I did not go back to Morocco for the new year, nor to France, I went to Luxembourg
wô xīn nián méi (yôu) huí Móluògē, yê méi yôu huí Fâguó, wô xīn nián qù Lúsēnbâo
Happy new year!
xīn nián hâo!
Can you guess?
nî néng cāi ma?
these / those
zhèxie / nàxie
which (question) singular / plural?
nâ / nâxie? (!= nàxie = those)
I would like to order
wô xiâng diân cài
Sunday
xīnqītiān
Shop
shāng diàn
all + N
sûoyôu de + N + dōu
In Europe, all shops are closed on Sunday
xīnqītiān zài oūzhoū sûoyôude shāngdiàn dōu guānmen
Some
yīxie
Could we take a break?
… a 5mn / 1 hour / 2 week break?
wômen kêyî xiūxi (rest) yīxia ma?
wômen kêyî xiūxi wû fēnzhōng / yī xiâoshí / liàngge xīnqī ma?
a few
jî
What is the day today?
jīntiān shì jî hào? (hào = day)
what is your favorite season?
nî zuì xîhuān de jìjié shì shénme?
to rain / to snow
xiàyû / xiàxuê
Asia
yà zhoū
Europe
oūzhoū
Africa
fēizhōu
America
mêi zhoū
online
zài wângshàng
some things I like to go buy in a store, some things I like to buy online
yīxie dōngxī wô xîhuān qù shāngdiàn mâi, yīxie dōngxī wô xîhuān zài wângshàng mâi
I bought my water in a store
emphasis on “store”, as in “it is in a store that bought my water”
wôde shûi shì shāngdiàn mâi de
shì … de expresses past or emphasis in the present tense
!= wô zài wângshàng mâi le zhēqe shū = I bought this book online with emphasis on the difficulty of doing so, as in “I managed to buy this book online”
bank
yínháng
post office
yoújú
Start
kāishî
Melanie starts working on June 7th
Melanie liùyùe qīhào kāishî gōngzùo
He stayed in BJ for 2 years
tā zài Bêijīng zhùle liâng nián
Bar
jiûbā
Lift (ascenseur)
diàntī
public phone
gōngyòng diànhuà
Left (gauche)
zuô (followed by biān = “side”)
Right (droite)
yoù (followed by biān = “side”)
It is on the left side of the restaurant
zài cāntīng de zûo biān
The men’s toilet is on the left. Women’s is on the right.
Nán cèsuô zài zuô biān. Nû cèsuô zài yoù biān
nearby, close by
fùjìn
supermarket
chāoshì
Excuse me, is there a supermarket nearby
Qîngwèn, fùjìn yôu chāoshì ma?
in front of
qiánmiàn
traffic light
hónglù dēng
can see / able to see
kàn de jiàn
walk
zôu / zôulù (lit. “walk road”)
until / up to (walk up to the traffic light)
dào (zôu dào hónglù dēng)
turn right
wâng yoù guaî
remember
jìde
I remember there is one there
Wô jìde nàr yôu
train station
hûochē zhàn
to take / to catch
zùo
road / route
lù (pronouce “lou”)
No need to take a car/bus
bú yòng zuò chē
the first intersection
dì yī ge lùkôu
turn east
wâng dōng guâi (dōng = east)
A is on the left/right of B
A zài B de zôu/yoù biān
south
nán
west
xī
north
bêi
Is there a toilet nearby
fùjìn yôu cèsuô ma?
I can see the traffic light
I cannot see the traffic light
wô kàn de jiàn hónglù dēng
wô kàn bù jiàn hónglù dēng
difference between hùi and néng?
hùi emphasizes ability while néng emphasizes willingness
You don’t need to buy me any presents
Nî bú yòng gêi wô mâi lîwù