phrases

Question 1

I am

Answer 1

我是
wǒ shì

Question 2

Which country are you from?

Answer 2

你是哪国家的
Nǐ shì nǎ guójiā de

Question 3

You can call me Ben

Answer 3

你可以叫我本 — nǐkěyǐ jiàowǒ běn

Question 4

When will we have the meeting

Answer 4

我们什么时候开会
wǒmen shénme shíhòu kāihuì

Question 5

大家好

Answer 5

Hello everyone
dàjiā hǎo

Question 6

This is my family picture

Answer 6

这是我家人的照片
zhè shì wǒjiārén de zhàopiàn

Question 7

Write:
“I am from China”
“he’s from China”
“we’re from China”
“you’re from China”
“she’s from China”

Answer 7

我来自中国
wǒ láizì zhōngguó

Question 8

Oh my god

Answer 8

天哪 — tiān nǎ
slang: 我去 wǒqù (means “I go”, but “oh my god” in slang)

Question 9

What’s your name?

Answer 9

你叫什么名字 — nǐ jiào shénme míngzì

Question 10

• How are you?
• am doing very well, thank you

Answer 10

• 你好吗? nǐ hǎo ma
• 太好了,谢谢 tài hǎole, xièxiè

Question 11

let me ask you something

Answer 11

我问你一件事
wǒ wèn nǐ yī jiàn shì

Question 12

Where are you?

Answer 12

你在哪里? — Nǐ zài nǎlǐ?

Question 13

I am on a business trip in Guangzhou.

Answer 13

我在广州出差. — Wǒ zài guǎngzhōu chūchāi

Question 14

Aren’t you in Beijing?

Answer 14

你不在北京吗? — Nǐ bùzài běijīng ma?

Question 15

Yes, I will go back to Beijing tomorrow

Answer 15

对, 我明天回北京. — Duì, wǒmíngtiān huí běijīng

Question 16

am in Shanghai

Answer 16

我在上海 — wǒ zài shànghǎi

Question 17

turn left
turn right

Answer 17

拐左 — guǎi zuǒ
拐右 — guǎi yòu

Question 18

Where did you come from?

Answer 18

你来自哪里? — nǐ láizì nǎlǐ

Question 19

Nice to meet you.

Answer 19

很高兴认识你 — hěn gāoxìng rènshí nǐ

Question 20

He likes to eat apples

Answer 20

他喜欢吃苹果 — tā xǐhuān chī píngguǒ

Question 21

This car has so many doors

Answer 21

这车有这么多门 — zhè chē yǒu zhème duō mén

Question 22

she likes her job a lot

Answer 22

她很喜欢她的工作 — tā hěn xǐhuān tāde gōngzuò

Question 23

He lives in the U.K

Answer 23

他住在英国 — tā zhùzài yīngguó

Question 24

three hours

Answer 24

三个小时 — sān gè xiǎoshí

Question 25

You’re welcome

Answer 25

不客气 — bù kèqì

Question 26

two books

Answer 26

两本书 — Liǎng běnshū

Question 27

ten years old

Answer 27

十岁 — shí suì

Question 28

ancient civilization

Answer 28

古老的文明 — gǔlǎo de wénmíng

Question 29

I have two friends

Answer 29

我有两个朋友 — wǒ yǒu liǎnggè péngyǒu

Question 30

She still has two friends

Answer 30

她还有两个朋友 — tā hái yǒu liǎng gè péngyǒu

Question 31

One hour has sixty minutes, and one minute has sixty seconds

Answer 31

一小时有六十分钟和一分钟有六十秒钟 — yī xiǎoshí yǒu liùshí fēnzhōng hé yī fēnzhōng yǒu liùshí miǎo zhōng

*** we can lose “钟” in “秒钟” as it will be redundant and the phrase will be: 一小时有六十分钟和一分钟有六十秒

Question 32

We all like eating Chinese food

Answer 32

我们都喜欢吃中国菜 — wǒmen dōu xǐhuān chī zhōngguó cài

Question 33

How much money do you have?

Answer 33

你有多少钱 — nǐ yǒu duōshǎo qián

Question 34

She watches TV

Answer 34

她看电视 — tā kàn diànshì

Question 35

She is making a phone call
We are having a meeting
We are watching TV
I am reading two books

Answer 35

她在打电话 — tā zài dǎ diànhuà
我们在开会 — wǒmen zài kāihuì
我们在看电视 — wǒmen zài kàn diànshì
我在读两本书 — wǒ zài dú liǎng běn shū

Question 36

He is not tall

Answer 36

他不高 — tā bù gāo

Question 37

• I’m sorry
• it’s okay/ no worries

Answer 37

对不起 — duìbùqǐ
没关系 — méiguānxì

Question 38

that book is good

Answer 38

那本书很好 — nà běn shū hěn hǎo

Question 39

today is very hot

Question 40

who is that?

Question 41

this store is huge

Question 42

please take a seat

Answer 42

请坐 — qǐng zuò

Question 43

I am looking for her

Answer 43

我在找她 — wǒzài zhǎo tā

Question 44

we live and eat together

Question 45

I am reading that book (in progress)

Question 46

Yesterday was Tuesday