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Hello (formal)

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Nǐ hǎo

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Please come in

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Qǐng jìn (lái)

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Don’t care about anything

(lit.) not listen, not ask

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Bù tīng bù wèn

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See you there

(lit.) Even if we don’t see each other, don’t give up and leave
(idiom) Be sure to wait! See you there!

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Bù jiàn bú sàn

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You are welcome (formal / polite)

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Bù kè qì

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Sorry

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Duì bù qǐ

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It’s okay / No worries

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Méi guān xì

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(lit.) I am also pleased to meet you
(idiom) Nice to meet you, too

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Wǒ yě hěn gāo xìng rèn shí nǐ

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Goodbye / See you

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Zài jiàn

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Where are you?

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Nǐ zài nǎ lǐ ?

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I am in San Diego

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Wǒ zài shèng dì yà gē

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What kind of books do you like?

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Nǐ xǐ huān kàn shén me shū ?

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I don’t know

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Wǒ bù zhī dào

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Please say it again

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Qǐng zài shuō yī ci

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My (first) name is ___

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Wǒ jiào ___

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What is your (first) name?

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Nǐ jiào shén me míng zì ?

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What is your last name?

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Nǐ xìng shén me ?

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My last name is ___

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Wǒ xìng ___

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I am __ years old

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Wǒ __ suì le

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Your smile is very sweet

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Nǐ de xiào róng hěn tián

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Good morning

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Nǐ Zǎo

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How are you?

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Nǐ hǎo ma ?
(lit.) you good?

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I am very good
I am very happy

