07 Phrases

Question 1

工作以前

Answer 1

gōngzuò yǐqián
before work

Question 2

两年以前

Answer 2

liǎng nián yǐqián
two years ago

Question 3

以前她在哪儿工作？

Answer 3

Yǐqián tā zài nǎ’er gōngzuò?
Where did she work beforehand?

Question 4

下个月结婚

Answer 4

xiàge yuè jiéhūn
getting married next month

Question 5

迟到五分钟

Answer 5

chídào wǔ fēnzhōng
five minutes late

Question 6

你怎么迟到了？

Answer 6

Nǐ zěnme chídàole?
Why are you late?

Question 7

七点一刻

Answer 7

qī diǎn yī kè
7:15 colloquially

Question 8

八点三刻

Answer 8

bā diǎn sān kè
8:45 colloquially
(8 o’clock and 3 quarters)

Question 9

你迟到了一刻钟。

Answer 9

Nǐ chídàole yīkè zhōng.
You’re a quarter of an hour late.

Question 10

差一刻九点

Answer 10

chà yīkè jiǔ diǎn
a quarter to nine
без четверти девять

Question 11

一刻钟

Answer 11

yī kè zhōng
for a quarter of an hour

Question 12

半个小时

Answer 12

bànge xiǎoshí
for half an hour

Question 13

你刚来英国吗？

Answer 13

Nǐ gāng lái yīngguó ma?
Are you new to the UK?

Question 14

我们在考文垂住了二十三年了。

Answer 14

Wǒmen zài Kǎowénchuí zhùle èrshísān niánle.
We’ve lived in Coventry for 23 years.
(word order: wir in Cov wohnen seit 23 Jahren)

Question 15

以前你们在哪儿住？

Answer 15

Yǐqián nǐmen zài nǎ’er zhù?
Where did you (pl) live beforehand?

Question 16

我们唱了两个小时歌。

Answer 16

Wǒmen chàngle liǎngge xiǎoshí gē.
We sang for two hours.
(word order:
Wir sangen zwei Stunden lang Lieder.)

Question 17

你们都对音乐感兴趣吗？

Answer 17

Nǐmen dōu duì yīnyuè gǎnxìngqù ma?
Are you both interested in music?
(word order: seid ihr beide an Musik interessiert?)

Question 18

你们不是刚认识吗？

Answer 18

Nǐmen bùshì gāng rènshí ma?
Haven’t you only just met?
(lit.: Isn’t it the case that you only just met?)

Question 19

我跟她都认识五年了。

Answer 19

Wǒ gēn tā dōu rènshí wǔ niánle.
I’ve known her for 5 years.

Question 20

我的手表快了一刻钟。

Answer 20

Wǒde shǒubiǎo kuàile yīkè zhōng.
My watch is a quarter of an hour fast.

Question 21

他工作了三年。

Answer 21

Tā gōngzuòle sān nián.
He worked for three years.

Question 22

我们坐了一个小时公共汽车。

Answer 22

Wǒmen zuòle yīgè xiǎoshí gōnggòng qìchē.
We were on the bus for one hour.
(word order: wir saßen eine Stunde im Bus)

Question 23

我学习了一年汉语。
我学习了一年汉语了。

Answer 23

Wǒ xuéxíle yī nián hànyǔ(le).
I learnt Chinese for a year. vs
I’ve been learning Chinese for a year.
(word order: ich habe ein Jahr Chinesisch gelernt)
ONGOING = 2x了

Question 24

你看了半个小时电视了。

Answer 24

Nǐ kànle bànge xiǎoshí diànshìle.
You’ve been watching TV for half an hour.
(word order: du hast eine halbe Stunde ferngesehen)
ONGOING = 2x了

Question 25

他们游了二十分钟泳了。

Answer 25

Tāmen yóule èrshí fēnzhōng yǒngle. They've been swimming for twenty minutes. (word order: die sind seit 20 Minuten am schwimmen) ONGOING = 2x了

Question 26

我都在这儿坐了半个小时了。

Answer 26

Wǒ dōu zài zhè'er zuò le bàn gè xiǎoshí le. I've been sitting here for half an hour. ONGOING = 2x了

