Hobbies Flashcards
1
Q
Zhōumò
A
Joe mwoh
Weekend
2
Q
Dǎ qiú
A
Dah tcheo
To play ball
3
Q
Dǎ
A
Dah
to hit
4
Q
qiú
A
tcheo
ball
5
Q
Kàn
A
kahn
To watch / to look / to read
6
Q
Diànshì
A
dee-in shr
TV
7
Q
Diàn
A
dee-in
Electricity
8
Q
Shì
A
Shr
Vision
9
Q
Chàng
A
Chahng To sing (a song)
10
Q
Gē
A
Guh
Song (n)
11
Q
Tiào wǔ
A
tee–ow wuu
To dance
12
Q
Tiào
A
Tee-ow
To jump
13
Q
wǔ
A
Wuu
Dance (n)
14
Q
Tīng
A
teeng
To listen
15
Q
Yīnyuè
A
Yin yu-eh
Music
16
Q
Duì
A
Dway
Right / correct
17
Q
Shū
A
Shuu
Book
18
Q
Yǒu de
A
Yoe duh
Some
19
Q
Shíhou
A
Shr hoe (a point in) time / moment / (a duration of) time
20
Q
Diànyǐng
A
dee–in eeng
Movie
21
Q
yǐng
A
eeng
Shadow
22
Q
ChángCháng
A
chahng chahng
often
23
Q
Nà
A
nah
In that case / then
24
Q
Qù
A
tchuu
To go
25
Wàiguó
wigh gwaw
| Foreign country
26
Qǐng kè
tcheeng kuh
| To invite someone (to dinner) / to play host
27
Zuótiān
zwaw tee–in
| Yesterday
28
Suǒyǐ
swaw ee
| so (conj)
29
Word order in Chinese
1) Wang often listens to music on weekends
2) Li You will have Chinese food tomorrow
3) Gao went to see a foreign movie at 5:30 yesterday afternoon
Subject + Adverb (time, place, manner) + Verb + Object
1) Wang zhōumò chángcháng tīng yīnyuè
2) Li You míngtiān chī Zhōngguó cài
3) Gao xuótiān xiàwǔ wǔ diǎn bàn qù kàn wàiguó diànyǐng
30
Affirmation + negative (A-not-A) questions
| Are you going tomorrow?
Nǐ míngtiān qù bu qù?
| No adverbs before verb except for time words
31
Affirmation + negative (A-not-A) questions
| Are they all students?
Tāmen dōu shì xuéshēng ma
| If there is an adverb before the verb, the type question "ma" must be used
32
Affirmation + negative (A-not-A) questions
| Are your classmates going to hit the ball?
Nǐ de tóngxué qù bù qù dǎ qiú
| If there are two verbs the question form applies to the first verb
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Xiǎo
shee–ow
| Small or little
34
Hǎo jiǔ
How jeo
| A long time
35
Hǎo
how
| Very
36
jiǔ
long (of time)
37
Bùcuò
buu tswaw
| Pretty good / so-so
38
cuò
tswaw
| wrong
39
Xiǎng
shee–ahng
| To want to; would like to; to think
40
Juéde
Jee-eh duh
| To feel
41
Yǒuyìsi
Yoe ee-suh
| Interesting
42
yìsi
Ee-suh
| Meaning
43
Zhǐ
Jr
| Only
44
Shuì jiào
```
shway jee–ow
To sleep (vo)
```
45
Shuì
```
shway
To sleep (v)
```
46
jiào
jee–ow
| sleep (n)
47
Suàn le
swahn luh
| Forget it; nevermind
48
zhǎo
jow
| To look for
49
Biérén
Bee-eh wren
| Other people
50
Bié
Bee-eh
| Other (adj)
