Week 12

Question 1

also

Answer 1

yě
也

wǒ yě qù (I’m going too)
tā yě xǐhuān kànshū ma? (Does he also like reading?)

Question 2

all / both

Answer 2

dōu
都

wǒmen dōu huì shuō zhōngwén (We can all speak Chinese)
nǐmen dōu zhīdao ma? (Do you both know?)

Question 3

together

Answer 3

yìqǐ
一起

wǒmen yìqǐ qù (We’re going together)
nǐmen huì yìqǐ chīfàn ma (Will you eat together?)

Question 4

to encourage / encouragement

Answer 4

gǔlì
鼓励

xièxie nǐ de gǔlì (Thanks for your encouragement)
tā gǔlì le wǒ (She encouraged me)

Question 5

everything

Answer 5

yíqiè
一切

yíqiè dōu hǎo (Everything’s good)
nǐ zuò de yíqiè… (Everything you’ve done….)

Question 6

1. to be busy (adj)
2. busy (doing something) (verb)

Answer 6

máng
忙

wǒ hěn máng (I’m busy)
tā zài máng shénme? (What’s he (busy) doing?)

Question 7

1. to want (a thing)
   already decided
2. to have to / need to / want to (do something)
   strong and decided tone

Answer 7

yào
要

wǒ yào yìbēi kāfēi (I want a cup of coffee)
nǐ yào gēn tā tánhuà (You have to talk to her)

Question 8

to think / feel (an opinion)

Answer 8

juéde
觉得

shéi juéde zhōngwén hěn nán? (Who thinks Chinese is hard?)
nǐ juéde zěnmeyàng? (What do you think?)

Question 9

to feel / feelings

Answer 9

gǎnjué
感觉

nǐ yǒu shénme gǎnjué? (How do you feel?)
wǒ gǎnjué tā bù xǐhuān wǒ (I feel like he doesn’t like me)

Question 10

Let / allow

Answer 10

ràng
让

ràng wǒmen yìqi kàn… (Let’s look at….)
tā ràng nǐ qù ma? (Will she let you go?)

Question 11

to rain

Answer 11

xiàyǔ
下雨

xiàyǔ le (It’s raining)
míngtiān huì xiàyǔ (Tomorrow it’s going to rain)
wǒ xǐhuān xiàyǔtiān (I like rainy days)

Question 12

What do you like to be called?

Answer 12

zěnme chēnghū nǐ
怎么称呼你？

Question 13

1. uncle (father’s side)
2. form of address for man your father’s age

Answer 13

shūshu
叔叔

Dǒng shūshu nǐhǎo (Hello Uncle Dong)

Question 14

1. aunt (mother’s side)
2. form of address for woman your mother’s age

Answer 14

āyí
阿姨

Wáng āyí nǐhǎo (Hello Aunty Wang)