Lesson 18 - January 30th 2015 Flashcards
I did not go back to Morocco for the new year, nor to France, I went to Luxembourg
wô xīn nián méi (yôu) huí Móluògē, yê méi yôu huí Fâguó, wô xīn nián qù Lúsēnbâo
Happy new year!
xīn nián hâo!
Can you guess?
nî néng cāi ma?
these / those
zhèxie / nàxie
which (question) singular / plural?
nâ / nâxie? (!= nàxie = those)
I would like to order
wô xiâng diân cài
Sunday
xīnqītiān
Shop
shāng diàn
all + N
sûoyôu de + N + dōu
In Europe, all shops are closed on Sunday
xīnqītiān zài oūzhoū sûoyôude shāngdiàn dōu guānmen
Some
yīxie
Could we take a break?
… a 5mn / 1 hour / 2 week break?
wômen kêyî xiūxi (rest) yīxia ma?
wômen kêyî xiūxi wû fēnzhōng / yī xiâoshí / liàngge xīnqī ma?
a few
jî
What is the day today?
jīntiān shì jî hào? (hào = day)
what is your favorite season?
nî zuì xîhuān de jìjié shì shénme?
to rain / to snow
xiàyû / xiàxuê
Asia
yà zhoū
Europe
oūzhoū
Africa
fēizhōu
America
mêi zhoū
online
zài wângshàng
some things I like to go buy in a store, some things I like to buy online
yīxie dōngxī wô xîhuān qù shāngdiàn mâi, yīxie dōngxī wô xîhuān zài wângshàng mâi
I bought my water in a store
emphasis on “store”, as in “it is in a store that bought my water”
wôde shûi shì shāngdiàn mâi de
shì … de expresses past or emphasis in the present tense
!= wô zài wângshàng mâi le zhēqe shū = I bought this book online with emphasis on the difficulty of doing so, as in “I managed to buy this book online”
bank
yínháng