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Wǒ hěn hǎo
Wǒ hěn gāo xìng

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Thanks
Thank you

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Xiè xiè
Xiè xiè nǐ

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What about me?
Wǒ ne ?
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What about you?
Nǐ ne ?
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I am not good
Wǒ bù hǎo
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What nationality are you? OR Which country are you from?
Nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
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I am American
Wǒ shì měiguó rén
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Can you speak Chinese?
Nǐ huì shuō zhōng wén ma
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I live in _______
wǒ zhù zài _______
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My husband is Taiwanese
wǒ xiān shēng shì tái wān rén
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I speak a little Chinese
wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn diǎn zhōngwén
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I like ______
wǒ xǐ huān______
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Long time no see!
hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn
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I am ready
wǒ zhǔn bèi hǎo le
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How’s work?
gōng zuò hái hǎo ma?
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Recently, how have you been? Not bad, how about you?
zuì jìn guò dé zěn me yàng? hái bú cuò, nǐ ne?
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Good morning Good afternoon Good night
Zǎo ān Wǔ ān Wǎn ān
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Do you eat egg everyday?
Nǐ měi tiān chī dàn ma ?
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I use a knife to cut cake
Wǒ yòng dāo zi qiē dàn gāo
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My husband has one PC
Wǒ de Zhàng fū yǒu yī tái diàn nǎo
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Do not worry
Bù yào dān xīn
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I love you
Wǒ ài nǐ
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Do you love me?
Nǐ ài wǒ ma?
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Corn is my favorite vegetable
Yù mǐ shì wǒ zuì xǐ huān de shū cài
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I do not like tomato
Wǒ bù xǐ huān fān qié
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Do you have a question you want to ask? Yes, I do have a question. No, I do not have questions.
Nǐ yǒu wèn tí yào wèn ma? Shì de, wǒ yǒu yī gè wèn tí. Bù, wǒ méi yǒu wèn tí.
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Are you hungry? Are you full?
Nǐ chī le ma ? Nǐ chī bǎo le ma ?
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Ms ______ Mr ______
_____ xiǎojiě eg. Quach xiǎo jiě ____ xiān shēng eg. Shahabi xiān shēng
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You can call me _____
Nǐ kě yǐ jiào wǒ _____
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Welcome [and thank you] for visiting
Huān yíng guāng lín Commonly said by convenience store staff
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Excuse me, are you ______?
Qǐng wèn, nǐ shì _____ ma?
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You're welcome (casual) (lit.) will not (idiom) Don't mention it
bù huì
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Can you pick us up ? Thank you for picking us up
Nǐ kě yǐ lái jiē wǒ men ma ? Xiè xiè nǐ jiē wǒ men
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This is ______
Zhè shì ______
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How do you make a Y/N question?
Use A-not-A format. eg. Angel yào bù yào hē kāfēi? == Does Angel want to drink coffee?
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Is the food good / tasty? The food is tasty. The food is very tasty.
Hào chī ma ? Hào chī Hěn hào chī -- good eating (idiom)
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Is the drink good / tasty? The drink is tasty. The drink is very tasty.
Hǎo hē ma ? Hǎo hē Hěn hǎo hē -- good drinking (idiom)
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I like pineapple that is sweet
Wǒ xǐ huān tián de fènɡ lí
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I like pineapple that is sweet
Wǒ xǐ huān tián de fènɡ lí
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Compared to trains, I rather like to take a plane
Bǐ qǐ huǒ chē, wǒ jiào xǐ huān fēi jī
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I want to go to sleep
Wǒ yào qù shuì jiào
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I have to go to work
Wǒ yào qù shàng bān
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You are very beautiful
Nǐ hěn měi
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What tea is this?
Zhè shì shén me chá?
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ORDERING AT A TEA STORE: What drink would you like? I want a large cup of pudding milk tea. What sweetness level and how much ice would you like? Half sweetness and light ice.
Nǐ yào hē shén me ? Wǒ yào yī dà bēi bù dīng nǎi chá . Tián dù bīng kuài ne ? Bàn tián, wēi bīng .
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I use a toothbrush to brush teeth
Wǒ yòng yá shuā shuā yá
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Today, I am happy
Jīn tiān wǒ hěn kāi xīn
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How have you been recently? I have not been well recently. What happened (to you)?
Nǐ zuì jìn zěn me yàng ? Wǒ zuì jìn shēn tǐ bù hǎo . Zěn me le ?
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How is your family?
Nǐ de jiā rén hǎo ma ?
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It's none of your business
Zhè bù guān nǐ de shì
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Why do you want to know this?
Nǐ wèi shén me xiǎng zhī dào ?
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Excuse me, where is the restroom?
Qǐng wèn, xǐ shǒu jiān zài nǎ lǐ ?
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Excuse me, where is the ____? ____ is there.
Qǐng wèn, _____ zài nǎ lǐ ? _____ zài nà biān.
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Hello everyone!
dà jiā hǎo !
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I am hungry (casual)
Wǒ dù zi è (lit.) I belly hungry
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I really ought to go
Wǒ zhēn de gāi zǒu le
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Really?! (as an exclamation of surprise or incredulity)
Zhēn de jiǎ de ?! (lit.) Real fake ?!
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Me too
Wǒ yě shì
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Talk to you later
Yǐ hòu zài liáo
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See you on Monday
Xīng qí yī jiàn
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Today is what day?
Jīn tiān shì shén me ? Jīn tiān xīng qí shì jĭ ?
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How much is it? in two ways
Duō shǎo qián ? zěn me mài ?
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The time is 2:12 PM.
Xiàn zài shì xià wǔ liǎng diǎn shí èr fēn
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Excuse me, how much is this?
Qǐng wèn, zhè ge duō shǎo qián ?
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Two ways to say "How much is this jacket?"
Zhè ge jiá kè duō shǎo qián ? Zhè ge jiá kè zěn me mài?
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I don't like strawberries.
Wǒ bù xǐ huān cǎo méi
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How much is a cup of black tea?
Yī bēi hóng chá duō shǎo qián?
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Today in the US, what month and day is it?
Jīn tiān měiguó shì jǐ yuè jǐ hào?
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I am a software engineer
Wǒ shì ruǎn tǐ gōng chéng shī
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Compared to bread, I like rice better
Bǐ qǐ miàn bāo, wǒ gèng xǐ huān mǐ fàn
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Compared to cow milk, I like drinking soy milk more
Bǐ qǐ niú nǎi, wǒ gèng xǐ huān hē dòu jiāng
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Take it easy
Fàng qīng sōng (lit.) put relax into your body
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Is this item on sale?
Zhè ge yǒu tè jià ma?
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I want this
Wǒ yào zhè ge
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Shop owner, can you give me a discount? (lit. Shop owner, can discount?)
Lǎo bǎn, kě yǐ dǎ zhé ma?
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Can you give me 50% off?
Kě yǐ suàn wǒ wǔ zhé ma ?
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I beg you / I'm asking you a favor
bài tuō
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Does this come in a smaller size?
Zhè ge yǒu xiǎo yī diǎn de ma ?
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I like to eat spicy food
Wǒ xǐ huān chī là de
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Do you have __(noun)__?
Yǒu __(noun)__ ma ? eg. yǒu xī guǎn ma?
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Can you give me a knife?
Kě yǐ gěi wǒ yī dāo zi ma ?
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Can you give me two forks?
Kě yǐ gěi wǒ liǎng chā zi ma?
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I usually use chopsticks to eat things
Wǒ píng cháng yòng kuài zi chī dōng xī
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Would you like to pay by cash or credit?
Nǐ yào fù xiàn jīn hái shì xìn yòng kǎ ?
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Can I have a receipt?
Néng kāi shōu jù gěi wǒ ma?
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Here is your receipt
Zhè shì nǐ de shōu jù
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How old are you? I am 24 years old
Nín jīn nián jǐ suì ? -- OR can be shortened to -- Nǐ jǐ suì? Wǒ jīn nián Èr shí sì suì
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What do you do for a living ?
Nín de gōng zuò shì shén me ? -- OR can be shortened to -- Nǐ zuò shén me de?
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I am a __(profession)__ currently.
Wǒ xiàn zài shì __(profession)__
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Where are you from? I am American.
Nǐ shì nǎ lǐ rén? Wǒ shì měi guó rén.
