Part 1 Flashcards
Excuse me. Can you speak English?
duì bù qǐ. qǐng wèn. nǐ huì shuō yīng wén ma.
对不起,请问你会说英文吗?
Excuse me.
duì bù qǐ.
对不起。
Please let me ask.
qǐng wèn.
请问。
Can you speak English?
nǐ huì shuō yīng wén ma.
你会说英文吗?
I can speak a little Mandarin.
wǒ huì shuō yī diǎn ér pǔ tōng huà.
我会说一点儿普通话。
Are you Canadian?
nǐ shì jiānádà rén ma.
你是加拿大人吗?
Yes. I am Canadian.
shì, wǒ shì jiānádà rén.
是,我是加拿大人。
I don’t understand what you are saying.
wǒ bù míng bái nǐ shuō shén me.
我不明白你说什么。
Would you like to drink something?
nǐ xiǎng hē yī diǎn ér dōng xi ma.
你想喝一点儿东西吗?
When would you like to eat?
nǐ xiǎng shén me shí hòu chī.
你想什么时候吃
I can’t…
wǒ bù huì…
我不会…
Right now?
xiàn zài ma.
现在吗?
How about you?
nǐ ne.
你呢?
A little
yī diǎn ér.
一点儿。
I am not American.
wǒ bù shì měi guó rén.
我不是美国人。
I don’t speak well.
wô shuō de bù hǎo.
我说的不好。
Are you Chinese?
nǐ shì zhōngguó rén ma.
你是中国人吗。
I don’t understand.
wǒ bù míng bái.
我不明白。
I don’t understand what you are saying.
wǒ bù míng bái nǐ shuō shén me.
我不明白你说什么。
I don’t know.
wǒ bù zhī dào.
我不知道。
It is not located there.
bú shì zài nàr.
不是在哪儿。
I would like to eat…
wǒ xiǎng chī…
我想吃…
I would like to drink…
wǒ xiǎng hē…
我想喝…
I would like to eat latter
wǒ xiǎng guò yī huì ér chī.
我想过一会儿吃。
I would like to go…
wǒ xiǎng qù…
我想去…
Where would you like to go to eat?
nǐ xiǎng qù nǎ ér chī.
你想去哪儿吃。
I don’t want to.
wǒ bù xiǎng.
我不想。
Latter
guò yī huì ér.
过一会儿。
To my place.
qù wǒ nàr.
去我那儿。
I too would like to.
wǒ yě xiǎng.
我也想。
I would like to go to a restaurant.
wǒ xiǎng qù fàndiàn.
我想去饭店。
What would you like to eat?
nǐ xiǎng chī shén me.
你想吃什么。
But later, OK?
kěshì guò yìhuǐr, hâo ma.
可是过一会儿吗。
Not now.
xiànzài bù hǎo.
现在不好。
I would like to eat lunch.
wǒ xiǎng chī wǔfàn.
我想吃午饭。
I would like to order.
wǒ xiǎng yào.
我想要。
What would you like to do?
nǐ xiǎng zuò shénme.
你想做什么。
I would like to go to the hotel.
wǒ xiǎng qù jǔdiàn.
我想去酒店。
I would like to buy something.
wǒ xiǎng mǎi yī diǎn ér dōng xi.
我想买一点儿东西。
What would you like to buy?
nǐ xiǎng mǎi shén me.
你想买什么。
With whom?
gēn shéi yī qǐ.
跟谁一起。
With you.
gēn nǐ yī qǐ.
跟你一起。
or… (2 usages)
kě shì -可是 - use if asking a question.
huòzhě - 或者 - use if making a statement.
At what time?
jǐ diǎn zhōng
几点钟。
At 2 o’clock.
liǎng diǎn zhōng
两点钟。
4 o’clock is impossible.
sì diǎn zhōng bù xíng
四点钟不行。
What time is it?
xiànzài jǐ diǎn (zhōng)
现在几点钟。
See you tomorrow.
míngtiǎn jiàn
明天見
I would like to go…
wǒ xiǎng qù…
我想去…
Tomorrow evening.
míngtiān wǎnshang.
明天晚上。