer 27

**What's your favorite color? nǐ zuì xǐhuan· shéme yánsè? nǐ ʦ⁼ʷèʲ ɕǐxʷan· ʂɤ́mɤ jǽnsɤ ?**

Question 28

Answer 28

**My favorite color is blue. wǒ zuìxǐhuan·de· yánsè shì lánsè. wǒ ʦ⁼ʷèʲɕǐxʷan·t⁼ɤ· jǽnsɤ ʂɻ lánsɤ .**

Question 29

Answer 29

**What are you interested in? nǐ duì shéme gǎnxìngqù? nǐ t⁼ʷèʲ ʂɤ́mɤ k⁼ǎnɕìŋʨʰy ?**

Question 30

Answer 30

**I'm interested in music. wǒ duì yīnyuè gǎnxìngqù. wǒ t⁼ʷèʲ īnɥʸoe k⁼ǎnɕìŋʨʰy .**

Question 31

Answer 31

**It's hot today. jīntiān hěnrè. ʨ⁼īntʰʲǣn xə̌nʐɤ .**

Question 32

Answer 32

**It isn't hot today. jīntiān búrè. ʨ⁼īntʰʲǣn p⁼úʐɤ .**

Question 33

Answer 33

**It's windy today. jīntiān fēng hěndà. ʨ⁼īntʰʲǣn fə̄ŋ xə̌ndà.**

Question 34

Answer 34

**It isn't windy today. jīntiān méi guāfēng. ʨ⁼īntʰʲǣn méʲ k⁼ʷāfə̄ŋ.**

Question 35

Answer 35

**My hands are cold. wǒde· shóu hénlěng. wǒt⁼ɤ· ʂóʷ xə́nlə̌ŋ.**

Question 36

Answer 36

**Brazil is a very big country. bāxī shì ge· hěndàde· guójiā. p⁼āɕī ʂɻ k⁼ɤ· xəň dàt⁼ɤ· k⁼ʷóʨ⁼ʲā.**

Question 37

Answer 37

**Diamonds are not cheap. zuānshí bùpiányí. ʦ⁼ʷānʂɻ ́ p⁼ùpʰʲǽní.**

Question 38

Answer 38

**Toronto isn't in the United States. duōlúnduō búzài měiguó. t⁼ʷōlúʷndʷō p⁼úʦ⁼àʲ měʲk⁼ʷó.**

Question 39

Answer 39

**I'm tired. wǒ lèile·. wǒ lèʲlɤ·.**

Question 40

Answer 40

**I'm not tired. wǒ búlèi. wǒ p⁼úlèʲ.**

Question 41

Answer 41

**I'm hungry. wǒ èle·. wǒ ɤ lɤ·.**

Question 42

Answer 42

**I'm not hungry. wǒ búè. wǒ p⁼úɤ .**

Question 43

Answer 43

**He's a good swimmer. tā shì yóuyǒng jiànjiāng. tʰā ʂɻ jóʷjǒŋ ʥʲæ nʥʲāŋ.**

Question 44

Answer 44

**I'm not interested in politics. wǒ duì zhèngzhì méixìngqù. wǒ t⁼ʷèʲ tʂəŋ dʐɻ méʲɕìŋʨʰy.**

Question 45

Answer 45

**What's your name? nǐ jiào shéme míngzì? nǐ ʨ⁼ʲàʷ ʂɤ́mɤ míŋʣɨ ?**

Question 46

Answer 46

**My name's Amanda. wǒ jiào āmàndá. wǒ ʨ⁼ʲàʷ āmàndá.**

Question 47

Answer 47

**Are you married? nǐ jiéhūnle· mā? nǐ ʨ⁼ʲɛ́xūʷnlɤ· mā ?**

Question 48

Answer 48

**No, I'm single. méiyǒu, wǒ dānshēn. méʲjǒʷ , wǒ t⁼ānʂə̄n.**

Question 49

Answer 49

**How old are you? nǐ duōdà le·? nǐ t⁼ʷōt⁼à lɤ· ?**

Question 50

Answer 50

**I'm twenty-five (25). wǒ èrshíwǔ suì. wǒ əʵ ʂɻǔ́ sʷèʲ.**

Answer 51

