Day 1 Flashcards
now
xiànzài
I no longer work
wǒ xiànzài bù gōng zuò
Aircon
kōng tiáo
To switch on/to open
kāi
Excuse me, can you switch on the aircon?
qǐng wèn kěyǐ kāi kōng tiáo ma
very
fēi cháng
time
shíjiān
movie
diànyǐng
question
wèntí
Shirt/blouse
chènshān
Next year
míngnián
Behind
hòumian
to rain
xià yǔ
I want to run the Great Wall marathon
wǒ yào zài cháng chéng pǎo mǎlāsōng
15th May
wǔ yuè shí wǔ
Who?
shéi
what?
shénme
which?
náge
How many?
jī
where?
zài nǎli / zài nǎrge
Excuse me can I ask a question please
qǐngwèn wǒ kěyǐ wēn wēnti ma
excuse me can I go to the bathroom please?
qǐngwèn wǒ kě jǐ qù xǐshǒujiān ma?
sorry
To apologise that I did something wrong; not: sorry to hear that you are ill
duì bù qǐ
It’s ok
mèi guān xí
to tell
gàosu
Thanks for telling me
xiè xie nǐ gào sù
can you please repeat?
qǐng zài shuō yí biàn
rest/break/recess
xīuxi
I would like a break
wǒ xiáng xīuxi yí xià
to wish/would like
xiáng
to miss something/somebody
xiàng
Miss (miss, can I please get another coffee)
měi nǚ
sir (sir, can I please have another coffee)
shuài gē
husband
xiān sheng
I don’t turn the aircon on (I don’t have the habit of turning the aircon on)
wǒ bù kāi kōng tiāo
I haven’t switched the aircon on (I may still do so)
wǒ méi kāi kōng tiāo
Student
xué sheng
to travel
qù guó
I haven’t travelled to Scotland
wǒ méi qù guò Sū gé lán
I will not go to Scotland (ever, I refuse to go)
wǒ bù qù guò Sū gé lán