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What languages do you speak? I can speak English, Vietnamese, and Chinese.
Nǐ huì shuō shén me yǔ yán ? Wǒ huì shuō yīng wén, yuè nán wén hé zhōng wén.
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How about you?
Nǐ ne ?
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Me too -- sub you and them / he / her
Wǒ yě shì Nǐ yě shì Tā (men) yě shì
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Where do you live ?
Nǐ zhù zài nǎ lǐ ?
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How is your personality ? I am an outgoing person
Nǐ de xìng gé rú hé ? Wǒ shì yī gè wài xiàng de rén
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How is the weather today ?
Jīn tiān tiān qì zěn me yàng ?
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What is your (school) major? My major is biology
Nǐ de zhǔ xiū shì shén me? Wǒ xiū shì shēng wù xué
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I want to sleep (on my bed)
Wǒ yào (shàng chuáng) shuì jiào
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Do you want to sleep with me ?
Nǐ yào shàng chuáng ma ?
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How many people are in your family? There are five people in my family.
Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ gè rén? OR Nǐ jiā yǒu duō shǎo rén? Wǒ jiā yǒu wǔ ge rén
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My grandfather has already retired
Wǒ yéyé yǐ jīng tuì xiū le
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__(someone)__ already __(past action or event)__ eg. I already ate I already drank water
__(someone)__ yǐ jīng __(past action)__ le Wǒ yǐ jīng chī le Wǒ yǐ jīng hē shuǐ le
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I went back to my mother's house I went back to my mother-in-law's house
Wǒ huí dào māmā jiā Wǒ huí dào pópo jiā
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What color? What color do you like? I like (the color) red.
Shén me yán sè? Nǐ xǐ huān shén me yán sè? Wǒ xǐ huān hóng sè.
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I like to wear colorful socks.
Wǒ xǐ huān chuān cǎi sè de wà zi
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My older brother has already graduated.
Wǒ de gē gē yǐ jīng bì yè le
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(Currently) What time is it ?
Xiàn zài jǐ diǎn ?
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(Currently) Is it 10 o'clock?
Xiàn zài shí diǎn le ma ?
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(Currently) Is it 9 o'clock in the morning?
Xiàn zài shì shàng wǔ jiǔ diǎn ma ?
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What time do you go to work?
Nǐ jǐ diǎn shàng bān ?
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I get off work at four o'clock in the afternoon
Wǒ xià wǔ sì diǎn xià bān
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Will you marry me? I will!
Nǐ yuàn yì jià gěi wǒ ma ? Wǒ yuàn yì !
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I'm going crazy
Wǒ yào fēng le
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Can you come today ? Can you come to my home at four today ?
Jīn tiān nǐ kě yǐ lái ma ? Jīn tiān sì diǎn nǐ kě yǐ dào wǒ jiā lái ma ?
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Are you free right now ? Can you make time at 8:40 ? I will be free in ten minutes. I can make time in half an hour. are you free = can you make time
Nǐ xiàn zài yǒu kòng ma ? Nǐ bā diǎn sì shí fēn yǒu kòng ma ? Wǒ shí fēn zhōng hòu yǒu kòng. Wǒ bàn xiǎo shí hòu yǒu kòng.
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So sad!
Hǎo nán guò !
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Too bad / quite unfortunate
Zhēn zāo gāo
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Happy birthday
Shēng rì kuài lè
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I am not free / available Aka I am unavailable
Wǒ méi yǒu kòng
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I just finished a meeting
Wǒ gāng (gāng) kāi huì
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I just finished eating dinner
Wǒ gāng (gāng) chī wǎn cān
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Can I change the time? aka Can I reschedule?
Wǒ kě yǐ gǎi shí jiān ma?
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What time does the meeting start?
Zhè huì yì jǐ diǎn kāi shǐ?
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When is your birthday? My birthday is March 11.
Nǐ de shēng rì shì shén me shí hòu? Wǒ de shēng rì shì sān yuè shí yī hào.
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When?
Shén me shí hòu?
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I came back last Thursday
Wǒ shàng xīng qí sì huí lái le
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Don't you have to go to class today? Don't you have to __action__ today?
Nǐ jīntiān bù yòng shàng kè ma? Nǐ jīntiān bù yòng __action__ ma?
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I should go to work today I should __action__ today
Wǒ jīn tiān yào shàng bān Wǒ jīn tiān yào ____
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Do you not have work today? I do not because I am off work today
Nǐ jīntiān bù yòng shàng bān ma? Wǒ jīn tiān bù yòng yīn wèi xià bān
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I do not know how many there are I do not know how many __nouns__ there are / were
Wǒ bù zhī dào yǒu duō shǎo Wǒ bù zhī dào yǒu duō shǎo __noun__
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Why?
Wèi shén me ?
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Tomorrow let's have lunch together, shall we? Tomorrow, I am not available. Can you do Friday? I am available all of next week. Friday, what time? Half past twelve in the afternoon. No problem, where would you like to meet? Let us meet at the cafe. Great!
Míng tiān wǒmen yīqǐ chī wǔ fàn hǎo ma ? Míng tiān wǒ méi kōng. Xīng qí wǔ kě yǐ ma ? Xià xīng qí rèn hé shí jiān dōu kě yǐ. Xīng qí wǔ, jǐ diǎn ? Xià wǔ shí èr diǎn bàn Méi wèn tí, ní xiǎng zài nǎ lǐ jiàn miàn ? Wǒ men yuē zài kā fēi diàn jiàn Tài hǎo le!
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Wait a moment / hang on
Děng yī xià
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No problem / not a big deal
Méi wèn tí
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Where would you like to meet? What time?
Ní xiǎng zài nǎ lǐ jiàn miàn ? Jǐ diǎn ?
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When are you coming to Taiwan? I am going to Taiwan in October.
Nǐ shén me shí hòu lái tái wān? Wǒ shí yuè qù tái wān.
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How do I get there? (lit.) how walk ?
Zěn me zǒu ?
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Be careful
Xiǎo xīn
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Where do I go to catch the bus? The bus stop is over there.
Wǒ yào zài nǎ lǐ dā gōng chē? Gōng chē zhàn zài nà 'er.
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Which one should I eat?
Wǒ gāi chī nǎ yī gè?
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I want to go home What time will we go home?
Wǒ yào huí jiā Wǒ men shén me shí hòu huí jiā?
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After dinner, I took my older brother to the airport
Chī wán fàn, wǒ kāi chē gē gē qù jī chǎng
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How long does it take to get to __location__?
Dào __location__ yào duō jiǔ ? (lit.) here to __location__ how long?
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How long? How much (money)? How far? how big? How small?
Duō jiǔ ? Duō shǎo (qián) ? Duō yuǎn? Duō dà? Duō xiǎo?
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Which station is where I get off the bus? I will let you know when we arrive. It's the next station.
Wǒ yīng gāi zài nǎ lǐ zhàn xià chē ? Dào le wǒ huì zài tí xǐng nǐ . Xià yí zhàn jiù dào le .
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which __noun__ ? eg. which person do you like?
Nǎ yī __measure word + noun __ ? Nǐ xǐ huān nǎ yī ge rén?
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It's going to rain today. So let us just not go out.
Jīn tiān xià yǔ, wǒ men jiù bù chū qù le.
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I like to watch animal planet
Wǒ xǐ huān kàn dòng wù xīng qiú
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I want to go to Taipei City Hall, which bus should I take? You can take this bus.
Wǒ yào qù tái běi shì zhèng fǔ, wǒ gāi dā nǎ bān gōng chē? Nǐ kě yǐ dā zhè bān gōng chē.
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Is there a park nearby? The park is across the street
Zhè fù jìn yǒu gōng yuán ma? Gōng yuán zài duì miàn
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The zoo is in the south of Taipei city
Dòng wù yuán zài tái běi shì nán biān
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My husband is at my side
Wǒ de xiān shēng zài wǒ de páng biān
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Where is the toilet?
Cè suǒ zěn me zǒu ?
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I want to go to Bonchon. How to get to Bonchon? You can drive to Bonchon. I will take a taxi to Bonchon.
Wǒ yào qù Bonchon. Zěn me qù Bonchon? Nǐ kě yǐ kāi chē qù Bonchon. Wǒ huì dǎ xiǎo huáng qù Bonchon.
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No thank you (lit.) I do not use, thank you
(Wǒ) bù yòng, xiè xiè
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I work from home I work at the bank
Wǒ zài jiā gōng zuò Wǒ zài yín háng gōng zuò
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I am Mom's daughter
Wǒ shì māmā de nǚ ér
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We all have phones
Wǒ men dōu yǒu shǒu jī
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Are you okay? I'm okay
Nǐ hái hǎo ma ? Hái hǎo People usually say this instead of bless you. You can rank hái hǎo as below hǎo but above bù hǎo
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My younger brother's birthday is on August 8th
Wǒ de dì dì de shēng rì shì bā yuè bā rì
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This year, I want to read thirty five books. I have read eighteen books.
Jīn nián wǒ yào kàn sān shí wǔ běn shū. Wǒ kàn le shí bā běn shū.
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I usually like to read
Wǒ píng cháng xǐ huān kàn shū
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My husband likes to play computer games
Wǒ de xiān shēng xǐ huān dǎ diàn nǎo yóu xì