**Are you a student? nǐ shì xuéshēng mā? nǐ ʂɻ ɕʸoéʂəŋ̄ mā ?**

Answer 52

**Yes, I am [a student]. PIN duì, wǒ shì xuéshēng. IPA t⁼ʷèʲ , wǒ ʂɻ ɕʸoéʂəŋ̄ .**

Answer 53

**Am I late? wǒ chídàole· mā? wǒ tʂʰɻt́ ⁼àʷlɤ· mā ?**

Answer 54

**No, you're on time. méiyǒu, ní hěnzhǔnshí. méʲjǒʷ , ní xəň dʐǔʷnʂɻ.**

Answer 55

**Is your mother at home? ní mǔqīn zài jiā mā? ní mǔʨʰīn ʦ⁼àʲ ʨ⁼ʲā mā ?**

Answer 56

**No, she's out. búzài, tā chūqùle·. p⁼úʦ⁼àʲ , tʰā tʂʰūʨʰy lɤ·**.

Answer 57

**Are your parents at home? nǐ fùmǔ zài jiā mā? nǐ fùmǔ ʦ⁼àʲ ʨ⁼ʲā mā ?**

Answer 58

**No, they're out. búzài, tāmen· chūqùle·. p⁼úʦ⁼àʲ , tʰāmən· tʂʰūʨʰy lɤ·.**

Answer 59

**Is it cold in your room? nǐ fángjiānli· lěng mā? nǐ fɑ́ŋʥʲǣnli· lə̌ŋ mā ?**

Answer 60

**Yes, a little. ń, yóudián lěng. ń, jóʷt⁼ʲǽn lə̌ŋ.**

Answer 61

**Your shoes are nice. Are they new? nǐde· xié búcuò, shì xīnde· mā? nǐt⁼ɤ· ɕʲɛ ́ p⁼úʦʰʷò, ʂɻ ɕīndɤ· mā ?**

Answer 62

**Yes, they are. méicuò, shì xīnde·. méʲʦʰʷò, ʂɻ ɕīndɤ·.**

Answer 63

**Where's your mother? Is she at home? ní mǔqīn zài nǎr? tā zàijiā mā? ní mǔʨʰīn ʦ⁼àʲ nɐ̌ʵ ? tʰā ʦ⁼àʲʨ⁼ʲā mā ?**

Answer 65

**Where are you from? nǐ láizì nǎli·? nǐ láʲʦ⁼ɨ nǎli· ?**

Answer 66

**I'm from Canada. wǒ láizì jiānádà. wǒ láʲʦ⁼ɨ ʨ⁼ʲānát⁼à.**

Answer 67

**What color is your car? nǐde· chē shì shéme yánsè de·? nǐt⁼ɤ· tʂʰɤ̄ ʂɻ ʂɤ́mɤ jǽnsɤ t⁼ɤ· ?**

Answer 68

**It's red. shì hóngsè de· ʂɻ xóŋsɤ t⁼ɤ·.**

Answer 69

**How old is Hassan? hāsāng duōdà le·? xāsɑ̄ŋ dʷōt⁼à lɤ· ?**

Answer 70

**He's twenty-four (24). tā èrshísì suì. tʰā əʵ ʂɻś ɨ sʷèʲ.**

Answer 71

**How are your parents? nǐ fùmǔ zuìjìn hǎo mā? nǐ fùmǔ ʦ⁼ʷèʲʨ⁼ìn xǎʷ mā ?**

Answer 72

**They're doing ône. tāmen·dōu hénhǎo. tʰāmən·t⁼ōʷ xə́nxǎʷ.**

Answer 73

**These postcards are nice. How much are they? zhèxiē míngxìnpiàn búcuò, duōshǎo qián? tʂɤ ɕʲɛ̄ míŋɕìmpʰʲæ n p⁼úʦʰʷò, t⁼ʷōʂǎʷ ʨʰʲǽn ?**

Answer 74

**They're a dollar (USD). They're a pound (GBP). They're a euro (EUR). zhèxiē yī kuài qián. tʂɤ ɕʲɛ̄ ī kʰʷàʲ ʨʰʲǽn.**

Answer 75

**This hotel isn't very good. Why is it so expensive? zhège· lǘguǎn búshì tèbié hǎo, wèishéme zhème guì? tʂɤ k⁼ɤ· lǘk⁼ʷǎn p⁼úʂɻ tʰɤ p⁼ʲɛ ́ xǎʷ, wèʲʂɤ́mɤ tʂɤ mɤ k⁼ʷèʲ** ?

