Phrases 02 Flashcards
我每天锻炼身体。
Wǒ měitiān duànliàn shēntǐ。
I exercise my body every day.
我每天六点起床。
I get up at 6 every morning.
你很少生病！
You hardly ever get sick!
是不是喜欢运动？
You probably enjoy doing sports, don’t you?
我每天早上都要出去跑步。
I go out for a run every morning.
现在身体怎么样？- - 现在好多了。
How is your health now? - - I’m feeling better now.
大卫今年多大？
How old is David (this year)?
他多高？
How tall is he?
一米八几。
1.8 metres or so.
你怎么知道这么多啊？
How come you know so much?
张老师星期六也不休息啊？
Teacher Zhang doesn’t even have a rest on Saturdays, does he?
他这几天很忙。- - 那会很累吧。
He is very busy these days. - - So he’s probably very tired.
他每天回来都很累。
He comes back tired every day.
每个星期六
every Saturday
每天六点
at six every day
我每天早上都喝咖啡。
I drink coffee every morning.
我每个星期二都有汉语课。
I have Chinese classes every Tuesday.
你多大？我六十九岁。
How old are you? I’m 69 years old.
他多高？一米八几。
How tall is he? 1.8 metres or so.
你喜欢运动, 是不是？
two different word orders?
是不是你喜欢运动？
你是不是喜欢运动？
这台电脑多少钱？
Zhè tái diànnǎo duōshǎo qián?
How much does this computer cost?
早饭要吃好，
午饭要吃饱，
晚饭要吃少。
Zǎofàn yào chīhǎo，
wǔfàn yào chībǎo，
wǎnfàn yào chīshǎo。
Eat a substantial breakfast, a moderate lunch and a lighter dinner.
跑步比赛
pǎobù bǐsài
running race
按时吃药
ànshí chīyào
to take one’s medication at the right time
该吃药了。
Gāi chī yào le.
It’s time to take your medication.
(Also as a jokily disapproving jibe among friends)
你晚上几点休息？
What time do you go to bed (lit. rest) in the evening?
周末也没有休息，每天都上班。
Even at weekends there’s no resting, it’s a matter of going to work every day. (Subject is left vague.)
出院
to be released from hospital
你每天什么时候开始工作？
What time do you start working every day?
每半年
měi bànnián
every six months, lit. every half year
去中国旅游
to travel to China
我等你半天了！
Wǒ děng nǐ bàntiān le!
I’ve been waiting for you half a day (i.e. for ages)！
现在好多了。
I’m better now.
- in reply to: 现在身体怎么样？
什么时候能出院？
When will you be discharged from hospital?
你今年多大了？
六十九岁。
How old are you (this year)?
I’m 69.
我六十多岁。
I’m in my sixties.
你做早餐要多久？
Nǐ zuò zǎocān yào duōjiǔ?
How long does it take you to make breakfast?
半(个)小时
bàn(ge)xiǎoshí
half an hour
这有多少个苹果？
How many apples are there?
十多个苹果
more than ten apples
你有时间陪我看电影吗？
Do you have time to go to the cinema with me?
他每天回来都很累。
He comes back tired every day.
我听说…
I heard (that it’s being said) …
七点前
qī diǎn qián
before 7 o’clock
我也不知道北京的天气，
你问问小李，他是北京人。
I don’t know the weather in Beijing either.
Ask Xiao Li, he’s from Beijing.
– 星期六也不休息，你工作累不累？
– 没关系，星期天我有不少时间休息。
– You don’t even have time off on Saturday. Surely you’re tired from all the work?
– It’s OK actually, I’ve got quite a lot of time off on Sunday.
– 你每天什么时候睡觉？
– 九点多吧，很早。我早上起床也很早。
– What time do you go to bed every day?
– 9:00 or so, I think - very early. I also get up early in the morning.
我不相信你。
Wǒ bù xiāngxìn nǐ.
I don’t believe you.
您今年高寿？
Nín jīnnián gāoshòu?
How old are you this year (asking an older person politely)
