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1
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At what time?

A

jǐ diǎn？

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What time is it?

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jǐ diǎn le

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The weather is pleasant

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tiàn qì hěn líang kuai

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On Thursday I took the metro and bus to Beijing

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wǒ xinqì sì zuò dì tiě hé gōng jiāo chē qù le Beijing

zuò：Means of transportation, not verb, therefore no past tense
qù：Verb, therefore past tense

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Yesterday my back was very sore

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wǒ zuó tiān bèi hěn téng

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Now

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xiàn zài

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It is getting late

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xiàn zài hěn wān le

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late

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wān

玩

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It is 11 o‘clock

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shí yǐ diǎn le

le：Instead of ‘it is’

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My bus will arrive late

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wǒde gōng jiāo chē yào chí dào le。

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My bus will arrive 10 minutes late

A

wǒde gōng jiāo chē yào chí dào shí
fēn zhōng。

No “le” at the end because of time indication (minutes)

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I will be there at 2 o’clock

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wǒ liǎng diǎn dáo.

I will arrive at 2 o’clock

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troublesome, annoying

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Má fan

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I went to bed early yesterday evening

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wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shang hěn zǎo shàng chuáng le

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go to bed (verb)

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shàng chuáng

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What would you like to drink?

A

nǐ yào hē shēn me？

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17
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We swim in the sea

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Wǒmen zài hǎilǐ yóuyǒng.

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18
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Let’s go swimming

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Wǒmen qù yóuyǒng ba?

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19
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(Suggestion word)

A

Ba?

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20
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New

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xīng

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21
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Last night

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zuó tiān wǎn shang

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22
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last Thursday

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shàng ge xīng qī sì

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23
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I swim 3 times a week

I go swimming 3 times a week

A

wǒ méi ge xīng qī yóu sān cì yǒng

wǒ méi ge xīng qī qú yóu sān cì yǒng

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I drink coffee twice a day

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wǒ měi tiān hē liǎng cì kā fēi

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I drink 2 cups of coffee a day
wǒ měi tiān hē liǎng bēi kā fēi
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I lie on my bed
Wǒ tǎng zài chuáng shàng
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I am lying on my bed
Wǒ zài chuáng shàng tǎng zhe
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Word turning a exception verb into present participle ‘-ing’
zhe
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I ate fish (with emphasis on what I ate)
wǒ chī le yù
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I ate fish (with emphasis on what I did)
wǒ chī yù le
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fruit
shuǐ guǒ 水果
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I bought fruit (emphasis on what I did and also on the fact that I already bought fruit and we don’t need more)
wǒ mǎi shuǐ guǒ le
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Past tense indicator when talking about details of the action (what, where, what time, with whom)
de
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Where did you buy fruit?
Nǐ zài nǎ lǐ mǎi de shuǐ guǒ？
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rose
méi guī huā
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goji and rose
gǒu qǐ hé méi guī (huā)
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sugar
táng
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When did you have dinner?
nǐ jǐ diǎn chī de wǎn fàn？
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Who?
shéi
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Who did you have dinner with?
nǐ hé shéi yī qǐ chī de wǎn fàn
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How did you use that app?
nǐ zěn me yòng de nà ge app?
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(About to happen）
yào le
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To take the bus | To sit on the bus
zuò gōng jiāo chē | zuò gōng jiāo chē shàng
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Inside
lǐ
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To read a book
kàn shù | Look book
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I read a book
wǒ kàn shū
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Sentence
jùsi
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Word
cí yǔ
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Fantasy
qí huàn xiàoshuo
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Novel
xiàoshuo | Small word
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Science fiction
kēhuān
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write
xiě
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I read 200 words
wǒ kàn lìang bǎi ge cí yǔ
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I read a science-fiction novel
wǒ kàn kēhuān xiǎoshuo
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speak
shoū
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ask
wen
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We are at home together
wǒmen yī qǐ zài jiā
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We stay at home together
wǒmen yī qǐ dāi zài jiā
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Article
wēnzhāng
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Armchair
fúshǒu yǐ | lean/rest against hand chair
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It is done now/it is working now
kěyǐ le
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To smoke
chōu yān
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It’s not okay to smoke here
Zhèlǐ bù kěyǐ chōu yān
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Be careful
Xiǎoxīn | 小心
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(To ask someone to do something)
ràng
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To do the dishes
xǐwǎn | Wash bowl
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I’m asking her to do the dishes
wǒ ràng tā xǐwǎn
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I ask her：“Can you do the dishes?”
wǒ wèn tā： nǐ kě yǐ xǐwǎn ma？
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She asked me not to smoke
tā ràng wǒ bù yào chōu yān
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Don‘t
bù yào
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She asked me to be careful
tā ràng wǒ xiǎoxin
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she asked me to buy an armchair
tā ràng wǒ mǎi yī ge fúshǒu yǐ
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Crime fiction
fànzuì
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detective story
zhēn tàn
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e-reader
diànzǐ shū | Electronic book
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Elevator
diàn tī
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You go out 1st/after you
nǐ xiān chū
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You go in 1st/after you
nǐ xiān jìn
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News
xīnwén
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I am reading the news
wǒ kàn xīnwén
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Third
dì sān
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I am drinking my 3rd cup of coffee
wǒ hē dì sān bèi kāfēi
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I always bring coffee when I go hiking
wǒ pá shān de shí hou, zǒngshì dài zhe kāfēi
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When
de shí hou

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