Chinese in plain English 1 Flashcards

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2
Q

I am going

A

wǒ qù

waw chu

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3
Q

I went

A

wǒ qù le

waw chu luh

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4
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I will go

A

wǒ jiang qù

waw jee-ahng chu

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5
Q

what word do you put at the end of a question?

A

ma

(mah)

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6
Q

what word do you put in front of a verb to make it negative?

A

bu

(or sometimes mei)

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7
Q

past tense modifier - immediate

A

le

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8
Q

past tense modifier - distant

A

guo

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9
Q

future tense modifiers

A

yao & jiang

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10
Q

chinese person

A

zhong guo ren(joong-gwaw-wren)

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11
Q

Australian

A

Aodaliyaren

(Ah-aw-dah-lee-yah-wren)

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12
Q

mine

A

wo-de

(waw-duh)

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13
Q

your

A

ni-de

(nee-duh)

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14
Q

you (plural)

A

ni men

(nee-mun)

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15
Q

your (plural)

A

ni men de

(nee-mun duh)

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16
Q

he, she, it

A

ta

(tah)

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17
Q

his, hers, its

A

ta de

(tah duh)

18
Q

we, us

A

wo men

(waw mun)

19
Q

ours

A

wo men de

(waw mun duh)

20
Q

they, them

A

ta men

(tah mun)

21
Q

their, theirs

A

ta men de

(tah mun duh)

22
Q

good morning

A

zao shang hao

23
Q

good afternoon

A

xia wu hao

24
Q

good evening

A

wan shang hao

(wahn shahng how)

25
Q

fine thank you

A

hen hao, xie xie

26
Q

good night

A

wan an

(wahn ahn)

27
Q

good bye

A

zai jian

28
Q

see you tomorrow

A

ming tian jian

(meeng tee-in jee-in)