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I like to go to music concerts but they are so expensive
Wǒ xǐ huān qù tīng yīn yuè huì, kě shì hěn guì
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Have you been to karaoke?
Nǐ qù guò kǎ lā OK ma?
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Reorganize this sentence in Chinese: In the afternoon, I play ball at the park.
subject + time + (in / at) + place + verb / event Wǒ xià wǔ zài gōng yuán dǎ qiú
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Who are they?
Tā men shì shéi?
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How long have you been learning Chinese?
Nǐ de zhōng wén xué le duō jiǔ?
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Where are you in the United States? What time is it now in the United States?
Nǐ zài měi guó de nǎ lǐ ? Xiàn zài měi guó jǐ diǎn ?
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From what time to what time do you work? I work from 9AM to 5PM. How many hours do you work? 8 hours. What day of the week do you work from? I work from Monday to Friday.
Nǐ cóng jǐ diǎn gōngzuò dào jǐ diǎn? Wǒ cóng shàng wǔ jiǔ diǎn gōng zuò dào xià wǔ wǔ diǎn. Nǐ gōng zuò jǐ gè xiǎo shí? Bā xiǎo shí. Cóng xīngqí jǐ dào xīngqí jǐ gōngzuò? Wǒ cóng xīngqí yī dào xīngqí wǔ gōng zuò.
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​Are you tired?
Lèi bù lèi? OR Lèi ma?
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I took my husband to the eye clinic. How long does it take to drive from your home to the eye clinic? 20 minutes. How far is your home from the eye clinic? 9 miles.
Wǒ zài wǒ de xiān shēng dào yǎn kē zhěn suǒ. Cóng nǐ jiā dào yǎn kē zhěn suǒ, kāi chē yào duō jiǔ ? Èr shí fēnzhōng Cóng nǐ jiā dào yǎn kē zhěn suǒ duō yuǎn ? Jiǔ yīng lǐ
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Driving makes me uncomfortable.
Kāi chē ràng wǒ bú shū fú.
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In what year was he born?
Nǎ yī nián shēng?
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What is your phone number?
Nǐ de diàn huà hào mǎ shì shén me?
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How much money you have? I have one hundred and eleven dollars.
Nǐ yǒu duō shǎo qián? Wǒ yǒu yī bǎi yī shí yī kuài qián
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you are taller than me
Nǐ bǐ wǒ gāo
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I prefer black tea
Wǒ bǐ jiào xǐ huān hóng chá
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Black tea is less bitter than green tea
Hóng chá bǐ lǜ chá bù kǔ
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What do you usually buy when you go to the supermarket? I usually buy water, apples, ice cream, peppers, chicken and eggs.
Nǐ píng cháng qù chāo shì mǎi shén me ? Wǒ píng cháng mǎi shuǐ, píng guǒ, bīng qí lín, là jiāo, jī hé jīdàn.
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​I can eat spicy food better than my husband
Wǒ bǐ wǒ de xiān shēng huì chī là
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My father is an only son
Wǒ de bà ba shì dú shēng zǐ
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(idiom) Same with me (lit.) with me same
Gēn wǒ yī yàng
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See you next time
Xià cì jiàn
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Can you hear it? I can hear it. I can't hear it.
Nǐ tīng dé dào ma? Tīng dé dào. Tīng bù dào.
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Can you see it? I can see it. I can't see it.
Kàn dé dào ma? Kàn dé dào. Kàn bù dào.
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Have you had breakfast? I just ate. I don't eat breakfast, I only eat lunch and dinner.
Nǐ yǒu chī zǎocān ma? Wǒ gāng chī le. Wǒ bù chī zǎocān, wǒ zhǐ chī wǔcān hé wǎncān
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​I bought a second-hand car last weekend
Shàng gè zhōu mò wǒ mǎi yī tái èr shǒu chē
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Do not move!
Bù yào dòng !
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Is it easy to drive? Very easy to drive.
Hǎo kāi ma? Hěn hǎo kāi
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We share one car. (lit.) Together, we drive one car.
Wǒ men yī qǐ kāi yī tái chē
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You have to share it with him
Nǐ yào hàn tā yī qǐ fēn xiǎng
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What else have you done?
Nǐ hái yǒu zuò le shén me?
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Do you want to hang out with me? I want to hang out with you
Nǐ yào gēn wǒ chū qù wán ma ? Wǒ yào gēn nǐ chū qù wán
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​Where do you go on vacation?
Nǐ fàng jià qù nǎ lǐ wán?
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Do you want to eat ice cream with me?
Nǐ yào gēn wǒ chī bīng qí lín ma?
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Do you want to buy groceries with me? ​Do you want to go shopping with me?
Nǐ yào gēn wǒ mǎi cài ma? Nǐ yào gēn wǒ guàng jiē ma?
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Do you want to buy a car with me? TWO WAYS TO SAY -- Do you want to buy a car from me?
Nǐ yào gēn wǒ qù mǎi chē ma? (1) Nǐ yào gēn wǒ mǎi chē ma? -- notice the qù is omitted from the "with me" version (2) Nǐ yào cóng wǒ zhè lǐ mǎi chē ma? -- this is more obviously different from the "with me" version
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Anything else?
Hái yǒu ne?
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Wait a moment / later
Děng yī xià
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Is the supermarket far away? It takes 20 minutes to walk. ​How long does it take to drive from your home to the supermarket? It takes 5 minutes to drive.
Chāo shì yuǎn bù yuǎn? Zǒu lù yào 20 fēn zhōng. Cóng nǐ jiā dào chāoshì kāichē yào duōjiǔ? Kāi chē yào 5 fēn zhōng.
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Did you go to the supermarket last weekend? I did not.
Shàng gè zhōu mò nǐ yǒu qù chāo shì ma? Wǒ méi yǒu.
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How much does an apple cost? It costs 85 cents. It costs 3 dollars.
Yīgè píng guǒ yào duō shǎo qián? Tā yào 85 fēn qián. Tā yào 3 kuài qián.
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Anything is good.
Dōu kě yǐ (lit.) all can do
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sentence structure: what __noun__ do you like? vs what __noun__ do you like to __verb__?
Nǐ xǐ huān shén me __noun__? eg. Nǐ xǐhuān shén me yán sè? = What color do you like? vs Nǐ xǐ huān __verb__ shén me __noun__? eg. Nǐ xǐ huān dú shén me shū? = What books do you like to read?
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what's the general construction of a sentence?
time + subject + (in/at) location + verb / event OR time can come after subject
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What time are you going to eat? How many of you are going to have dinner together?
Nǐ jǐ diǎn yào qù chī fàn? Nǐ men jǐ gè rén yī qǐ qù chī fàn?
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Let us take a look at your homework.
Wǒ men lái kàn kàn nǐ de gōng kè
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How will you get there?
Nǐ yào zěn me qù?
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Will there be a traffic jam at seven o'clock?
Qī diǎn huì sāi chē ma?
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What did you do last weekend?
Nǐ shàng gè zhōu mò zuò le shén me?
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Are you going by yourself? I did not go by myself.
Nǐ zì jǐ qù ma? Wǒ bù zì jǐ qù
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What are you going to do on Sunday?
Xīng qí tiān nǐ yào zuò shén me?
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Long time, no see!
Hǎo jiǔ bù jiàn (lit.) haven't seen you for a long time
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What did you do today? ​I didn't do anything today ​I'm doing housework today
Nǐ jīn tiān zuò le shén me? Wǒ jīn tiān méi yǒu zuò shén me Wǒ jīn tiān zuò jiā shì
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I went to the company to work today
Wǒ jīn tiān qù gōng sī gōng zuò
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Happy new year!
Xīn nián kuài lè
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Merry Christmas
Shèng dàn jié kuài lè
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What did you do for Christmas?
Nǐ de shèng dàn jié zuò le shén me?
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How many days?
Jǐ tiān?
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Did you go somewhere (to play / vacation) ? I went to my mom's house in San Jose
Nǐ yǒu qù nǎ lǐ wán ma? Wǒ qù wǒ māmā zài shèng hé xī de jiā
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How did you get there?
Nǐ zěn me qù ?
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How long does it take to fly from your home to your mother's house? An hour
Cóng nǐ jiā dào māmā jiā zuò fēi jī yào duō jiǔ? Yī gè xiǎo shí
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My mom is a restaurant owner. My dad is a chef. They work together.
Wǒ de māmā shì cān tīng de lǎo bǎn Wǒ de bàba shì chú shī Tā men yī qǐ gōng zuò
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Was it busy ?
Hěn máng ba ? You usually ask this to business owners, similar to how in Vietnamese I ask "Did you sell well?"
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Did it rain those days? Two or three days
Nà jǐ tiān yǒu xià yǔ ma? Liǎng sān tiān
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How many days does mom work in a week?
Māmā yī gè xīng qí gōng zuò jǐ tiān?
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I work with my team
Wǒ gēn wǒ de tuán duì yī qǐ gōng zuò
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From what time to what time?
Cóng jǐ diǎn dào jǐ diǎn?
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What time does your husband get up at home?
Lǎo gōng zài jiā dōu jǐ diǎn qǐ chuáng?
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Plane tickets are too expensive
Jī piào tài guì le
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When did you get home?
Nǐ shén me shí hòu dào jiā?
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How many degrees is it now?
Xiàn zài jǐ dù?
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Almost there
Kuài dào le
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What will you (plural) do? We will go to temple.
