07 Phrases Flashcards
before work
工作以前
gōngzuò yǐqián
two years ago
两年以前
liǎng nián yǐqián
以前她在哪儿工作?
Yǐqián tā zài nǎ’er gōngzuò?
Where did she work beforehand?
getting married next month
下个月结婚
xiàge yuè jiéhūn
five minutes late
迟到五分钟
chídào wǔ fēnzhōng
Why are you late?
你怎么迟到了?
Nǐ zěnme chídàole?
7:15 colloquially
七点一刻
qī diǎn yī kè
8:45 colloquially
(8 o’clock and 3 quarters)
八点三刻
bā diǎn sān kè
你迟到了一刻钟。
Nǐ chídàole yīkè zhōng.
You’re a quarter of an hour late.
a quarter to nine
без четверти девять
差一刻九点
chà yīkè jiǔ diǎn
for a quarter of an hour
一刻钟
yī kè zhōng
for half an hour
半个小时
bànge xiǎoshí
你刚来英国吗?
Nǐ gāng lái yīngguó ma?
Are you new to the UK?
We’ve lived in Coventry for 22 years.
(word order: wir in Cov wohnen seit 22 Jahren)
我们在考文垂住了二十二年了。
Wǒmen zài Kǎowénchuí zhùle èrshí’èr niánle.
Where did you (pl) live beforehand?
以前你们在哪儿住?
Yǐqián nǐmen zài nǎ’er zhù?
We sang for two hours.
(Word order:
Wir sangen zwei Stunden Lieder.)
我们唱了两个小时歌。
Wǒmen chàngle liǎngge xiǎoshí gē.
Are you both interested in music?
(word order: seid ihr beide an Musik interessiert?)
你们都对音乐感兴趣吗?
Nǐmen dōu duì yīnyuè gǎnxìngqù ma?
你们不是刚认识吗?
Nǐmen bùshì gāng rènshí ma?
Haven’t you only just met?