Sentence Starters Flashcards
万事开头难
Wànshì kāitóu nán；
Getting started on anything is always hard
这些是…
Zhèxiē shì;
These are…
我想要一杯水
Wǒ xiǎng yào yībēi shuǐ；
I want a glass of water
我需要先洗个澡
Wǒ xūyào xiān xǐ gè zǎo;
I need to take a shower first
我必须早点睡觉
Wǒ bìxū zǎodiǎn shuìjiào；
I have to go to bed early
我必须每天都学习
Wǒ bìxū měitiān dou xuéxí;
I have to study every day
我得走了
Wo dei zou le;
I have to go
我觉得…
Wǒ juédé；
I think…
我认为这个价格很合理
Wǒ rènwéi zhège jiàgé hěn hélǐ;
I think the price is reasonable
我个人不喜欢…
Wǒ gèrén bù xǐhuān…；
I personally don’t like…
我个人觉得这是个好主意
Wǒ gèrén juédé zhè shìgè hǎo zhǔyì；
I personally think this is a good idea
我相信他说的是真的
Wǒ xiāngxìn tā shuō de shì zhēn de；
I believe what he said is true
我以为今天是周六
Wǒ yǐwéi jīntiān shì zhōu liù；
I thought today was saturday
我正在看电视
Wǒ zhèngzài kàn diànshì；
I am watching TV (right now)
你应该多运动
Nǐ yīnggāi duō yùndòng；
You should exercise more
我会…
Wǒ huì…;
I can…(a skill); I will…(be likely go/sure to)
我会给你打电话
Wǒ huì gěi nǐ dǎ diànhuà;
I will call you
我希望你快点好起来
Wǒ xīwàng nǐ kuài diǎn hǎo qǐlái；
I hope you get better soon
我猜你误会我了
Wǒ cāi nǐ wùhuì wǒle；
I guess you misunderstood me
我很期待与你见面
Wǒ hěn qídài yǔ nǐ jiànmiàn；
I’m looking forward to meeting you
我听说你结婚了
Wǒ tīng shuō nǐ jiéhūnle；
I heard you got married
我很期待你的回复
Wǒ hěn qídài nǐ de huífù；
I am looking forward to your reply
你听说过这个故事吗？
Nǐ tīng shuōguò zhège gùshì ma？
Have you heard (of) this story?
我可以试一下这件衣服吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ shì yīxià zhè jiàn yīfú ma？
Can I try this (piece of clothing) on?
我可以进来吗？
Wǒ kěyǐ jìnlái ma？
Can I come in?
你介意我抽烟吗？
Nǐ jièyì wǒ chōuyān ma？
Do you mind if I smoke?
我很好奇，你为什么不喜欢吃肉？
Wǒ hěn hàoqí, nǐ wèishéme bù xǐhuān chī ròu?
I am curious, why don’t you like eating meat?
我记得他是美国人
Wǒ jìdé tā shì měiguó rén
I remember he is an American
你还记得我吗？
Nǐ hái jìdé wǒ ma？
Do you still remember me?