Nǐ men huì zuò shén me? Wǒ men huì qù miào
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My husband will go to my mother’s house with me to celebrate the New Year
Lǎo gōng huì gēn wǒ yī qǐ qù māmā jiā guò nián
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​I think it's ok
Wǒ jué dé kě yǐ
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​They make a lot of money
Tā men zhuàn hěn duō qián
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I can ask for a day off
Wǒ kě yǐ qǐng jià
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I don't know yet. My family will let me know.
Wǒ hái bù zhī dào Wǒ de jiā rén huì ràng wǒ zhī dào
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Four days a week
Yīgè xīng qí sì tiān
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All of that is correct
Dōu shì duì de
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Makes sense (colloquial)
Hé lǐ
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I have more books than him
Wǒ de shū bǐ tā duō
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I have roughly 20 pairs of shoes
Wǒ dà gài yǒu èr shí shuāng xié zi
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Did you make it or did you buy it?
Nǐ zuò de hái shì nǐ mǎi de?
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What else? (lit. do you have more?)
Hái yǒu ne?
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How many of you are having dinner together?
Nǐ men jǐ gè rén yī qǐ chī wǎn cān?
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Half past six to midnight
Liù diǎn bàn dào bàn yè
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Do you do housework as soon as you get up at nine o'clock?
Nǐ jiǔ diǎn yī qǐ chuáng jiù zuò jiā shì ma?
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I exercise at home My husband goes to the gym to exercise
Wǒ zài jiā yùn dòng Wǒ de lǎo gōng qù jiàn shēn fáng yùn dòng
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How many days per week do you exercise? I would like to work out everyday but it's every two days or three days
Nǐ yī gè xīng qí yùn dòng jǐ tiān? Wǒ xiǎng yào měi tiān yùn dòng, kě shì liǎng tiān yī cì, sān tiān yī cì
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(casual) I agree / I feel the same
Wǒ yě jué dé
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Everything you say is right
Nǐ shuō de duì
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Are you allergic to anything? I am allergic to seafood
Nǐ yǒu duì shén me guò mǐn ma? Wǒ duì hǎi xiān guò mǐn
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What do you (plural) eat? We eat everything
Nǐ men chī shén me? Wǒ men shén me dōu chī
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Where are you (plural) going tomorrow? We will go anywhere
Nǐ men míng tiān yào qù nǎ lǐ ? Wǒ men nǎ lǐ dōu qù
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What flavor cake do you like?
Nǐ xǐ huān shén me kǒu wèi de dàn gāo?
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I invite friends to my house to play board games
Wǒ yāo qǐng péng yǒu lái wǒ jiā wán zhuō yóu
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Including my husband and me, there are eight people in total
Jiā wǒ gēn wǒ lǎo gōng yī gòng bā gè rén
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Do you play together every Saturday?
Nǐ men měi gè xīng qí liù dōu huì yī qǐ wán ma?
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Is your friend's house far from yours?
Péng yǒu jiā lí nǐ jiā yuǎn bù yuǎn?
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I got up very late today
Jīn tiān wǒ hěn wǎn qǐ chuáng
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Today I took out the recycling and trash
Wǒ jīn tiān huí shōu lè sè
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There is no time
Méi yǒu shí jiān
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the website is difficult to use
Wǎng zhàn hěn nán yòng
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When do you (plural) buy groceries?
Nǐ men shén me shí hòu mǎi cài?
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We have to prepare food for a week
Wǒ men yào zhǔn bèi yī zhōu de shí wù
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We all work from home
Wǒ men dōu zài jiā shàng bān
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​His commute is less than half as long as mine.
Tā de tōng qín bù dào wǒ de yī bàn
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I like to go to work early by one hour and finish work early by one hour
Wǒ xǐ huān zǎo yī diǎn shàng bān zǎo yī diǎn xià bān
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He works very efficiently
Tā gōng zuò xiào lǜ hěn kuài
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Some people say it’s easy to get distracted when working from home, what do you think? I don't think so, because I'm very efficient.
Yǒu rén shuō zài jiā gōng zuò hěn róng yì fēn xīn, nǐ jué dé ne? Wǒ bù jué dé, yīn wèi wǒ hěn yǒu xiào lǜ
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My husband is very efficient, but he is also easily distracted.
Lǎo gōng hěn yǒu xiào lǜ, dàn yě hěn róng yì fēn xīn
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Do you guys celebrate your older brother's birthday every year?
Nǐ men měi nián dū huì qìng zhù gē gē de shēng rì ma?
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I am in the office
Wǒ zài bàn gōng shì
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Today, me and my friends are going to a restaurant to eat dinner.
Jīn tiān wǒ gēn wǒ de péng yǒu zài fù jìn chī wǎn fàn
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I could not hear the customers talking
Wǒ tīng bù dào kè rén jiǎng huà
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When will your husband come back?
Lǎo gōng shén me shí hòu huí lái?
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He has friends visiting him (lit.) he has friends coming to see him
tā yǒu péng yǒu lái zhǎo tā
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How do you celebrate the (Lunar) New Year? We eat together, gamble, and receive red envelopes.
Nǐ men zěn me guò nián? Wǒ men yī qǐ chī fàn, dǔ bó, lǐng hóng bāo.
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We go to the nearest temple. That temple is very close to my home, only a 10-minute walk.
Wǒ men qù zuì jìn de miào. Nà gè miào lí wǒ jiā hěn jìn, zǒu lù zhǐ yào 10 fēn zhōng.
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__A__ is (distance descriptor) to __B__ eg. My mother's house is far away from my home
__A__ lí __B__ (distance descriptor) eg. Wǒ māmā jiā lí wǒ jiā hěn yuǎn
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My mother's home's kitchen is very big
Wǒ de māmā de jiā de chú fáng hěn dà OR (omit most of the de's) Wǒ māmā jiā de chú fáng hěn dà
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Did you go to temple and pray?
Nǐ yǒu qù miào lǐ bài bài ma?
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two days later
Liǎng tiān yǐ hòu
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My brother's body cannot eat meat
Gē gē de shēn tǐ bǐ jiào bù néng chī ròu
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My mom makes two kinds of curry: one curry with chicken meat, and the other curry with just vegetables.
Wǒ māmā zuò liǎng zhǒng gā lí: Yī gè gā lí yǒu jī ròu, lìng yī gè gā lí zhǐ yǒu shū cài
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Whatcha doing right now?
Nǐ zài gàn ma ?
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I will go to Vietnam first and then Japan
Wǒ xiān qù yuè nán zài qù rì běn
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Are you going to Vietnam yourself?
Nǐ zì jǐ qù yuè nán ma?
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Who are you going with?
Nǐ gēn shuí qù ?
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Where are you going in Vietnam? Hanoi
Nǐ dǎ suàn qù yuè nán nǎ lǐ ? Hé nèi
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We have two flights. The first flight is to Japan and the second flight is to Vietnam.
Wǒ men yǒu liǎng duàn fēi jī Dì yī duàn xiān fēi rì běn dì èr duàn fēi yuè nán
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When was the last time you went to Vietnam? Six years ago
Nǐ shàng cì qù yuè nán shì shén me shí hòu? Liù nián yǐ qián
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At that time, I went to Vietnam because of work
Nà gè shí hòu wǒ qù yuè nán shì yīn wèi gōng zuò
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I feel tired just thinking about it
Wǒ xiǎng xiǎng dōu jué dé lèi
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I don't often go hiking (lit.) I don't often climb mountains
Wǒ bù cháng pá shān
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Have you been to Japan before? I have been to Japan before
Nǐ yǐ qián yǒu qù guò rì běn ma? Wǒ yǐ qián yǒu qù guò rì běn
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My husband doesn’t speak Japanese
Lǎo gōng bù huì shuō rì wén
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I will ask and see
Wǒ wèn wèn kàn OR Wǒ wèn kàn kàn
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I did not ask
Wǒ méi yǒu wèn OR Wǒ méi yǒu qù wèn
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Do his friends live nearby? Or far away?
Tā de péng yǒu zhù fù jìn ma? Hái shì hěn yuǎn?
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Will you take them to the airport?
Nǐ men huì sòng tā men qù jī chǎng ma?
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I sit on the ground
Wǒ zuò dì shàng
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I was in the coffee shop for more than two hours this morning
Wǒ jīn tiān zǎo shang zài kā fēi tīng liǎng gè duō xiǎo shí
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My mobile phone costs more than a thousand yuan
Wǒ de shǒu jī yī qiān duō kuài qián
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How far is it from your home to the airport? If there is a traffic jam, it will take an hour. If there is no traffic jam, it will take half an hour. That's quite a difference
Cóng nǐ men jiā dào jī chǎng yuǎn bù yuǎn? Sāi chē de huà yào yī xiǎo shí Bù sāi chē de huà shì bàn xiǎo shí Chà hěn duō
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Are there usually traffic jams on Sunday afternoons?
Tōng cháng xīng qí tiān xià wǔ huì sāi chē ma?
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​I want to pick up my husband at the airport at ten o'clock in the evening vs ​I want to go out / leave to pick up my husband at ten o'clock in the evening
