Phrases 08

Question 1

天黑了。

Answer 1

Tiān hēile.
The sky has turned black.

Question 2

服务员，买单。

Answer 2

Fúwùyuán, mǎidān.
Waiter, can I have the bill?

Question 3

今天下午我没有时间。

Answer 3

Jīntiān xiàwǔ wǒ méiyǒu shíjiān.
I’ve got no time this afternoon.

Question 4

明天下午再去吧。

Answer 4

Míngtiān xiàwǔ zài qù ba.
Let’s go tomorrow instead / again.

Question 5

让我想想再告诉你。

Answer 5

Let me think about it, and then (lit. again) I’ll tell you.

Question 6

你明天下午来找我，好吗？

Answer 6

Nǐ míngtiān xiàwǔ lái zhǎo wǒ, hǎo ma?
You’re coming (to me) tomorrow afternoon, aren’t you?

Question 7

外面天气很好，我们出去运动运动吧。

Answer 7

Wàimiàn tiānqì hěn hǎo, wǒmen chūqù yùndòng yùndòng ba.
It’s lovely weather outside. Let’s go out and get some exercise.

Question 8

王老师让我给大卫打个电话。

Answer 8

Teacher Wang has asked me to give David a ring.
Wáng lǎoshī ràng wǒ gěi Dàwèi dǎ gè diànhuà.

Question 9

找大卫有什么事情吗？

Answer 9

Zhǎo Dàwèi yǒu shénme shìqíng ma?
What’s the problem with David that you need to contact him?

Question 10

我想找时间去看看他。

Answer 10

Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo shíjiān qù kànkan tā.
I want to find some time to go and see him.

Question 11

你再看看这本书吧。

Answer 11

Nǐ zài kànkàn zhè běn shū ba.
You’ll have to read the book again.

Question 12

你明天再给我打电话吧。

Answer 12

Nǐ míngtiān zài gěi wǒ dǎ diànhuà ba.
Can you ring me back tomorrow?

Question 13

再说吧！

Answer 13

Zài shuōba!
Say it again!

Question 14

很高兴再见到你。

Answer 14

Hěn gāoxìng zài jiàndao nǐ.
Nice to see you again.

Question 15

我房间的门打不开了。

Answer 15

Wǒ fángjiānde mén dǎ bù kāile.
The door to my room won’t open.

Question 16

您住哪个房间？

Answer 16

Nín zhù nǎgè fángjiān?
What’s your room number?

Question 17

我叫人去看看。

Answer 17

Wǒ jiào rén qù kànkan.
I’ll send someone to have a look.

Question 18

是谁找我？

Answer 18

Shì shéi zhǎo wǒ?
Who is looking for me?

Question 19

我知道他明天来。

Answer 19

Wǒ zhīdào tā míngtiān lái.
I know that he’s coming tomorrow.

Question 20

你看看这几件衣服, 怎么样？

Answer 20

Nǐ kànkàn zhè jǐ jiàn yīfu, zěnmeyàng?
Take a look at these outfits. What do you think?

Question 21

这件白的有点儿长，那件黑的有点儿贵。

Answer 21

Zhèjiàn báide yǒu diǎn’r cháng, nàjiàn hēide yǒu diǎn’r guì.
This white one is a bit long and that black one is a bit expensive.

Question 22

这是今天新来的。

Answer 22

Zhè shì jīntiān xīn láide.
It’s a new one that’s come in today.

Question 23

让我再看看。

Answer 23

Ràng wǒ zài kànkan.
Let me have another look.

Question 24

找大卫有什么事情吗？

Answer 24

Zhǎo Dàwèi yǒu shénme shìqíng ma?
Is there some issue that you need to look up (go and see) David?

Question 25

我想找时间去看看他。

Answer 25

Wǒ xiǎng zhǎo shíjiān qù kànkan tā.
I want to find time to go and see him.

Question 26

一件事情
一些事情
很多事情
什么事情

Answer 26

yí jiàn shìqíng, yìxiē shìqing, hěn duō shìqíng,
shénme shìqíng
one thing, item, issue - a few issues - lots of issues - some kind of / what sort of an issue

Question 27

我想告诉你一件事情。

Answer 27

Wǒ xiǎng gàosù nǐ yíjiàn shìqíng。
I want to tell you something.

Question 28

妈妈让大卫去外边买些水果。

Answer 28

Māmā ràng Dàwèi qù wàibian mǎixiē shuǐguǒ.
Mum told David to go out and buy some fruit.

Question 29

我们来自英国。

Answer 29

Wǒmen láizì Yīngguó.
We come from the UK.

Question 30

我叫人去看看。

Answer 30

Wǒ jiào rén qù kànkan.
I’ll ask someone to come and have a look.

Question 31

他陪我上街。

Answer 31

Tā péi wǒ shàng jiē.
He went shopping with me. (Lit. He accompanied me into the street.)

Question 32

他让他的儿子陪奶奶吃饭。

Answer 32

Tā ràng tā de érzi péi nǎinai chīfàn.
He asked him to have dinner with granny.

Question 33

你看看这几件衣服怎么样？

Answer 33

Nǐ kànkàn zhèjǐ jiàn yīfu zěnmeyàng？
Have a look and see what you think of these clothes.