L2 U13 L1 Flashcards
The elderly/old people
Lǎoniánrén
Young people
Niánqīngrén
Right?
Shì ba? or Duì bú duì?
I slept for 8 hours
Wǒ shuì le bā ge xiǎoshí de jiào
I took a nap
Wǒ shuì le ge wǔ jiào
I’m going to sleep now
Wǒ yào shuìjiào le
Gāngcái vs gānggāng
Gāngcái just happened seconds to minutes ago
Gānggāng is a broader interpretation of recent events that could include days or weeks ago
Bring the book to her after you finish eating
Nǐ chīwán fàn bǎ shū gěi tā dàiqù
Chinese elderly people all come here to dance, huh?
Zhōngguó lǎoniánrén dōu lái zhè(r) tiàowǔ shì ba
They want to work out a little
Tāmen xiǎng duànliàn yíxià shēntǐ
They don’t care about their dance posture
Tāmen bú zàihū wǔzī rúhé
I don’t feel well
Wǒ shēntǐ bù shūfu
Don’t care (two ways)
Wúsuǒwèi
Bú zàihu
I don’t mind a bit
Wǒ yìdiǎn yě bú zàihū
I don’t care what other people say
Wǒ bú zàihu biérén zěnme shuō
note zěnme not shénme…because you really mean you don’t care how they are thinking on a certain matter