Wǒ xiǎng wǎn shàng shí diǎn qù jī chǎng jiē lǎo gōng Wǒ xiǎng wǎn shàng shí diǎn chū mén qù jī chǎng jiē lǎo gōng ^^ basically adding " chū mén " in front of " qù "
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What time will your husband come out?
Lǎo gōng jǐ diǎn huì chū lái ?
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You have to wait for him
Nǐ yào děng tā
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(lit.) Are you allergic to alcohol? (idiom) Do you have asian glow when you drink? (two ways)
Nǐ hē jiǔ huì guò mǐn ma? Nǐ duì jiǔ guò mǐn ma?
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I drink well (lit.) My alcohol tolerance is great.
Wǒ de jiǔ liàng hěn hǎo
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He has not been there (two ways)
Tā méi yǒu qù nà lǐ guò Tā méi yǒu qù guò nà lǐ
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How many days at a time?
Yī cì jǐ tiān?
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I have a meeting at two o'clock today (two ways)
Wǒ jīn tiān xià wǔ liǎng diǎn yào kāi huì Wǒ jīn tiān xià wǔ liǎng diǎn yǒu kāi huì ^^ basically can use either " yào " or " yǒu " to mean "have"
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I have a thirty-minute meeting at two o'clock this afternoon
Wǒ jīn tiān xià wǔ liǎng diǎn yào kāi sān shí fēn zhōng de huì
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Do you have to have meetings every day? Less than five meetings Maximum five meetings
Měi tiān dū yào kāi huì ma? Bù dào wǔ gè kāi huì Zuì duō wǔ gè kāi huì
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Is each meeting an hour long?
Měi cì kāi huì dōu yī gè xiǎo shí ma?
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I don't like the airplane toilet
Wǒ bù xǐ huān fēi jī de cèsuǒ
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Do you want to use the toilet?
Nǐ yào shàng cè suǒ ma?
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I am not tall
Wǒ bù gāo
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​We don't like to sit apart
Wǒ men bù xǐ huān fēn kāi zuò
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Is it easier to sleep if you sit in the middle? Neck pillow is very useful
Zuò zài zhōng jiān hǎo shuì ma? Jǐng zhěn hěn hǎo yòng
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Just remember your number
Nǐ zhǐ yào jì dé nǐ de hào mǎ
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I'm preparing to go to Vietnam (for fun / vacation)
Wǒ zhǔnbèi yào qù yuènán wán
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We will meet in Japan
Wǒ men dào rì běn huì hé
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I booked a hotel I booked for seven days
Wǒ dìng le fàn diàn Wǒ dìng le qī tiān
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How many nights? Seven nights
Jǐ gè wǎn shàng ? Qī gè wǎn shàng
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Sounds very tiring
Tīng qǐ lái hěn lèi
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We want to go to many places
Wǒ men xiǎng qù hěn duō dì fāng
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We are going to three places
Wǒ men yào qù sān gè dì fāng
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I speak Vietnamese better than Chinese
Wǒ shuō yuè nán wén bǐ zhōng wén hǎo
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I am not faster than you
Wǒ bù bǐ nǐ kuài
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What is the difference?
Nǎ lǐ bù yī yàng?
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I do not understand (what I heard)
Wǒ tīng bù dǒng
360
I do not understand (what I saw)
Wǒ kàn bù dǒng
361
I do not understand (what I ate)
Wǒ chī bù dǒng
362
You eat and see
Nǐ chī chī kàn
363
You drink and see
Nǐ hē hē kàn
364
He taught me
Tā jiào wǒ
365
Does your husband teach you anything else?
Lǎo gōng hái yǒu jiào nǐ shén me ma?
366
(idiom) Can I use the toilet? (lit.) Can I borrow the toilet?
Wǒ kě yǐ jiè cè suǒ ma?
367
I prefer drinking lattes
Wǒ bǐ jiào xǐ huān hē ná tiě
368
What dessert do you like?
Nǐ xǐ huān shén me tián diǎn ?
369
Have you bought a plane ticket ?
Jī piào mǎi le ma?
370
So early
Zhè me zǎo
371
We will fly to Japan first and then to Vietnam
Wǒ men xiān fēi rì běn zài fēi yuè nán
372
We had no plans to go to Vietnam
Wǒ men yuán běn méi yǒu dǎ suàn qù yuè nán
373
How long has it been since you went to Vietnam ?
Nǐ duō jiǔ méi yǒu qù yuè nán?
374
Do your parents want to go to Vietnam ? ​They want to wait until my brother goes to college
Bàba māmā huì xiǎng qù yuè nán ma? Tāmen xiǎng děng dào wǒ dì dì shàng dà xué
375
I don't know yet
wǒ hái bù zhī dào
376
How long have you (plural) been driving? (not how long have you known how to drive, more like how long have you been on the road, ie for a road trip)
Nǐ men kāi le duō jiǔ?
377
Do you like watching tennis matches?
Nǐ xǐ huān kàn wǎng qiú bǐ sài ma ?
378
Can you play tennis? A long time ago I played tennis
Nǐ huì dǎ wǎng qiú ma ? Hěn jiǔ yǐ qián wǒ dǎ wǎng qiú
379
I'm going to LA to attend my cousin's graduation ceremony on Friday.
Xīng qí wǔ wǒ yào qù LA cān jiā biǎo jiě de bì yè diǎn lǐ
380
They talk a lot
Tā men huà hěn duō
381
Do you travel for business often? I travel a lot (for business trips) lately
Nǐ cháng cháng chū chāi ma? Zuì jìn bǐ jiào cháng chū chāi
382
I didn't book a hotel
Wǒ méi yǒu dìng fàn diàn
383
My office is near my mother's house
Wǒ de bàn gōng shì zài māmā jiā fù jìn
384
Does your husband go to the same place every time he goes on a business trip?
Lǎo gōng měi cì chū chāi dì dì fāng dōu yī yàng ma?
385
How's the planning going? We have no plans for a few days
Jì huà de zěn me yàng? Wǒ men yǒu jǐ tiān méi yǒu jì huà
386
(lit.) What kind of person are you? (idiom) What is your personality?
Nǐ shì shén me yàng de rén?
387
Are you someone who goes to many places in a day?
Nǐ shì yī tiān qù hěn duō dì fāng de rén ma?
388
My husband follows me
Lǎo gōng jiù gēn zhe wǒ
389
We haven't traveled together before vs We haven't traveled that far together before
Wǒ men hái méi yī qǐ qù lǚ xíng vs Wǒ men hái méi yī qǐ qù zhè me yuǎn dì dì fāng lǚ xíng
390
She's coming to visit us in the fall season
Tā qiū tiān yào lái kàn wǒ men
391
(lit.) I love you for four days (idiom) I love you through all seasons.
Wǒ ài nǐ yǒu sì tiān
392
How long have you known each other?
Nǐ men rèn shí duō jiǔ le?
393
Vietnam is very hot
Yuè nán hěn rè ba
394
I do not know how to say it
Wǒ bù zhī dào zěn me shuō
395
He is not home right now
Tā xiàn zài bù zài jiā
396
Do you usually add shrimp? You can put whatever you want
Tōng cháng dōu fàng xiā zi ma? Nǐ yào fàng shén me dōu kě yǐ
397
I know how to do it, but I haven't done it yet
Wǒ zhī dào zěn me zuò, dàn shì wǒ hái méi zuò guò
398
My ride leaves at 6 PM
Wǒ de chē xià wǔ liù diǎn lí kāi
399
They are more accustomed to speaking in Vietnamese
Tā men bǐ jiào xí guàn shuō yuè nán wén
400
My husband won't /doesn't understand (what's he's hearing)
Lǎo gōng huì tīng bù dǒng
401
Is it very different?
Chà hěn duō ma?
402
(lit.) all in all (idiom) anyways vs (lit.) in short (idiom) anyways
Zǒng ér yán zhī Zǒng zhī
403
He doesn't make flashcards like me
Tā méi yǒu xiàng wǒ yī yàng zuò dān zì kǎ
404
You will make flashcards as soon as you get to get out of class
Nǐ yī xià kè jiù zuò dān zì kǎ
405
He does a lot of work
Tā zuò hěn duō gōng zuò
406
As long as he is happy
Tā kāi xīn jiù hǎo
407
Will you help him?
Nǐ huì bāng tā ma?
408
We like to speak each other's mother tongue
Wǒ men xǐ huān shuō duì fāng de mǔ yǔ
409
If I have questions, I will ask him
Wǒ yǒu wèn tí wǒ huì wèn tā
410
My husband’s sister speaks Chinese better than my husband
Lǎo gōng mèi mei de zhōng wén, shuō dé bǐ lǎogōng hào
411
Your Vietnamese food is very well made.
Nǐ de yuè nán cài, zuò dé hěn hǎo
412
Your dessert is very well made.
Zuò tián diǎn, zuò dé hěn hǎo
413
You speak Chinese very well in TWO ways -- explain the diff
Nǐ shuō zhōng wén shuō dé hěn hǎo --> You speak Chinese very well Nǐ de zhōng wén shuō dé hěn hǎo --> Your Chinese is very well spoken (2) places more emphasis on the speaking of Chinese by relying on " dé " Why? The emphasis we want to place on moves everything we want to emphasize (incl the verb) to the left of the "dé" and then the descriptor to the right. Note: dé is NOT the possessive de
414
You smile beautifully vs Your smile is beautiful
Nǐ xiào dé hěn piào liang Nǐ de xiào róng hěn piào liang (2) places more emphasis on the speaking of Chinese by relying on " dé " Why? The emphasis we want to place on moves everything we want to emphasize (incl the verb) to the left of the "dé" and then the descriptor to the right. Note: dé is NOT the possessive de
415
Your tennis skills are very good
Nǐ de wǎng qiú, dǎ dé hěn hǎo
416
You learn Chinese very quickly
Nǐ zhōng wén xué dé hěn kuài
417
I haven't made it yet (in reference to a recipe, so should use "cook" as verb)
Wǒ hái méi zuò guò
418
He has been to Vietnam vs He went to Vietnam (implying that he is still there)
Tā qù guò yuè nán vs Tā qù le yuè nán
419
My computer is broken
Wǒ de diàn nǎo huài le
420
Where did they come from to see you (plural) ?
Tā men cóng nǎ lǐ lái kàn nǐ men?
421
Did they stay (lit. live) in your home?
Tā men zhù zài nǐ jiā ma?
422
My house has four rooms
Wǒ de jiā yǒu sì gè fáng jiān
423
they are not married
Tā men méi yǒu jié hūn
424
How long does this process take? At least one year
Zhè ge liú chéng yào pǎo duō jiǔ? Zhì shǎo yī nián
425
My friend and I are going to the park to paint
Wǒ gēn wǒ péng yǒu yào qù gōng yuán huà huà
426
I like to play computer games, but I can’t play them for a long time
Wǒ xǐ huān wán diàn nǎo yóu xì, dàn shì wǒ méi yǒu bàn fǎ wán hěn jiǔ
427
I can only play for an hour before I get tired
Wǒ zhǐ néng wán yī gè xiǎo shí jiù lèi le
428
When is your next business trip?
Nǐ xià cì chū chāi shì shén me shí hòu?
429
How many times has your husband traveled on business this year? This is the first time
Lǎo gōng jīn nián chū chāi jǐ cì le? Zhè cì shì dì yī cì
430
How are your travel plans? Not finished yet
Nǐ de lǚ yóu jì huà de zěn me yàng? Hái méi yǒu jì huà wán
431
You decide, that's fine
Nǐ jué dìng hǎo, jiù hǎo
432
He has questions / He has problems How can you clarify that he: - has questions to ask - has problems or issues - is the problem ?
Tā yǒu wèn tí Tā yǒu wèn tí yào wèn Tā yù dào wèn tí Tā jiù shì nà gè wèn tí
433
I saw a lot of paintings in the art museum
Wǒ zài měi shù guǎn kàn le hěn duō huà
434
My Chinese is better than his Vietnamese
