Common Phrases 👥 Flashcards
how old are you?
nín duō dà le?
duō dà = “how old”
le = indicates a completed action or a change of situation.
This year, I am ___ years old
jīnnían wǒ [èr shí èr] suì
jīnnían = “this year”
suì = “years old”
My phone number is…
Wǒ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì…
wǒ de = my
diànhuà = telephone/ phone
hàomǎ = number
How does ___ look like?
[tā] zhǎng shénme yàng?
zhǎng = to look like/ to appear
shénme = what
yàng = appearance/ look
[Somebody] looks like…
[tā] zhǎng dé [adjective] + [noun]
Ex: tā zhǎng dé bù gāo.
“zhǎng” = to appear/ to grow.
“dé” = a structural particle in Mandarin Chinese used to link a verb or adjective to its complement (for example, above its linking the verb to the adjective)
where were you born?
nǐ zài nǎr chū shēng?
zài nǎr = where
chū shēng = born
This is easy
Zhè gè jiǎn dān
This is hard
Zhè gè nán
This year, how old are you?
nǐ jīn nián duō dà le?
jīn nián = this year
duō dà = how old
le - A particle indicating a change of state or a completed action, often used in questions about age to denote the current age.
I am __ years old
wǒ __ suì
suì = years old
What grade are you in?
shàng jǐ nián jí?
上 shàng - Attend/ go to (in this context, it means to be in a particular grade)
几 jǐ - Which/ how many
年级 niánjí - Grade/ year in school
Where were you born?
nǐ zài nǎr chū shēng?
[sb]+place+verb
你 (nǐ) - “You”
在 (zài) - “At” or “in”
哪儿 (nǎr) - “Where”
出生 (chū shēng) - “Born”
Which country are you from?
nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
你 (nǐ) - “You”
是 (shì) - “Are” or “is” (to be)
哪国 (nǎ guó) - “Which country”
人 (rén) - “Person” or “people”
How does [sb] go to work?
[sb] zuò shén me gōng zuò?
zuò = “to take”
shén me = “what”
How does [sb] go to work? (another version)
[sb] zěn me shàng bān?
zěnme = “how”
shàng bān = “go to work”
What time do you get up in the morning?
nǐ zǎo shang jǐ diǎn qǐ chuáng?
你 (nǐ) - “You”
早上 (zǎoshang) - “Morning”
几点 (jǐ diǎn) - “What time”
起床 (qǐ chuáng) - “Get up” or “rise from bed”
What time do you go to school?
jǐ diǎn qù shàng xué?
几点 (jǐ diǎn) - “What time”
去 (qù) - “Go”
上学 (shàng xué) - “To school”
How do you go to school?
nǐ zěn me shàng xué?
你 (nǐ) - “You”
怎么 (zěnme) - “How”
上学 (shàng xué) - “Go to school”
What languages can you speak?
nǐ huì shuō shén me yǔ yán?
Which countries have you visited?
nǐ qù guo shén me guó jiā?
Which countries are your favourites?
nǐ xǐhuan shén me guó jià?
I have gone to countries such as…
wǒ qù guo guó jiā bī rù…
qù guo = “have experienced/ have gone to…”
guó jiā = country
such as = bī rù
How are you?
nǐ jīntiān zěnme yàng?
你 (nǐ) - “You”
今天 (jīntiān) - “Today”
怎么样 (zěnme yàng) - “How” or “How is.”Indicates the condition or state of something.
Which country are you from?
nǐ shì nǎ guó rén?
你 (nǐ) - “You”
是 (shì) - “Are” or “am” (to be)
哪 (nǎ) - “Which”
国 (guó) - “Country”
人 (rén) - “Person”
I didn’t eat
wǒ méi chīfàn
méi - absence of an action/ something/ experience
I’m hungry, I want to it.
Wǒ è le, wǒ xiǎng chī dōngxi.
我 (Wǒ) - “I”
饿了 (è le) - “Hungry” (literally “hungry already”)
我想 (wǒ xiǎng) - “I want”
吃 (chī) - “to eat”
东西 (dōngxi) - “food” or “something to eat”
