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Hobbies Flashcards

1
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Zhōumò

A

Joe mwoh

Weekend

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2
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Dǎ qiú

A

Dah tcheo

To play ball

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3
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Dǎ

A

Dah

to hit

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4
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qiú

A

tcheo

ball

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5
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Kàn

A

kahn

To watch / to look / to read

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6
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Diànshì

A

dee-in shr

TV

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7
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Diàn

A

dee-in

Electricity

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8
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Shì

A

Shr

Vision

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9
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Chàng

A 
Chahng
To sing (a song)
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10
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Gē

A

Guh

Song (n)

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11
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Tiào wǔ

A

tee–ow wuu

To dance

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12
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Tiào

A

Tee-ow

To jump

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13
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wǔ

A

Wuu

Dance (n)

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14
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Tīng

A

teeng

To listen

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15
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Yīnyuè

A

Yin yu-eh

Music

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16
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Duì

A

Dway

Right / correct

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17
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Shū

A

Shuu

Book

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18
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Yǒu de

A

Yoe duh

Some

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19
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Shíhou

A 
Shr hoe
(a point in) time / moment / (a duration of) time
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20
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Diànyǐng

A

dee–in eeng

Movie

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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
Q

Wàiguó

A

wigh gwaw

Foreign country

26
Q

Qǐng kè

A

tcheeng kuh

To invite someone (to dinner) / to play host

27
Q

Zuótiān

A

zwaw tee–in

Yesterday

28
Q

Suǒyǐ

A

swaw ee

so (conj)

29
Q

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

A

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
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Affirmation + negative (A-not-A) questions

Are you going tomorrow?

A

Nǐ míngtiān qù bu qù?

No adverbs before verb except for time words

31
Q

Affirmation + negative (A-not-A) questions

Are they all students?

A

Tāmen dōu shì xuéshēng ma

If there is an adverb before the verb, the type question “ma” must be used

32
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Affirmation + negative (A-not-A) questions

Are your classmates going to hit the ball?

A

Nǐ de tóngxué qù bù qù dǎ qiú

If there are two verbs the question form applies to the first verb

33
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Xiǎo

A

shee–ow

Small or little

34
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Hǎo jiǔ

A

How jeo

A long time

35
Q

Hǎo

A

how

Very

36
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jiǔ

A

long (of time)

37
Q

Bùcuò

A

buu tswaw

Pretty good / so-so

38
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cuò

A

tswaw

wrong

39
Q

Xiǎng

A

shee–ahng

To want to; would like to; to think

40
Q

Juéde

A

Jee-eh duh

To feel

41
Q

Yǒuyìsi

A

Yoe ee-suh

Interesting

42
Q

yìsi

A

Ee-suh

Meaning

43
Q

Zhǐ

A

Jr

Only

44
Q

Shuì jiào

A 
shway jee–ow
To sleep (vo)
45
Q

Shuì

A 
shway 
To sleep (v)
46
Q

jiào

A

jee–ow

sleep (n)

47
Q

Suàn le

A

swahn luh

Forget it; nevermind

48
Q

zhǎo

A

jow

To look for

49
Q

Biérén

A

Bee-eh wren

Other people

50
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Bié

A

Bee-eh

Other (adj)

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