Wǒ de zhōng wén bǐ lǎo gōng de yuè nán wén hǎo
435
It's too late
Tài wǎn le
436
You did well
Nǐ zuò dé hěn hǎo
437
Did you sleep well?
Nǐ shuì dé hǎo ma?
438
Is that enough?
Gòu ma?
439
He's the reason why I didn't go to bed early
Tā shì wǒ méi yǒu zǎo shuì de yuán yīn
440
You are not fat! Why should you lose weight? He wants to look even more handsome
Nǐ men yòu bù pàng! Wèi shé me yào jiǎn féi? Tā yào kàn qǐ lái gèng shuài
441
They exercise more than us
Tā men yùn dòng bǐ wǒ men duō
442
If my husband doesn’t want to go, I’ll go with my friends
Rú guǒ lǎo gōng bù xiǎng qù, wǒ jiù gēn péng yǒu qù
443
If my husband goes, it will be just the three of us.
Rú guǒ lǎo gōng qù, jiù wǒ men sān gè rén qù
444
Are you carpooling?
Yī qǐ zuò chē ma ?
445
He is taking us (implying we are going together to the destination after arrival) He is delivering us / dropping us off (implying he is not going to the destination after arrival)
Lǎo gōng zài wǒ men Lǎo gōng sòng wǒ men
446
Can you buy me a coffee? IN TWO WAYS: - Polite command from an older person or someone of higher status - Casual request from an equal
Qǐng bāng wǒ mǎi kā fēi (Please buy me a coffee) VS Nǐ kě yǐ bāng wǒ mǎi kā fēi ma ? (Can you buy me a coffee?)
447
Can you send it to me? IN TWO WAYS: - Polite command from an older person or someone of higher status - Casual request from an equal
Qǐng sòng lái gěi wǒ (Please send it to me) Nǐ kě yǐ sòng lái gěi wǒ ma? (Can you send it to me?)
448
We are gossiping about my husband``
Wǒ men zài shuō lǎo gōng de bā guà
449
I'll have breakfast as soon as class is over
Wǒ yī xià kè jiù chī zǎo cān
450
We do not know how to make bread
Wǒ men dōu bù huì zuò miàn bāo
451
What do you cook?
Nǐ huì zuò shén me cài?
452
How do you like your eggs? -- Scrambled -- Boiled -- Sunny side up (two ways to say)
Nǐ yào shén me dàn ? Chǎo dàn Shuǐ zhǔ dàn Hé bāo dàn Jiān dàn
453
How do you like your meat (cooked)? -- Medium -- Medium rare -- Well done (two ways to say)
Nǐ yào jǐ fēn shú? Wǔ fēn shú Sān fēn shú Shí fēn shú Quán shú ** the cookedness of meat is described with a scale from 1-10 where 1 is most rare and 10 is well done
454
Where are most of your students from?
Nǐ dà bù fèn de xué shēng shì nǎlǐ rén?
455
Taiwan is the first country in Asia to legalize same-sex marriage
Tái wān shì yà zhōu dì dì yī gè tóng xìng hūn yīn hé fà guó jiā
456
can listen / understand but not speak
Huì tīng bù huì jiǎng (actually cantonese but commonplace to use in chinese language!)
457
He is joking It's not funny
Tā zài kāi wán xiào Bù hǎo xiào
458
How often do you go?
Duō jiǔ zuò yī cì?
459
How long at a time?
Yī cì duō jiǔ?
460
We are becoming good friends
Wǒ men biàn chéng hǎo péng yǒu
461
Is it difficult to get a reservation at this restaurant?
Zhè ge cān tīng huì hěn nán dìng wèi ma?
462
Do they live together? versus: Are they staying together?
Tā men zhù zài yī qǐ ma? Tā men dài zài yīqǐ ma?
463
My husband didn't go back with me on Monday
Xīng qí yī lǎo gōng méi yǒu gēn wǒ huí qù
464
My husband wants to change jobs
Lǎo gōng yào huàn gōng zuò
465
My husband has been practicing interviews these days
Lǎo gōng zhè jǐ tiān doū zài liàn xí miàn shì
466
My plane takes off at seven o clock
Wǒ de fēi jī qī diǎn qǐ fēi
467
I have express clearance and it’s also a domestic flight, so I can be at the airport at six o’clock
Wǒ yǒu kuài sù tōng guān, yě shì guó nèi xiàn, suǒ yǐ wǒ kě yǐ liù diǎn dào jī chǎng
468
Domestic boarding time is only 30 minutes
Guó nèi xiàn de dēng jī shí jiān zhǐ yào sān shí fēn zhōng
469
You only have twenty minutes, it is enough time? It's not enough time, give me five more minutes (on top of the twenty)
Nǐ zhǐ yǒu èr shí fēn zhōng, lái dé jí ma? Lái bu jí, zài duō gěi wǒ wǔ fēn zhōng ** the " duō " indicates the addition of time
470
Can you make it? (aka Is it enough time?) Is __amount of time__ enough?
Lái dé jí ma ? __ amount of time __ , lái dé jí ma ?
471
I work overtime today
Jīn tiān wǒ jiā bān
472
Does your husband work until seven o clock?
Lǎo gōng gōng zuò dào qī diǎn ma?
473
I get off work on time at five o'clock
Wǔ diǎn wǒ zhǔn shí xià bān
474
There is a park near the beach
Hǎi biān de fù jìn yǒu gōng yuán
475
Structure for: __subject__ first ___, then ___, then ___, ... , and finally ___. eg. We first went to the park, then went to the beach, then went to the ice cream shop, and finally we go home together.
__subject__ xiān ___, rán hòu ___, rán hòu ___, ... , zuì hòu ___. first = xiān then = rán hòu and finally = zuì hòu Wǒ men xiān qù gōng yuán, rán hòu qù hǎi biān, rán hòu qù bīng qí lín diàn, zuì hòu yī qǐ huí jiā.
476
I helped my cousin (on my mom's side) take care of her kids
Wǒ bāng biǎo zǐ gù xiǎo hái
477
I was a nanny last weekend
Wǒ shàng gè zhōu mò dāng bǎo mǔ
478
She is scared to sleep by herself (lit. she does not dare sleep by herself) (talking about Ava)
Tā bù gǎn zìj ǐ shuì jiào
479
She can't sit down to eat (talking about Ava)
Tā bù kě yǐ zuò zhe chī fàn
480
She went home yesterday
Tā zuó tiān huí jiā
481
The weather in Taiwan has always been humid
Tái wān de tiān qì yī zhí dōu hěn mèn
482
How to get to the airport? Just keep going straight from here
Zěn me qù jī chǎng? Cóng zhè lǐ yī zhí wǎng qián zǒu jiù dào le
483
He keeps talking in three ways
Tā yī zhí shuō huà Tā yī zhí jiǎng huà Tā shuō bu tíng
484
The weather is cloudy
Tiān qì yīn yīn de
485
The weather is great in California, the sun is shining today
Jiā zhōu tiān qì hěn hǎo, jīn tiān yǒu tài yáng
486
Sorry, I'm late
Duì bù qǐ, wǒ chí dào le
487
I keep myself busy
Wǒ ràng zì jǐ hěn máng
488
We want to have a wedding later
Wǒ men xiǎng yào yǐ hòu zài bàn hūn lǐ
489
I have no idea right now
Xiàn zài wǒ méi yǒu xiǎng fǎ
490
This is the third wedding
Zhè ge shì dì sān gè hūn lǐ
491
There is another wedding this year
Jīn nián hái yǒu yī gè hūn lǐ
492
How do you feel?
Nǐ de gǎn jué zěn me yàng?
493
The first wedding is mid-June and the second is the end of September
Dì yī gè hūn lǐ shì liù yuè zhōng, dì èr gè hūn lǐ shì jiǔ yuè dǐ
494
I think this wedding will be fun
Wǒ jué dé zhè ge hūn lǐ yī dìng huì hěn hǎo wán
495
They are all our friends
Dōu shì wǒ men de péng yǒu
496
We just met last year
Wǒ men qù nián cái rèn shí
497
My friend drove me
Wǒ de péng yǒu kāi chē zài wǒ
498
We'll be back before dinner
Wǒ men wǎn cān yǐ qián huì huí lái
499
We will hike first, then have lunch together
Wǒ men huì xiān pá shān, rán hòu yīqǐ chī wǔ cān
500
Maybe we'll go visit my parents-in-law
Kě néng wǒ men huì qù kàn gōng gōng pó po
501
I have many questions for you
Wǒ yǒu hǎo duō wèn tí xiǎng wèn nǐ
502
We will go to Singapore first and then to Taiwan
Wǒ men xiān qù xīn jiā pō zài qù tái wān
503
I don't know how to say it in Chinese
Wǒ bù zhī dào zěn me yòng zhōng wén shuō
504
Do you think that's enough?
Nǐ jué dé gòu ma?
505
The Japanese Yen is cheap
Rì bì hěn pián yí
506
Discounts all over Japan
Zhěng gè rì běn dōu dǎ zhé
507
When he proposed, the rain stopped!
Tā qiú hūn de shí hòu, yǔ tíng le!
508
Is there anything you did not like? * note the past tense I did not like running around with my luggage
Yǒu méi yǒu shén me shì nǐ bù xǐ huān de? Wǒ bù xǐhuān dài zhe wǒ de xíng lǐ pǎo lái pǎo qù
509
What is the difference between people in Tokyo and people in Sapporo?
Dōng jīng de rén gēn zhá huǎng de rén nǎ lǐ bù yī yàng?
510
Sapporo food is much better than Tokyo food!
Zhá huǎng cài bǐ dōng jīng cài hào chī duō le!
511
We took the Shinkansen last time, so we won't take it this time.
Wǒ men shàng cì zuò guò xīn gàn xiàn le, suǒ yǐ zhè cì wǒ men bù zuò
512
Besides the weather, what else?
Chú le tiān qì, hái yǒu ne?
513
We rent a car
Wǒ men zū yī tái chē
514
I don't live in San Diego anymore
Wǒ méi zhù zài shèng dì yá gē le
515
I live in San Francisco before I lived in San Diego
Wǒ zhù zài jiù jīn shān yǐ qián zhù guò shèng dì yá gē
516
San Diego has better weather than San Francisco
Shèng dì yá gē tiān qì bǐ jiù jīn shān hǎo
517
Why move to San Francisco? My husband has a new job. His office is in the Bay Area.
Wèi shé me bān dào jiù jīn shān? Wǒ de lǎo gōng yǒu xīn gōng zuò. Tā de bàn gōng shì zài wān qū.
518
Yesterday we played pickleball with friends. How long did you play? At least four hours
Zuó tiān wǒ men gēn péng yǒu yī qǐ dǎ pǐ kè qiú Nǐ men dǎ le duō jiǔ? Zhì shǎo sì gè xiǎo shí
519
After we finished playing ball, we went home to eat
Wǒ men dǎ wán qiú yǐ hòu huí jiā chī fàn
520
What's the difference between saying the following: I just ate a cake vs I finished eating a cake
Wǒ gāng gāng chī le dàn gāo -- gāng gāng emphasizes recency Wǒ chī wán dàn gāo -- wán emphasizes completion -- total finished / wholly finished
521
I went to the bank to exchange new banknotes
Wǒ qù yín háng huàn xīn chāo
522
There are many Chinese (speaking) people here
Zhè lǐ yǒu hěn duō huá rén
523
There are many people in my family who are younger than me
Wǒ men jiā yǒu hěn duō rén bǐ wǒ xiǎo
524
I am six months younger than my husband
Wǒ bǐ lǎo gōng xiǎo liù gè yuè
525
Excuse me, do you have a menu?
Qǐng wèn yǒu méi yǒu cài dān ?
526
I want (a cup of) bubble tea
Wǒ yào yì bēi zhēn zhū nǎi chá
527
What flavor does this have?
Zhè ge yǒu shén me kǒu wèi ?
528
Please don't make it spicy
Qǐng bù yào fàng là
529
Can I add a bowl of rice?
Kě yǐ jiā yì wǎn bái fàn ma ?
530
Where is the bus to Taipei Main Station ?
Dào Tái běi chē zhàn de chē zài nǎ lǐ ?
531
Excuse me, when is the next MRT ?
Qǐng wèn, xià yì bān jié yùn shén me shí hòu lái?
532
Is this Ximen station ?
Zhè yí zhàn shì Xī mén ma?
533
I want to go to Kaohsiung. What's the most convenient way ?
Wǒ yào qù Gāo xióng, zěn me qù bǐ jiào fāng biàn ?
534
I have a reservation, my name is Angel
Wǒ yǒu dìng fáng, míng zì shì Angel
535
Excuse me, what is the WiFi password?
Qǐng wèn Wi Fi mì mǎ shì duō shǎo ?
536
Could you give me an extra towel please?
Kě yǐ duō gěi wǒ yī tiáo máo jīn ma?
537
What time is check-out (for the room)?
Tuì fáng shí jiān shì jǐ diǎn ?
538
I need to call a taxi
Wǒ xū yào jiào yí liàng jì chéng chē
539
Can you make it cheaper?
Kě yǐ pián yí yì diǎn ma?
540
I want to try on this piece of clothing
Wǒ xiǎng shì chuān zhè jiàn yī fú
541
Excuse me, can I pay by card?
Qǐng wèn kěyǐ shuā kǎ ma?
542
Can I have the receipt?
Shōu jù kěyǐ gěi wǒ ma ?
543
I’m lost. Please help me!
Wǒ mí lù le, qǐng bāng bāng wǒ !
544
Where is the nearest pharmacy?
Zuì jìn de yào fáng zài nǎ lǐ ?
545
I need a doctor
Wǒ xū yào yí ge yī shēng
546
Can you tell me the address here ?
Kě yǐ gào sù wǒ zhè lǐ de dì zhǐ ma
547
My body is very sore
Wǒ de shēn tǐ hěn suān
548
He is used to it
Tā xí guàn le
549
