Lesson 10 - October 8th

Question 0

I’m late!

Answer 0

wô chí dào le!

Question 1

(Sorry!…) - No problem!

Answer 1

méishìr!

Question 2

I have stuff to do today!

Answer 2

jīntīan wô yôu shì!

Question 3

to take a break / relax / not work

Answer 3

xiūxi

Question 4

Driver

Answer 4

sījī

Question 5

All parents are drivers

Answer 5

fùmû dōu shì sījī

Question 6

In my leisure time, I do tons of stuff with y kids

Answer 6

xiūxi de shíhou wô hé wô háizi zuò hên duō shì’r

Question 7

For example

Answer 7

bîrú

Question 8

Every week / every tuesday / every year

Answer 8

mêi(ge) xīngqī / -èr / mêi nián

Question 9

How many months in a year? - 12

Answer 9

yī nián yôu jî ge yuè? - yôu shíèrge yuè.

Question 10

What month are we?

Answer 10

xiànzài shì jî yuè?

Question 11

How many months = which month

Answer 11

jîge yuè = jî yuè

Question 12

What is the date to day? (je ne veux rien savoir!)

Answer 12

2013 nián 10 yuè bā rì/hào

Question 13

Expressing the past

Answer 13

S + shì + verb etc + de

Question 14

What year did you go to university?

Answer 14

nî shì nâ nián shàng dàxué de?

Question 15

I went to university in 1997

Answer 15

wô shì 1997 nián shàng dàxué de

Question 16

My wife also studied engineering

Answer 16

wô de tàitài yé shì xué gōngcheng de

Question 17

Season (quarter)

Answer 17

jìjié

Question 18

Spring

Answer 18

chūn tiān

Question 19

Summer

Answer 19

xià tiān

Question 20

Autumn

Answer 20

qiū tiān

Question 21

Winter

Answer 21

dōng tiān

Question 22

Long

Answer 22

cháng (same as “often” ;-))

Question 23

Short

Answer 23

duân

Question 24

to rain

Answer 24

xiàyû

Question 25

the rain

Answer 25

yû

Question 26

to snow

Answer 26

xiàxûe

Question 27

the snow

Answer 27

xûe

Question 28

in BE it rains the whole year

Answer 28

zài BE yī nián sì jì dōu xiàyû

Question 29

BJ’s autumn is very beautiful

Answer 29

BJ de qiūtiān hên piàoliàng

Question 30

It is a bit like Brussel’s autumn

Answer 30

yôu yīdiân’r xiàng Bruxelles de qiūtiān

Question 31

Extremely + adj

Answer 31

fēicháng + adj

Question 32

Morocco’s summer is extremely hot, between 30 and 45 degrees

Answer 32

Móluògē de xiàtiān fēicháng rì, cóng 30 dù dào 45 dù

Question 33

What temperature is it?

Answer 33

yôu jî dù?

Question 34

Enough

Answer 34

gòu

Question 35

There is not enough rain in Morocco

Answer 35

zài Móluògē yû bú gòu

Question 36

Especially

Answer 36

tè bié

Question 37

BJ’s summer is very hot, especially July and August

Answer 37

BJ de xiàtiān fēicháng rì, tèbié shì 7 yuè hé 8 yuè (I know, the “shì” come from nowhere…)

Question 38

the best / perfect

Answer 38

zùi hâo

Question 39

to intend to / plan to

Answer 39

dâ suàn

Question 40

I plan to go to BJ in november

Answer 40

wô dâsuàn 11 yuè qù BJ

Question 41

since …, therefore … (puisque …, alors …)

Answer 41

jìrán + S + …, S + jiù