Sentence patterns Flashcards
I am planning to…
我打算在 somewhere + Verb…wǒ dǎsuàn zài somewhere do sth.
What can I do?
那怎么办？nà zĕnme bàn?
If…, first you have to do…, then do…
要是…你得先…然后…yàoshì…nǐ děi xiān…ránhòu…
Excuse me, may I ask you something?
劳驾，和/跟您打听一下。láojià, hé/gēng nín dǎting yíxià.
Could you please help me to solve the problem?
您能不能替我想想办法呢？
Nín néng bùnéng tì wǒ xiǎngxiǎng bànfǎ ne?
How about this…[Making suggestions]
这样吧…
Zhèyàng ba
If this is the case… then…(Conjunction]
既然…就…
Jìrán…jiù…
…, otherwise…[Conditional]
…要不…会…的。
…Yào bù…huì…de
You have to/should first… only then…
你要/得/应该先…，才…。
Nǐ yào/děi/yīnggāi xiān, cái…
Where is…[Asking for info. which is the format of V-O]
哪儿有…的？Nǎr yǒu…de?
By the way, could you tell me…[Changing subject in a conversation]
…顺便问一下儿，…？Shùnbiàn wèn yīxiàr,…?
See you later!
回头见！Huítóu jiàn!
Can I please trouble you…[A polite way to ask someone to do something or to ask a question. It should be followed by a question or a statement of request.]
麻烦您…
máfan nín…
I would like to book a ticket for… [The description of the ticket is placed before票.]
订一张…票？
dìng yī zhāng…piào
What should I do to …/how could I…
怎么才能…
zěnme cáinéng…