Answer 76

**What's your phone number? nǐ diànhuàhàomǎ duōshǎo? nǐ t⁼ʲæ nxʷàxàʷmǎ t⁼ʷōʂǎʷ ?**

Answer 77

**Who's that man? nàge· nánrén shì shuí? nàk⁼ɤ· nánʐəń ʂɻ ʂʷéʲ ?**

Answer 78

**He's the boss. tā shì láobǎn. tʰā ʂɻ láʷp⁼ǎn.**

Answer 79

**Where's your friend? nǐde· péngyǒu zài nǎr? nǐt⁼ɤ· pʰə́ŋjǒʷ ʦ⁼àʲ nɐ̌ʵ ?**

Answer 80

**She's in the bathroom. tā zài xǐshǒujiān. tʰā ʦ⁼àʲ ɕǐʂǒʷʨ⁼ʲǣn.**

Answer 81

**How's your father? nǐ fùqīn zuìjìn hǎo mā? nǐ fùʨʰīn ʦ⁼ʷèʲʨ⁼ìn xǎʷ mā ?**

Answer 82

**He's doing great. tā hénhǎo. tʰā xə́nxǎʷ.**

Answer 83

**Are you tired? nǐ lèile· mā? nǐ lèʲlɤ· mā ?**

Answer 84

**Yes, I am [tired]. ń, wǒ lèile·. ń, wǒ lèʲlɤ·.**

Answer 85

**Are you hungry? nǐ èle· mā? nǐ ɤ lɤ· mā ?**

Answer 86

**No, but I'm thirsty. búè, dàn wó kěle·. p⁼úɤ , t⁼àn wó kʰɤ̌lɤ·.**

Answer 87

**Is your friend Chinese? nǐ péngyǒu shì zhōngguórén mā? nǐ pʰəŋ́ jǒʷ ʂɻ tʂōŋɡʷóʐəń mā ?**

Answer 88

**Yes, he is [Chinese]. duì, tā shì zhōngguórén. t⁼ʷèʲ, tʰā ʂɻ tʂōŋɡʷóʐəń .**

Answer 89

**Are these your keys? zhèxiē shì nǐde· yàoshi· mā? tʂɤ ɕʲɛ ̄ ʂɻ nǐt⁼ɤ· jàoʂɻ· mā ?**

Answer 90

**Yes, they are [mine]. shìde·, shì wǒde· yàoshi·. ʂɻt ⁼ɤ·, ʂɻ wǒt⁼ɤ· jàoʂɻ·.**

Answer 91

**That's my seat. nà shì wǒde· wèizi·. nà ʂɻ wǒt⁼ɤ· wèʲʦ⁼ɨ·.**

Answer 92

**No, it isn't [yours]. bù, zhè búshì. p⁼ù, tʂɤ p⁼úʂɻ.**

Answer 93

**Where's the camera? xiàngjī zài nǎr? ɕʲàŋʥī ʦ⁼àʲ nɐ̌ʵ ?**

Answer 94

**It's in your bag. zài nǐ bāorli·. ʦ⁼àʲ nǐ p⁼āʷʐli·.**

Answer 95

**Is your car blue? nǐde· chē shì lánsè de· mā? nǐt⁼ɤ· tʂʰɤ̄ ʂɻ lánsɤ t⁼ɤ· mā ?**

Answer 96

**No, it's black. búshì, shì hēisè de·. p⁼úʂɻ, ʂɻ xēʲsɤ t⁼ɤ·.**

Answer 97

**Is Lisa from Toronto? lìshā láizì duōlúnduō mā? lìʂā láʲʦ⁼ɨ t⁼ʷōlúʷndʷō mā ?**

Answer 98

**No, she's American. búshì, tā shì měiguórén. p⁼úʂɻ, tʰā ʂɻ měʲk⁼ʷóʐəń .**

Answer 99

**Am I late? wǒ chídàole· mā? wǒ tʂʰɻt́ ⁼àʷlɤ· mā ?**

Question 100

Answer 100

**Yes, you are [late]. shìde·, nǐ chídàole·. ʂɻt ⁼ɤ·, nǐ tʂʰɻt́ ⁼àʷlɤ·.**

Question 101

Answer 101

**Where's Layla from? lěilā láizì nǎli· ? lěʲlā láʲʦ⁼ɨ nǎli· ?**