Intermediate 1 Flashcards
can you take one more picture?
nǐ kěyǐ zài lái yi zhāng ma?
you’re probably right
nǐ yīnggāi shì ba
compared to ___, it’s more expensive
bǐ ___ guì duōle
I’m lucky
wǒ yùnqi hǎo
we have a lot of time until lunch
lí wǔfàn hái yǒu hěn duō shíjiān
the traffic is bad
dǔchē hěn yánzhòng
tāng
táng
tǎngxià
tàng
soup
candy
lie down
hot
you two should take a picture
nǐmen liǎng wèi pāi yizhāng ba
charge cellphone batteries
gěi shǒujī chōngdiàn
do you know where I can go eat noodles?
nǐ zhīdào nǎlǐ yǒu chī miàn de dìfāng ma?
I wish you healthy bodies and good fortune
zhù nǐmen de shēntǐ jiànkāng wànshì rúyì
I promise the next time i see you, my chinese will be better
wǒ bǎozhèng xiàcì jiàn nǐmen de shíhou wǒ de zhōngwén huì gènghǎo
Next time, I’ll definitely have a more meaningful communication with you
xiàcì wǒ yīdìng huì hé nǐ jìnxīn gèng yǒu yìyì de jiāoliú
yesterday you showed me
zuótiān nǐ gěi wǒ kànle
I can still eat!
wǒ hái néng chī
he has a lot of ability
ta hěn yǒu nénglì
he has a lot of potential
tā yǒu hěn dà de qiánlì
this stock has a lot of potential
zhèzhī gǔpiào hěn yǒu qiánlì
this performance is awesome
zhèchǎng biǎoyǎn tài bàngle
nantong and shanghai are close together
Nantong he Shanghai àizhe
my cell phone is working now
wǒ de shǒujī hǎo shǐ le
don’t act like a spoiled brat
bié sājiāo
I still haven’t adjusted to the time difference
wǒ hái méiyǒu dào shíchā
I’m going to the gym tomorrow morning to workout
míngtiān shàngwǔ wǒ yào qù jiànshēnfáng yùndòng
I go three times a week
wǒ měi gè xīngqī sān cì
how many times do you go a week?
nǐ měi gè xīngqī qù jǐ cì?
lately, I never go to the gym
wǒ zuìjìn cóngbù qù jiànshēnfáng
I seldom go to the park
wǒ hěn shǎo qù gōngyuán
what sports (ball games) do you play?
nǐ huì dǎ shénme qiú?
I only know how to play soccer
wǒ zhǐ huì tī zúqiú
how well do you play basketball?
nǐ dǎ lánqiú de zěnmeyàng
how many times a week do you usually play ball games?
nǐ tōngcháng yigè xīngqí dǎ jǐ cì
can you teach me badminton?
nǐ néng jiāo wǒ yǔmáoqiú ma?
can you come?
nǐ néng lái ma?
How many times a week does Siyu work out?
měigè xīngqī yùndòng jǐ cì?
how many times a week do you go?
měigè xīngqī qù jǐ cì?
does that teacher teach well?
nàwèi lǎoshī jiāo de hǎo ma?
david can’t make it
david is not allowed to come
David bù néng lái (can’t make it)
David bù kěyǐ lái (not allowed)
I’m also really happy to meet you
rènshi nǐ wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng
how did you celebrate your birthday?
nǐ zěnme guò de shēngrì?
our connection is bad
liánjiē bù hǎo
very funny
hěn hǎoxiào
blow candles
chuī là zhú
to make a wish
xǔyuàn
trade stocks
jiāoyì gǔpiào
in total, three years
yigòng sān nián
to take down notes
jì bǐjì
Shanghai and New York are alike, but also very different
shànghǎi gēn niǔyuē xiāngtóng zhīchù dànshì yě yǒu hěnduō bùtóng
both places have a lot of people
zhè liǎng gè dìfāng dōu yǒu hěnduō rén
I studied Korean for a long time
wǒ xuéxí hěn cháng shíjiān hányǔ
what kind of books?
shénmeyàng de shū?
nǎzhǒng shū?