I have a couple of friends that live in Los Angeles
Wǒ yǒu yī xiē péng yǒu zhù zài luò shān jī
550
Are you (plural) preparing for the Lunar New Year?
Nǐ men yǒu zhǔn bèi guò nián ma ?
551
No wonder! / That's why!
Nán guài
552
__A__ is in __B__ where A is physically smaller than B
__A__ zài __B__ lǐ miàn
553
The key is in the backpack
Yào shi zài bèi bāo lǐ miàn
554
it is in my stomach
Tā zài wǒ dùzi lǐmiàn
555
My aunt thinks the dragon and lion dances are too loud
Ā yí jué dé wǔ lóng wǔ shī tài dà shēng
556
What will you and your husband do during Lunar New Year?
Guò nián de shí hòu nǐ gēn lǎo gōng yào zuò shén me?
557
I help with ordering and checkout
Wǒ bāng máng diǎn cān, jié zhàng
558
When is the restaurant the busiest? Last year was very busy
Cān tīng shén me shí hòu zuì máng? Qù nián tè bié máng
559
Taiwanese food is a bit spicy for me
Tái wān cài duì wǒ lái shuō yǒu yī diǎn là
560
He doesn't think much about it
Tā méi xiǎng zhè me duō
561
For __subject__, ... eg. I think it's good for them
Duì __subject__ lái shuō Duì tā men lái shuō, wǒ jué dé hěn hǎo
562
My family's restaurant is inside a mall
Wǒ jiā de cān tīng zài gòu wù zhòng xīn
563
Are there any other activities?
Yǒu bié de huó dòng ma
564
No kidding
Bù shì kāi wán xiào
565
I thought it was fun when I was a kid
Wǒ xiǎo shí hòu jué dé hǎo wán
566
I can see many family members at once
Wǒ kě yǐ yī cì kàn hěn duō jiā rén
567
It has already been fifteen years
Yǐ jīng shí wǔ nián le
568
Did you win? Fourth place
Nǐ yǒu yíng ma? Dì sì míng
569
Are four days enough?
Sì tiān gòu ma?
570
Right now, I don't know if all my friends will come to / attend the wedding
Xiàn zài wǒ hái bù zhī dào wǒ de péng yǒu huì bù huì dōu lái cān jiā hūn lǐ
571
My husband doesn't like taking pictures
Lǎo gōng bù xǐ huān pāi zhào
572
I don't love you anymore
Wǒ bù ài nǐ le
573
Next Wednesday, I will fly to Singapore, then go to Taiwan
Xià gè xīng qí sān wǒ fēi qù xīn jiā pō, zài qù tái wān
574
He is going with me
Tā gēn wǒ yī qǐ qù
575
What are you (plural) going to do in Taipei?
Nǐ men yào zài tái běi zuò shén me?
576
We are going to Taiwan to prepare for the wedding
Wǒ men qù tái wān zhǔn bèi hūn lǐ
577
If you want to hold a wedding in Taiwan but in the United States, it will be very expensive
Rú guǒ yào bǎ tái wān de hūn lǐ ná dào měi guó bàn, huì hěn guì
578
The wedding in San Jose is cheaper
Zài shèng hé xī de hūn lǐ bǐ jiào pián yí
579
Open the door vs You opened up the door
Nǐ kāi mén Nǐ bǎ mén dǎ kāi
580
We are in the same circle of friends
Wǒ men shì tóng yī gè péng yǒu quān
581
We have four days in Taiwan
Wǒ men yǒu sì tiān zài tái wān
582
My first meeting starts at ten o'clock
Wǒ dì yī gè kāi huì shí diǎn kāi shǐ
583
His work is busier than mine. Sometimes he gets off work later than me.
Tā de gōng zuò bǐ wǒ máng Yǒu shí hòu tā bǐ wǒ wǎn xià bān
584
I went to see the wedding venue
Wǒ qù kàn hūn lǐ chǎng dì
585
We are done with the meeting
Wǒ men kāi huì wán
586
Who's going to try the food?
Sheí qù shì cài?
587
How many people do you plan to invite to the wedding?
Nǐ men dǎ suàn yāo qǐng duō shǎo rén lái cān jiā hūn lǐ ?
588
We went to Jiufen
Wǒ men qù le jiǔ fēn
589
Let me find it
Ràng wǒ zhǎo zhǎo
590
They will arrive in Taiwan three days before the wedding
Tā men huì zài hūn lǐ sān tiān qián dào tái wān
591
We told our guests ...
Wǒ men gēn kè rén shuō ...
592
They want to drive themselves
Tā men yào zì jǐ kāi chē
593
I can understand simple Chinese
Wǒ tīng dé dǒng jiǎn dān de zhōng wén
594
I want to pack this to-go
Wǒ yào dǎ bāo
595
My team has lunch at 11 o clock
Wǒ men zǔ shí yī diǎn yī qǐ chī wǔ fàn
596
I am going to eat hot pot
Wǒ qù chī huǒ guō
597
My husband went to a team building event today
Lǎo gōng jīn tiān qù tuán jiàn
598
I am going to do what I usually do
Wǒ yào zuò wǒ píng cháng zuò de shì
599
How often do you (plural) wash your clothes? Every two weeks
Nǐ men de yī fú duō jiǔ xǐ yī cì? Yī gè xīng qí liǎng cì
600
We're going to San Diego this weekend
Zhè ge zhōu mò wǒ men yào qù shèng dì yá gē
601
I think we will not have time to do laundry before we go to San Diego.
Wǒ jué dé wǒ men qù shèng dì yá gē yǐ qián méi yǒu shí jiān xǐ yī fú
602
There are some supermarkets in our neighborhood
Wǒ men de shè qū yǒu yī xiē chāo shì
603
I am going to walk around the lake with my friends
Wǒ yào gēn péng yǒu zài hú biān sàn bù
604
Today in the US, it is 80 degrees
Jīn tiān měi guó 80 dù
605
How long have you not seen each other?
Nǐ men duō jiǔ méi jiàn?
606
Let us go out later
Wǒ men děng yī xià chū mén
607
We will only go to San Diego
Wǒ men zhǐ qù shèng dì yá gē
608
I mispoke, I just checked.
Wǒ shuō cuò, wǒ kàn le yī xià
609
He runs very fast
Tā pǎo dé hěn kuài
610
She did a great job
Tā zuò dé hěn hǎo
611
You must go to bed earlier
Nǐ děi zǎo diǎn shuì jiào
612
I did laundry yesterday
Wǒ zuó tiān xǐ yī fú le
613
We went to San Diego last weekend
Wǒ men shàng zhōu mò qù le shèng dì yá gē
614
I will cook tomorrow
Míng tiān wǒ huì zuòfàn
615
My husband got off work an hour and a half late
Lǎo gōng wǎn yī gè bàn xiǎo shí xià bān
616
I prefer to start work at nine o clock
Wǒ bǐ jiào xǐ huān jiǔ diǎn kāi shǐ shàng bān
617
I think I should take the train instead of waiting for my husband
Wǒ jué dé wǒ yīng gāi zuò huǒ chē ér bù shì děng lǎo gōng
618
Should I wear red? vs Should I wear red or white?
Wǒ yīng gāi chuān hóng sè ma? (question constructed via ma) vs Wǒ yīng gāi chuān hóng sè hái shì bái sè? (question constructed via hái shì ;; no ma at the end)
619
Would you like tea or coffee? Tea or coffee is fine
Nǐ yào hē chá hái shì kā fēi? Chá huò kā fēi dōu kě yǐ
620
When did you learn to play mahjong? The first time I learned to play mahjong was last summer
Shén me shí hòu xué huì dǎ má jiàng? Wǒ dì yī cì xué dǎ má jiàng shì shàng gè xià tiān
621
Play a few times and you'll get it
Wán gè jǐ cì jiù huì le
622
I want to eat noodles instead of rice
Wǒ xiǎng chī miàn ér bù shì fàn
623
Watch it a few times and you’ll understand
Kàn gè jǐ biàn jiù dǒng le
624
What time did you and your husband get there?
Nǐ gēn lǎo gōng zài nà lǐ dào jǐ diǎn?
625
Everyone holds something different
Měi yī gè rén dōu ná zhe bù yī yàng de dōng xī
626
I don't know if they are / will be tired
Wǒ bù zhī dào tā men lèi bù lèi
627
I don't know if they like it or not
Wǒ bù zhī dào tā men xǐ bù xǐ huān
628
My mom has not left the USA since 1978
Cóng 1978 nián yǐ hòu, māmā jiù méi yǒu lí kāi měi guó note: jiù is used to emphasize the following action / verb (aka méi yǒu lí kāi)
629
I eat as soon as I get off work
Wǒ yī xià bān jiù chī fàn
630
Why are you here now? (with implications for being early / late)
Nǐ zěn me xiàn zài jiù lái ? (implying I am early) Nǐ zěn me xiàn zài cái lái ? (implying I am late)
631
I don't know whether it will rain tomorrow. If it rains, I won't go grocery shopping.
Wǒ bù zhī dào míng tiān huì bù huì xià yǔ. Rú guǒ xià yǔ, wǒ jiù bù qù mǎi cài
632
Does he like it ?
Tā xǐ bù xǐ huān?
633
I'm going anyways
Fǎn zhèng wǒ doū yào qù
634
What kind of escape room?
Shén me yàng de mì shì táo tuō?
635
How long did it take you to escape? (referring to escape rooms)
Nǐ men duō jiǔ táo chū lái?
636
We found out there were other people
Wǒ men fā xiàn hái yǒu qí tā rén
637
Which escape rooms are available right now?
Xiàn zài hái yǒu nǎ ge mì shì táo tuō yǒu kòng?
638
No matter how difficult it is
Bù guǎn duō nàn
639
There really is / was a ghost
Zhēn de yǒu guǐ
640
There isn't a lot of public transportation in this area
Zhè ge dì fāng méi yǒu hěn duō gōng gòng jiāo tōng gōng jù
641
Depart at 10 o'clock at the latest (in two ways)
Zuì màn shí diǎn chū fā OR Zuì wǎn shí diǎn chūfā .. .. Can use ***màn*** or ***wǎn***
642
Depart at 9 o'clock at the earliest (in two ways)
Zuì zǎo jiǔ diǎn chū fā OR Zuì kuài jiǔ diǎn chū fā .. .. Can use ***zǎo*** or ***kuài***
643
How's the weather? Very dry, very hot
Tiān qì zěn me yàng? Hěn qián, hěn rè
644
What did you like most?
Nǐ zuì xǐ huān shén me?
645
People working at the airport are very rude to foreigners
Zài jī chǎng gōng zuò de rén duì wài guó rén dōu hěn méi lǐ mào
646
I want to go outside
Wǒ yào qù wài miàn
647
I met a German
Wǒ yù dào yī gè dé guó rén
648
I plan to go to Taiwan and Japan
Wǒ jì huà qù tái wān hé rì běn
649
We will go to Korea first and then to Taiwan
Wǒ men xiān qù hán guó zài qù tái wān
650
Have you ever been to Korea? I went to Korea two years ago
Nǐ yǒu qù guò hán guó ma? Wǒ liǎng nián yǐ qián qù le hán guó
651
In the summer, Taiwanese people like to go out at night.
Xià tiān de shí hòu tái wān rén xǐ huān wǎn shàng chū mén
652
I'm going to help my husband look at watches
Wǒ qù bāng wǒ lǎo gōng kàn biǎo
653
We'll stay one day in the desert
Wǒ men yǒu yī tiān yào zhù zài shā mò
654
Egypt, for me, is optional (to travel to)
Āi jí duì wǒ lái shuō kě qù kě bù qù
655
I have dinner with friends after class
Wǒ xià kè gēn péng yǒu chī fàn
656
I need some time to think
Wǒ yào yī diǎn shí jiān xiǎng
657
What did you do together ?
Nǐ men yī qǐ zuò le shén me?
658
Do you remember ?
Hái jì dé ma?
659
My friend and I each bought a watch
Wǒ hé wǒ de péng yǒu gè mǎi yī gè biǎo
660
This weekend, I had a friend from Los Angeles come visit
Zhè ge zhōu mò, wǒ yǒu yí gè péng yǒu cóng Luò shān jī lái kàn wǒ
661
He did not see the watch he liked
Tā méi yǒu kàn dào tā xǐ huān de biǎo
662
This is my second time going
Zhè cì shì wǒ dì èr cì qù
663
After we finished the watch event, we went to the cocktail bar
Wǒ men qù wán biǎo de huì yǐ hòu, wǒ men qù jī wěi jiǔ bā
664
We went there as soon as they opened
Tā men gāng kāi, wǒ men jiù qù le
665
We got a seat as soon as we arrived
Wǒ men yī qù jiù yǒu wèi zhì
666
my friend likes smokey-flavored cocktails
Wǒ de péng yǒu xǐ huān yān xūn wèi dào de jiǔ
667
The building in front is very beautiful vs The building in front of me is very beautiful
Qián miàn zhè dòng dà lóu hěn piào liang vs Wǒ de qián miàn zhè dòng dà lóu hěn piào liang
668
There is a fountain between my house and the highway
Wǒ jiā hé gāo sù gōng lù de zhōng jiān yǒu pēn shuǐ chí
669
What do you have on your left? What do you have on your right?
Nǐ de zuǒ biān yǒu shé me? Nǐ yǒu yòu biān yǒu shé me?
670
It takes ten minutes to walk to the nearby coffee shop
Zǒu lù dào fù jìn de kā fēi diàn yào shí fēn zhōng
671
Compared to the nearby coffee shops, the library is further
Gēn fù jìn de kā fēi diàn bǐ, tú shū guǎn bǐ jiào yuǎn
672
Compared to Vietnam, Taiwan is not as hot vs Vietnam is hotter than Taiwan
Gēn yuè nán bǐ, tái wān bǐ jiào bù rè vs Yuè nán bǐ tái wān rè

1. Taiwanese (5 decks)

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