Question 27

你学习了多长时间英语了？

Answer 27

Nǐ xuéxí le duō cháng shíjiān yīngyǔ le? How long have you been learning English? ONGOING = 2x了

Question 28

我已经学习了十年汉语了。

Answer 28

Wǒ yǐjīng xuéxíle shí nián hànyǔle. I have been learning Chinese for ten years. ONGOING = 2x了

Question 29

你在这个地方住了多长时间了？

Answer 29

Nǐ zài zhège dìfāng zhù le duō cháng shíjiān le? How long have you lived in this place? ONGOING = 2x了

Question 30

我在这个地方住了二十三年了。

Answer 30

Wǒ zài zhège dìfāng zhùle èrshísān niánle. I have lived in this place for 23 years. ONGOING = 2x了

Question 31

差五分十二点

Answer 31

chà wǔ fēn shí'èr diǎn 11:55 colloquially без пяти минут двенадцать

Question 32

欢迎你来我们家玩儿。

Answer 32

Huānyíng nǐ lái wǒmen jiā wán‘r. Welcome to our house, I hope you’ll have fun.

Question 33

对不起，我起晚了。

Answer 33

Duìbùqǐ, wǒ qǐ wǎnle. So sorry, I overslept.

Question 34

我去机场 … (pick up) … 一个朋友。

Answer 34

我去机场**接**一个朋友。 Wǒ qù jīchǎng jiē yīgè péngyǒu. I went to the airport to pick up a friend.

Question 35

我跟她都认识五年了。

Answer 35

Wǒ gēn tā dōu rènshí wǔ niánle. I've known her for five years.

Question 36

请问，银行怎么走？

Answer 36

Qǐngwèn，yínháng zěnme zǒu？ Excuse me, how do I get to a bank?

Question 37

你学多久英语了？ vs 你学了多久英语了？

Answer 37

How long **did** you learn English? How long **have you been** learning English? ONGOING 2x了

Question 38

I'm going to the airport to pick up a friend.

Answer 38

我要去机场接一个朋友。 Wǒ yào qù jīchǎng jiē yīgè péngyǒu.

Question 39

我们在德国住**了**19年。 我们在考文垂住**了**23年**了**。

Answer 39

We **lived** in Germany for 19 years. We **have lived** in Coventry for 23 years.

Question 40

我们一起上**了**十个星期的汉语课。 我们一起上**了**十个星期的汉语课**了**。

Answer 40

We **were** on a 10-week Mandarin course together. We **have been** on a 10-week Mandarin course together. *(we - together - on/attended - **MARKER 1**- 10-week M course - **MARKER 2**)*

Question 41

我写**了**四个小时作业。 我写**了**四个小时作业**了**。

Answer 41

I **did** my homework for 4 hours. I **have been doing** my homework for 4 hours.

Question 42

我学**了**十年汉语**了**。

Answer 42

I've been learning Mandarin for 10 years.

Question 43

我对语言感兴趣。

Answer 43

Wǒ duì yǔyán gǎn xìngqù. I am interested in languages。

Question 44

我对踢足球**不感兴趣**。

Answer 44

Wǒ duì tī zú qiú bùgǎn xìngqù. I'm not interested in playing football.

Question 45

我对踢足球**没有兴趣**。

Answer 45

Wǒduì tī zúqiú méiyǒu xìngqù。 I'm not interested in playing football.

Question 46

你学英语多久了？

Answer 46

Nǐ xué yīngyǔ duōjiǔ le？ How long have you been learning English?

Question 47

我要去机场接一个朋友。

Answer 47

Wǒ yào qù jīchǎng jiē yígè péngyou. I'm going to the airport to pick up a friend.

Question 48

你学了多久汉语了？

Answer 48

Nǐ xué le duōjiǔ hànyǔ le？ How long have you been learning Chinese?

Question 49

我们唱了两个小时歌。

Answer 49

Wǒmen chàngle liǎngge xiǎoshí gē。 We sang (songs) for two hours. (word order: Wir sangen 2 Stunden Lieder.)