我去过美国
Wǒ qùguò měiguó
I have been to the United States
我没去过北京
Wǒ méi qùguò běijīng
I have not been to Beijing
我有一辆自行车
Wǒ yǒuyī liàng zìxíngchē；
I have a bicycle
我比较喜欢吃西餐
Wǒ bǐjiào xǐhuān chī xīcān；
I prefer eating Western food
我最喜欢夏天
Wǒ zuì xǐhuān xiàtiān
I like summer the most
我担心我会迟到
Wǒ dānxīn wǒ huì chídào；
I’m worried I’ll be late
我担心你的健康
Wǒ dānxīn nǐ de jiànkāng；
I am worried about your health
我发现你很喜欢吃甜食
Wǒ fāxiàn nǐ hěn xǐhuān chī tiánshí；
I noticed that you like eating sweet food very much
我发现他很搞笑
Wǒ fāxiàn tā hěn gǎoxiào；
I found him (to be) funny
我通常六点半起床
Wǒ tōngcháng liù diǎn bàn qǐchuáng；
I usually get up at half past six
我经常跟他吵架
Wǒ jīngcháng gēn tā chǎojià；
I often quarrel with him
我刚刚吃完晚饭
Wǒ gānggāng chī wán wǎnfàn；
I just finished dinner
我打算打扫房间
Wǒ dǎsuàn dǎsǎo fángjiān；
I plan to/intend to clean the room
你最好现在去医院
Nǐ zuì hǎo xiànzài qù yīyuàn；
You would better go to the hospital now
你知道吗？我昨天晚上梦到你了
Nǐ zhīdào ma? Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshàng mèng dào nǐle
You know what? I dreamed about you last night
你认识他吗？
Nǐ rènshí tā ma?；
Do you know him?
我想知道为什么…
Wǒ xiǎng zhīdào wèishéme..；
I want to know why…
你为什么生我的气？
Nǐ wèishéme shēng wǒ de qì？
Why are you angry with me?
我不习惯那么早起床
Wǒ bù xíguàn nàme zǎo qǐchuáng
I am not used to getting up so early
我决定去北京工作
Wǒ juédìng qù běijīng gōngzuò；
I decided to go to work in Beijing
我决定再也不跟他说话了
Wǒ juédìng zài yě bù gēn tā shuōhuàle；
I decided not to talk to him anymore
我建议你再试一次
Wǒ jiànyì nǐ zài shì yīcì;
I suggest you try again
我最近在学中文
Wǒ zuìjìn zàixué zhōngwén;
Recently, I have been learning Chinese
我最近在忙着工作
Wǒ zuìjìn zài mángzhe gōngzuò；
I am busy with work recently
我在考虑买一台新电脑
Wǒ zài kǎolǜ mǎi yī táixīn diànnǎo；
I’m thinking of buying a new computer
我在想昨天发生的事
Wǒ zài xiǎng zuótiān fāshēng de shì；
I’m thinking about what happened yesterday
我已经很久没有这么开心了
Wǒ yǐjīng hěnjiǔ méiyǒu zhème kāixīnle；
I haven’t been this happy in a long time
如果你不介意的话我想在问你一个问题
Rúguǒ nǐ bù jièyì dehuà wǒ xiǎng zài wèn nǐ yīgè wèntí；
If you don’t mind, I would like to ask you another question
如果可以的话，我周一再回复你
Rúguǒ kěyǐ dehuà, wǒ zhōuyī zài huífù nǐ；
If it is OK, I will reply to you on Monday
难道你不觉得这很明显吗
Nándào nǐ bù juédé zhè hěn míngxiǎn ma；
Don’t you think this is obvious？
你一定很生气吧
Nǐ yīdìng hěn shēngqì ba?
You must be very angry, right?
谁会说英语？
Shéi huì shuō yīngyǔ？
Who can speak English?
我受不了她的脾气
Wǒ shòu bùliǎo tā de píqì
I can’t stand her temper
你能告诉我理发店在哪儿吗？
Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ lǐfǎdiàn zài nǎ’er ma？
Can you tell me where the barber shop is?
你能告诉我怎么填这张表格吗？
Nǐ néng gàosù wǒ zěnme tián zhè zhāng biǎogé ma?
Could you tell me how to fill in this form?
不要告诉任何人
Bùyào gàosù rènhé rén;
Don’t tell anyone
你怎么知道我不喜欢他？
Nǐ zěnme zhīdào wǒ bù xǐhuān tā？
How did you know I don’t like him?
看来要下雨了
Kàn lái yào xià yǔle；
It looks like it’s going to rain
对了你周末有什么计划
Duìle nǐ zhōumò yǒu shé me jìhuà
By the way, what are your plans for the weekend?