I programmed a computer program
wǒ gěi diànnǎo biàn yigè chéngxù
I didn’t say anything
wǒ shénme yě méi shuō
I didn’t do anything
wǒ shénme yě méi zuò
I can leave work whenever I want
wǒ shénme shíhou dōu kěyǐ xiàbān
restart learning
chóngxīn kāishǐ xuéxí
I have to leave
wǒ gāi zǒule
she works as a consultant
tā zuò zīxún de gōngzuò
Asians all have black hair and black eyes, so it’s easy to be confused
yàzhōu rén dōu yǒu hēi tóufǎ hēi yǎnjīng, suǒyǐ róngyì hùnxiáo
I don’t want to be confused about the meaning of these two words
bùyào hùnxiáo zhè liǎng gè dāncí de yìsi
my boss didn’t come into the office until 11 o’clock
(emphasize the lateness)
lǎobǎn shíyī diǎn cái dào bàngōngshì.
I waited two hours before I bought the ticket
(emphasize the lateness)
wǒ děngle liǎng gè xiǎoshí cái mǎidào piào.
Siyu is not as tall as Cason.
Siyu méiyǒu Cason gāo.
This place is not as fun as Shanghai
zhège dìfang méiyǒu Shànghǎi hǎowán.
trains are not as fast as airplanes
huǒchē méiyǒu fēijī kuài
Jack Ma is not as rich as Bill Gates
Mǎyún méiyǒu Bill Gates yǒuqián
you lied to me
ni piàn wo
don’t hurt each other
bùyào hùxiāng shānghài
bùyào shānghài duìfāng
give it a try
chángcháng kàn
you have to consider your future
Nǐ bìxū kǎolǜ nǐ de wèilái
he has a promising (future) prospect
ta de qiántú hěn guāngmíng
wúfǎ = ?
wúfǎ = méiyǒu bànfǎ
I drank it all
wǒ hē diàole
I ate it all
wǒ chī diàole
I just finished eating (a second ago)
Wǒ gānggāng chī wán
I finished eating
wǒ chī wánle
what color is it?
shénme yánsè de?
It’s really beautiful to look down from here
cóng zhèli wǎng xià kàn zhēn piàoliang
to the park’s left is the subway station
gōngyuán zuǒbiān shì dìtiě zhàn
first we’ll study then we’ll play
wǒmen xiān xuéxí zài wánr
we’ll first eat food then go to the meeting
wǒmen xiān chīfàn, zài kāihuì
I’ll first go to the dry cleaners, bring clothes, then go to the supermarket to buy things
wǒ xiān qù gānxǐ diàn ná yīfu, zài qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi
On foot, it takes about 10 minutes
zǒulù dàgài yào shí fēnzhōng
they wandered for four hours
tāmen ràole sì gè xiǎoshí
I know you are a sichuan ren, I can hear it!
(emphasize unknown to known)
wǒ zhīdào nǐ shì sìchuān rén, wǒ dōu tīng chūláile
The results are out!
jiéguǒ chūláile
I can’t give/produce an answer
wǒ gěi bù chū dá’àn
I can’t find the question’s answer
wǒ zhǎo bù dào wèntí de dá’àn
I finally finished my homework
zhōngyú zuò wánle zuòyè
The plane is finally taking off
fēijī zhōngyú qǐfēi le!
food is finally ready (finished cooking)
fàn zhōngyú zuò hǎo le!
seeing mom leave, she almost cried
kàndào māma zǒu le, tā chàdiǎn (jiù) kū le
He almost saw us. That was a close one!
tā chàdiǎn (jiù) kàndào wǒmen le, hǎo xiǎn!
our team almost lost
wǒmen duì chàdiǎn shū le
wǒmen duì chàdiǎn jiù shū le
oh, no wonder
guài bu de