Mandarin Mid-Term Review January 2013 Flashcards
Prepare for mid-term exam on 100 sentences
Hi
Nǐ hǎo.
How have you been?
Zuì jìn zěnmeyàng
I am fine, thank you.
- I am fine, thank you. Hái hǎo. Xièxiè. 还好. 谢谢
Long time no see.
Hǎojiǔ bú jiàn.
How is your mom?
Nǐ māmā hái hǎo ma?
She is fine, thank you.
Tā hái hǎo. Xièxie
How are you recently?
Zuìjìn zěnmeyàng?
This is Tom. This is Sam.
Zhè wèi shì Tom. Zhè wèi shì Sam.
Pleased to meet you
Hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ.
Pleased to meet you too
- Pleased to meet you too. Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng rènshi nǐ. 我也很高兴认识你.
What is your name?
Nĭ jiào shénme míngzi?.
My name is Sam.
Wŏ jiào Sam
What is your son’s name?
Nĭ érzi jiào shénme míngzi?
His name is Tom
Tā jiào Tom.
How old is your younger sister
Nĭ mèimei jǐ suì le?
She is twenty-one years old
Tā èrshí yī suì le.
Does your son speak French?
Nĭ érzi huì shuō Fǎyǔ ma?
No, he does not.
Tā bù huì shuō Fǎyǔ
I cannot speak Japanese, but my friend Tom can
Wǒ bù huì shuō Rìwén, dàn wǒ de péngyou Tom huì (shuō Rìwén)
What is Tom’s nationality
Tom shì nă guó rén?
He is German
Tā shì Déguó rén.
My coworker Mr. Li is Chinese but he can speak very good English
Wǒ (de) tóngshì Li Xiānsheng shì Zhōngguó rén , dànshì tā deYīngwén hěn hǎo
Where are you from?
Nĭ cóng năr lái?
I am from Beijing
Wǒ cóng Běijīng lái.
How many people are in your family
Nǐ jiā yǒu jǐ kǒu rén?
There are four people in my family
Wŏ jiā yŏu sì kŏu rén.
Who are they?
Nǐ jiā dōu yǒu shéi?
They are my wife, my daughter, my son and myself
Wŏ jiā yŏu wǒ tàitai, wǒ nǚér, wǒ érzi, hé wǒ.
Do they all speak English?
Tāmen suǒ yǒu rén dōu huì shuō Yīngwén ma?
Yes (they all speak English)
Huì shuō
Where do you live?
Nĭ zhù zài năr?
I live in Saint Paul
Wŏ zhù zài St Paul.
Where does your dad work?
Nǐ bàba zài năr gōngzuò?
My dad works at Target
Wŏ bàba zài Target gōngzuò
What does your dad do? (what kind of work?)
Nǐ bàba shì zuò shénme de?
He is an engineer
Tā shì (ge) gōngchéngshī.
Do you have brothers and sisters (siblings)?
Nǐ yǒu xiōng dì jiě mèi ma? (siblings)
Yes. I have one older brother and one younger sister
Yǒu. Wŏ yǒu yí ge gēge hé yí ge mèimei.
What time is it now?
Xiànzài jǐ diǎn?
It is two in the afternoon?
Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ chà liǎng fēn liǎng diăn