我每天都会学习中文
Wǒ měitiān doūhuì xuéxí zhōngwén
I learn Chinese everyday day
这让我想起了我的童年
Zhè ràng wǒ xiǎngqǐle wǒ de tóngnián;
This reminded me of my childhood
我后悔没有早点告诉他
Wǒ hòuhuǐ méiyǒu zǎodiǎn gàosù tā;
I regret not telling him sooner
我怕狗
Wǒ pà gǒu；
I am afraid of dogs
麻烦安静一点
Máfan ānjìng yīdiǎn；
Please be quiet
我还没想好怎么办
Wǒ hái méi xiǎng hǎo zěnme bàn；
I haven’t decided what to do yet
其实我不是老师
Qíshí wǒ bùshì lǎoshī；
Actually, I’m not a teacher
你是说他不回来了？
Nǐ shì shuō tā bù huíláile？
Are you saying that he’s not coming (back)?
你说他回来吗？
Nǐ shuō tā huílái ma?
Do you think he will come back?
你说，他为什么离开我?
Nǐ shuō, tā wèishéme líkāi wǒ?
Tell me, why did he leave me?
所以你的意思是我不应该辞职？
Suǒyǐ nǐ de yìsi shì wǒ bù yìng gāi cízhí?
So you are saying that I shouldn’t quit my job?
很明显他在骗你
Hěn míngxiǎn ta zài piàn nǐ；
Obviously, he is lying to you
很明显那是不可能的
Hěn míngxiǎn nà shì bù kěnéng de；
Obviously that’s impossible
刚开始我是相信他的，但是后来发现我错了
Gāng kāishǐ wǒ shì xiāngxìn tā de, dànshì hòulái fāxiàn wǒ cuòle
I believed him at first, but later I found out I was wrong
刚开始以为很容易，但是后来发现很难
Gāng kāishǐ yǐwéi hěn róngyì, dànshì hòulái fāxiàn hěn nán；
I thought it was easy at first, but later I found it difficult
要不我们出去吃吧？
Yào bù wǒmen chūqù chī ba?
How about we go out to eat?
前几天我看了一部很好看的电影
Qián jǐ tiān wǒ kànle yī bù hěn hǎokàn de diànyǐng；
I watched a very good movie a few days ago
从现在起我再也不吃零食了
Cóng xiànzài qǐ wǒ zài yě bù chī língshíle
From now on I will never eat snacks again
在我看来他是对了
Zài wǒ kàn lái tā shì duìle；
In my opinion, he is right
我做过老师
Wǒ zuòguò lǎoshī；
I used to be/worked as a teacher
你怎么这么可爱
Nǐ zěnme zhème kě’ài;
How come you are so cute
老实说我对你很失望
Lǎoshí shuō wǒ duì nǐ hěn shīwàng;
Honestly, I’m disappointed in you.
一般来说，这里的夏天都很热
Yībān lái shuō, zhèlǐ de xiàtiān dou hěn rè;
Generally speaking, summers here are very hot
据我所知，这附近没有医院
Jù wǒ suǒ zhī, zhè fùjìn méiyǒu yīyuàn；
As far as I know, there is no hospital nearby
我曾经住在北京
Wǒ céngjīng zhù zài běijīng
I used to live in Beijing
我突然意识到我错了
Wǒ túrán yìshí dào wǒ cuòle；
I suddenly realized I was wrong
万一他忘记了呢？
Wàn yī tā wàngjìle ne?
What if he forgot?
我爱上了中文
Wǒ ài shàngle zhōngwén；
I fell in love with/developed a liking for Chinese
他是一个没有耐心的人
Tā shì yīgè méiyǒu nàixīn de rén;
He is an impatient person
他是一个乐观的人
Tā shì yīgè lèguān de rén;
He is an optimistic person
他是一个喜欢说话的人
Tā shì yīgè xǐhuān shuōhuà de rén;
He is a person who likes to talk
