A1 Chinese Grammar Wiki

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Decks in this class (11)

1. [Don't Have] Negation of "you" with "mei"
I don t have any questions 1,
We don t have money now 2,
Does he not have a job 3
16  cards
2. [Not] Standard negation with "bu"
They are not bad kids 1,
We don t drink alcohol 2,
I don t want to work today 3
11  cards
3. [All / Both] The "all" adverb "dou"
Do you all know john 1,
They are all in shanghai 2,
Tomorrow we all can go 3
10  cards
4. [Also] The "also" adverb "ye"
I also like it 1,
I am a student too 2,
She also has a son 3
28  cards
5. [And] Expressing "and" with "he"
You and i 1,
The boss likes coffee and tea 2,
My grandpa and grandma are both 7...
8  cards
6. [Or / Choices Q] Offering choices with "haishi"
Me or him 1,
One or two 2,
Spicy or non spicy 3
10  cards
7. [Years old] Age with "sui"
I am 20 years old 1,
My son is one year old 2,
My mother is 45 years old this ye...
8  cards
8. [Measure word] Measure word "ge"
One person 1,
Four friends 2,
Three iphones 3
12  cards
9. [Date] Structure of dates
Note that 号 (hào) is commonly used in spoken Mandarin instead of 日 (rì):
10  cards
10. [Days of Week] Structure of days of the week
Hopefully this doesn't freak you out, but there are actually two other ways to say "week" in Chinese. You should still learn 星期 (xīngqī) first, and that's really all you need as a beginner. The other words for "week" are 礼拜 (lǐbài) and 周 (zhōu). Skip them for now unless you really need them.
10  cards
11. [Numbers] Structure of numbers
Phone 1,
Phone 2,
Phone 3
47  cards

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