Phrases 14

Question 1

过马路

Answer 1

guòmǎlù
to cross the road

Question 2

暑假你想去哪里玩儿？

Answer 2

Shǔjià nǐ xiǎng qù nǎli wán’r？
Where do you want to go during the summer holidays?

Question 3

你看过那个电影吗？

Answer 3

Nǐ kànguò nàge diànyǐng ma？
Have you seen that film?

Question 4

我等了已经半个小时。

Answer 4

Wǒ děngle yǐjīng bàn gè xiǎoshí.
I’ve been waiting for half an hour.

Question 5

他们来过我家。

Answer 5

Tāmen láiguò wǒ jiā.
They’ve been to my house.

Question 6

我去过中国。

Answer 6

Wǒ qùguò Zhōngguó.
I’ve been to China.

Question 7

我吃过那个中国菜。

Answer 7

Wǒ chīguò nàge Zhōngguó cài.
I’ve had that Chinese dish.

Question 8

我没去过西班牙。

Answer 8

Wǒ méi qùguò Xībānyá.
I’ve never been to Spain

Question 9

你玩过这个游戏没有？

Answer 9

Nǐ wánguò zhège yóuxì méiyǒu？
Have you ever played this game?

Question 10

接电话

Answer 10

jiē diànhuà
to answer the phone

Question 11

你的电话号码是多少？

Answer 11

Nǐ de diànhuà hàomǎ shì duōshǎo?
What’s your phone number?

Question 12

quite a few times

Answer 12

好几次
hǎojǐcì

Question 13

我虽然去过好几次，但是还想再去玩儿玩儿。

Answer 13

Wǒ suīrán qùguò hǎojǐcì, dànshì hái xiǎng zài qù wán’r wán’r.

Question 14

until then, by then, when it’s time

Answer 14

到时候
dào shíhòu

Question 15

虽然外面很冷，但是房间里面很热。

Answer 15

Suīrán wàimiàn hěn lěng, dànshì fángjiān lǐmiàn hěn rè.
Although it’s cold outside, it’s quite warm inside the house (lit. room).

Question 16

虽然今天是晴天，但是很冷。

Answer 16

Suīrán jīntiān shì qíngtiān, dànshì hěn lěng.
It’s sunny but cold today.

Question 17

虽然那个饭店很小，但是菜很好吃。

Answer 17

Suīrán nàgè fàndiàn hěn xiǎo, dànshì cài hěn hǎochī.
Although that restaurant is very small, they have very nice food.

Question 18

我在这个商店买过一次东西。

Answer 18

Wǒ zài zhège shāngdiàn mǎiguò yícì dōngxī。
I bought something in this shop once.

Question 19

我吃过好多次米饭。

Answer 19

Wǒ chīguò hǎoduōcì mǐfàn.
I’ve had rice so many times.

Question 20

我们上过几次课了？

Answer 20

Wǒmen shàngguò jǐcì kè le？
How many times have we had lessons?

Question 21

我去过好几次波兰。

Answer 21

Wǒ qùguò hǎojǐcì bōlán.
I’ve been to Poland several times.

Question 22

我上星期去过一次医院。

Answer 22

Wǒ shàng xīngqī qùguò yícì yīyuàn.
I went to the hospital once last week.

Question 23

We’ve been to China once.
(2 options of word order)

Answer 23

我们去过一次中国。
我们去过中国一次。

Wǒmen qùguò yícì Zhōngguó。
Wǒmen qùguò Zhōngguó yícì。

Question 24

We looked for him three times.

ONLY ONE OPTION OF WORD ORDER: which and why?

Answer 24

我们找过他三次。
Wǒmen zhǎoguò tā sāncì.

BECAUSE THE OBJECT IS A PERSONAL PRONOUN (他).

Question 25

How many times did I tell you?
Use 过
ONLY ONE OPTION OF WORD ORDER: which and why?

Answer 25

我告诉过你几次？
Wǒ gàosù guò nǐ jǐcì？

BECAUSE THE OBJECT IS A PERSONAL PRONOUN (你).

Question 26

你自己去吧。

Answer 26

Nǐ zìjǐ qùba.
You go off on your own.

Question 27

我还有很多事情要做。

Answer 27

Wǒ hái yǒu hěn duō shìqíng yào zuò.
I still have lots of things I want to do.

Question 28

你在这个商店买过东西没有？
买过一次。

Answer 28

Nǐ zài zhège shāngdiàn mǎiguò dōngxī méiyǒu？Mǎiguò yícì.
Have you ever bought anything from this shop? Yes, I did once.

Question 29

He runs very fast.

Which character for kuài is it?

Answer 29

他跑得很快。
Tā pǎode hěnkuài.

Use kuài with the heart radical 心.

Question 30

200 RMB

Which character for kuài is it?

Answer 30

两百块

Use kuài with the chunky piece of earth radical 土.

Question 31

If you want it, just buy it.

Answer 31

喜欢就买吧。
Xǐhuan jiù mǎi ba.

Question 32

这次的汉语考试太难了!

Answer 32

Zhècìde hànyǔ kǎoshì tài nánle!
This time the Mandarin test is ever so hard!

Question 33

希望你的身体快点儿好啊！

Answer 33

Xīwàng nǐde shēntǐ kuài diǎn’r hǎo ā!
I hope you’re feeling better soon!

Question 34

昨天是星期天，商店的人好多啊！

Answer 34

Yesterday was Sunday, and the shops were so crowded!
Zuótiān shì xīngqītiān, shāngdiàn de rén hǎo duō ā！

Question 35

你的眼睛多漂亮啊！

Answer 35

Nǐde yǎnjīng duō piàoliang ā！
What beautiful eyes you have!